Build:Scourge - Support Scourge (WvW)

Part of the current metagame

Our curator decided this build is in the current metagame regardless of rating. The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Healing, Boonrip and Boon support

Designed for: WvW Zerg

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Normal

This build was last updated on November 16, 2023 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A build designed to strip boons and provide barrier while applying Alacrity.

Skill Bar

Axe/Warhorn

Greatsword

Utility

Variants

Utility

• Desiccate ⇒ Serpent Siphon more defensive option
  • Trades Might and Fury for Barrier and Aegis

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Equipment

Head
Minstrel

Shoulders
Minstrel

Chest
Minstrel

Hands
Minstrel

Legs
Minstrel

Feet
Minstrel

Backpiece
Minstrel

Accessory
Minstrel

Accessory
Minstrel

Amulet
Minstrel

Ring
Minstrel

Ring
Minstrel

Axe
Minstrel

Warhorn
Minstrel

Sigil

Sigil

Greatsword
Minstrel

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

Equipment Variants

• Outgoing healing can be swapped to boon duration for less rez power but more Alacrity

Relic

• Relic of Speed

Sigils

• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Bounty
• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Concentration

Consumables

• • Alternatives: or

Usage

General

• It is extremely important to use Garish Pillar deliberately to proc Transfusion, do not waste it.

Overall Priorities

High

• Wells
• Transfusion

Moderate

• Support
• Boon rip

Low

Surviving

• This build has moderate passive defense
• This build has no mobility skill access
• This builds has low active defenses
  • Be conservative with Trail of Anguish, it is your only stunbreak
  • Don't use Sand Flare if the cast is likely to be interrupted

Active defense priority Trail of Anguish - for stunbreaking Dodge Sand Cascade Sandstorm Shroud Sand Flare

Detailed Explanations

Wells

• Save your Well of Corruption for the commanders call
  • If you aren't using voice communication, use your wells at the same time as the other Necromancers in your group
• When using pulsing ground AoEs like Well of Corruption, try to place them so that one edge is on the enemy group and the other edge is in the direction they are moving to

Transfusion

• Use Garish Pillar to activate Transfusion and pull any allied downstates within 600 range to your character
• After transfusing, interact with the rez to activate Ritual of Life and quickly bring revive them
• Be careful not to pull downstates away from your group. If you can't activate Transfusion in a good position, don't use it at all
• Don't stay rezzing a downstate when the enemy group is pushing to or spiking it, its more important to keep yourself alive

Boon rip

• Use Ghastly Breach and Nightfall when the enemy group is pushing towards you or your group is in melee
• Use Unholy Feast off CD whenever the enemy group is in range
• While Trail of Anguish is your only stunbreak, it can be used for unlimited target boon rip if you feel your party support is good enough
• Your Punishment skills all remove boons, but with the exception of Ghastly Breach should be prioritized on allies
  • Try to aim them to hit both allies and enemies as much as possible

Support

• Use Sand Flare, Serpent Siphon and Sand Cascade as often as possible on pushes and during extended engages
• Barrier lasts 5 seconds after application before decaying
• Make sure to use Manifest Sand Shade on your group before casting Nefarious Favor, Sand Flare or Sand Cascade
  • Save your final charge of Manifest Sand Shade when there is 12 seconds or less left on Sandstorm Shroud's cooldown
• Pay attention to allies with Illusion of Life used on them, apply barrier before the buff times out
  • Illusion of Life begins flashing on the buff bar at 5 seconds remaining