Specter - Support Healer

This is a test build. You may comment and rate it.

Focused on: Healing and Support

Designed for: Raids and Fractals

Overview

A boon support healer build for Specter. Provides permanent Alacrity, Fury, Swiftness and Vigor. This build has a lot of overlap with the healing variant of the Condi Boon Support, so you can mix and match options between these to suit your group.

Skill Bar

Scepter/Dagger

Sword/Pistol

Utility

• The stealth from can cause issues for the group as it interrupts autoattacks and can disrupt tanking and other thieves' rotation. It may be easier to swap it out for another well or other utility.
• can be swapped for if the CC is wanted - each pulse deals 100 defiance bar damage.

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Specializations

• paired with the Scepter/Dagger rotation means you'll never run out of initiative.
• is a good option too for more initiative.
• For more frequent breakbars, you may find valuable.

Equipment

Head
Harrier

Shoulders
Harrier

Chest
Harrier

Hands
Harrier

Legs
Harrier

Feet
Harrier

Backpiece
Harrier

Accessory
Harrier

Accessory
Harrier

Amulet
Harrier

Ring
Harrier

Ring
Harrier

Scepter
Harrier

Dagger
Harrier

Sigil

Sigil

Sword
Harrier

Pistol
Harrier

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

• The can be replaced with a if you want to provide more CC.

Condi Variant

You can swap in Plaguedoctor stats for a massive damage boost and almost no loss of healing, but the boon duration is significantly lower - you want to make sure it's at least 60% or you might as well be running the healing variant of the DPS alacrity build.

Head
Plaguedoctor

Shoulders
Plaguedoctor

Chest
Plaguedoctor

Hands
Plaguedoctor

Legs
Plaguedoctor

Feet
Plaguedoctor

Backpiece
Plaguedoctor

Accessory
Plaguedoctor

Accessory
Plaguedoctor

Amulet
Plaguedoctor

Ring
Plaguedoctor

Ring
Plaguedoctor

Scepter
Plaguedoctor

Dagger
Plaguedoctor

Sigil

Sigil

Pistol
Plaguedoctor

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Usage

The two weapon sets have different playstyles:

Scepter/Dagger

This set is used for DPS, and the rotation revolves around stealthing yourself and using to build up barrier via . This barrier is then shared to allies with every well usage thanks to . This rotation offers less support, and relies upon the barrier remaining on you, making it worse in high-pressure encounters.

Sword/Pistol

Sword/Pistol can be swapped too as needed for the CC from , or burst healing. On this set you provide heals by spamming and to repeatedly trigger . This is higher healing, but significantly lower DPS than Scepter/Dagger.

Scepter/Dagger

Opener

4. - this step can be skipped or moved if the CC will be needed shortly, and it won't be off cooldown every loop
6. until Grasping Shadows is off cooldown
8. - we stay in shroud just long enough to gain five stacks of

Loop

3. Use one well that is available. Priority order is: , , , ,
4. Repeat

• You should never run out of Initiative with the loop as by the time you're low you should be ready to go back to the opener, giving you time to regenerate initiative to go back to your loop
• Repeat Opener after and are off cooldown
• Rotate your wells to keep alacrity up and always keep on cooldown.
• Save and if possible for break bar damage
• Switch to Pistol if you need an interrupt or blind
• For extra break bar damage you can use Mind Shock after

Sword/Pistol

Sword/Pistol doesn't have a fixed rotation. As you don't need to be concerned with barrier management, you can just use , wells, and as they come off cooldown while spending your initative on spamming and and .

Consumables

Food

• or ascended versions

Utility