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| specialization = Spellbreaker
 
| specialization = Spellbreaker
 
| designed for = Conquest
 
| designed for = Conquest
| rating = test
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| rating = great
 
| focus = strike damage, sustain
 
| focus = strike damage, sustain
 
| difficulty = 1
 
| difficulty = 1
 
| xpac = PoF, SotO, JW
 
| xpac = PoF, SotO, JW
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| meta = y
 
}}
 
}}
  
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| weapon3 = staff
 
| weapon3 = staff
 
| weapon4 =  
 
| weapon4 =  
| healing = Mending
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| healing = Defiant Stance
 
| utility1 = "Shake It Off!"
 
| utility1 = "Shake It Off!"
| utility2 = Bull's Charge
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| utility2 =  
 
| utility3 = Balanced Stance
 
| utility3 = Balanced Stance
 
| elite = Rampage
 
| elite = Rampage
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===Skill Variants===
 
===Skill Variants===
 
'''Heal'''
 
'''Heal'''
*  {{Skill|Defiant Stance}} over {{Skill|Mending}} - easier to use under pressure and great at reacting to incoming bursts, but can be less consistent at times.
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*  {{Skill|Mending}} over {{Skill|Defiant Stance}} - more consistent skill but harder to use under pressure due to the long cast time.
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'''Utility'''
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For the optional slot:
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* {{Skill|Signet of Stamina}} - the passive endurance regen not only gives you higher sustain, but also better {{Tooltip|Alacrity}} uptime from the relic.
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* {{Skill|Bull's Charge}} - a more traditional setup with good defense and offense as well as some mobility.
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* {{Skill|Banner of Tactics}} - great anti-CC tool but it has to be used proactively, as it doesn't break stun for the user.
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* {{Skill|Banner of Defense}} - could act as a second healing skill with barrier sharing and defensive boons.
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'''Weapons'''
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* ''Dagger/Shield'' over ''Staff'' - better damage, lower survivability. Use Sigil of Intelligence/Savagery on the Dagger set and Sigil of Energy/Cleansing on Spear.
  
  
 
==Template Code==
 
==Template Code==
 
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==Specializations==
 
==Specializations==
 
{{Specialization|Defense|bot|mid|mid}}
 
{{Specialization|Defense|bot|mid|mid}}
{{Specialization|Discipline|mid|bot|bot}}
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{{Specialization|Discipline|mid|mid|bot}}
 
'''Variants'''
 
'''Variants'''
* {{trait|Destruction of the Empowered}} can be played instead of {{trait|Brawler's Recovery}} for more damage at the cost of condition cleansing. You might want to consider taking {{sigil|Purging}} with this.
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* {{trait|Brawler's Recovery}} lowers your damage but makes you much more durable in condition matchups. Take this trait if you're having trouble dealing with condi builds in your games. It's also a more forgiving option in general.
{{Specialization|Spellbreaker|top|top|bot}}
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{{Specialization|Spellbreaker|mid|top|bot}}
  
  
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| weapon3 = staff
 
| weapon3 = staff
 
| weapon4 =  
 
| weapon4 =  
| sigil1 = Cleansing
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| sigil1 = Intelligence
| sigil2 = Energy
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| sigil2 = Revocation
| sigil3 = Intelligence
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| sigil3 = Energy
| sigil4 = Revocation
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| sigil4 = Cleansing
 
| rune = Deadeye
 
| rune = Deadeye
 
| amulet = Berserker
 
| amulet = Berserker
 
| relic = Relic of Rivers
 
| relic = Relic of Rivers
 
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===Equipment Variants===
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'''Sigils'''
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* {{Sigil|Purging}} over {{Sigil|Revocation}} - better cleansing.
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'''Amulets'''
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* {{Amulet|Heretic}} - better healing, especially on Staff.
  
  
 
==Usage==
 
==Usage==
 
To be added.
 
To be added.

Revision as of 13:47, 25 August 2024

Part of the current metagame

Our curator decided this build is in the current metagame regardless of rating. The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Strike damage and Sustain

Designed for: PvP Conquest

Expansions required: Path of Fire BuildsSecrets of the Obscure buildsJanthir Wilds builds

Difficulty:
Easy
This build was last updated on August 25, 2024 and is up to date for the August 20, 2024 patch.

Overview

A high sustain Power Spellbreaker duelist build for PvP using the recently introduced Spear.


Skill Bar

Spear
Staff
Utility


Skill Variants

Heal

  • Mending over Defiant Stance - more consistent skill but harder to use under pressure due to the long cast time.


Utility

For the optional slot:

  • Signet of Stamina - the passive endurance regen not only gives you higher sustain, but also better Alacrity Alacrity uptime from the relic.
  • Bull's Charge - a more traditional setup with good defense and offense as well as some mobility.
  • Banner of Tactics - great anti-CC tool but it has to be used proactively, as it doesn't break stun for the user.
  • Banner of Defense - could act as a second healing skill with barrier sharing and defensive boons.


Weapons

  • Dagger/Shield over Staff - better damage, lower survivability. Use Sigil of Intelligence/Savagery on the Dagger set and Sigil of Energy/Cleansing on Spear.


Template Code

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Specializations

Variants

  • Brawler's Recovery lowers your damage but makes you much more durable in condition matchups. Take this trait if you're having trouble dealing with condi builds in your games. It's also a more forgiving option in general.


Equipment

Spear
Sigil
Sigil
Staff
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
Amulet
Relic


Equipment Variants

Sigils

  • Sigil of Purging over Sigil of Revocation - better cleansing.


Amulets

  • - better healing, especially on Staff.


Usage

To be added.


Ratings

This build has a rating of 5 stars based on 2 votes.
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5 stars
Velkix gave this build 5 stars • August 2024
Broken from beta. Enjoy your time before nerf. We have a diversity crisis in PVP.
5 stars
Yerloq gave this build 5 stars • August 2024
Super good. The dps of spear is great and the reworks to the kit really made it a viable weapon. It'll probably get nerfed but for now it's shredding even tankier opponents while maintaining evade frames and having some good cc.

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