Herald - Power Glint

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Overview

An excellent roaming build, Power Glint brings fun and interesting gameplay with Facets and Herald's powerful traits. This build is primarily designed for general open world, but can also be used as a solo build by experienced players.

Pros

Good self-boons
Strong utility
Good ranged and melee options
Access to a ton of CC

Cons

Energy limitations can be punishing in solo play
DPS is lower than its Renegade cousin

Skill Bar

Sword/SwordHealingUtilityElite

StaffHealingUtilityElite

Weapon Variants

Shield offers good defense.
Hammer for ranged options and zerging.

Skill Variants

You can use instead of for more defense.
- provides a nearly perm reflect

Specializations

Build Code

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, , - Higher DPS options if you don't need sustain.

Equipment

Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; you can use exotic gear with the same stats.

Standard Equipment

6x

Superior Rune of the Scholar

18x

Mighty +5 Agony Infusion

Variant Equipment

Gear

Berserker's , Assassin's - higher dps, lower defense; careful not to overcap crit if using assassin's
Diviner , Commander's - higher boon duration
Knight's - lower dps, higher defense; Knight Trinkets + Berserker armor and weapons is a common defensive setup.

Runes

, - high burst options, careful not to overcap crit
- for good consistency in might upkeep
, , - strong defensive options

Consumables

Food

Any ascended food is superior to any other food you could use. Steak for power, flatbread for conditions.
- Use for general farming.
- Use for when you need to max out magic find.
- more sustain (requires crit chance)
Anything - Any food is better than none, but you should prioritize the food above before using any other food.

Utility

, , - general farming
- good damage option with +karma

Usage

General

Maintain , , and while in Glint. You can consume them before legend swapping to retain their effects for a time.
Maintain while in Shiro
Use if using Jalis for moderate area damage.
Use hammer while zerging
Use Sword/Sword + x/Shield or Staff when alone

Zerging

Use , Can't find such skill "Coalescence of Pain"! Please refer to our skill index., and for high area damage while maintaining your Strength and Darkness facets.
Against champions or static groups of mobs, swap to Sword/Sword.
Consume to tag an area
Maintain as much as possible