Difference between revisions of "Holosmith - Condi DPS"

Latest revision as of 20:31, 17 September 2024

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

Focused on: Condition damage

Designed for: Raids and Fractals

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Hard

This build was last updated on September 17, 2024 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

Variant of the old Condition Engineer build. Great condi burst and sustained damage as well as having good CC options. Very complicated to play at peak effectiveness, but more than rewards players that can.

Skill Bar

Spear

Utility

Weapon Variants

Pistol/Pistol is the best weapon set for players that don't own Janthir Wilds. This also provides better ranged damage.

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Specializations

Equipment

Head
Viper

Shoulders
Viper

Chest
Viper

Hands
Sinister

Legs
Viper

Feet
Sinister

Backpiece
Sinister

Accessory
Viper

Amulet
Viper

Ring
Viper

Spear
Viper

Sigil

Pistol
Viper

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

Relic of Akeem is also a strong option if you use Air Blast each time you enter Flamethrower. Its AoE nature makes it superior if there are targets other than the boss around.

Non-SotO Gear

For players that don't own Secrets of the Obscure, Relic of the Aristocracy is the best core option. As this adds a lot of condi duration, you should run the following gear instead:

Head
Viper

Shoulders
Viper

Chest
Viper

Hands
Sinister

Legs
Viper

Feet
Sinister

Backpiece
Sinister

Accessory
Sinister

Amulet
Sinister

Ring
Viper

Ring
Sinister

Pistol
Viper

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

Consumables

Food

Utility

- for a cheaper alternative

Usage

Spear rotation

The unique aspect of Spear is the Focused mechanic, which is applied by Conduit Surge and refreshed by the last hit of the auto chain. You can only have a single Focused target, and hitting the target with Spear skills will trigger enhanced effects:

The autoattack chain will apply Vulnerability
Conduit Surge applies more Burning
Lightning Rod ⇒ Electric Artillery deals more damage, and applies more Vulnerability and Burning.
Roiling Skies deals (slightly) more CC.
Devastator will hit the Focused target with Focused Devastation, applying more damage and Burning.

Due to the number of kits being used, skills will be coming off cooldown all the time, and your job is to fit in as many as you can while prioritising the most important ones.

The highest priority skills are Conduit Surge and Lightning Rod/Electric Artillery. These form the backbone of the rotation and should always be cast together (alternating between Lightning Rod and Electric Artillery).

After these, you want to cycle through your kits, using key skills in each before returning to Spear for Conduit Surge.

To make this manageable, each "kit" you swap to (for these purposes we consider Spear to also be a kit) has a key skill that we ideally want to swap to and use every time it comes off cooldown, as well as some lower-priority skills that you use if they happen to be off cooldown when you swap. The skills you use in each kit are:

Spear
Key skills: Conduit Surge & Lightning Rod/Electric Artillery
High priority: Devastator

Grenade Kit
Key skill: Shrapnel Grenade
High priority: Poison Grenade
Low priority: Freeze Grenade

Bomb Kit
Key skill: Fire Bomb
Medium priority: Concussion Bomb

Flamethrower
Key Skill: Flame Blast
Medium priority: Napalm
Low priority: Air Blast

As general principles, the priority of your kits is Spear > Grenade Kit > Bomb Kit > Flamethrower, and you should only use one or two skills each time you enter Grenade Kit. Also note that Fire Bomb has a longer cooldown than your other key skills, so you will occasionally skip this kit. Any downtime between key skills can be filled with spear autoattacks, but you don't need to worry about finishing the chains.

The following opener should give some idea of how this fits together:

Opener

Start at ~80 heat.

Fire Bomb (optional, mostly useful if you can cast it just before combat starts)
Lightning Rod
Conduit Surge
Incendiary Ammo - has no cast time so use as soon as you're in combat
Grenade Kit
Poison Grenade
Engage Photon Forge
Corona Burst
Photon Blitz
Prime Light Beam
Overheat
Electric Artillery
Conduit Surge
Devastator
Grenade Kit
Shrapnel Grenade
Flamethrower
Flame Blast
Napalm
Bomb Kit
Fire Bomb
Concussion Bomb
Weapon Swap
Lightning Rod
Conduit Surge
Grenade Barrage
Grenade Kit
Shrapnel Grenade
Freeze Grenade
Flamethrower
Flame Blast
Weapon Swap

After this, try to follow the principles outlined above until Photon Forge is ready again. This should line up with Spear skills such that you can do:

Lightning Rod
Conduit Surge
Engage Photon Forge
Corona Burst
Photon Blitz
Autoattack until Corona Burst is ready
Corona Burst
Deactivate Photon Forge
Conduit Surge
Electric Artillery
Quickly cycle through your kits and use the higher priority skills. The aim is to spend ~5 seconds doing this so that Corona Burst is back off cooldown
Engage Photon Forge
Corona Burst
Photon Blitz
Grenade Barrage
Overheat
Repeat something similar to the opener, though the available skills won't necessarily be the same.

