Herald - Hammer Backline

Part of the current metagame

Our curator decided this build is in the current metagame regardless of rating. The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Strike damage, Dps and Boon support

Designed for: WvW Zerg

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This build was last updated on October 28, 2022 and is up to date for the February 14, 2023 game patch.

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Overview

A Power based Herald build for WvW. The utility of Glint, the durability of Jalis, and the damage of allow this build to deal strong damage with great sustain, while buffing allies.

Skill Bar

Hammer

Sword/Sword

Utility

Utility

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Specializations

Variants

• constant stability removal with quickness uptime but less DPS.

Variants

• offers more group utility, but less movement speed.

Equipment

Head
Berserker

Shoulders
Berserker

Chest
Berserker

Hands
Berserker

Legs
Berserker

Feet
Berserker

Backpiece
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Assassin

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Hammer
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Sword
Berserker

Sword
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Equipment Variants

• Marauder stats if you find you need extra defensive stats, but do not go over crit cap

Consumables

• • personal food option

Usage

Priorities

High

• Ranged Spike

Moderate

• Sustained damage
• Boon support

Low

• CC

Surviving

• This build has moderate passive defense
• This build has low mobility skill access
  • will teleport in the direction of an out of range target, use it if desperate to reposition
    • Neutral creatures can be used as targets
• This builds has high active defenses
  • Keep active as often as possible so that is available
  • Save + for use in Jalis stance
  • Only use defensively if desperate, it will likely leave you more out of position than when you started
  • Toggle on whenever you expect significant pressure, its upkeep is cheap
  • Don't waste on trivial CC, the Fury it provides is very valuable
  • breaks stuns at the beginning of the cast, dodge or weapon stow to cancel the cast if you're in danger

Active defense priority - for stunbreaking - for stunbreaking - for Immobilize Dodge ⇒ - general use - general use

Detailed Explanations

Ranged Spike

• Casting immediately before will make both hits land at the same time
  • is the priority skill if you can't use both
• Swap legends during at 3/4ths through the cast to activate
• Avoid casting as groups cross each other so you aren't left behind
• Flip on while casting in Jalis to proc

Sustained damage

• You can through traps and marks to activate them without taking any damage.
  • Cast near the end of the cast of to clear Blind, if needed
• Try to place in the direction your group is pushing if possible, but prioritize hitting enemies
• Use quickly after swapping into Sword/Sword so it can be used again before swapping back to Hammer
• Toggle on any time you're in range and in Jalis, but prioritize other skills when energy is limited
• is best used to get yourself into position for your other melee skills
  • Wait for the follow up cast to finish before taking other actions

Skill priority - single target only

Boon support

• Always upkeep 3 facets for , but don't be afraid to consume then if the opportunity appears
  • Use + + as your general setup to have instant access to
  • Use + + to allow energy regeneration
• + can be used to cover Stability for your group when your firebrand and scrapper's sources are on cooldown

CC

• Use when:
  • Your group calls a spike:
    • Winds -
    • Wells - +
    • Shades -
    • Traps - +
  • On top of enemy downs (while alive players are on top of them)
  • Enemy groups moving defensively while your group is pushing
• Save to launch downed players out of /
• Use when all other skills are on cooldown and projectile block is stopping your