Firebrand - Condi Firebrand

The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Condition damage and Support

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Normal

This build was last updated on August 29, 2023 and is up to date for the June 27, 2023 game patch.

Overview

Condition Firebrand is simultaneously one of the strongest DPS and Support options for open world farming in a group, and is also one of the best solo options available.

The DPS version of this build offers exceptionally high damage, competing for the highest DPS slots if it has allies, while also providing very high Aegis uptime. Most of its damage is AOE, making it one of the strongest cleave options available, and its primary damage source being Burning means that it has burst that rivals power builds, something most condition builds cannot offers. Its primary weakness is its reliance on melee-ranged abilities and its lack of mobility, both of which can be somewhat mitigated by the use of Scepter or Sword as backbar weapons.

Similarly, the Support version of this build (Dubbed "Condi Quickbrand") maintains very high DPS for a support while providing up to 4 allies with permanent Quickness and very high Aegis uptime.

Both builds can dip into further ally support through the use of skills such as , , and , along with being able to enter into their more defensive tomes should the situation call for it. This versatility makes them incredibly strong picks for general PVE, and especially for open world farming.

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Skill Bar

Axe/Torch

Scepter/X

Utility

Weapon Variants

Staff - the best option for ranged AOE
Sword, Greatsword - higher burst than Scepter

Skill Variants

- strong option for power-based variants to provide extra vuln
can be used to provide extra Stability.
for more condition cleanse.
for Blind on demand.
or for more crowd control.
or if projectiles are a problem.
- party Protection
- more quickness uptime

Specializations

is basically even in performance with for DPS Condi Firebrand when solo.
Adept Radiance traits are purely preference.

Virtues

Virtues provides us with a significant boost to damage if we are already receiving Might and Vulnerability from other sources. This should be run in groups.

Change to

Honor

Honor offers higher might generation for yourself and nearby allies, longer boon duration from symbols, and higher defensive utility thanks to endurance regeneration and the small amount of sustain. Replaces Virtues at a significant DPS loss, but pairs very well with Celestial or Seraph.

Equipment

Ascended gear is not required. You can use exotic gear with the same stats instead.

Viper DPS Equipment

This variant uses equipment similar to existing Condi DPS Firebrand raid builds, making it an easy gearing option for general PVE.

Head
Viper

Shoulders
Viper

Chest
Viper

Hands
Viper

Legs
Viper

Feet
Viper

Backpiece
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Amulet
Viper

Ring
Viper

Axe
Viper

Torch
Viper

Sigil

Scepter
Viper

x
Viper

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

Quickness Equipment

Generating high amounts of Quickness requires at least 80% duration without . To accomplish this, we lean heavily into 24px Ritualist and use .

Head
Ritualist

Shoulders
Ritualist

Chest
Ritualist

Hands
Ritualist

Legs
Ritualist

Feet
Ritualist

Backpiece
Ritualist

Accessory
Ritualist

Amulet
Ritualist

Ring
Ritualist

Axe
Ritualist

Torch
Ritualist

Sigil

Axe
Ritualist

Torch
Ritualist

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
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Defense

Farming

Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
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(and variants)

Usage

Tome Breakdown

Firebrand has three tomes. Each is dedicated to a different specialty.

- Damage via Burning
- healing and condition cleanse
- defensive boons and projectile hate

In each of these tomes, you can often just spam skills to great effect, but it is strongly advised you sit down and learn what the skills in each tome do. Some big ones to memorize:

1. Chapter 3 Heated Rebuke - circular pull that can group enemies
2. Epilogue Ashes of the Just - provides a very powerful buff to nearby allies
1. Epilogue Eternal Oasis - increases all healing allies (including you) receive
2. Chapter 4 Shining River - a large waterfield that heals
3. Chapter 1 Desert Bloom - a powerful heal
1. Chapter 1 Unflinching Charge - Provides stability, which grants quickness
2. Chapter 3 Valiant Bulwark - a projectile-hate bubble
3. Epilogue Unbroken Lines - provides extreme defense to nearby allies for 5 seconds, also triggers

Damage

is the main source of your damage, and it resets whenever you kill an enemy thanks to . Try to stay in it often, spamming Chapter 4 Scorched Aftermath, Chapter 2 Igniting Burst, and Chapter 1 Searing Spell.
- Chapter 3 Heated Rebuke can be used as an opener to pull enemies together.
- If there are nearby allies you can use Epilogue Ashes of the Just. You can also apply ashes to your .
Outside of , your primary damaging skills are:

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Use whenever available.
If everything you have is on cooldown, fill with auto-attacks

Boons

Use your and off cooldown for Quickness.
Use your approximately every 7 seconds for Quickness from and .

Defense

has many good defensive skills. You can go into it and press a few skills (including Epilogue Unbroken Lines if possible) to quickly stack defensive boons.
Carefully time your activation of to block dangerous attacks.

Firebrand - Condi Firebrand

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