Herald - Condition Mallyx - (WvW)

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Focused on: Condition damage, Boon rip, Support.

Designed for:

World vs World

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Overview

Frontline team support build with high AoE condition damage and boon rip.

Skill Bar

 

 

Mace/AxeHealingUtilityElite

StaffHealingUtilityElite

Legend Variants

Jalis

Swap Glint (Dragon) out for Jalis (Dwarf) to trade boons, reveals and damage for defensive utility.

Specializations

Variants

• Can't find such trait "Spontaneous Destruction"! Please refer to our trait index
• Can't find such trait "Pulsating Pestilence"! Please refer to our trait index

Variants

• personal might at the cost of team support.

Variants

• Can't find such trait "Harmonize Continuity"! Please refer to our trait index - you gain defensive team support, but lose some might stacking ability.

Variants

Variants

Swap Invocation to Retribution for Dwarf variants.

Equipment

6x

Superior Rune of Durability

18x

Malign WvW Infusion

Infusions

• 18x
  Malign WvW Infusion

  Malign WvW Infusion

  +5 Condition Damage +1% Damage to Guards, Lords, and Supervisors

Variants

Stats

• Add as much Trailblazer's as needed for survivability then fill out with Viper's.
• Dire is a good alternative to Trailblazer's, Sinister likewise for Viper's.
• Use Celestial gear for high overall stats at the cost of condition duration.
• Marauder's or Berserker's stats on the staff is also an option.

Sigil

• Superior Sigil of Strength

  1

  Superior Sigil of Strength

  60% Chance on Critical: Gain Might (10 seconds). (Cooldown: 1s)
• Superior Sigil of Draining

  Superior Sigil of Draining

  Steal life when interrupting an enemy.
• Superior Sigil of Energy

  9

  Superior Sigil of Energy

  Gain 50% of your endurance when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)
• Superior Sigil of Torment

  5

  Superior Sigil of Torment

  50% Chance on critical: Apply AoE torment (5 seconds, 180 radius). (Cooldown: 5s)

Rune

• Superior Rune of Grenth

  Superior Rune of Grenth

  (1): +25 Condition Damage (2): +10% Chill Duration (3): +50 Condition Damage (4): 25% chance when struck to cause chill for 3 seconds. (Cooldown: 30s) (5): +100 Condition Damage (6): +20% Chill Duration; When you use a healing skill, nearby foes are chilled for 3 seconds. (Cooldown: 10s)

Food & Consumables

Food

• Sweet Bean Bun

  Sweet Bean Bun

  Nourishment (30 m):

  +70 Expertise-20% Condition Duration (Incoming)+25% Magic Find during Lunar New Year

  Consumable
  - Defensive option, recommended.
• Oysters with Spicy Sauce

  Oysters with Spicy Sauce

  Nourishment (30 m):

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

  Consumable
  - Alternate defensive option.
• Loaf of Saffron Bread

  Loaf of Saffron Bread

  Nourishment (30 m):

  Incoming damage reduced by 20% while stunned, knocked down, or knocked back.-20% condition duration+10 Experience from kills

  Consumable
  - Alternate defensive option.
• Koi Cake

  Koi Cake

  Nourishment (20 m):

  +100 Expertise+70 Condition Damage+10 Experience from kills

  Consumable
  - Offensive option.
• Saffron Stuffed Mushroom

  Saffron Stuffed Mushroom

  Nourishment (30 m):

  Gain +200 condition damage for 30 seconds when you kill a foe. (This effect does not stack)+70 Precision+10% Experience from kill[sic]

  Consumable
  - Alternate offensive option.

Utility

• Magnanimous Tuning Crystal

  Magnanimous Tuning Crystal

  Nourishment (30 m):

  Gain Condition Damage equal to 3% of your VitalityGain Condition Damage equal to 3% of your Toughness+10% Experience from Kills

  Consumable

Usage

Mace/Axe

• Mace/Axe is your primary weapon set, providing consistent damage output.
• Use to disrupt enemies after removing Stability with .

Staff

• Use staff to CC enemies and as a defensive tool while under pressure.
• is a blast finisher and also cleanses conditions.
• Avoid damage with .
• Use to disrupt players trying to finish/revive downs.

Mallyx (Legendary Demon Stance)

• and Can't find such skill "Unyielding Anguish"! Please refer to our skill index. deal a significant amount of damage for condition builds, don't be afraid to prioritize over weapon skills.
• hits up to five targets in a line, try to save it to remove critical boons such as Stability and Resistance.
• Use to absorb conditions from your team and give resistance.
  • Keep an eye on your parties conditions using Party View as opposed to Squad View. Save your energy until allies have conditions that need removal, rather than casting preemptively.
  • breaks stuns and pays the energy cost at the start of the cast but only gives Resistance and pulls conditions at the end of the cast. Be careful to avoid interrupts.
  • Avoid using if your allies don't need Resistance, can cover personal resistance.
• Increase the healing of by first using to pull conditions to yourself.

Glint (Legendary Dragon 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.
• has an obvious tell and is easy to dodge, stow weapons to cancel casting if its 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 this skill perfect for fake casting by stowing weapon immediately after beginning to cast, baiting enemy dodges/blocks.
• chain skill deals a significant amount of damage, try to use it off cooldown.
• When running to/from objectives, speed up your zerg with .

Jalis (Legendary Dwarf Stance)

• Try to time to mitigate damage, don't simply use it as soon as you enter Dwarf stance.
  • Try to have the buff up as engages begin, when an enemy player is being cleaved or a friendly player is being rezzed.
• does solid damage and gives pulsing Stability, try to place it in areas where allies and enemies will be clashing.
• is a lightning field, blast it to stack swiftness before moving out.

Weaknesses

• Reliant on team for stability
• Skill usage is reliant on energy management
• Limited stun breaks
• Potential to be locked into the wrong stance at the wrong time

Gameplay Videos

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