In recent years, ultra-fast actuators have become key elements in the development of high voltage direct current (HVDC) breakers for multiterminal grids which represent a huge progress in modern power transmission [1]. After fulfilling their operation these actuators need to be decelerated using controllable forces to avoid deforming vital components incorporated in the system. In this paper, a dedicated damper is proposed based on a magnet array that induces eddy currents in a composite metal tube resulting in an efficient braking response. Several topologies are investigated by simulations and experiments. The theory behind eddy current damping is explained in [2]. The main requirements for such dampers are reliability, robustness, and ease of construction. The expected durability of these kind of dampers is longer than the breaker itself which guarantees extremely good reliability within HVDC systems.