Build:Willbender - Power DPS

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

Focused on: Direct damage

Designed for: Raids and Fractals

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Normal

This build was last updated on July 11, 2023 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A Power DPS build for Willbender.

When running Virtues, Willbender has the advantage that it can more easily maintain Aegis than Dragonhunter and core Guardian thanks to Crashing Courage, which can be used to ensure uptime during burst phases where it might otherwise be lost.

Unfortunately, regardless of the build used, Power Willbender's damage is unimpressive, making it a rather niche pick.

Skill Bar

Sword/Focus

Greatsword

Utility

Weapon Variants

• Offhand Sword deals slightly less damage than Focus, but could be useful if the extra mobility from Advancing Strike would be useful.

Skill Variants

• Whirling Light could replace Purging Flames:
  • Purging Flames deals slightly more damage, provides a fire field and cleanses conditions, but the boss may move out of it.
  • Whirling Light has 4 whirl finishers, which will cause it to do more damage than Purging Flames if you combo with an ethereal or fire field. It can also be used while moving.
• Bring Heaven's Palm if you need CC.

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Specializations

Specialization Variants

Virtues offers a significant damage boost, but is dependent on maintaining a high uptime of Aegis which requires skill and will not be practical on many encounters. You should also run Focus.

• You should run "Advance!" instead of Purging Flames for Aegis uptime.

Equipment

Head
Dragon

Shoulders
Berserker

Chest
Dragon

Hands
Berserker

Legs
Dragon

Feet
Berserker

Backpiece
Dragon

Accessory
Dragon

Accessory
Dragon

Amulet
Dragon

Ring
Dragon

Ring
Dragon

Sword
Dragon

Focus
Dragon

Sigil

Sigil

Greatsword
Dragon

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

• Using berserker stats gear instead of dragon stats is a minor DPS loss, and may work out better if you don't trust your Fury or Resolution uptime.

Virtues Variant

Head
Assassin

Shoulders
Assassin

Chest
Berserker

Hands
Assassin

Legs
Berserker

Feet
Assassin

Backpiece
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Sword
Berserker

Focus
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Greatsword
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x17

Infusion
x1

Consumables

Food

Utility

• • is slightly better if you're running the Virtues variant.

Usage

Radiance Rotation

Opener

If you won't need them, you can precast Flowing Resolve and Crashing Courage to begin with stacks of Lethal Tempo. Begin on Sword/Focus

1. Sword of Justice
2. Shield of Wrath
3. Ray of Judgment
4. Symbol of Blades
5. Rushing Justice
6. Zealot's Defense
7. Weapon Swap

Greatsword Loop

1. Symbol of Resolution
2. Whirling Wrath
3. Binding Blade
4. Leap of Faith
5. Purging Flames
6. Sword of Justice
7. Autoattack until Symbol of Resolution is available
8. Symbol of Resolution
9. Whirling Wrath
10. Autoattack until Whirling Wrath is available
11. Whirling Wrath
12. Symbol of Resolution
13. Weapon Swap

Sword Loop

1. Symbol of Blades
2. Zealot's Defense
3. Autoattack until Rushing Justice is available
4. Rushing Justice, Ray of Judgment and Symbol of Blades - the order can vary each loop
5. Autoattack until Zealot's Defense is available
6. Zealot's Defense
7. Symbol of Blades
8. Weapon Swap

Video example

Virtues Rotation

Opener

If you won't need them, you can precast Flowing Resolve and Crashing Courage to begin with stacks of Lethal Tempo. Begin on Sword/Focus.

1. Sword of Justice
2. Shield of Wrath
3. Ray of Judgment
4. Symbol of Blades
5. Weapon Swap

Greatsword Loop

1. Symbol of Resolution
2. Whirling Wrath
3. Binding Blade
4. Leap of Faith
5. Purging Flames
6. Autoattack until Symbol of Resolution is available
7. Symbol of Resolution
8. Whirling Wrath
9. Autoattack until Symbol of Resolution is available
10. Symbol of Resolution
11. Whirling Wrath
12. Weapon Swap

Sword Loop

1. Symbol of Blades
2. Zealot's Defense
3. Autoattack until Symbol of Blades is available
4. Symbol of Blades
5. Autoattack until Zealot's Defense is available
6. Zealot's Defense
7. Symbol of Blades
8. Weapon Swap

Video example

General Tips

1. Cast Ray of Judgment and Shield of Wrath off cooldown.
2. Cast Purging Flames off cooldown, but it is lower priority than other skills.
3. Use extra charges of Sword of Justice to fill in gaps where you don't have time for a full auto chain - make sure not to let it reach three stacks!
4. Use Rushing Justice off cooldown, and fill in gaps in Virtue uptime with the other two.