Berserker - Condi Bannerslave

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Overview

Condi Bannerslave (also known as Banner Support or BS) is a meta defining offensive support in raids. This build provides up to 10 players with the unique damage buffs

and

. It also provides

, strong CC, and very high personal DPS for a support build. Due to the raw power of its damage buffs one bannerslave is standard in every raid group.

This build focuses on condition damage and excels in long sustained fights. For a more CC and burst damage focused variant, see Warrior - Power Bannerslave. For a variant with boonstrip but mediocre damage, see Spellbreaker - Power Boonstrip Bannerslave.

This guide is focused on raids. For the fractal version see Berserker - Condi Bannerslave (Fractal).

Skill Bar

LongbowHealingUtilityElite

Sword/Torch

Slot Changes

can replace
if your group requires an extra source of fury.
can replace
for more CC.
can replace a banner if splitting banners with another Warrior in the raid squad.

Specializations

Discipline Variant

Discipline is worth running instead of Tactics if your party is mostly condition DPS that don't benefit much from

. This provides higher personal DPS.

Phalanx Strength Variant

If you need to provide 25 might to your party by yourself, take

, replace runes with

, and replace

with

. This is a big DPS loss and should only be used in groups with no other source of might.

Equipment

6x

Superior Rune of the Renegade

11x

Malign +5 Agony Infusion

7x

Spiteful +5 Agony Infusion

Variants

Runes

very minor dps difference. If you already have a set with them, upgrading to
is a low priority.

Infusions

If you want to maximize your damage you can gain approximately 4% extra dps by using infusions that provide +5 condition damage, such as Malign +9 Agony Infusions, however this is only a small damage increase for what can be a very large gold cost.

Consumables

Food:

Koi Cake

Koi Cake

Nourishment (20 m):

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

Consumable

,

Rare Veggie Pizza

Rare Veggie Pizza

Nourishment (30 m):

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

Consumable

or Red-Lentil Saobosa

Utility:

Toxic Focusing Crystal

Toxic Focusing Crystal

Nourishment (30 m):

Gain Condition Damage equal to 3% of your PowerGain Condition Damage equal to 3% of your Precision+10% Experience from Kills

Consumable
- Tuning Icicle
  
  Tuning Icicle
  
  Nourishment (30 m):
  
  Gain Condition Damage equal to 3% of your PrecisionGain Condition Damage equal to 8% of your Expertise+10% Experience from Kills
  
  Consumable
  
  or Potent Master Tuning Crystal for a cheaper alternative

Usage

Tactics Rotation

Start with Sword/Torch
Weapon swap
Weapon swap
Weapon swap
Weapon swap
Repeat from step 4

Discipline Rotation

General Tips

Fill in gaps in the rotation with auto-attacks until the next skill is off cooldown
Follow the rotation as much as possible but stay on longbow if you can't make use of your sword skills in melee range.
should be used off cooldown, taking priority over everything except
.
should only be used in combination with
(or if you have stability from another source) to prevent the self-stun from it.
Once the boss is below 50% hp, you should use
in place of an auto-attack while on sword for extra damage.

Breakbar

Your most easily accessible strong CC is
.
If your team needs strong CC, on Mathias Gabrel for example, you can switch
for
, your strongest CC option.

Misc

If you have
use it off cooldown.
You can provide extra might for your group by using
inside your
or another fire field.
Use all of your equipped Banners at the beginning of the fight and re-summon them off cooldown.
Some bosses have attacks that are harmful to the group if they're reflected (Primarily Matthias Gabrel and Cairn the Indomitable), make sure to familiarize yourself with these and avoid reflecting them with
.