Firebrand - Burn Firebrand
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Contents
Overview
A self-sufficient build bringing limited 
Stability as well as personal 
Might, 
Fury and very high AoE DPS.
Skillbar
Skill Variants
Heal
- better party support but lose a very strong block.
Utility
- generally useful group condition cleanse.
- condi hate and more burning.
- area denial for choke points.
Elite
- good group stunbreak.
Traits
Equipment
6x
Superior Rune of Balthazar
18x
Malign WvW Infusion
Consumables
Variants
Stats
- Try to maintain 100%
Burning duration since your primary damage comes from the 4s base duration burn of with . - Viper's and Sinister can be used in place of Trailblazer's and Dire's for more damage, gaining from Zeal spec, at the cost of survivability.
Sigils
- additional hits for activating F1 passive.
- more damage than fire but much harder to land consistently.
- general defensive sigil.
- or trash condis to cover Burning from cleanse.
Runes
- highest damage option if unconcerned about condition duration.
- alternative hybrid damage option when unconcerned about duration.
Food
- alternate offensive option but reliant on frequent kills.
Usage
- Most of your damage comes from a Burning, meaning that if it gets cleansed, the build isn't fulfilling its role. Always try to coordinate your main skills with you group bomb, to ensure trash condis get cleansed and your burn can tick longer and deal damage.
- and grant more Burning procs through your symbols, making it one of your main sources of damage. Place and carefully to proc it as much as possible.
- Use as your primary attack on melee.
Chapter 1: Searing Spell½
Chapter 1: Searing SpellFueled by tales of the desolation in Istan, incite a great swelling of heat before you.
Damage: 391 (1.1)
Burning (3s): 393 Damage
Number of Targets: 5
Range: 600 - Activate as often as possible while allies are in range to enhance their damage.
Epilogue: Ashes of the Just&34;12
Epilogue: Ashes of the JustRecall the memory of fallen heroes, granting allies the searing blades of justice.
3Ashes of the Just (10s): Your next strike burns with justice.Burning (3s): 393 Damage
Radius: 600 - When it can be placed safely is your highest damage ability.
Chapter 4: Scorched Aftermath½10Chapter 4: Scorched AftermathDetail the suffering in fire and blood inflicted during Vabbi's occupation.Damage: 1135 (3.2)
Bleeding (2s): 44 DamageBurning (2s): 262 DamageNumber of Targets: 5Pulses: 5Duration: 4 secondsInterval: 1 secondRadius: 360
Combo Field: Fire - Rotate between your weapon sets while is on cooldown, use your symbols off cooldown and fill time with .
- should be thought of as a DPS ability, the reflected projectiles will proc passive.
UPDATE - 14 JUNE 2019
High potential, low reliability, Strong still as a skirmisher against pug blobs, pretty useless against coordinated guild groups. Easily countered through condition cleanse, hard countered by the insane cleanse of the Scrapper right now. If used against groups running Scrapper, the condition to boon conversion will literally empower the guild with block spam from Burning to Aegis conversion. Not recommended outside of EBG pretty much now.
ORIGINAL POST
Strong damage, good Tome support for the team. Countered by strong resistance and cleanses, but thats the same as any condi build. Relatively quick build up of condi's if playing the rotation right for a quick burst. Burn blocks are win as well. This build is a strong option as a 2nd Guard for a DPS slot, bringing additional support with the damage. Not optimal, but very viable and quite strong if burning does not get cleansed.