Reaper - Power Greatsword

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Focused on: Strike damage, Dps.

Designed for:

Open World

 

Open World Zergs

 

Open World General

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Overview

This is a high-damage, bursty build with high self sufficiency and cleave damage. It is an excellent pick for farming open world and is relatively simple to play.

Pros

• Easy to play
• Very high damage
• Perfect Edgy Aesthetics
• Spinning increases DPS

Cons

This build's biggest weaknesses are poor sustain and reliance on life force. Due to the Shroud mechanic, this is an inherent flaw with the class itself and something players will have to work around when attempting harder content.

Skill Bar

GreatswordHealingUtilityElite

Axe/Warhorn

Weapon Variants

• Staff - ranged cleave
• Focus - defense and life force generation
• Dagger (offhand) - condition cleanse
• Dagger (mainhand) - poor DPS but increases life force generation

Skill Variants

Healing Skills

• - condi cleanse

Utility Skills

• - DPS option to replace if taking
• - more condition cleanse & chill
• - destroys projectiles.
• - pulls in mobs
• - more life force generation
• - might and stunbreak
• - minion with decent DPS

Elite Skills

• - tanky CC buddy

Minions

Minions can provide extra bodies for defense, though their damage is very low.

Specializations

Build Code

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• - combine with , , and to sacrifice strong area damage for a simpler playstyle.
• - useful with certain gear combos, see gear variants below.
• - better Vulnerability uptime.
• - if not running shouts or simply to improve burst damage and chill uptime which sinergyses with .

Blood Magic

When zerging, this variant can replace Soul Reaping to sacrifice damage but provide extra sustain to allies, downstate control, and defense.

• if running or if healers are nearby.

Death Magic

If using several minions, Death Magic can replace Spite for a boost to defense, though this will drastically lower DPS. If using this, it is best to also take in Reaper.

Equipment

Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; exotic gear with the same stats is fine.

Berserker

This set uses gear similar to that of Reaper - Power DPS. This makes it a good option for general PVE.

6x

Superior Rune of the Scholar

Marauder

This set trades 6-7% DPS for a +30% boost to health. This provides higher uptime in .

6x

Superior Rune of the Eagle

Decimation

This variant provides enough crit chance to hit exactly 100% while in shroud with and , then fills the rest with defensive gear. This boosts defense and provides more life force.

6x

Superior Rune of the Scholar

Variant Equipment

Gear

• Soldier , Knight's - mix with other sets for increased defense

Runes

• - provides extra Fury uptime and slightly higher burst damage than
• - if at 100% crit chance without runes, these provide the highest DPS of any rune set
• - similar to but provide extra crit chance and lower burst
• , , , - defensive options

Sigils

• - budget dps
• , - defensive options

Consumables

Farming

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
• Anything - Any food is better than none, but you should prioritize the food above before using any other food.

Utility

• , , - general farming

Solo

This food assists with more difficult content, such as bosses or bounties. Ascended versions of these are available and should be used when possible.

Food

• - permanent Fury when farming trash or with a zerg
• - extreme sustain when farming trash or with a zerg
• - a huge boost to damage whenf arming trash or in a zerg
• , - DPS food
• , - Defense and Might
• - Lifesteal
• , , - Damage Reduction Food

Utility

• , - Damage

Usage

Damage

Chill Application

This build's damage focuses on to get a powerful modifier against chilled foes. To do this, chill must be applied frequently. If taking , any chill will also apply Vulnerability. The following skills apply chill:

• - one of the primary sources of chill; use this any time its available
• , - if running them, these skills apply chill in a large area.
• - this skill is usually used as an opener due to its pull, but it also applies chill to anything it hits!
• - the final hit of the greatsword auto-chain, this skill is essential to the build during shroud downtime
• - applies chill in a large area and places an ice field.
• , - if used in an ice field, these can create Chilling Bolts, which apply chill when they hit a target; if used inside a target's hitbox, this can apply a considerable amount of chill very quickly.
• - applies chill to any enemy feared, with no cooldown; this means will apply chill!
• If running Focus: - applies some chill

Dealing Damage

Most of the damage comes from Reaper's Shroud thanks to and together with the aforementioned . As such, the general idea is to chill your enemy and have your pulsing skills dealing damage while you are in Shroud. A general rotation goes as follows:

4. has a long casting animation, you can enter Reaper's Shroud inmediatly after casting to skip it.
5. (consider casting for Stablity to ensure you do not get interrupted during your high damage Reaper's Shroud).
6. inside your wells to make use of the whirl finisher.
7. x5. Do not interrupt Shroud autos to benefit from .

If the enemy is below 50% HP, keep spamming Gravedigger. Oterwhise, cast greatsword autos. When your wells come off cooldown, start again from step 1.

If your life force is low, use after step 4 to generate some life force, use it again after exiting Shroud on step 8, then continue with greatsword.

• Make sure your target is chilled before unleashing your high damage and Shroud autos. If following the rotation, your will cover that, otherwise use before spinning.
• Against bosses with a Defiance Bar or breakbar, it is generally worth delaying the rotation until the bar breaks. Consider opening with then . When the bar is almost broken, cast your wells and Nightfall and enter Shroud. If needed, finish off the bar with . Then do your Shroud rotation.
• When dealing with groups of mobs, remember will reset if at least one of them is below 50% HP. Cleave them all.
• You do not gain life force from nearby deaths while inside Shroud. Try to finish off your enemies outside of Reaper's Shroud to replenish your life force.

Survivability

• Remember that players can always sidestep and walk or dodge out of enemy attacks. Not taking damage is always the better option because it conserves life force.
• Stack blind, chill, and weakness on enemies to mitigate most of their damage.
• If taking a lot of damage, it is possibel to use as a second health bar. in shroud helps with damage mitigation.
• Use to cleanse conditions. If more is needed, run or bring a dagger offhand for .
• If downed, just use to get back up.