Willbender - Condition Willbender

The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Condition damage

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Normal

This build was last updated on August 08, 2025 and is up to date for the August 19, 2025 patch.

Overview

A strong Condition Damage build for Willbender in Open World. This build has absurdly high mobility and burst damage with great sustained damage.

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Skill Bar

Scepter/Torch

Sword

Utility

Weapon Variants

• Dual Pistols - can be used in place of sword or scepter for higher damage at a loss of ranged versatility.
• Greatsword - can be used in place of sword or scepter for much higher burst at a loss of ranged versatility.

Equipment

Ascended gear is not required. You can use exotic gear with the same stats instead.

Standard Equipment

Head
Grieving

Shoulders
Viper

Chest
Grieving

Hands
Viper

Legs
Grieving

Feet
Viper

Backpiece
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Amulet
Viper

Ring
Grieving

Ring
Grieving

Scepter
Viper

Torch
Viper

Sigil

Sigil

Sword
Viper

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

If you are gearing this character from zero, start with exotic quality gear. Search the trading post for "Viper's Abomination" weapons. Viper exotic armor is very expensive, so we recommend a budget alternative called Carrion (search the trading post for "Shiro" armor) until you can get Viper/Grieving gear such as by farming Bladed armor or by acquiring ascended armor. Upgrade to Viper/Grieving and ascended as you progress. See also: Guide:How to Gear a Character.

• Be sure to equip the highest tier jade core you can.
• Use Celestial or Trailblazer for extra defense
• Rune of Superior Rune of the Flame Legion offers higher burst but lower overall DPS

Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

• Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
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Farming

• Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
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• (and variants)

Usage

Damage

• The general concept is to maintain Rushing Justice uptime, get your symbols on the ground, and then unload high damage skills quickly.
• Use Rushing Justice and Purging Flames off cooldown.

Sword Priority

1. Symbol of Blades
2. Zealot's Flame
3. Zealot's Defense
4. Cleansing Flame - only in AOE situations
5. Fill with basic attacks.

Scepter Priority

1. Symbol of Punishment
2. Zealot's Flame
3. Cleansing Flame - only in AOE situations
4. Fill with basic attacks.

Pistol/Pistol Priority

1. Only swap to P/P once all charges of Zealot's Flame have been used.
2. Symbol of Ignition
3. Peacekeeper
4. Hail of Justice
5. Jurisdiction
6. Fill with auto-attacks. Swap weapons ASAP.

Greatsword Priority

1. Only swap to Greatsword once all charges of Zealot's Flame have been used.
2. Symbol of Resolution
3. Whirling Wrath
4. Leap of Faith
5. Binding Blade - ensure you use this inside the enemies hitbox
6. Fill with auto-attacks.

Other Weapon Combinations

Pistol/Torch + Scepter/Pistol can be used as an alterantive. See the raid build for more information on this setup.

Defense

• Avoid damage using your range and dodges
• Litany of Wrath is effectively a 6-second invulnerability window when used correctly.
• Standing in your Purging Flames will cleanse conditions.
• Flowing Resolve is an evade
• Crashing Courage is incredibly powerful

Crowd Control

• Heaven's Palm