Herald - Power DPS

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The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good.

Focused on: Direct Damage.

Designed for:

Raid

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Overview

A power DPS build for Herald. One of the very first raid DPS builds in the Heart of Thorns era, this build has now returned to viability, providing solid sustained damage, good CC, Vulnerability and .

While not the best choice on any one encounter, Power Herald has a simple, easy to understand rotation making it an ideal build for newer players to learn encounters on.

Skillbar

 

 

Sword/SwordHealingUtilityElite

StaffHealingUtilityElite

Traits

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Equipment

6x

Superior Rune of the Scholar

18x

Mighty +5 Agony Infusion

Variants

• on night time encounters.
• Slaying sigils if applicable.

Consumables

Food:

Utility:

Usage

Start on Sword/Sword and with all facets activated

9. 

   ½

   Preparation Thrust

   Stab your foe with your sword, inflicting vulnerability.

   Damage: 226

   Vulnerability (6s): 1% Incoming Damage, 1% Incoming Condition Damage

   Range: 130
     
   

   ¾

   Brutal Blade

   Slice foes, damaging them and inflicting vulnerability.

   Damage: 355

   ₂Vulnerability (6s): 2% Incoming Damage, 2% Incoming Condition Damage

   Range: 130
     
   

   ½

   Rift Slash

   Slash foes, creating a rift on them that explodes for additional damage after a short delay.

   Damage: 330

   Rift Damage: 110

   Number of Targets: 3

   Duration: 1 second

   Radius: 180

   Range: 130
   until is off cooldown
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11. 

    ½

    Preparation Thrust

    Stab your foe with your sword, inflicting vulnerability.

    Damage: 226

    Vulnerability (6s): 1% Incoming Damage, 1% Incoming Condition Damage

    Range: 130
      
    

    ¾

    Brutal Blade

    Slice foes, damaging them and inflicting vulnerability.

    Damage: 355

    ₂Vulnerability (6s): 2% Incoming Damage, 2% Incoming Condition Damage

    Range: 130
      
    

    ½

    Rift Slash

    Slash foes, creating a rift on them that explodes for additional damage after a short delay.

    Damage: 330

    Rift Damage: 110

    Number of Targets: 3

    Duration: 1 second

    Radius: 180

    Range: 130
    until is off cooldown
22. 

    ½

    Preparation Thrust

    Stab your foe with your sword, inflicting vulnerability.

    Damage: 226

    Vulnerability (6s): 1% Incoming Damage, 1% Incoming Condition Damage

    Range: 130
      
    

    ¾

    Brutal Blade

    Slice foes, damaging them and inflicting vulnerability.

    Damage: 355

    ₂Vulnerability (6s): 2% Incoming Damage, 2% Incoming Condition Damage

    Range: 130
      
    

    ½

    Rift Slash

    Slash foes, creating a rift on them that explodes for additional damage after a short delay.

    Damage: 330

    Rift Damage: 110

    Number of Targets: 3

    Duration: 1 second

    Radius: 180

    Range: 130
    x2
24. 

    ½

    Preparation Thrust

    Stab your foe with your sword, inflicting vulnerability.

    Damage: 226

    Vulnerability (6s): 1% Incoming Damage, 1% Incoming Condition Damage

    Range: 130
      
    

    ¾

    Brutal Blade

    Slice foes, damaging them and inflicting vulnerability.

    Damage: 355

    ₂Vulnerability (6s): 2% Incoming Damage, 2% Incoming Condition Damage

    Range: 130
      
    

    ½

    Rift Slash

    Slash foes, creating a rift on them that explodes for additional damage after a short delay.

    Damage: 330

    Rift Damage: 110

    Number of Targets: 3

    Duration: 1 second

    Radius: 180

    Range: 130
    until is off cooldown
26. 

    ½

    Preparation Thrust

    Stab your foe with your sword, inflicting vulnerability.

    Damage: 226

    Vulnerability (6s): 1% Incoming Damage, 1% Incoming Condition Damage

    Range: 130
      
    

    ¾

    Brutal Blade

    Slice foes, damaging them and inflicting vulnerability.

    Damage: 355

    ₂Vulnerability (6s): 2% Incoming Damage, 2% Incoming Condition Damage

    Range: 130
      
    

    ½

    Rift Slash

    Slash foes, creating a rift on them that explodes for additional damage after a short delay.

    Damage: 330

    Rift Damage: 110

    Number of Targets: 3

    Duration: 1 second

    Radius: 180

    Range: 130
31. Repeat from step 7

Notes

• Be careful not to interrupt your auto-attack chain as much of the damage from it is loaded onto the final strike.
• You should only swap to staff if breakbar contribution is needed as swapping is a major damage loss.
• Facet of Nature is generally only useful to maintain on and even then it is effectively a necromancer's Vampiric Aura that costs you approximately 1000 personal DPS.