Eradicator - Spear + Staff PvE Build
- High Burst Damage
- Great Single Target DPS
- Easy to Play
- Can have Mana Issues
- Gear Dependant
Overview
The Staff and Spear PvE build focuses on delivering fast bursts of damage to quickly eliminate mobs. Despite its speed, it also excels at AoE damage with abilities like Serial Fire Bombs, which deal significant damage to groups of enemies. For a more hands-on approach, moving in close to use
Cyclonic Fury and
Javelin Surge provides a highly satisfying and effective way to clear enemies.
This build is ideal for efficiently clearing open-world mob packs, making it perfect for completing contracts. It shines in the DPS role in any situation, delivering strong damage in dungeons, open-world encounters, and Dimensional Trials.
Attributes




Strength and Dexterity should be your main focus to do the most damage. Start with them early and keep adding points as you upgrade your gear. This will boost crits, heavy attacks, and give you some extra HP. Aim for 50 Strength and a lot of Dexterity. Perception and Wisdom are less important but still helpful.
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With the build making heavy use of Spear skills, you should prioritize them when upgrading. Skills like Vicious Fury and
Javelin Surge or
Cyclonic Fury are your main DPS skills that offer incredible damage.
Rising Slash is a perfect skill for finishing off targets and exploiting the Ignite debuffs.
From the Staff side of the build, your main damaging skill is Judgment Lightning and should be the first skill you upgrade alongside
Serial Fire Bombs being a close second. Don't forget
Chain Lightning either though as it has a low cooldown and does good damage.
The passives shouldn't be forgotten either as they provide an incredible boost to your damage, especially the combination of Retaliatory Strike and
Malice Surge while
Mortal Wrath is perfect to add extra damage whenever you hit a low HP target.
From the staff side of the build, the Forbidden Sanctuary offers good extra skill damage which is very important for this build, especially with how expensive it is to get skill damage increases from the gear.
Flame Condensation is another key passive as well, increasing your heavy attack rate when hitting burning enemies, making all your attacks much more dangerous.
Asceticism is another important skill, not only for your mana regen but also for the extra heavy attack chance if you don't move. Another important passive is the
Mana Amp as it helps with the mana issues you might run into with this build.
Continuing with Staff Active skills, Judgment Lightning and
Serial Fire Bombs deal good damage and also boost the damage done by
Chain Lightning.
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- Use this rotation to kill mobs with low max HP or simply as the rotation you do before your main Melee Rotation. Prebuff with
High Focus and
Unyielding Sentinel to lower overall cooldowns and boost heavy attack chance before you transition to actual damaging skills.
- Begin with
Serial Fire Bombs, fully charged up in order to maximize the burn stacks you land on the target. Follow up by using
Judgment Lightning (two times if it procs) before using
Chain Lightning to maximize damage done based on burn stacks. Finish off the rotation using
Vicious Fury to stack up the Ember buff before using
Javelin Surge to spend the Ember buffs. Once this rotation is complete, you can transition into the melee spear rotation.











- This rotation serves as your primary melee rotation. It is great to use it after the Ranged Rotation but you can also use it on its own to blow up mobs with low max HP.
- The rotation is rather simple with
Abyssal Cleave to stun or shock the target before using
Cyclonic Fury (close range so all hits connect) then use
Culling Arc to deal damage and exploit the large amount of stacks you just applied. Use
Rising Slash next to further use up Ignite stacks from the enemy, increasing damage further.
Asceticism: This passive helps a great deal with improving heavy attack chance and mana regen. However, keep in mind that you should remain standing in the same place to maximize its benefit. That for, you should play this build in melee range where you can use the whole kit without having to move too much.
Useful Information
- You can also choose Lady Knight Kamarshea as your alternative guardian; it provides essential protection with its shield, capable of absorbing damage equal to 50% of your mana. This not only aids in mitigating damage but also increases your cooldown speed in order to let you heal more often.