Build:Specter - Condi Celestial

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Focused on: Condition damage

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Difficulty:

TBD

Overview

A survivable open world build for Specter. Can solo the toughest content by either kiting with Measured Shot or evading with Death Blossom and healing with Consume Shadows. While Celestial provides balanced stats this build will favor condition damage and can stack a large amount of Poison and Torment with Endless Night and the synergies in Deadly Arts. You can provide near-permanent Alacrity along with permanent Fury, Vigor, and Swiftness to yourself and nearby allies when using wells and Siphon on enemies. You can also give yourself 25 Might thanks to the boon duration and Rune of Superior Rune of the Aristocracy. In addition, Sigil of Superior Sigil of Draining on Dagger turns Well of Silence into a significant heal against larger groups.

Skill Bar

Scepter/Pistol

Dagger/Dagger

Utility

Weapon Variants

• Shortbow - good ranged option instead of D/D, especially for tagging.

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Equipment

Head
Celestial

Shoulders
Celestial

Chest
Celestial

Hands
Celestial

Legs
Celestial

Feet
Celestial

Backpiece
Celestial

Accessory
Celestial

Accessory
Celestial

Amulet
Celestial

Ring
Celestial

Ring
Celestial

Scepter
Celestial

Pistol
Celestial

Sigil

Sigil

Dagger
Celestial

Dagger
Celestial

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Equipment Variants

• Rune of Superior Rune of Tormenting, Rune of Superior Rune of the Afflicted, Rune of Superior Rune of the Traveler, Rune of Superior Rune of the Tempest, or even Rune of Superior Rune of the Nightmare are more readily-available alternatives to Rune of Superior Rune of the Aristocracy.
• Use for Might generation if using runes other than Rune of Superior Rune of the Aristocracy.
• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Torment can be replaced with Sigil of Superior Sigil of Doom on Pistol if you frequently enter shroud as doing so triggers the sigil.
• Total condition and boon duration may vary if using alternative runes. Approximately 50% boon duration allows permanent Alacrity with the selected wells. Adjust sigils or even swap Well of Silence for Well of Sorrow to reach desired condition and boon duration.

Consumables

• Any ascended food is superior to any other food you could use. Steak for power, flatbread for conditions. Budget versions of these foods exist and are acceptable.
• - if using alternative runes to Rune of Superior Rune of the Aristocracy
• - farming
• - DPS
• - defense

Utility

• (and variants) - farming
• , - dps
• - dps if using gear with high toughness

Usage

• Weakness gives you Might thanks to Rune of Superior Rune of the Aristocracy. Alternate Shadow Sap with Measured Shot/Endless Night to quickly stack up to 25 Might. Siphon also stacks might and gives you more initiative. When you're low on initiative use Enter Shadow Shroud and cycle through your attacks, then exit for a large heal thanks to Consume Shadows. Note that auto-attacking in shroud gives you Might and Eternal Night inflicts Weakness and gives you Might. Enter Shadow Shroud also procs Quick Pockets and weapon swap sigils.

• For foes that can't be kited or large groups switch to Dagger and use Death Blossom. You can pull larger groups in with Shadowfall. Well of Silence will provide significant amounts of healing when used on grouped enemies thanks to Sigil of Superior Sigil of Draining and will also give you Might as it inflicts Weakness. If you need a reprieve use Cloak and Dagger to enter Stealth and exit with Backstab which grants you lots of Barrier thanks to Panaku's Ambition.

• You can use Wells on cooldown to maintain Alacrity or save for when needed. Traversing Dusk provides a large amount of sustain with Measured Shot.

Notes

• This build also provides excellent healing, barrier, and boon support to 1-5 players if you would prefer to assist others out in the world. The shadowsteps from your wells and skills will heal everyone around you. You can provide permanent Alacrity, Fury, Vigor, and Swiftness to up to 5 players. Use Shadow Bolt, Shadow Sap, and Measured Shot/Endless Night to provide massive amounts of healing, Barrier, and boons to a single target. Using Exit Shadow Shroud can provide a large AoE heal and Barrier thanks to Consume Shadows.

Video Examples

Celestial Specter vs Mayatl the Fierce

• A great example of this build in action with Rune of Superior Rune of the Aristocracy. Mayatl is a good demonstration for the Celestial Specter's sustain, CC, single target, and AoE capabilities in the open world.