Build:Herald - Power Herald

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

Focused on: Strike damage

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Easy

This build was last updated on August 31, 2023 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A power-based Herald build for open world. This build features very high ally support, good DPS, and relatively high personal defense even in DPS gear.

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Skill Bar

Sword/Sword

X/Shield

Utility

Utility

Weapon Variants

• Hammer - Herald's only ranged option; excellent for farming in a zerg
• Staff - heavy CC

Skill Variants

Do not replace Legendary Dragon Stance

• Legendary Dwarf Stance - Very high defense and CC.
• Legendary Demon Stance - Used for the leap, which can also group up enemies.
• Legendary Centaur Stance - Strong projectile hate and condi cleanse.

Equipment

Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; you can use exotic gear with the same stats.

DPS + Boon DPS

The pure DPS and Boon DPS options for Power Herald use identical gear.

Head
Berserker

Shoulders
Berserker

Chest
Berserker

Hands
Berserker

Legs
Berserker

Feet
Berserker

Backpiece
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Sword
Berserker

Sword
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Shield
Berserker

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

• Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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Farming

• Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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• (and variants)

Usage

Facet of Nature

This ability is quite powerful depending on which legend you have active. In general, you should strive to keep Facet of Nature active during Legendary Assassin Stance, Legendary Dragon Stance, and Legendary Dwarf Stance due to the high healing and damage reduction it applies. Thanks to Draconic Echo, you can also consume it and keep the bonus for a short time.

• Legendary Assassin Stance - provides you lifesteal with a 0.5s ICD, allowing you to heal for roughly 160 hp/s.
• Legendary Dragon Stance - provides 20% boon duration; this can exceed the duration cap
• Legendary Dwarf Stance - 10% damage reduction while active

General

• Maintain Facet of Darkness, Facet of Strength, and Facet of Light while in Glint. You can consume them before legend swapping to retain their effects for a time.
• Maintain Impossible Odds while in Shiro
• Use Vengeful Hammers if using Jalis for moderate area damage.
• Use hammer while zerging
• Use Sword/Sword + x/Shield or Staff when alone

Zerging

• Use Hammer Bolt, Coalescence of Ruin, and Drop the Hammer for high area damage while maintaining your Strength and Darkness facets.
• Against champions or static groups of mobs, swap to Sword/Sword.
• Consume Facet of Elements to tag an area
• Maintain Impossible Odds as much as possible

Defense

• You can use Unrelenting Assault or Riposting Shadows as an evade.
• Warding Rift blocks attacks.

Sustain

• You heal quite a lot through Dance of Death and battle scars.
• If you're in trouble just Infuse Light and stand in damage to instantly heal back up.
• Cleanse conditions with Renewing Wave

Crowd Control

• Surge of the Mists
• Shackling Wave
• Chaotic Release
• Jade Winds