Firebrand - Burn Firebrand

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Focused on: Condition damage, Support, Utility.

Designed for:

World vs World

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Overview

A self-sufficient build bringing limited Stability as well as personal Might, Fury and very high AoE DPS.

Skillbar

StaffHealingUtilityElite

Scepter/Torch

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.

Template Code

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Equipment

6x

Superior Rune of Balthazar

18x

Malign WvW Infusion

Variants

Stats

• Try to maintain 100% Burning duration since your primary damage comes from the 4s base duration burn of with .
• Trailblazer's adds condition duration from the gear which you can use to reach 100% burning duration.
• Viper's and Sinister's 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
  Chapter 1: Searing Spell

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  Chapter 1: Searing Spell

  Fueled by tales of the desolation in Istan, incite a great swelling of heat before you.

  Damage: 213 (0.6)

  Burning (2.5s): 328 Damage

  Number of Targets: 5

  Range: 600
  as your primary attack on melee.
• Activate
  Epilogue: Ashes of the Just

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  12

  Epilogue: Ashes of the Just

  Recall 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

  Number of Allied Targets: 5

  Interval: 1 second

  Radius: 600
  as often as possible while allies are in range to enhance their damage.
• When it can be placed safely
  Chapter 4: Scorched Aftermath

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  10

  Chapter 4: Scorched Aftermath

  Detail the suffering in fire and blood inflicted during Vabbi's occupation.

  Damage: 710 (2.0)

  Bleeding (2s): 44 Damage

  Burning (2s): 262 Damage

  Number of Targets: 5

  Pulses: 5

  Duration: 4 seconds

  Interval: 1 second

  Radius: 360

  Combo Field: Fire
  is your highest damage ability.
• 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.

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