Catalyst - Power Catalyst

The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good

Focused on: Strike damage

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Normal

This build was last updated on October 27, 2024 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

Power catalyst rotates through all four Attunements dealing damage in large AoE. It's also slightly more durable thanks to Elemental Empowerment improving all your attributes, and provides some boons to itself and nearby allies - most notably, permanent Quickness

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Skill Bar

Spear

Utility

Weapon Variants

Usage of spear requires Janthir Wilds.

• Hammer use hammer if you don't have access to spear.

Skill Variants

Heal skill

Signet of Restoration provides good passive healing.

• Glyph of Elemental Harmony - if burst healing is required.
• Ether Renewal - very situational heal that removes up to 8 conditions throughout its channelling time.

Utility skills

• Shattering Ice provides extra damage if a stunbreak is not needed.
• Glyph of Lesser Elementals - spawn a small elemental army that dies when you mount up, good for fighting strong bosses.
• Cleansing Fire - condition cleanse
• Lightning Flash - more mobility

Elite skill

Elemental Celerity lets you use Volcano twice.

Specializations

Variants

• Stormsoul: if you can maintain permanent Fury.
• Empowering Auras + Empowered Empowerment: when playing in groups and someone else is already providing Quickness.

Equipment

Ascended gear is not required.

Head
Assassin

Shoulders
Berserker

Chest
Berserker

Hands
Berserker

Legs
Berserker

Feet
Berserker

Backpiece
Assassin

Accessory
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Spear
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

• You can use Relic of Zakiros to trade a minor amount of damage for sustain, Relic of the Cavalier to start combat with boons, or Relic of Durability for a little extra defense.
• For defense, equip the highest tier Jade Core you can afford. Use defensive food, traits, or skills if required. If necessary, use Knight trinkets.

Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

• Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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Farming

• Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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• (and variants)

Usage

Jade Sphere

The Jade Sphere is the profession mechanic of the catalyst. Hitting enemies generates energy, and you spend this energy to summon a sphere that deals minor damage and provides yourself and nearby allies with boons, most notably permanent Quickness thanks to Spectacular Sphere and Sphere Specialist . Each attunement has its own sphere, and their cooldowns are not shared. Thanks to the trait Sphere Specialist, you can generate Energy even while a sphere is deployed. The Fire Sphere Deploy Jade Sphere (Fire) will also trigger Persisting Flames.

You also gain improved attributes from Elemental Empowerment effect from traits like Elemental Empowerment.

Damage

The playstyle is quite simple. You want to rotate through all four attunements while using their Sphere and their spear Etching skills. Note that you want to always cast the fire etching: Volcano right after Seethe to increase its damage, and while under the effect of Relentless Fire.

Quickness

You provide quickness with the traits Spectacular Sphere + Sphere Specialist. Whenever you swap to an attunement, use its Sphere.

Sphere Specialist lets you generate energy even while a sphere is deployed, so you won't have energy problems.

Consider using some Diviner trinkets if you're struggling to maintain permanent Quickness.

Defense

• Protection via Deploy Jade Sphere (Earth).
• Jokulhlaup provides healing.
• Ripple evades.
• Haboob stability.
• Elemental Epitome grants Magnetic or Frost Aura
• Elemental Empowerment passively increases toughness and vitality

CC

• Harden
• Wind Storm
• Lesser Derecho / Derecho
• Twister
• Undertow