Difference between revisions of "Specter - Alacrity Support Healer"

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Focused on: Healing and Support

Designed for: Raids and Fractals

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Normal

This build was last updated on April 27, 2024.

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/Pistol

Sword/Pistol

Utility

Weapon Variants

Offhand Dagger can be used in the Scepter set for the hybrid damage build.

Skill Variants

Well of Bounty is necessary as your primary source of Regeneration, but the other two skills can be swapped out:

Blinding Powder is the easiest way to high Protection uptime, but using it stealths allies. This will mess with deadeyes in your group and so should be avoided if they are present.
Well of Silence heals thanks to its shadowstep, offers CC and is a rare source of condi cleanse.

Other alternatives include:

Shadow Refuge - The most potent utility skill for healing. Comes with the same caveats as Blinding Powder, and offers worse Protection uptime, but could replace Well of Silence on encounters without condi cleanse.
For more frequent breakbars, you may find Basilisk Venom valuable.

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Specializations

Quick Pockets is a good option for more initiative.
Second Opinion on encounters where high incoming damage makes Shadow Force harder to maintain, so Consume Shadows will be much weaker. In such cases, you should also use the Plaguedoctor stats variant.

Equipment

Harrier stats gear is used for maximum healing power and boon duration. On encounters with high incoming damage, then you may require the extra Shadow Force that comes from higher vitality, making the Plaguedoctor stats variant below stronger.

Head
Harrier

Shoulders
Harrier

Chest
Harrier

Hands
Harrier

Legs
Harrier

Feet
Harrier

Backpiece
Harrier

Accessory
Harrier

Amulet
Harrier

Ring
Harrier

Scepter
Harrier

Pistol
Harrier

Sigil

Sword
Harrier

Pistol
Harrier

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

The Sigil of Superior Sigil of Concentration can be replaced with a Sigil of Superior Sigil of Paralyzation if you want to provide more CC.
If tanking, swap in as many Giver stats or Minstrel stats pieces as necessary.

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

Amulet
Plaguedoctor

Ring
Plaguedoctor

Scepter
Plaguedoctor

Dagger
Plaguedoctor

Sigil

Pistol
Plaguedoctor

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

If tanking, swap in as many Giver stats or Minstrel stats pieces as necessary.

Consumables

Food

or ascended versions

Utility

Usage

Weapons

The two weapons have different playstyles:

Scepter

Via its allied-targeted abilities, Scepter fills in the gaps in uptime of your key boons, namely Protection with Shadow Sap and Regeneration with Measured Shot ⇒ Endless Night. During downtime you can also autoattack an ally to provide AoE barrier.

If using scepter, it is strongly recommended to have some method for quickly targetting allies: Set/Take Personal Target, Nearest/Next/Previous Ally, or Ally Targeting Mode in the options will all allow this. Go for whichever you find most convenient.

Sword

Sword can be swapped too as needed for burst healing. On this set you provide heals by spamming Infiltrator's Strike and Infiltrator's Return to repeatedly trigger Shadow Savior and Traversing Dusk.

Scepter/Pistol

Before the encounter starts, it can be very helpful to select and ally and Siphon them. This will mark them as the target of your tether and all the boons provided by Shadestep will pulse around that player as long as they remain within range (or until you target another player manually with Siphon). Ideally this will be a player that can be relied upon to be on the stack. If you do not target a specific player, a random one will be picked when you Enter Shadow Shroud.

Opener

Well of Bounty - Opens with a burst of boons, and drops a combo field for triggering Relic of Karakosa
Blinding Powder
Enter Shadow Shroud
Mind Shock - Cast first so that the blast hits within the duration of the combo field. This step can be skipped or moved if the CC or Stability will be needed shortly, and it won't be off cooldown every loop.
Grasping Shadows
Eternal Night
Dawn's Repose
Haunt Shot until Grasping Shadows is off cooldown
Grasping Shadows
Exit Shadow Shroud - we stay in shroud just long enough to gain five stacks of Consume Shadows
Target an ally
Measured Shot ⇒ Endless Night
Spam all your remaining initiative on allied-targeted Shadow Sap

Use Well of Bounty off cooldown (you can delay slightly if needed for Stability).
Other wells can be used situationally, but it is handy to use one just before entering shroud.
Use Blinding Powder off cooldown. Outside of the opener, follow it up with an ally-targeted Shadowsquall to maintain Regeneration.
Use Siphon off cooldown to provide AoE boons and maintain Shadow Force. If necessary, use the ally-targeted version to change your tether target.
Make sure to use at least five skills (including autoattacks) each time you enter shroud. There's no set rotation, but ideally you should exit before your initiative fills up.
Spend all your initative on scepter skills when outside of shroud. In general, this will be on Shadow Sap as you'll need to use this on allies to maintain Protection. Measured Shot ⇒ Endless Night can be used to provide direct healing to allies that need it.
You have CC all over the place, but you can save some if there is an upcoming defiance bar you wish to delete.

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 Siphon, wells, and Enter Shadow Shroud as they come off cooldown while spending your initative on spamming and Infiltrator's Strike and Infiltrator's Return.

