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| designed for = open world, open world general
 
| designed for = open world, open world general
 
| focus = condition damage
 
| focus = condition damage
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| rating = draft
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| rating = great
 
| xpac = eod
 
| xpac = eod
 
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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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Condi Harbinger is a high DPS but somewhat fragile ranged DPS build for necromancer.
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Condi Harbinger is a versatile build for necromancer that shares gear with the condition {{Tooltip|Quickness}} variant for group PvE content and only requires minor tweaks to be able to be played as a full dps build. It provides itself and its subgroup with permanent {{Tooltip|Quickness}} and {{Tooltip|Fury}} as well as a good amount of {{Tooltip|Might}}. It also has great CC capabilities through {{Skill|Vital Draw}}, {{Skill|Voracious Arc}} and {{Skill|Vile Blast}}.
  
  
 
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|specialization = harbinger
 
|specialization = harbinger
 
|weapon1 = Pistol
 
|weapon1 = Pistol
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|weapon2 = Dagger
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|weapon2 = Focus
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|weapon3 = Scepter
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|weapon3 =  
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|weapon4 = Warhorn
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|weapon4 = Dagger
 
|healing = Elixir of Promise
 
|healing = Elixir of Promise
 
|utility1 = Elixir of Risk
 
|utility1 = Elixir of Risk
 
|utility2 = Blood Is Power
 
|utility2 = Blood Is Power
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|utility3 = Signet of Undeath
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|utility3 = Elixir of Anguish
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|elite = Elixir of Ambition
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|elite = Plaguelands
 
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* {{Skill|Epidemic}} can be taken instead of {{Skill|Blood is Power}} whenever cleave damage is required to kill adds quickly.
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* Focus is used for easy life force generation whenever you do not have enemies dying around you (boss fights without adds); for general OW roaming, dagger is the go-to weapon
  
 
==Specializations==
 
==Specializations==
 
{{Specialization|Curses|mid|top|bot}}
 
{{Specialization|Curses|mid|top|bot}}
 
{{Specialization|Soul Reaping|top|top|bot}}
 
{{Specialization|Soul Reaping|top|top|bot}}
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{{Specialization|Harbinger|mid|bot|bot}}
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{{Specialization|Harbinger|bot|mid|mid}}
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* {{trait|Parasitic Contagion}} can be taken for a nice boost to survivability at the cost of some condition damage.
  
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===Death Magic===
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{{Specialization|Death Magic|mid|mid|mid|variant=y}}
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* Death magic leads to a vast amount of defense at the cost of damage.
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* For condi cleanse and transfer, you can replace {{Skill|Plaguelands}} by {{Skill|Summon Flesh Golem}} and take {{trait|Necromantic Corruption}}.
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* With more minions, take {{trait|Flesh of the Master}} as well.
  
 
==Equipment==
 
==Equipment==
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| rune-qt = 6
 
| rune-qt = 6
 
| weapon1 = Pistol
 
| weapon1 = Pistol
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| weapon2 = Dagger
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| weapon2 = Focus
 
| sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Malice
 
| sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Malice
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| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Earth
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| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Demons
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| weapon3 = Scepter
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| weapon3 =  
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| weapon4 = Warhorn
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| weapon4 = Dagger
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| sigil3 = Superior Sigil of Malice
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| sigil3 =  
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| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Earth
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| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Demons
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| weapon1 = Ritualist
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| weapon2 = Ritualist
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| weapon3 = Ritualist
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| weapon4 = Ritualist
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| head = Viper
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| shoulders = Viper
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| chest = Ritualist
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| hands = Viper
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| legs = Viper
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| feet = Viper
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| backpiece = Viper
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| accessory1 = Viper
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| accessory2 = Viper
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| amulet = Ritualist
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| ring1 = Viper
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| ring2 = Viper
 
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==Consumables==
 
==Consumables==
 
'''Food'''
 
'''Food'''
 
* 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.
 
* 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.
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* You should aim to maximize the condition duration on {{tooltip|Bleeding}} and {{tooltip|Torment}}
 
* {{food|Peppermint Omnomberry Bar}} - farming
 
* {{food|Peppermint Omnomberry Bar}} - farming
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* {{food|Koi Cake}} - DPS
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* {{food|Red-Lentil Saobosa}} - DPS
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* {{food|Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew}} - defense
 
  
 
'''Utility'''
 
'''Utility'''
 
* {{Utility|Sharpening Skull}} (and variants) - farming
 
* {{Utility|Sharpening Skull}} (and variants) - farming
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* {{utility|Tuning Icicle}}, {{utility|Master Tuning Crystal}} - dps
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* {{utility|Tuning Icicle}} - dps
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* {{utility|Corsair Tuning Crystal}} - dps if using gear with high toughness
 
  
  
 
==Usage==
 
==Usage==
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Usage Section Pending ...
 
