Herald - Power Glint
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Contents
Overview
- A Herald build for running around in open world. This build has good sustained damage and healing and performs well in open world Events as well as Solo Content.
Skill Bar
Weapon Variants
- Run Shield instead of offhand Sword for more defense.
- Run Staff instead of Sword, Sword for a decent CC option.
Skill Variants
- You can use instead of for more defense.
Specializations
Build Code
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- Variants
- - if you don't need healing.
- - sacrifices a bit of sustain for more mobility.
Equipment
- Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; you can use exotic gear with the same stats.
Standard Equipment
- The Standard Variant uses the same gear as the Herald - Power DPS build for fractals and raids.
6x
Superior Rune of the Scholar
18x
Mighty +5 Agony Infusion
Marauder Variant
- For a tankier option you can run the Marauder Variant. You will lose some damage but gain a moderate boost to health. This variant is recommended for most Open World players.
6x
Superior Rune of Strength
18x
Mighty +5 Agony Infusion
- Variants
- provides even more sustain at the cost of damage. Run instead of if using these.
Consumables
- Food
- orfor more damage.
- for playing with groups.
- is a good budget option.
- for more dodges.
- is a fantastic food for farming open world. It's cheap, provides a moderate boost to both damage and survivability, and increases magic find significantly.
- for more healing.
- is a great option when you do not need any extra damage or sustain.
- Utility
- oris your best damage option.
- is a great budget option.
Usage
Damage
- Hammer is your primary weapon. Use your skills off cooldown while maintaining upkeep on:
- In Glint: every facet except and . You can drop as well if need be.
- In Shiro:
- Legend swap off cooldown to maximize your energy usage.
- If running Can't find such trait "Assassin's Annihilation"! Please refer to our trait index, constantly circle around your enemies to flank them.
Defense
- Always dodge and sidestep attacks where possible. Your actual defensive skills cost energy, so manage them carefully and predict when you need to avoid attacks in advance.
- If you're having problems with energy management, you can turn off some upkeep skills. Try not to turn off though as it's the main source of your damage.
- You can use or as an evade.
- blocks attacks.
- Swapping legends will break stun thanks to Can't find such trait "Empty Vessel"! Please refer to our trait index.
Sustain
- If you're in trouble just and stand in damage to instantly heal back up.
- Cleanse conditions with
If you're like me and can easily dodge and mitigate damage, consider doing Glint/Shiro as main because it's a really good build for high damage and quick kills. I also recommend Sw/Sw more than Hammer due to the fast damage you can produce and now with the latest patch, Chilling Isolation is a better AoE than Precision Strikes ever was, along with no longer being projectiles, thus being able to be used against targets with projectile reflection (looking at you Temvay and Lenner). You can start out with high output, but it does gradually settle, but with a friend by your side providing buffs, you can sustain really good damage, even in fractals/dungeons. You won't be hitting Weaver/Dragonhunter numbers, but low 20k's is very respectable.
Switch from Shiro to Jalis if you need that extra defense and CC. Useful for HoT HP bosses and others with stubborn defiance bars. Use Hammer only for quick dispatch of trash mobs that can do with an AoE, otherwise, stick with Sw/Sw and Staff. Be careful with Surge of the Mists, however, as the new patch added a windup which can make accurately CCing targets a bit more difficult if they suddenly move out of the way during that wind up. I blame Anet, not the build. If you do need healing, Facet of Light and either Enchanted Daggers/Soothing Stone will do you well, even without using Battle Scars, which don't seem to heal that much anyway. I'd stick to pure heal skills, but if you combine them, it does help, just