Build:Holosmith - Boon Roamer

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Focused on: Direct damage and Sustain

Designed for: WvW Roaming

Difficulty:

TBD

This build was last updated on February 15, 2022.

Overview

A Holosmith WvW Roaming build built around high boon duration with easy access to Protection, Resolution Regeneration, Stability, and Fury, while maintaining high Might stacks.

Skill Bar

Sword/Shield

Utility

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Skill Variants

Utility

• Elixir C
  - an alternative to
  Elixir Gun
  or
  Elixir B
  for more cleanse and boon application.

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Specializations

Variants

• - a good alternative to
  Comeback Cure
  providing more Protection application.

• Soothing Detonation
  - a higher sustain alternative to
  Mecha Legs
  at the cost of mobility.

Equipment

Head
Celestial

Shoulders
Celestial

Chest
Celestial

Hands
Celestial

Legs
Celestial

Feet
Celestial

Backpiece
Diviner

Accessory
Diviner

Accessory
Diviner

Amulet
Diviner

Ring
Diviner

Ring
Diviner

Sword
Celestial

Shield
Celestial

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

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• - a vary good option with passive damage reduction.
• - a good defensive option with more Might application.

- budget option.

• or
  - a good option for more power.

Variants

Run

with any of these runes.

• for a higher survivability option that has good synergy with
  Over Shield
  ,
  Anticorrosion Plating
  , and
  Comeback Cure
  .
• for a higher damage option that gives more Vigor and Fury application, lets you take
  Soothing Detonation
  without losing mobility.
• for a higher mobility but lower boon duration option, lets you take
  Soothing Detonation
  .

Some other sigils and runes that can work.

Sigils

1. Swap
   for:

• or
  - for more quickness application.
• - a more defensive option.

Runes

• - an alternative with power and precision.
• - an alternative to
  .
• - an alternative to
  .

Usage

Elite specialization basics

• Holosmith grants access to the Photon Forge (sometimes referred to as holo mode or just Forge) and introduces a new resource: heat. Heat is generated passively while the forge is active and also by activating forge skills. Higher cool down skills generate more heat.

• Reaching maximum heat (150 due to
  Enhanced Capacity Storage Unit
  ) should be avoided as
  Overheat
  ing damages you and locks you out of the forge until heat goes back to 0.

• Engage Photon Forge
  is used to activate the forge, after which your weapon skills will be replaced by 5 new ones. You can't exit the forge for at least 6 seconds, so be careful about reentering with high heat levels.
  • Both Engage Photon Forge and Disengage Photon Forge count as toolbelt skills and will work with related traits. Both skills can proc weapon swap sigils too.

Forge skills

• Auto attacks are just filler/spammable downed cleave if you'd need it.

• Holo Leap
  should be used on cool down most of the time as this is an incredibly loaded skill with a very short cool down. This skill provides mobility/cleansing via
  Crystal Configuration: Zephyr
  , does decent damage, and even functions as a Leap Finisher which you will be using often with the combo fields from
  Elite Mortar Kit
  and
  Elixir Gun
  .

• Corona Burst
  tends to be the first skill Holosmiths use in combat right after entering holo mode. This is a two-parter that also stacks Might. The second strike goes off after a delay, making it ideal to combo with other skills for burst damage. Try to squeeze in 2 Corona Bursts before exiting the form.

• Photon Blitz
  can be useful for reaching targets trying to escape, otherwise it should only be used if you can make sure that all of its projectiles are going to land (for example if the target is CC'd).

• Holographic Shockwave
  is an excellent AoE CC and also a Blast Finisher which you can use with the combo fields in
  Elite Mortar Kit
  and
  Elixir Gun
  .

General

• All your Elixir skill grant 3 Might because of
  HGH
  .
• Elixir H
  will cure 2 conditions and
  Toss Elixir H
  will cure another 1 condition.
• Super Elixir
  will heal, cure 1 condition, and grant Regeneration.
• Elixir B
  should be used whenever possible.
• Elixir U
  can be used to burst down targets with Quickness or saved for the stunbreak and Stability.
• Poison Gas Shell
  ,
  Endothermic Shell
  , and
  Flash Shell
  are strong skills which you can combo your leap and blast finishers with.
• You can combo your leap and blast finishers in
  Elixir Shell
  for some extra healing.
• Swapping into
  Elite Mortar Kit
  will proc
  and convert 3 conditions into boons on a 45 second cool down.
• Shield skills grant Protection which will cure 1 condition and grant Regeneration.
• Healing Mist
  is your second stun break and gives Regeneration.
• While you have Regeneration you have +250 healing power.

Weapon sets and damage

• Most of your damage comes from Forge skills and
  Elite Mortar Kit
  .
• Your sword/shield weapon set is your defensive/utility weapon set with a block, projectile reflect and 3 interrupts in
  Static Shield
  and
  Magnetic Shield
  with some mobility and burst in
  Radiant Arc
  .
• Right after exiting the forge follow up with
  Radiant Arc
  and
  Refraction Cutter
  while your heat is still high.
• Elixir Gun
  has some sustain in
  Super Elixir
  and good burst in
  Glob Shot
  and
  Acid Bomb
  .

Sample Skill Rotations

• Start with pre-buffing with
  Elixir U
  →
  Elixir B
  then enter
  Elite Mortar Kit
  and
  Endothermic Shell
  →
  Flash Shell
  →
  Poison Gas Shell
  then
  Engage Photon Forge
  →
  Holo Leap
  →
  Corona Burst
  →
  Holographic Shockwave
  →
  Photon Blitz
  →
  Holo Leap
  → auto-attack chain →
  Corona Burst
  .

• Deactivate Photon Forge
  →
  Radiant Arc
  →
  Refraction Cutter
  swap into
  Elixir Gun
  then
  Acid Bomb
  →
  Glob Shot
  .

• Holo Leap
  →
  Deactivate Photon Forge
  →
  Refraction Cutter
  →
  Magnetic Shield
  →
  Magnetic Inversion
  →
  Radiant Arc
  swap into
  Elixir Gun
  then
  Acid Bomb
  →
  Glob Shot
  .