Build:Herald - Mad King's Labyrinth

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

Focused on: Utility

Designed for: Open World, Open World Tagging and Open World Specialist

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Easy

This build was last updated on October 13, 2024 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

This is a tagging build for Herald designed for the Mad King's Labyrinth. A tagging build is designed to farm enemies in large groups dealing little damage to earn kill credit while allowing other players also to tag that enemy. This build emphasizes concentration, conditional damage, magic find, and survivability. This setup ensures a constant presence of Regeneration, Swiftness, Protection, and Quickness, prioritizing boons for the team along with enhanced survivability.

Notably, this build intentionally AVOIDS boosting Might, Fury, and all Power, Precision, and Ferocity. These attributes are kept at the minimum possible level for a level 80 character (1k, 1k, 0).

Skillbar

Short Bow

Mace/Axe

Utility

Utility

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Equipment

Head
Ritualist

Shoulders
Ritualist

Chest
Ritualist

Hands
Ritualist

Legs
Ritualist

Feet
Ritualist

Backpiece
Trailblazer

Accessory
Trailblazer

Accessory
Trailblazer

Amulet
Trailblazer

Ring
Trailblazer

Ring
Trailblazer

Short Bow
Ritualist

Sigil

Sigil

Mace
Ritualist

Axe
Ritualist

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

• If you do not wish to acquire this gear an alternative practice is to use non-power gear, and also simply remove your trinkets to lower your total attributes and cause less damage.
• Hammer can be used instead of Short Bow for those that do not have SoTo's Weaponmaster Training unlocked.
• Rune of Superior Rune of Radiance for added concentration.
• If not using infusions to add Concentration then full Ritualist's can be used. What matters is that Boon Duration cannot exceed 100%, so any additional concentration provides no additional benefit above this.

Jade Bot

• Jade Bot Core: Tier 10 increases Vitality by 235
• Rescue Protocol Recharge 3 ideal if you go down
• Scavenger Protocol: Might Trophies to profitably add to your farming with Scavenger Bags

Consumables

Food

• Adds concentration and +40% Magic Find

Utility

• Adds conditional damage and +30% Magic Find

Usage

Standard Rotation

The aim is to prioritize speed and survivability while steering clear of increasing power and direct damage. Focus on tagging mobs rather than eliminating them instantly.

While in Legendary Dragon Stance, activate Facet of Light, Facet of Elements, and Facet of Chaos at the same time to achieve a -1 Energy Upkeep cost, enabling the presence of Quickness. When your energy dips below 10%, switch to Assassin stance, which will start you off with 70% Energy.

When in Legendary Assassin Stance, use Impossible Odds to gain a 50% increase in movement speed and maintain the -1 Energy Upkeep cost. When your energy drops below 10%, transition back to Dragon Stance, where you'll again begin with 70% Energy.

This strategy ensures you consistently maintain 6 stacks of Rising Momentum, further supporting high movement speed. You may wish to burst down bosses in Assassin's Stance to leave as much time running the labyrinth with Dragon's stance as possible.

Magic Find Tips

Maximize your Magic Find if possible to 750%

• Guild Magic Find can add up to 10% Magic Find if selected
• Communal Bonfire Boost can add 50% to MF
• Candy Corn Gobbler offers several boons including 50% to MF
• In the Enrichment slot, use Magical Enrichment for +20% MF
• Celebration Bonus from Birthday/Celebration Boosters add +100% MF
• New Year's Gift from a number of items, but one of the cheapest being Lucky Draketail adds 10% MF
• Enlightenment from Monastery Training which is a heart completion in Seitung Province provides an additional 10% MF
• Guild Heroes Banner adds 15% and Spirit Banner adds a stackable 10% although Spirit Shards are much more valuable than they used to be.

Experience Tips

Speaking of the need for Spirit Shards, here are some ways of increasing the Experience gains that you receive from your effort. Starting with some that overlap with MF increases:

• Enlightenment adds 20% Experience Gained
• Guild Heroes Banner adds 15% Experience From Kills
• Candy Corn Gobbler adds 50%-150% Experience depending on kill streak
• Celebration Bonus adds 100% Experience from Kills
• Festival Gobbler Boost adds 25% Experience Gained
• Resting can also be used to increase the experience gain that you receive

Recommended Squad Message

Simple Rules to Benefit Everyone:

1) Max 1k Power, 1k Precision, 0 Ferocity (Check Attributes).

2) Do NOT Open Doors. Tag will.

3) Do NOT Run Ahead of Tag (Stay Together).

4) Avoid Knockbacks, Encourage Pulls.

5) Avoid Buffs Might & Fury.