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 * If tanking, swap in as many {{tooltip|Giver stats}} or {{tooltip|Minstrel stats}} pieces as necessary.
+==Consumables==
+'''Food'''
+* {{food|Bowl of Fruit Salad with Mint Garnish}} or ascended versions
+'''Utility'''
+* {{utility|Bountiful Maintenance Oil}}
 ==Usage==
+===Weapons===
 The two weapons have different playstyles:
 '''Scepter'''
 Via its allied-targeted abilities, '''Scepter''' fills in the gaps in uptime of your key boons, namely {{tooltip|Protection}} with {{skill|Shadow Sap}} and {{tooltip|Regeneration}} with {{skill|Measured Shot}} {{to}} {{skill|Endless Night}}. During downtime you can also autoattack an ally to provide AoE barrier.
+If using scepter, it is strongly recommended to have some method for quickly targetting allies: Set/Take Personal Target, Nearest/Next/Previous Ally, or Ally Targeting Mode in the options will all allow this. Go for whichever you find most convenient.
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-===Scepter/Dagger===
+====Scepter/Pistol====
+Before the encounter starts, it can be very helpful to select and ally and {{skill|Siphon}} them. This will mark them as the target of your tether and all the boons provided by {{trait|Shadestep}} will pulse around that player as long as they remain within range (or until you target another player manually with {{skill|Siphon}}). Ideally this will be a player that can be relied upon to be on the stack. If you do not target a specific player, a random one will be picked when you {{skill|Enter Shadow Shroud}}.
 <big>'''Opener'''</big>
-# {{Skill|Siphon}}
+# {{skill|Well of Bounty}} - Opens with a burst of boons, and drops a combo field for triggering {{relic|Relic of Karakosa}}
+# {{skill|Blinding Powder}}
 # {{Skill|Enter Shadow Shroud}}
+# {{skill|Mind Shock}} - Cast first so that the blast hits within the duration of the combo field. This step can be skipped or moved if the CC or {{tooltip|Stability}} will be needed shortly, and it won't be off cooldown every loop.
 # {{skill|Grasping Shadows}}
-# {{skill|Mind Shock}} - this step can be skipped or moved if the CC will be needed shortly, and it won't be off cooldown every loop
 # {{skill|Eternal Night}}
+# {{skill|Dawn's Repose}}
 # {{Skill|Haunt Shot}} until Grasping Shadows is off cooldown
 # {{skill|Grasping Shadows}}
 # {{Skill|Exit Shadow Shroud}} - we stay in shroud just long enough to gain five stacks of {{Trait|Consume Shadows}}
-# {{Skill|Cloak and Dagger}}
+# Target an ally
-# {{Skill|Shadowsquall}}
+# {{skill|Measured Shot}} {{to}} {{skill|Endless Night}}
-# {{Skill|Well of Bounty}}
+# Spam all your remaining initiative on allied-targeted {{skill|Shadow Sap}}
-<big>'''Loop'''</big>
+* Use {{skill|Well of Bounty}} off cooldown (you can delay slightly if needed for {{tooltip|Stability}}).
-# {{Skill|Cloak and Dagger}}
+* Other wells can be used situationally, but it is handy to use one just before entering shroud.
-# {{Skill|Shadowsquall}}
+* Use {{skill|Blinding Powder}} off cooldown. Outside of the opener, follow it up with an ally-targeted {{skill|Shadowsquall}} to maintain {{tooltip|Regeneration}}.
-# Use one well that is available. Priority order is: {{Skill|Well of Bounty}}, {{Skill|Well of Gloom}}, {{Skill|Well of Sorrow}}, {{Skill|Well of Silence}}, {{Skill|Shadowfall}}
+* Use {{skill|Siphon}} off cooldown to provide AoE boons and maintain Shadow Force. If necessary, use the ally-targeted version to change your tether target.
-# Repeat
+* Make sure to use at least five skills (including autoattacks) each time you enter shroud. There's no set rotation, but ideally you should exit before your initiative fills up.
+* Spend all your initative on scepter skills when outside of shroud. In general, this will be on {{skill|Shadow Sap}} as you'll need to use this on allies to maintain {{tooltip|Protection}}. {{skill|Measured Shot}} {{to}} {{skill|Endless Night}} can be used to provide direct healing to allies that need it.
+* You have CC all over the place, but you can save some if there is an upcoming defiance bar you wish to delete.
-* 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 {{Skill|Siphon}} and {{Skill|Enter Shadow Shroud}} are off cooldown
-* Rotate your wells to keep alacrity up and always keep {{Skill|Well of Bounty}} on cooldown.
-* Save {{Skill|Well of Silence}} and {{Skill|Shadowfall}} 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 {{Skill|Enter Shadow Shroud}}
+====Sword/Pistol====
-===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 {{Skill|Siphon}}, wells, and {{skill|Enter Shadow Shroud}} as they come off cooldown while spending your initative on spamming and {{skill|Infiltrator's Strike}} and {{skill|Infiltrator's Return}}.
-==Consumables==
-'''Food'''
-* {{food|Bowl of Fruit Salad with Mint Garnish}} or ascended versions
-'''Utility'''
-* {{utility|Bountiful Maintenance Oil}}

Difference between revisions of "Specter - Alacrity Support Healer"

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Overview