Specter - Condi Celestial

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Focused on: Condition damage

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Difficulty:

TBD

Overview

A survivable open world build for Specter. Can solo the toughest content by either kiting with

Measured Shot

or evading with

Death Blossom

and healing with

Consume Shadows

. While Celestial provides balanced stats this build will favor condition damage and can stack a large amount of Poison and Torment with

Endless Night

and the synergies in Deadly Arts. You can provide near-permanent Alacrity along with permanent Fury, Vigor, and Swiftness to yourself and nearby allies when using wells and

Siphon

on enemies. You can also give yourself 25 Might thanks to the boon duration and

Superior Rune of the Aristocracy

. In addition,

Superior Sigil of Draining

on Dagger turns

Well of Silence

into a significant heal against larger groups.

Skill Bar

Scepter/Pistol

Dagger/Dagger

Utility

Weapon Variants

• Shortbow - good ranged option instead of D/D, especially for tagging.

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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

Scepter
Celestial

Pistol
Celestial

Sigil

Sigil

Dagger
Celestial

Dagger
Celestial

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Equipment Variants

• Superior Rune of Tormenting
  ,
  Superior Rune of the Afflicted
  ,
  Superior Rune of the Traveler
  ,
  Superior Rune of the Tempest
  , or even
  Superior Rune of the Nightmare
  are more readily-available alternatives to
  Superior Rune of the Aristocracy
  .
• Use
  Fried Golden Dumpling
  for Might generation if using runes other than
  Superior Rune of the Aristocracy
  .
• Superior Sigil of Torment
  can be replaced with
  Superior Sigil of Doom
  on Pistol if you frequently enter shroud as doing so triggers the sigil.
• Total condition and boon duration may vary if using alternative runes. Approximately 50% boon duration allows permanent Alacrity with the selected wells. Adjust sigils or even swap
  Well of Silence
  for
  Well of Sorrow
  to reach desired condition and boon duration.

Consumables

• 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.
• Fried Golden Dumpling
  - if using alternative runes to
  Superior Rune of the Aristocracy
• Peppermint Omnomberry Bar
  - farming
• Koi Cake
  - DPS
• Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew
  - defense

Utility

• Sharpening Skull
  (and variants) - farming
• Tuning Icicle
  ,
  Master Tuning Crystal
  - dps
• Corsair Tuning Crystal
  - dps if using gear with high toughness

Usage

• Weakness gives you Might thanks to
  Superior Rune of the Aristocracy
  . Alternate
  Shadow Sap
  with
  Measured Shot
  /
  Endless Night
  to quickly stack up to 25 Might.
  Siphon
  also stacks might and gives you more initiative. When you're low on initiative use
  Enter Shadow Shroud
  and cycle through your attacks, then exit for a large heal thanks to
  Consume Shadows
  . Note that auto-attacking in shroud gives you Might and Eternal Night inflicts Weakness and gives you Might.
  Enter Shadow Shroud
  also procs
  Quick Pockets
  and weapon swap sigils.

• For foes that can't be kited or large groups switch to Dagger and use
  Death Blossom
  . You can pull larger groups in with
  Shadowfall
  .
  Well of Silence
  will provide significant amounts of healing when used on grouped enemies thanks to
  Superior Sigil of Draining
  and will also give you Might as it inflicts Weakness. If you need a reprieve use
  Cloak and Dagger
  to enter Stealth and exit with
  Backstab
  which grants you lots of Barrier thanks to
  Panaku's Ambition
  .

• You can use Wells on cooldown to maintain Alacrity or save for when needed.
  Traversing Dusk
  provides a large amount of sustain with
  Measured Shot
  .

Notes

• This build also provides excellent healing, barrier, and boon support to 1-5 players if you would prefer to assist others out in the world. The shadowsteps from your wells and skills will heal everyone around you. You can provide permanent Alacrity, Fury, Vigor, and Swiftness to up to 5 players. Use
  Shadow Bolt
  ,
  Shadow Sap
  , and
  Measured Shot
  /
  Endless Night
  to provide massive amounts of healing, Barrier, and boons to a single target. Using
  Exit Shadow Shroud
  can provide a large AoE heal and Barrier thanks to
  Consume Shadows
  .

Video Examples

Celestial Specter vs Mayatl the Fierce

• A great example of this build in action with
  Superior Rune of the Aristocracy
  . Mayatl is a good demonstration for the Celestial Specter's sustain, CC, single target, and AoE capabilities in the open world.