Scourge - Cele Alac

This build is unrated.

Focused on: Strike damage, Dps, Burst, Boonrip and Boon support

Designed for: WvW Zerg

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Easy

Overview

A build designed to strip boons and lay down high spike damage while applying Alacrity.

Skill Bar

Axe/Focus

Greatsword

Utility

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Specializations

Variants

• slightly higher DPS

Variants

• if Life Force generation is an issue

Equipment

Head
Celestial

Shoulders
Celestial

Chest
Celestial

Hands
Celestial

Legs
Celestial

Feet
Celestial

Backpiece
Celestial

Accessory
Celestial

Accessory
Celestial

Amulet
Celestial

Ring
Celestial

Ring
Celestial

Axe
Celestial

Focus
Celestial

Sigil

Sigil

greatsword
Celestial

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

• Speed - utility
• Isgarren - damage
• Thief - damage alternative

Equipment Variants

Sigils

Consumables

• • Any 100 concentration personal food is viable, since most commanders won't drop this feast

Usage (WIP)

Overall Priorities

High

• Wells
• Boon rip

Moderate

• Shades
• Sustained pressure
• Single target damage

Low

• Support

Surviving

• This build has moderate passive defense
• This build has no mobility skill access
• This builds has low active defenses
  • Be conservative with , it is your only stunbreak
  • Don't use if the cast is likely to be interrupted

Active defense priority - for stunbreaking Dodge

Detailed Explanations

Wells

• Try to save your Well skills for the commanders call
  • If you aren't using voice communication, use your wells at the same time as the other Necromancers in your group
• Cast before , due to the longer cooldown
• Only use your Well skills at the same time, do not use one early and desync their cooldowns
• When using ground AoEs like or , try to place them so that one edge is on the enemy group and the other edge is in the direction they are moving to

Boon rip

• Use and when the enemy group is pushing towards you or your group is in melee
• Avoid casting + when there is 12 seconds or less left on 's cooldown
  • Save your final charge of when there is 15 seconds or less left on 's cooldown
• While is your only stunbreak, it can be used for unlimited target boon rip if you feel your party support is good enough

Shades

• Your shade spike consists of casting before casting, in order:
• • These are all instant and can be cast at the same time, but drop skills from bottom to top if limited on Life Force

Sustained pressure

• Use immediately after Weapon Swap and use it again immediately before swapping back
  • Delaying your Weapon Swap slightly for the cooldown is fine

Skill priority + - always together, on call Axe + - procs - only on single target - only if low on Life Force

Single target damage

• Use ⇒ ⇒ pick off isolated players

Support

• Barrier lasts 5 seconds after application before decaying
• Use and before pushes and during extended engages
• Pay attention to allies with used on them, apply barrier before the buff times out
  • begins flashing on the buff bar at 5 seconds remaining
• Use as a desperation condition clear if you have no other options