Use Incendiary Ammo off cooldown
Grenade Barrage can be used to fill in gaps in the rotation. Big Ol' Bomb can be used similarly, but it's barely a damage increase over autoattacking, so can be saved for CC instead.
Prime Light Beam should be used nearly off cooldown. It should line up roughly with Photon Forge so you can delay it slightly to use at higher heat.

Spear rotation example

Pistol rotations

Pistol rotation example

Pistol rotation example - simplified

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 | rating = Great
 | focus = Condition Damage
-| xpac = pof
+| xpac = pof, jw
 | meta =
 | difficulty = 3
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 | profession = Engineer
 | specialization = Holosmith
-| weapon1 = pistol
+| weapon1 = Spear
-| weapon2 = pistol
+| weapon2 =
 | healing = A.E.D.
 | utility1 = Grenade Kit
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 | elite = Prime Light Beam
 }}
+===Weapon Variants===
+'''Pistol/Pistol''' is the best weapon set for players that don't own Janthir Wilds. This also provides better ranged damage.
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 {{Specialization|Holosmith|bot|top|bot}}
-* Higher damage can be achieved with {{trait|Thermal Release Valve}}, though the reliance on regular dodging makes it more complicated and could leave you without important defence.
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 | rune = Superior Rune of the Trapper
 | rune-qt = 6
-| weapon1 = Pistol
+| weapon1 = Spear
-| weapon2 = Pistol
+| weapon2 =
+| weapon3 = Pistol
+| weapon4 = Pistol
 | sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Earth
 | sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Bursting
+| sigil3 = Superior Sigil of Earth
+| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Bursting
 | infusion1 = Malign +9 Agony Infusion
 | infusion1-qt = 18
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 ==Usage==
-[https://youtu.be/mlVfjnf_JlM Rotation example]
-[https://youtu.be/wmfNN879suA Rotation example - simplified]
+===Spear rotation===
+The unique aspect of '''Spear''' is the ''Focused'' mechanic, which is applied by {{skill|Conduit Surge}} and refreshed by the last hit of the auto chain. You can only have a single ''Focused'' target, and hitting the target with '''Spear''' skills will trigger enhanced effects:
+* The autoattack chain will apply {{tooltip|Vulnerability}}
+* {{skill|Conduit Surge}} applies more {{tooltip|Burning}}
+* {{skill|Lightning Rod}} {{to}} {{skill|Electric Artillery}} deals more damage, and applies more {{tooltip|Vulnerability}} and {{tooltip|Burning}}.
+* {{skill|Roiling Skies}} deals (slightly) more CC.
+* {{skill|Devastator}} will hit the ''Focused'' target with {{skill|Focused Devastation}}, applying more damage and {{tooltip|Burning}}.
+Due to the number of kits being used, skills will be coming off cooldown all the time, and your job is to fit in as many as you can while prioritising the most important ones.
+The highest priority skills are {{skill|Conduit Surge}} and {{skill|Lightning Rod}}/{{skill|Electric Artillery}}. These form the backbone of the rotation and should always be cast together (alternating between {{skill|Lightning Rod}} and {{skill|Electric Artillery}}).
+After these, you want to cycle through your kits, using key skills in each before returning to Spear for {{skill|Conduit Surge}}.
+To make this manageable, each "kit" you swap to (for these purposes we consider '''Spear''' to also be a kit) has a key skill that we ideally want to swap to and use every time it comes off cooldown, as well as some lower-priority skills that you use if they happen to be off cooldown when you swap. The skills you use in each kit are:
+'''Spear'''<br>
