Holosmith - Cele Holo
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Focused on: Condition damage and Defense
Designed for: Open World
Expansions required: 
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.
Template Code
Skill Bar
Skill Variants
Healing
- - Better condi cleanse and burst healing, but tougher to use and fewer boons.
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. - - Significantly less damage reduction but more boon uptime.
- - More endurance, should be considered if not running .
Equipment
Ascended gear is not required, use Exotic equipment instead if desired.
Celestial
Celestial
Celestial
Celestial
Celestial
Celestial
Celestial
Celestial
Celestial
Celestial
Celestial
Celestial
Celestial
Celestial
Celestial
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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
Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.
DPS
- Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
- /
- /
Defense
Farming
- Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
- /
- (and variants)
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 acts 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.
Ratings
Comments
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