Herald - Hammer Backline

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Part of the current metagame.

Our curator decided this build is in the current metagame regardless of rating. The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great.

Focused on: Direct damage, Utility.

Designed for:

World vs World

 

Guild vs Guild

Overview

A Power based Herald build for WvW. The utility of Glint, the mobility of Shiro and the damage of

allow this build to deal massive damage with great sustain.

Skill Bar

 

 

HammerHealingUtilityElite

StaffHealingUtilityElite

Legend Variants

Jalis

Swap Shiro (Assassin) out for Jalis (Dwarf) to trade damage and boonrip for AoE and group damage reduction.

Specializations

Variants

• constant stability removal with quickness uptime but less DPS.

Variants

• if might isn't an issue

Variants

Retribution brings powerful incoming damage reduction, at the cost of outgoing damage.

Equipment

6x

Superior Rune of the Scholar

18x

Mighty WvW Infusion

Consumables

• Carrot Soufflé

  Carrot Soufflé

  Nourishment (60 m):

  +200 power for 30s after killing an enemy+70 Ferocity+10% Experience from kills

  Consumable
• Furious Sharpening Stone

  Furious Sharpening Stone

  Nourishment (30 m):

  Gain Power equal to 3% of your PrecisionGain Ferocity equal to 3% of your Precision+10% Experience from Kills

  Consumable

Variants

Stats

• Assassin's can be used over Berserker's to manipulate crit chance as can precision infusions.
• Use Marauder's if you find you need extra defensive stats.

Sigil

Staff only

Rune

• If 25 Might can't be maintained without it, or for party support.

Food

• Fried Oyster Sandwich

  Fried Oyster Sandwich

  Nourishment (30 m):

  +10% Damage Reduction+70 Power+10 Experience from kills

  Consumable
  defensive option.
• Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup

  Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup

  Nourishment (1 h):

  +100 Power+70 Ferocity+10% Experience from Kills

  Consumable
  offensive option.

Usage

Hammer

• is your bread and butter damage skill, try to land it as often as possible.
  • will only hit a maximum of 5 targets across all three pulses and increases in damage the further the pulse is from you. Try to hit with the second or third pulse rather than the first when possible.
• gives a 1.25s Evade frame and a Blast Finisher, be careful not to get caught behind your group while casting this skill.
  • You can
    through traps and marks to activate them without taking any damage.
• has a long cast time, so try to predict where the enemies will go or use it on stationary targets like downed players that the enemy will move on to.

Staff

• is a blast finisher and also cleanses conditions.
• Avoid damage with
  .
• Use
  to disrupt players trying to finish/revive downs.

Glint (Legendary Dragon Stance)

• Maintaining 3+ energy consuming skills is a large DPS increase from
  , with the best 3 to maintain being
  ,
  and
  , unless swiftness is required.
• Maintaining
  is a very low priority in this stance, but can be double tapped to increase boon uptime before leaving the stance.
• up time is very important, try to maintain your group's fury.
  • is a stun break.
• 's chain effect converts all damage you take into healing for 3 seconds. This is a strong tool against condition pressure.
• can be used to move downed opponents out of banner range and interrupt rezes.
• When running to/from objectives, speed up your zerg with
  .

Shiro (Legendary Assassin Stance)

• is a very large DPS increase, again thanks in part to
  .
  • is a much smaller DPS increase, but at a reduced energy cost.
• is an excellent getaway tool that both breaks stuns and removes all movement impairing conditions, great for escaping

Elite Skills

• Both
  and
  have obvious tells and are easy to dodge, stow weapons to cancel casting if they're about to be evaded/blinded - this will save all the energy cost and only send the skill on a cd of 4 seconds. The same qualities make these skills perfect for fake casting them by stowing weapon immediately after beginning to cast, baiting enemy dodges/blocks.
• might help removing siege from otherwise blocked positions (eg. arrowcards on walls)

Weaknesses

• Skill usage is reliant on energy management
• Potential to be locked into the wrong stance at the wrong time
• Heavy condition pressure

Videos

• YouTube:
  Julian Xxx