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While this build deals good damage on its own, it excels when there are lots of conditions on the boss for {{Trait|Modified Ammunition}}. A dedicated healer in the party will also help maintain this build's {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Scholar}} bonus after it deals damage to itself with {{Trait|Photonic Blasting Module}}.
 
While this build deals good damage on its own, it excels when there are lots of conditions on the boss for {{Trait|Modified Ammunition}}. A dedicated healer in the party will also help maintain this build's {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Scholar}} bonus after it deals damage to itself with {{Trait|Photonic Blasting Module}}.
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* {{Skill|Hard Light Arena}} can be useful in uncoordinated groups for the protection and pull.
 
* {{Skill|Hard Light Arena}} can be useful in uncoordinated groups for the protection and pull.
 
* {{Skill|Spectrum Shield}} if you don't trust your healer to keep you alive or stunbreak you in high pressure fights.
 
* {{Skill|Spectrum Shield}} if you don't trust your healer to keep you alive or stunbreak you in high pressure fights.
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===Equipment Variants===
 
===Equipment Variants===
 
* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of the Night}} or slaying sigils when applicable.
 
* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of the Night}} or slaying sigils when applicable.
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==Consumables==
 
==Consumables==
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'''Food'''
 
'''Food'''
 
* {{food|Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup}}
 
* {{food|Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup}}
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'''Utility'''
 
'''Utility'''
 
* {{utility|Potent Superior Sharpening Stone}}
 
* {{utility|Potent Superior Sharpening Stone}}
 
* Slaying potions when applicable.
 
* Slaying potions when applicable.
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==Usage==
 
==Usage==
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===Rotation===
 
The logic behind this rotation is to maximize your Photon Forge and {{Trait|Laser's Edge}} uptime. First you build heat in Photon Forge with {{Skill|Corona Burst}}, {{Skill|Photon Blitz}}, and autoattack chains. After you overheat, you use your highest damage skills together with {{Trait|Solar Focusing Lens}}, then fill with {{Skill|Bomb}} and your high damage skills such as {{Skill|Shrapnel Grenade}}, {{Skill|Fire Bomb}}, and {{Skill|Blunderbuss}}. Rinse and repeat when Photon Forge is available again.
 
The logic behind this rotation is to maximize your Photon Forge and {{Trait|Laser's Edge}} uptime. First you build heat in Photon Forge with {{Skill|Corona Burst}}, {{Skill|Photon Blitz}}, and autoattack chains. After you overheat, you use your highest damage skills together with {{Trait|Solar Focusing Lens}}, then fill with {{Skill|Bomb}} and your high damage skills such as {{Skill|Shrapnel Grenade}}, {{Skill|Fire Bomb}}, and {{Skill|Blunderbuss}}. Rinse and repeat when Photon Forge is available again.
  
  
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===Opening Rotation===
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<big>'''Opener'''</big>
 
:Start with 75% heat.
 
:Start with 75% heat.
 
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# {{Skill|Big Ol' Bomb}}
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===Loop Rotation===
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<big>'''Loop'''</big>
 
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# {{Skill|Laser Disk}}
 
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# {{Skill|Prime Light Beam}}
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<big>'''Standard Photon Forge Rotation'''</big>
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This is the easier Photon Forge rotation and applicable to all bosses.
 
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====Delayed Overheat Rotation====
 
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:This is an alternate Photon Forge rotation which aims to use {{Skill|Corona Burst}} 3 times before overheating. You leave Photon Forge mid way through to get in an extra cast of your non-Photon Forge DPS skills.
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This is an alternate Photon Forge rotation which aims to use {{Skill|Corona Burst}} 3 times before overheating. You leave Photon Forge mid way through to get in an extra cast of your non-Photon Forge DPS skills.
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:This rotation is a DPS increase in long phases or bosses that don't have phases. However, it's more dependent on quickness and alacrity uptime.
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This rotation is a DPS increase in long phases or bosses that don't have phases. However, it's more dependent on quickness and alacrity uptime.
 
# {{Skill|Corona Burst}}
 
# {{Skill|Corona Burst}}
 
# {{Skill|Photon Blitz}}
 
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* Use {{Skill|Big Ol' Bomb}} and {{Skill|Grenade Barrage}} in place of an autoattack chain whenever possible.
 
* Use {{Skill|Big Ol' Bomb}} and {{Skill|Grenade Barrage}} in place of an autoattack chain whenever possible.
 
* {{Skill|Blade Burst}} should be used off cooldown, as long as you're above 51 heat. Try to stand inside the boss' hitbox when you cast this, to ensure all projectiles hit the boss.
 
* {{Skill|Blade Burst}} should be used off cooldown, as long as you're above 51 heat. Try to stand inside the boss' hitbox when you cast this, to ensure all projectiles hit the boss.
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoadqD_BVV8 Video example by Fallen] (Delayed overheat rotation)
 
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoadqD_BVV8 Video example by Fallen] (Delayed overheat rotation)

Revision as of 17:31, 11 August 2022

The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good

Focused on: Strike damage

Designed for: Raids and Fractals

Expansions required: Path of Fire Builds

Difficulty:
TBD
This build was last updated on August 11, 2022 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.


Overview

A power DPS Holosmith build for fractals and raids. This build brings extremely high burst and sustained AoE damage, as well as heavy CC and Vulnerability Vulnerability.

While this build deals good damage on its own, it excels when there are lots of conditions on the boss for Modified Ammunition. A dedicated healer in the party will also help maintain this build's Rune of Superior Rune of the Scholar bonus after it deals damage to itself with Photonic Blasting Module.


