Luminary - Power DPS
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Focused on: Direct damage
Designed for: Raids and Fractals
Expansions required: 
Overview
A Power DPS build for Luminary.
Skill Bar
Weapon Variants
You can use Longbow instead of Spear. This offers some ranged damage, but deals slightly less damage. This is also the best option for players with access to Secrets of the Obscure, but not Janthir Wilds.
Players that own neither Secrets of the Obscure or Janthir Wilds should use Sword/Focus instead of Spear, or Scepter/Focus for a ranged option that deals less damage.
Skill Variants
All the utility options provide similar levels of DPS, so you don't really want to swap any of them out. If you have to, swap out as it doesn't contribute to uptime.
is your only damage elite, but is rather unimpressive DPS so it can be swapped out easily. The boons it offers could be handy, but the CC is awkward as it involves moving away from the target to trigger (the wording is ambiguous, but moving away from your target counts as them moving away from you). is a good utility replacement.
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Specializations
Equipment
Berserker
Berserker
Dragon
Berserker
Dragon
Berserker
Dragon
Berserker
Berserker
Dragon
Dragon
Dragon
Berserker
Berserker
x6
x18
- Using
Berserker stats gear instead of 
Dragon stats is a minor DPS loss, and may work out better if you don't trust your 
Fury or 
Resolution uptime.
Consumables
Food
Utility
Usage
Radiant Forge functions like a shroud, but there is no associated resource, only a 20-second timer. Each of the 2-5 skills are two-part abilities that equip a weapon, then use that weapon (the second part does not need to be used).
The most recent weapon equipped provides you with a buff via , and modifies the effect of . The effects are all weak, but it only deals damage with equipped (the tooltip suggesting that it merely increases the damage is incorrect). Be aware that is not an autoattack so other skills will queue after it rather than interrupting.
Finally, the cooldown of Radiant Forge will depend on how many weapons were equipped while inside: One or zero results in a cooldown of five seconds, two or more results in a cooldown of 10 seconds.
Sovereign of Light
deals damage and heals allies when you detonate a 
Light Aura, which is done by activating any Luminary Skill. These are all Virtues, Stances and Radiant Forge skills (though not itself or ). A Luminary skill that applies Light Aura will detonate the old one first. Optimal play involves spacing out these skills such that a Light Aura is never wasted.
There are three classes of skills relevant to :
- Both apply and detonate Light Auras: , , and , plus and assuming they combo with a light field.
- Apply but do not detonate: and (assuming it combos with a light field).
- Detonate but do not apply: , , all Radiant Forge skills except Glaring Burst, Dazzling Hammer and Gleaming Blade.
For the most part, you can use Virtues and off cooldown as they have no cast time, and you frequently enough that there's no danger of wasting the bonus effects of the Virtues. However there are a few instances where it is worth delaying them slightly. The Light Auras provided by and are not considered Luminary skills, and therefore will not detonate any existing Light Auras.
It is ideal to not have an active Light Aura before using one of the "class 2" skills. This means you don't want to use a "class 1" skill in between exiting Radiant Forge on Spear/Longbow and the first on Greatsword. It also means you do want to use a "class 3" skill after the before you (to detonate the aura from the leap before entering forge applies a new one). On most loops this is done with , but when it is not available, you can use instead - deals more damage than the bonus damage on so it is safe to delay for this purpose. You can also use after the second , before entering Radiant Forge again on Spear/Longbow
Regardless of the weapons used, the structure outside the opener remains the same:
- Virtues and are used off cooldown, or delayed slightly to trigger .
- is used to buff "burst" sections on each weapon.
- Greatsword opens and closes with a burst with a quick use of Radiant Forge for damage and maintaining buffs.
- One the second set, use low-cooldown skills then enter Radiant Forge for a longer section opening and closing with Radiant Hammer, then using all weapon cooldowns once before swapping.
Spear Rotation
Spear's unique mechanic is the Illuminated effect. When under the Illuminated effect, skills 2-4 have enhanced effects:
- gains increased healing and applies Resolution to allies you pass through, as well as dealing more damage and applying
Weakness to enemies. - deals more damage, applies
Blindness to enemies, and grants 
Might and Fury to allies. - hits two additional times and heals allies that it removes conditions from.
In addition, each of these skills itself applies the Illuminated effect for five seconds. Finally, while gains no extra benefit from Illuminated, it causes all skills to be Illuminated for as long as the symbol is active, regardless of where it is in relation to you.
Due to the structure of the rotation, this mechanic only really comes into play when exiting Radiant Forge onto Spear, where you want to use first, as Illuminated will have expired.
Opener
Each Virtue skill buffs one of your Radiant Forge skills, and this buff (not indicated anywhere) lasts longer than the cooldown of the Virtues, which means that you can precast them a good time before the encounter starts.
Start on Spear and before combat starts - ideally you want to begin combat with the Light Aura still active.
- ⇒ (optional - only if you precast )
- ⇒
- Once Dazzling Hammer is equipped, use all three virtues and as soon as you can without delaying your weapon skills. All except apply Light Aura, so make sure to use this skill last so they are all detonated.
- - make sure to use this first as you won't have the Illuminated buff, and this skill doesn't benefit from it.
Weapon Swap
Greatsword Section
- - this combos with the light field to provide Light Aura
- ⇒ ⇒ x2
- (if available) - provides a damage buff for the upcoming burst, and detonates the Light Aura
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- ⇒
- Weapon Swap
Spear Section
- - this needs to be used first in order to get a second use in without delaying your weapon swap
- x2 - if you're fast, you will have time for two autos here without delaying your weapon swap, otherwise skip them
-
- ⇒
- x5 - make sure not to use too many
- - it's important to use this first so that we get a combo
- ⇒
- ⇒
- - make sure to use this first as you won't have the Illuminated buff, and this skill doesn't benefit from it.
- Weapon Swap
- Return to start of Greatsword Section
Longbow Rotation
Opener
Each Virtue skill buffs one of your Radiant Forge skills, and this buff (not indicated anywhere) lasts longer than the cooldown of the Virtues, which means that you can precast them a good time before the encounter starts.
Start on Longbow and before combat starts - ideally you want to begin combat with the Light Aura still active.
- ⇒ (optional - only if you precast )
- ⇒
- Once Dazzling Hammer is equipped, use all three virtues and as soon as you can without delaying your weapon skills. All except apply Light Aura, so make sure to use this skill last so they are all detonated.
- Weapon Swap
Greatsword Section
- - this combos with the light field to provide Light Aura
- ⇒ ⇒ x2
- (if available) - provides a damage buff for the upcoming burst, and detonates the Light Aura
-
- ⇒
- Weapon Swap
Longbow Section
- - this needs to be used first in order to get a second use in without delaying your weapon swap
-
- ⇒
- x5 - make sure not to use too many
- - it's important to use this first so that we get a combo
- ⇒
- ⇒
- Weapon Swap
- Return to start of Greatsword Section
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