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Shadowcaller Support Group PvE Build

Overview

Weapon: Cursed Staff
Focus: Range DPS

Strengths

  • Easy to play
  • Great Support

Weaknesses

  • Low Mobility
This build is up to date for the November 6, 2024 Horizons Patch #1.

Overview

This Elder's ShadowcallerElder's Shadowcaller build acts as a support and a great choice for players that are new to the game and are looking to play something easy while also remaining useful in a PVE Group. The build performs well in Group Dungeons, Avalonian Dungeons, Hardcore Expeditions and Static Dungeons. Your focus remaining supporting your team while DPS is secondary even though the build still does decent DoT damage.


Equipment

Elder's Shadowcaller
Main Hand Weapon
Elder's Shadowcaller
Cursed Sickle
Armor Piercer
Inner Shadow
Energetic
Elder's Mistcaller
Off Hand Weapon
Elder's Mistcaller
Elder's Specter Hood
Head
Elder's Specter Hood
Flash of Insight
Quick Thinker
Elder's Lymhurst Cape
Cape
Elder's Lymhurst Cape
Energy Reserve
Elder's Royal Jacket
Armor
Elder's Royal Jacket
Royal Banner
Quick Thinker
Elder's Cultist Sandals
Shoes
Elder's Cultist Sandals
Rotten Ground
Aggression
Major Energy Potion
Potion
Major Energy Potion
Pork Omelette
Food
Pork Omelette
Keep in mind: Gear shown in this build is meant as a reference. Choosing the correct tier of gear is very tricky as there are many variables. Some of them being your budget, your spec and minimum Item Power requirements of your guild if used for ZvZ.


You should always check prices based on IP of the items. For example, a masterpiece quality 4.3 Elder's CryptcandleElder's Cryptcandle could be cheaper while providing roughly the same IP as an 8.0.


Usage

Elder's ShadowcallerElder's Shadowcaller

Cursed SickleCursed Sickle — Use this after your tank pulled a group of mobs in order to apply Vile Curse Charges on the mobs, keep in mind that you can apply 2 charges every cast time as the skill acts like a boomerang, applying curses each time it hits an enemy.

Armor PiercerArmor Piercer — This is your main support ability as its used to strip enemies of their defenses, helping your team deal extra damage to clump of mobs. Make sure to aim it so it touches all enemies every pull!

Inner ShadowInner Shadow — Because you use Elder's Royal JacketElder's Royal Jacket, you want to cast this on yourself to summon a ghost dealing AOE damage wherever you cast the ability while also healing yourself. Use this after you've already weakened the mobs by using Rotten GroundRotten Ground.

EnergeticEnergetic — This passive will help with your mana sustain as every auto-attack will restore mana.


Elder's Royal JacketElder's Royal Jacket

Royal BannerRoyal Banner — Make sure to position yourself near the DPS players in your team in order to improve their cooldown rate and improve overall group DPS. This skill also does the same for you but to a lesser degree (30% instead of 50%).

Quick ThinkerQuick Thinker — As damage isn't a priority, you want to use this to lower your cooldowns!


Elder's Specter HoodElder's Specter Hood

Flash of InsightFlash of Insight — This skill is used to reset your Royal BannerRoyal Banner so you can use Royal BannerRoyal Banner more often. Keep in mind that it has a short cast time that can be interrupted so stay away from mobs while you cast this.

Quick ThinkerQuick Thinker — Another great choice for you as it lowers your cooldown times.


Elder's Cultist SandalsElder's Cultist Sandals

Rotten GroundRotten Ground — Use this ability and then move within the group of mobs once your tank pulled in order to strip defenses off all mobs that are caught by the ability, make sure to move around a bit in order to properly spread the Rotten GroundRotten Ground so it affects even the mobs that move out.

AggressionAggression — This passive increases your damage, useful for the DoT damage you do as there aren't better options.


Elder's Lymhurst CapeElder's Lymhurst Cape

Energy ReserveEnergy Reserve — As the build can be rather mana intensive due to relatively low cooldowns, this will help a lot with mana sustain when coupled with EnergeticEnergetic and your Major Energy PotionMajor Energy Potion. It triggers automatically once your energy reaches 40% and restores 80% of your max energy over a short time.


Rotations

Support Rotation ↴
Cursed Sickle
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Armor Piercer
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Rotten Ground
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Inner Shadow
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Royal Banner
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Flash of Insight
  • Start off your rotation by applying the first curse stack with Cursed SickleCursed Sickle before using Armor PiercerArmor Piercer while you wait for the Cursed SickleCursed Sickle to return to you and apply the second curse. Move into the group of mobs and use Rotten GroundRotten Ground before you use Inner ShadowInner Shadow on yourself (alt + E). Move out of the group of mobs after that and use Royal BannerRoyal Banner on top of wherever your DPS players are. Finally, use Flash of InsightFlash of Insight to reset your Royal BannerRoyal Banner cooldown.


Consumables

Major Energy PotionMajor Energy Potion — Because the build is rather mana hungry, you want to use some sort of energy potion. Its best to use a t6 one as it offers 50% max mana regen coupled with 28% more over 7 seconds. Keep in mind that this potion ALSO lowers your cooldowns!

Pork OmelettePork Omelette — This helps the most as it lowers your cooldowns and lets you use Armor PiercerArmor Piercer and Rotten GroundRotten Ground more often. Try to use a 7.1 version if you can afford it!


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