Skill Bar

Rifle
Utility


Weapon Variants

See Holosmith - Power Sword DPS for the Sword/Pistol variation of this build.


Skill Variants

Swapping out your utility skills is a large DPS loss and should only be considered as a last ditch option.

  • Hard Light Arena can be useful in uncoordinated groups for the protection and pull.
  • Spectrum Shield if you don't trust your healer to keep you alive or stunbreak you in high pressure fights.


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Specializations


Equipment

Head
Berserker
Shoulders
Berserker
Chest
Berserker
Hands
Berserker
Legs
Berserker
Feet
Berserker
Backpiece
Berserker
Accessory
Berserker
Accessory
Berserker
Amulet
Berserker
Ring
Berserker
Ring
Berserker
Rifle
Berserker
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
x6
Infusion
x18


Equipment Variants

  • Sigil of Superior Sigil of the Night or slaying sigils when applicable.


Consumables

Food


Utility

  • Slaying potions when applicable.


Usage

Rotation

The logic behind this rotation is to maximize your Photon Forge and Laser's Edge uptime. First you build heat in Photon Forge with Corona Burst, Photon Blitz, and autoattack chains. After you overheat, you use your highest damage skills together with Solar Focusing Lens, then fill with Bomb and your high damage skills such as Shrapnel Grenade, Fire Bomb, and Blunderbuss. Rinse and repeat when Photon Forge is available again.


Opener

Start with 75% heat.
  1. Big Ol' Bomb
  2. Fire Bomb
  3. Shrapnel Grenade
  4. Grenade Barrage
  5. Engage Photon Forge
  6. Corona Burst
  7. Photon Blitz
  8. Laser Disk
  9. Overheat


Loop

  1. Laser Disk
  2. Prime Light Beam
  3. Jump Shot
  4. Blunderbuss
  5. Shrapnel Grenade
  6. Fire Bomb
  7. Bomb until 5s cooldown on Fire Bomb
  8. Shrapnel Grenade
  9. Poison Grenade
  10. Freeze Grenade
  11. Bomb until Fire Bomb is almost off cooldown
  12. Blunderbuss
  13. Shrapnel Grenade
  14. Fire Bomb
  15. Bomb until Engage Photon Forge is available
  16. Engage Photon Forge
  17. Photon Forge rotation (see below)
  18. Repeat


Standard Photon Forge Rotation

This is the easier Photon Forge rotation and applicable to all bosses.

  1. Corona Burst
  2. Photon Blitz
  3. Light Strike → Bright Slash → Flash Cutter x5
  4. Corona Burst
  5. Photon Blitz
  6. Overheat


Delayed Overheat Rotation

This is an alternate Photon Forge rotation which aims to use Corona Burst 3 times before overheating. You leave Photon Forge mid way through to get in an extra cast of your non-Photon Forge DPS skills.

This rotation is a DPS increase in long phases or bosses that don't have phases. However, it's more dependent on quickness and alacrity uptime.

  1. Corona Burst
  2. Photon Blitz
  3. Light Strike → Bright Slash → Flash Cutter until Corona Burst is available
  4. Corona Burst
  5. Deactivate Photon Forge
  6. Blunderbuss
  7. Fire Bomb
  8. Shrapnel Grenade
  9. Engage Photon Forge
  10. Light Strike → Bright Slash → Flash Cutter until Corona Burst is available
  11. Corona Burst
  12. Photon Blitz
  13. Overheat


Notes

  • Never interrupt your Photon Forge autoattack chain.
  • In real fights you will want to time your Overheat based on the encounter. Overheating provides a lot of burst damage, but it will also deal damage to yourself.
    • If a burst damage phase is about to come up, it's worth tweaking your rotation or using extra Photon Forge skills like Holographic Shockwave so you will be at 75% heat when the phase arrives. This lets you do your opening rotation and overheat for high burst damage.
    • If you are low on health or if the burst damage will be wasted, you should Deactivate Photon Forge and fill with your normal DPS skills similar to the "Delayed Overheat Rotation" listed above.
  • Use Big Ol' Bomb and Grenade Barrage in place of an autoattack chain whenever possible.
  • Blade Burst should be used off cooldown, as long as you're above 51 heat. Try to stand inside the boss' hitbox when you cast this, to ensure all projectiles hit the boss.


Video example by Fallen (Delayed overheat rotation)


CC

  • Big Ol' Bomb
  • Holographic Shockwave
  • Overcharged Shot
  • Prime Light Beam
  • Static Shock
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Ratings

This build has a rating of 4 stars based on 3 votes.
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5 stars
Vitro gave this build 5 stars • November 2023
A great build with good sustained dps and some outstanding burst, its quite simple to play once you learn to go around your 5 sec cd skills, while A.E.D. its a great healing skill with an extra cc button, coolant blast gives more reliable heals and good cleanse with cauterize (it gives 1 stack of burning per unique condition, not stack, so 15 bleed gets changed to only 1 burning) the hammer variant gets more overall dps and a block, and the sword an inmob on pistol 5 or more cc with shield skills. with the only downside of the self damage of the overheat, but you can still get benefitted of it by activating A.E.D. while overheating if you know that the damage its going to be lethal.
3 stars
OfficerAndyGentleman gave this build 3 stars • November 2022
Strong burst damage, but has a much more rigid rotation than sword and doesn't really get rewarded for it.
5 stars
Troupe gave this build 5 stars • March 2020
Has strong burst and sustained DPS, with a relatively simple rotation. Also brings decent soft and hard CC, making it a strong choice in a range of situations.

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