Firebrand - Quickness Support Power DPS

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Focused on: Boon support and Strike damage

Designed for: Fractals

Difficulty:

TBD

Overview

This build provides 100% Quickness uptime on a closely stacked group while having strong personal DPS and burst. It pairs well with a Renegade - Boon Support Power DPS (Fractal) providing alacrity. Note that unless your group is consistently phasing bosses in under ~15 seconds then Firebrand - Quickness Support Condi DPS will perform better.

28/06/2022 Patch - Archived as the removal of Perfect Inscriptions removes any reason for this build to exist.

Skill Bar

Weapon 1: Sword

Weapon 2: Focus

Weapon 3: Greatsword

Weapon 4:

Healing skill: Mantra of Solace

Utility skill 1: Sword of Justice

Utility skill 2: Mantra of Potence

Utility skill 3: Bane Signet

Elite skill: "Feel My Wrath!"

Weapon Variants

• Axe can be brought for the extra pull.
• Scepter can be used if a ranged option is necessary. Note that Fury uptime will suffer without Sword or Axe.

Skill Variants

• "Stand Your Ground!" over Sword of Justice for group stability if the renegade is unable to provide any.

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Specializations

Zeal: Mid, Mid, Bot

Radiance: Bot, Bot, Mid

Firebrand: Mid, Top, Bot

Equipment

Rune: 6 Superior Rune of the Scholar

Infusion 1: 18 Mighty +9 Agony Infusion

Infusion 2:

Relic:

Weapon 1: Sword

Weapon 2: Focus

Sigil 1: Superior Sigil of Force

Sigil 2: Superior Sigil of Impact

Weapon 3: Greatsword

Weapon 4:

Sigil 3: Superior Sigil of Force

Sigil 4: Superior Sigil of Impact

Main stats: Assassin

Head stats: Berserker

Chest stats: Diviner

Legs stats: Diviner

Backpiece stats: Diviner

Amulet stats: Diviner

Equipment Variants

The above gear assumes you have 162 Agony Resistance. If you have a different amount you will need to adjust your gear accordingly (the more AR you have, the fewer diviner and assassin pieces you need). Aim for ~42% boon duration and 2365 precision (assuming you will not have Spotter or Banner of Discipline). As you gain more AR, you can start swapping some Assassin stats pieces to Berserker stats.

If you're struggling to maintain adequate quickness, you can run additional diviners gear at a very minor personal DPS loss. If you primarily play with disorganized groups it may be worth investing in as much Diviner gear to ensure good quickness uptime.

Eagle Rune Variant

At 162 AR, Superior Rune of the Scholar and Superior Rune of the Eagle deal practically the same damage, so this may be a good option if you are struggling to stay above 90% health. This version also allows you to reuse some gear pieces from a DPS Dragonhunter. As you gain additional AR however, it will start to fall behind Superior Rune of the Scholar.

Rune: 6 Superior Rune of the Eagle

Infusion 1: 18 Mighty +9 Agony Infusion

Infusion 2:

Relic:

Weapon 1: Sword

Weapon 2: Focus

Sigil 1: Superior Sigil of Force

Sigil 2: Superior Sigil of Impact

Weapon 3: Greatsword

Weapon 4:

Sigil 3: Superior Sigil of Force

Sigil 4: Superior Sigil of Impact

Main stats: Berserker

Head stats: Assassin

Shoulders stats: Assassin

Chest stats: Diviner

Hands stats: Assassin

Legs stats: Diviner

Feet stats: Assassin

Backpiece stats: Diviner

Amulet stats: Diviner

Ring 1 stats: Assassin

Consumables

Food

• Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup

Utility

• Potent Superior Sharpening Stone

Usage

Mantra of Potence, Mantra of Solace, and "Feel My Wrath!" are used to maintain quickness on your group. "Feel My Wrath!" can be cast as soon as it is available, while you should cast your mantra charges every 10 seconds, being careful not to use the last charge of your mantras unless the fight is nearly over (or you desperately need to heal yourself/a party member with your heal).

Use Bane Signet on every defiance bar you can - the buff from Perfect Inscriptions will last the majority of the phase, and if it doesn't, you should be playing condi quickbrand instead.

The Aegis from Mantra of Solace can be used to let your party ignore some attacks that they would otherwise need to dodge.

Rotation

The rotation is generally the same as Build:Dragonhunter_-_Power_DPS, however minor changes are made to account for the difference in Elite Specializations and shorter phases in fractals.

Precast Shield of Wrath, Epilogue Ashes of the Just, and Chapter 4 Scorched Aftermath and then start on Sword/Focus.

1. Symbol of Blades
2. Ray of Judgment
3. Sword of Justice
4. Zealot's Defense (optional - use if the boss will take more than 5 seconds to phase)
5. Weapon swap
6. Symbol of Wrath
7. Whirling Wrath
8. Leap of Faith
9. Binding Blade
10. Sword of Justice
11. Autoattack until Whirling Wrath is available
12. Whirling Wrath
13. Autoattack until Symbol of Wrath is available
14. Symbol of Wrath
15. Whirling Wrath
16. Weapon swap
17. Symbol of Blades
18. Zealot's Defense
19. Autoattack until Symbol of Blades is available and repeat from step 1

• Use your Sword of Justice charges when you don't have enough time before the next key skill to complete a full autoattack chain.
• Try to start phases with Chapter 4 Scorched Aftermath both for the damage and to provide a fire field for some Might blasting.
• See Build:Dragonhunter_-_Power_DPS for more usage tips, including encounter-specific information.

Video Example (using scepter)