Build:Scourge - Alacrity Support Condi Healer

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Focused on: Healing and Utility

Designed for: Raids and Fractals

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Normal

This build was last updated on July 26, 2023.

Overview

A Scourge heal support build with condi-based damage that brings easy full Alacrity uptime, high Fury uptime, and decently good Might uptime to its subgroup, solid amounts of healing, and the signature support Scourge resurrectability. Most of the healing comes in the form of barrier and Regeneration, and as such, this build isn't amazing at burst healing. This is not a problem most of the time as even should the combination of barrier and regen fail the ease of resurrection should make most things recoverable.

This build also boasts a very solid amount of condition removal between Nefarious Favor and Abrasive Grit as well as decent Protection from Herald of Sorrow.

It's important to note that a solid chunk of the Might comes from the application of barrier so if you take any of the build alternatives that alter barrier generation will also necessarily alter might generation.

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Skill Bar

Scepter/Torch

Staff

Utility

Weapon Variants

• Replacing the Scepter with a Dagger will make life force generation extremely comfortable. If you're struggling with it, it's a very valid choice.
• Using a Warhorn instead of the Torch can be useful if you're hurting for CC.

Skill Variants

Healing

• Well of Blood replaces some of the barrier generation with more regen.

Utility

• Blood Is Power for extra DPS and Might generation.
• Well of Power for extra Might generation.
• Epidemic can be useful in certain specific encounters.
• Note that Desiccate is the sole source of Fury in this build so if you replace it you'll lose that.

Specializations

Trait Variants

• Soul Marks can be useful if you're hurting for life force generation.
• Vital Persistence for some extra self-sustain especially if you're tanking.
• Fear of Death for extra life force generation from Garish Pillar and Reaper's Mark.
• Eternal Life for extra passive life force generation and some Protection.
• Both Herald of Sorrow and Desert Empowerment are necessary as they are the backbone of this build's Alacrity generation. Never touch them.

Equipment

Head
Plaguedoctor

Shoulders
Plaguedoctor

Chest
Plaguedoctor

Hands
Plaguedoctor

Legs
Plaguedoctor

Feet
Plaguedoctor

Backpiece
Plaguedoctor

Accessory
Plaguedoctor

Accessory
Plaguedoctor

Amulet
Plaguedoctor

Ring
Plaguedoctor

Ring
Plaguedoctor

Scepter
Plaguedoctor

Torch
Plaguedoctor

Sigil

Sigil

Staff
Plaguedoctor

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Equipment Variants

• Rune of Superior Rune of the Monk if you already have it and don't want to swap is fine, but the sixth rune bonus of +10% outgoing healing doesn't apply to barrier so it's less useful for this build.
• Marshal's is about the same DPS and substantially lower Concentration but is easier to craft and the lower BD doesn't really impact this build very much.
• Seraph's increases DPS by a very minute amount (given that this is a Condi-based build) for a hefty loss in life force but for extreme optimisation it might be useful maybe.
• On the other hand, mixing in some Viper's increases DPS by a very respectable amount. Play with what works best for you.

Consumables

Food

• if you want some extra Concentration.
• for extra DPS.

Utility

• if you need the extra healing but you might need to compensate elsewhere for the lost Concentration.
• to go all in on DPS.

Usage

Healing

• Manifest Sand Shade, Sand Cascade, Sandstorm Shroud, Sand Flare, and Serpent Siphon are your big sources of barrier and should be used off cooldown.
  • Do remember though that your allies can only get up to 50% of their total health in barrier.
• Garish Pillar basically off cooldown for the pulsing healing to your allies but you might wish to save it if you'll need to rez someone.
• Serpent Siphon can provide very high Regeneration uptime.
  • Mark of Blood (and Well of Blood if you take it) can also help with it.
  • Dodge every now and then for the regen from Mark of Evasion.

Boons

• Using your barrier skills off cooldown will basically guarantee full Alacrity uptime with a good fifteen or more seconds of leeway.
• Desiccate, Oppressive Collapse, and barrier application (via Abrasive Grit) are your main sources of Might; spam them.
  • Blood Is Power and/or Well of Power are more sources of it if you take them.
• Using Desiccate off-cooldown should guarantee full Fury uptime, given its reduced recharge due to your permanent Alacrity, but it can get tight. Even without being very dedicated to it, though, it does provide high amounts of it, and if someone else is generating a little bit too it should be comfortable.

CC

• Charge (necromancer)
• Oppressive Collapse
• Garish Pillar
• Reaper's Mark
• Chillblains
• Grasping Dead
• Wail of Doom if using a Warhorn.
• Dark Pact if using a Dagger.

General Tips

• You should always have at least one Shade active from Manifest Sand Shade for the bonus Concentration and Expertise from Sand Sage.
• If you're using the Scepter, try not to interrupt your auto-attack chain for the high damage dealt by Putrid Curse.
  • Bunch uses of your other weaponskills and utility skills to use them all together so as to avoid interrupting the auto-attack chain.
• If you're not taking Fear of Death you might need to be a bit aggressive with life force generation. Feast of Corruption, Harrowing Wave, Desiccate, and Necrotic Grasp are your friends.
  • On the other hand, if you take a Dagger main hand you will never need to worry about life force ever, at the cost of needing to be in melee range of the boss.