+Key skills: {{skill|Conduit Surge}} & {{skill|Lightning Rod}}/{{skill|Electric Artillery}} <br>
+High priority: {{Skill|Devastator}}
+'''Grenade Kit'''<br>
+Key skill: {{Skill|Shrapnel Grenade}}<br>
+High priority: {{Skill|Poison Grenade}}<br>
+Low priority: {{Skill|Freeze Grenade}}
+'''Bomb Kit'''<br>
+Key skill: {{Skill|Fire Bomb}}<br>
+Medium priority: {{Skill|Concussion Bomb}}
+'''Flamethrower'''<br>
+Key Skill: {{skill|Flame Blast}}<br>
+Medium priority: {{skill|Napalm}}<br>
+Low priority: {{skill|Air Blast}}
+As general principles, the priority of your kits is '''Spear''' > {{skill|Grenade Kit}} > {{skill|Bomb Kit}} > {{skill|Flamethrower}}, and you should only use one or two skills each time you enter {{skill|Grenade Kit}}. Also note that {{Skill|Fire Bomb}} has a longer cooldown than your other key skills, so you will occasionally skip this kit. Any downtime between key skills can be filled with spear autoattacks, but you don't need to worry about finishing the chains.
+The following opener should give some idea of how this fits together:
+<big>'''Opener'''</big>
+Start at ~80 heat.
+# {{skill|Fire Bomb}} (optional, mostly useful if you can cast it just before combat starts)
+# {{skill|Lightning Rod}}
+# {{skill|Conduit Surge}}
+# {{skill|Incendiary Ammo}} - has no cast time so use as soon as you're in combat
+# {{skill|Grenade Kit}}
+# {{skill|Poison Grenade}}
+# {{skill|Engage Photon Forge}}
+# {{skill|Corona Burst}}
+# {{skill|Photon Blitz}}
+# {{skill|Prime Light Beam}}
+# {{skill|Overheat}}
+# {{skill|Electric Artillery}}
+# {{skill|Conduit Surge}}
+# {{skill|Devastator}}
+# {{skill|Grenade Kit}}
+# {{skill|Shrapnel Grenade}}
+# {{skill|Flamethrower}}
+# {{skill|Flame Blast}}
+# {{skill|Napalm}}
+# {{skill|Bomb Kit}}
+# {{skill|Fire Bomb}}
+# {{Skill|Concussion Bomb}}
+# {{tooltip|Weapon Swap}}
+# {{skill|Lightning Rod}}
+# {{skill|Conduit Surge}}
+# {{skill|Grenade Barrage}}
+# {{skill|Grenade Kit}}
+# {{skill|Shrapnel Grenade}}
+# {{skill|Freeze Grenade}}
+# {{skill|Flamethrower}}
+# {{skill|Flame Blast}}
+# {{tooltip|Weapon Swap}}
+After this, try to follow the principles outlined above until '''Photon Forge''' is ready again. This should line up with '''Spear''' skills such that you can do:
+# {{skill|Lightning Rod}}
+# {{skill|Conduit Surge}}
+# {{skill|Engage Photon Forge}}
+# {{skill|Corona Burst}}
+# {{skill|Photon Blitz}}
+# Autoattack until '''Corona Burst''' is ready
+# {{skill|Corona Burst}}
+# {{skill|Deactivate Photon Forge}}
+# {{skill|Conduit Surge}}
+# {{skill|Electric Artillery}}
+# Quickly cycle through your kits and use the higher priority skills. The aim is to spend ~5 seconds doing this so that '''Corona Burst''' is back off cooldown
+# {{skill|Engage Photon Forge}}
+# {{skill|Corona Burst}}
+# {{skill|Photon Blitz}}
+# {{skill|Grenade Barrage}}
+# {{skill|Overheat}}
+# Repeat something similar to the opener, though the available skills won't necessarily be the same.
+* Use {{skill|Incendiary Ammo}} off cooldown
+* {{skill|Grenade Barrage}} can be used to fill in gaps in the rotation. {{skill|Big Ol' Bomb}} can be used similarly, but it's barely a damage increase over autoattacking, so can be saved for CC instead.
+* {{skill|Prime Light Beam}} should be used nearly off cooldown. It should line up roughly with '''Photon Forge''' so you can delay it slightly to use at higher heat.
+[https://youtu.be/2Lt1tT7dNJI Spear rotation example]
+===Pistol rotations===
+[https://youtu.be/mlVfjnf_JlM Pistol rotation example]
-[https://youtu.be/iYpe36cFbHE Rotation example - Thermal Release Valve]
+[https://youtu.be/wmfNN879suA Pistol rotation example - simplified]

Difference between revisions of "Holosmith - Condi DPS"

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Contents

Overview