Holosmith - Cele Holo

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

Focused on: Condition damage and Defense

Designed for: Open World

Expansions required:

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

Overview

A durable condition-based Holosmith for general open world content that emphasizes high survivability at a cost of lower damage output. Damage primarily comes from easy application of Burning stacks.

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Skill Bar

Sword/Pistol

Rifle

Utility

Skill Variants

Healing

• - Better condi cleanse and burst healing, but tougher to use and fewer boons. Should only be considered if not using .

Utilities

It is strongly advised to always use due to the amount of survivability it provides.

• - More boons and better team synergy.
• - Lower DPS than kits but easier to use.
• - High mobility and AoE Burning on demand.

Elites

• - Better ranged damage and utility.

Specializations

Specialization Variants

• - More overall holoforge uptime and Burning stacks, also synergizes well with . Be sure to run for Might if using this trait.
• - More damage reduction, strongly advised if not using at least one of or .
• - More endurance, should be considered if not running .

Equipment

Ascended gear is not required, use Exotic equipment instead if desired.

Head
Celestial

Shoulders
Celestial

Chest
Celestial

Hands
Celestial

Legs
Celestial

Feet
Celestial

Backpiece
Celestial

Accessory
Celestial

Accessory
Celestial

Amulet
Celestial

Ring
Celestial

Ring
Celestial

Sword
Celestial

Pistol
Celestial

Sigil

Sigil

Rifle
Celestial

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Variant Equipment

Gear

• Rabid - Can be used as a budget replacement while collecting Celestial gear, but consider using Holosmith_-_Condi_Holo instead.

Runes

• - More health without sacrificing Burning duration.
• , , - Higher DPS options.
• , , - Defensive options.

Sigils

• , - More bleeding damage.
• - More endurance when dropping holo forge.
• - More Might uptime.
• - Use instead of if using a Rune set that doesn't increase condi duration.

Consumables

Food

• Any ascended food is superior to any other food you could use. Steak for power, flatbread for conditions. Budget versions of these foods exist and are acceptable.
• , - General farming.
• - DPS.
• - Defense and synergy.

Utility

• (and variants) - General farming.
• - DPS and bonus karma.
• , - DPS.

Usage

Damage

• Forge: Use and off cooldown, fill in with autoattacks.
• Toolbelt: Use off cooldown.
• Use and off cooldown, especially at high heat right after dropping forge.
• Use off cooldown and as close as possible to an enemy.
• Use off cooldown when over 50 heat.
• Auto-attack when all of the above are on cooldown and over 100 heat.
• : Use then . If still at high heat, auto-attack with Flamethrower until either or Forge is available again.

Zerg Tagging

• Equip , stay in range of mobs, and focus on using autoattacks for easy AoE tagging. and can help with enemies at longer ranges.
• Consider using , , and/or if zerging for an extended period of time.
• can help keep up with the main body of the zerg if not using .

Defense

• is an extremely potent defensive cooldown. It grants 50% damage reduction and functions as a stunbreak. This is your best skill for any challenging content.
• provides a plethora of useful boons and functions as a stunbreak. It also provides Quickness for higher DPS.
• and inflict AoE Blinded.
• , if selected as a utility skill, provides considerable Protection and Regeneration uptime. It should be used as often as possible when above 50 heat.

Crowd Control

• , also counts as an explosion.
• , also acts as a blast finisher.
• , also inflicts additional Burning stacks.