Build:Vindicator - Support Vindicator

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Focused on: Support, Healing and Condition cleanse

Designed for: WvW Zerg

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Easy

Overview

This build provides condition cleanse, extreme burst and sustained healing as well as the utility of Jalis in the form of Stability and Rite of the Great Dwarf

Skill Bar

Staff

Staff

Utility

Utility

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Specializations

Variants

Variants

• Cleansing Channel

Equipment

Head
Minstrel

Shoulders
Minstrel

Chest
Minstrel

Hands
Minstrel

Legs
Minstrel

Feet
Minstrel

Backpiece
Minstrel

Accessory
Minstrel

Accessory
Minstrel

Amulet
Minstrel

Ring
Minstrel

Ring
Minstrel

Staff
Minstrel

Sigil

Sigil

Staff
Minstrel

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Equipment Variants

Sigils

• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Stamina

Consumables

• • personal option

Usage

General

• As soon as you get the 25 stacks of Sigil of Superior Sigil of Life, swap back to the Staff without it and avoid swapping weapons

Overall Priorities

High

• Healing

Moderate

• Condition clear
• Jalis

Low

• CC

Surviving

• This build has high passive defense
• This build has moderate mobility skill access
• This builds has high active defenses

Active defense priority

• Awakening/Alliance Tactics ⇒ Reaver's Rage - for Stunbreaking
• Dodge
• Warding Rift
• Surge of the Mists
• Battle Dance
• Selfless Spirit
• Renewing Wave
• Mender's Rebuke

Detailed Explanations

Healing

• Use Energy Meld and Weapon Swap as often as possible to recharge your dodge for Saint of zu Heltzer

Alliance

• Aim Tree Song to hit focus targets or allies caught in spikes as well as regenerating Endurance
  • It can be worth delaying slightly if your ally hasn't taken damage yet
• Other than Tree Song your heals are very short range, stay close to the center of your group
• Urn of Saint Viktor should be activated as soon as you enter Alliance
  • Use Drop Urn of Saint Viktor just before leaving Alliance or at any point you are being pressured/targeted

Healing priority

• Dodge - Saint of zu Heltzer
• Urn of Saint Viktor
• Tree Song
• Selfless Spirit
• Renewing Wave
• Mender's Rebuke

Condition clear

• Your active condition clear mainly comes attached to Tree Song, use it to to clear Immobilize on players caught in enemy spikes
• Use Battle Dance when you don't have time to cast Tree Song, such as when crossing through the enemy or if it is on cooldown to clear Immobilize

Jalis

• Try to fit two casts of Inspiring Reinforcement and one cast of Rite of the Great Dwarf each time you swap into Jalis
• Aim Inspiring Reinforcement in the direction your group is moving, prioritizing the Stability
• Use Rite of the Great Dwarf just before your group enters the enemy spike range

CC

• Only prioritize CC against enemies lacking Stability, make sure to watch enemy buff bars
• Be careful not to knock enemies out of spikes with Surge of the Mists
  • Use Surge of the Mists as your group crosses through the enemy or to disrupt rezzes

Settings

• Under General Options / User Interface check Always show squad health bars and Always show party health bars. These will make it much easier to keep track of who needs your support.
• Also under General Options / User Interface turn on Thick party health bars
  • Thick squad health bars can be used too as a matter of personal preference, but is not recommended for large numbers
• Under Squad Options check View as a grid. This will allow you to keep track of your allies' health, enabling a better decision-making and skill management.