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==Variants==
 
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====Skill Variants====
 
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'''Healing Skills'''
 
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* {{Skill|Summon Blood Fiend}} - For minion builds.
 
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'''Utility Skills'''
 
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* {{Skill|Corrosive Poison Cloud}} - Destroys projectiles and applies poison+weakness to foes.
 
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* {{Skill|Spectral Grasp}} - Pulls in enemies.
 
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* {{Skill|Spectral Armor}} - Defense and life force.
 
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* {{Skill|Epidemic}} - High multi-target DPS.
 
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* {{Skill|Summon Shadow Fiend}} - For minion builds.
 
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'''Elite Skills'''
 
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* {{Skill|Summon Flesh Golem}} - For minion builds.
 
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* {{Skill|Plaguelands}} - DPS option against stationary targets.
 
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====Trait Variants====
 
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* {{Trait|Parasitic Contagion}} - Sustain
 
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* {{Trait|Septic Corruption}} - If not using Elixirs
 
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* {{Trait|Insidious Disruption}} and {{Trait|Path of Corruption}} - If not using {{Skill|Blood Is Power}}
 
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'''Death Magic'''
 
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Death Magic can provide additional defense at the cost of damage.
 
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{{Specialization|Death Magic|mid|mid|mid|variant=y}}
 
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* {{Trait|Flesh of the Master}} and {{Trait|Necromantic Corruption}} - If using minions
 
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====Variant Equipment====
 
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* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Energy}} - defense
 

Revision as of 14:32, 26 May 2022

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

Focused on: Condition damage

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Expansions required: End of Dragons builds

Difficulty:
TBD
This build was last updated on May 26, 2022 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

Condi Harbinger is a versatile build for necromancer that shares gear with the condition Quickness Quickness variant for group PvE content and only requires minor tweaks to be able to be played as a full dps build. It provides itself and its subgroup with permanent Quickness Quickness and Fury Fury as well as a good amount of Might Might. It also has great CC capabilities through Vital Draw, Voracious Arc and Vile Blast.


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Skill Bar

Pistol/Focus
X/Dagger
Utility
  • Epidemic can be taken instead of Blood is Power whenever cleave damage is required to kill adds quickly.
  • Focus is used for easy life force generation whenever you do not have enemies dying around you (boss fights without adds); for general OW roaming, dagger is the go-to weapon

Specializations

  • Parasitic Contagion can be taken for a nice boost to survivability at the cost of some condition damage.

Death Magic

  • Death magic leads to a vast amount of defense at the cost of damage.
  • For condi cleanse and transfer, you can replace Plaguelands by Summon Flesh Golem and take Necromantic Corruption.
  • With more minions, take Flesh of the Master as well.

Equipment

  • Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; you can use exotic gear with the same stats.
Head
Viper
Shoulders
Viper
Chest
Ritualist
Hands
Viper
Legs
Viper
Feet
Viper
Backpiece
Viper
Accessory
Viper
Accessory
Viper
Amulet
Ritualist
Ring
Viper
Ring
Viper
Ritualist
Viper
Ritualist
Viper
Sigil
Sigil
Ritualist
Viper
Ritualist
Viper
Sigil
Rune
x6


Consumables

Food

  • 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.
  • You should aim to maximize the condition duration on Bleeding Bleeding and Torment Torment
  • - farming
  • - DPS

Utility

  • (and variants) - farming
  • - dps


Usage

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Ratings

This build has a rating of 4 stars based on 2 votes.
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4 stars
Warming Hearth gave this build 4 stars • April 2024
Decent damage, mobility, and boon generation are nice, your allies will appreciate the quickness. But you're more fragile than other necro builds for very little tradeoff, so there's not much reason to play this over condi scourge or power reaper.
4 stars
IbnBattuta gave this build 4 stars • September 2022
TBH, if there is 4.5 rating, I'd give to this build but that didn't happen cause IMO it has 2 problems, first, it depend on expensive runes and sigils which if someone tried this build they wouldn't run it as intended to explore its full potential, as for the 2nd reason, it's not as effective as other builds in fighting mobs in great numbers such as when in HoT or some PoF maps, Power Reaper or Barrier Scourge are better in dealing with these situations but when it comes to fighting bosses such as fractal and strike bosses in a group, your Harbinger build is the superior choice.

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