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Wildfire Staff Group PvE Build

Overview

Weapon: Fire Staff
Focus: Range DPS

Strengths

  • High Single Target DPS
  • Easy to play

Weaknesses

  • Low Mobility
This build is up to date for the September 4, 2024, Paths to Glory Patch #3 .

Overview

This Elder's Wildfire StaffElder's Wildfire Staff build offers great single target DPS coupled with decently AOE burst damage from the Magma SphereMagma Sphere and Raging FlareRaging Flare. It remains one of the easier builds to play for new players and offers a good choice for all players looking to learn to DPS in Albion PVE content. This build performs well in most group settings like Group Dungeons, Avalonian Roads or Hardcore Expeditions but you are better off using something else if you are looking to DPS in Avalonian Dungeons.


Equipment

Elder's Wildfire Staff
Main Hand Weapon
Elder's Wildfire Staff
Fire Bolt
Raging Flare
Magma Sphere
Aggressive Caster
Elder's Cryptcandle
Off Hand Weapon
Elder's Cryptcandle
Elder's Royal Cowl
Head
Elder's Royal Cowl
Perpetual Energy
Aggression
Elder's Morgana Cape
Cape
Elder's Morgana Cape
Mark of the Raven
Alternatives ⇅
Elder's Demon Cape
Elder's Druid Robe
Armor
Elder's Druid Robe
Obsessive Burst
Aggression
Elder's Shoes of Tenacity
Shoes
Elder's Shoes of Tenacity
Blind Spot
Balanced Mind
Major Poison Potion
Potion
Major Poison 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 Wildfire StaffElder's Wildfire Staff

Fire BoltFire Bolt — This is your main DPS skill, it launches a fire bolt on your target dealing damage but also setting them on fire, placing a DoT that stacks up to 5 times. While this skill is single target, the use of Aggressive CasterAggressive Caster paired with Mark of the RavenMark of the Raven makes the Fire BoltFire Bolt do high damage, allowing you to kill a target quickly before moving on to the next one.

Raging FlareRaging Flare — This skill is one of your two AOE skills and can be used on cooldown after the tank in your group pulled a mob pack, it deals high damage and also deals good DoT damage after the initial hit. Try to hit as many enemies as possible when using this skill!

Magma SphereMagma Sphere — This skill isn't all that different from Raging FlareRaging Flare but instead it launches a fire ball that rolls through enemies and deals high damage. Just like Raging FlareRaging Flare, you want to use this on cooldown in order to maximize your DPS.

Aggressive CasterAggressive Caster — You should play around this passive as much as possible as it increases your cast speed every time you cast 4 skills. This will be triggered automatically as your rotation is mostly Fire BoltFire Bolt spam.


Elder's Druid RobeElder's Druid Robe

Obsessive BurstObsessive Burst — This ability allows you to do extra damage and greatly increases your damage. This should be the first ability you use before doing your rotation as each skill you cast adds one stack of Obsessive BurstObsessive Burst and increases your damage.

AggressionAggression — The perfect passive choice as it increases your flat damage.


Elder's Royal CowlElder's Royal Cowl

Perpetual EnergyPerpetual Energy — Another important skill in your kit, this ability helps a lot with your mana sustain. Because of its relative low cooldown and long duration. You should use this before triggering Mark of the RavenMark of the Raven so you don't lose any mana when bursting down targets using Fire BoltFire Bolt.

AggressionAggression — This passive grants you extra damage which is perfect for the build.


Elder's Shoes of TenacityElder's Shoes of Tenacity

Blind SpotBlind Spot — This ability will turn you invisible every time you cast it which can be used to drop aggro if you pull mobs by mistake when using Magma SphereMagma Sphere or other abilities. The main use is that it deals extra damage the first time you do damage after activating it and you should use this on cooldown to boost your DPS.

Balanced MindBalanced Mind — Just another damage increasing passive.


Elder's Morgana CapeElder's Morgana Cape

Mark of the RavenMark of the Raven — This cape skill pairs perfectly with Aggressive CasterAggressive Caster and increases your cast speed even more whenever you trigger it using Magma SphereMagma Sphere.


Rotations

PVE Rotation ↴
Blind Spot
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Obsessive Burst
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Perpetual Energy
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Raging Flare
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Magma Sphere
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Mark of the Raven
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Fire Bolt
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Fire Bolt
  • Start off by using Blind SpotBlind Spot so the next time you do damage you deal some extra. Follow up with Obsessive BurstObsessive Burst and Perpetual EnergyPerpetual Energy so you icrease your damage and make all your abilities cost 0 mana. Follow up with Raging FlareRaging Flare to do a bit of AOE damage to the mobs before using Magma SphereMagma Sphere and triggering Mark of the RavenMark of the Raven. Once Mark of the RavenMark of the Raven is triggered, you want to spam cast Fire BoltFire Bolt on targets while using Raging FlareRaging Flare on cooldown.


Consumables

Major Poison PotionMajor Poison Potion — The poison has many uses but most important use would be onto bosses in order to both do damage and also decrease their defenses. Try to use a t6 version if you are tackling tier 7+ content. You can get away with using a t4 otherwise.

Pork OmelettePork Omelette — Only good choice for food, the Pork OmelettePork Omelette decreases your cooldowns and also increases your cast speed, that for improving your DPS. Use at least a 7.1 version if you do higher tier content.


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