Sovereign of Light (trait skill)

Your light aura detonates, damaging nearby foes and healing nearby allies. — In-game description

Sovereign of Light

Profession

Guardian (trait skill list)

Specialization

Luminary

Trait

 Sovereign of Light

Game link

API

77164

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Sovereign of Light

Your light aura detonates, damaging nearby foes and healing nearby allies.

 Damage: 399 (1.5)^?

 Damage: 80 (0.3)^?

 Healing: 809 (1.5)^?

 Healing: 508 (0.7)^?

 Healing: 773 (0.5)^?

 Resolution (3s): Incoming condition damage decreased by 33%.

 Resolution (2s): Incoming condition damage decreased by 33%.

 Number of Targets: 5

 Radius: 300

— In-game description

Related traits

Radiance

• Retribution — Strike damage dealt is increased while you have resolution.
• Righteous Instincts — Resolution increases your chances to critically strike and grants might each interval.

Valor

• Altruistic Healing — Heal yourself when you grant a boon to an ally.

Honor

• Force of Will — Gain increased vitality. Healing others is improved based on a percentage of your vitality.

Virtues

• Inspired Virtue — Virtues apply boons to allies when activated. Deal increased strike damage for each boon on you.
• Virtue of Resolution — Gain resolution when you activate a Virtue. Resolution you grant has increased duration.

Luminary

• Sovereign of Light — Gain light aura when entering Radiant Forge. Luminary skills detonate light aura, damaging enemies and healing allies.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
April 14, 2026	Reduced the base healing from 1,673 to 809 and increased the healing power coefficient from 1.2 to 1.5 in PvE only.
January 13, 2026	Reduced the power coefficient from 1.7 to 1.5 in PvE only. Reduced the base healing from 773 to 508 in PvP only. Reduced the base healing from 1,289 to 773 in WvW only. Reduced the healing coefficient from 0.7 to 0.5 in WvW only.
December 09, 2025	Reduced the power coefficient from 2.2 to 1.7 in PvE only.
November 05, 2025	Reduced the power coefficient from 0.8 to 0.3 in WvW and PvP.
October 28, 2025	Visions of Eternity release: Sovereign of Light has been added to the game. Adjusted the timing for when this trait triggers. If a player uses a skill that grants light aura while they already have light aura, the existing light aura will now detonate before the new one is applied. This also means that luminary skills that apply light aura will not immediately detonate the new light aura. Reduced the power coefficient from 1.67 to 0.8 in PvP and WvW. Reduced the base healing from 1,289 to 773 in PvP only.
August 19, 2025	Sovereign of Light was available during the Visions of Eternity elite specialization Beta Event.