Difference between revisions of "Herald - Power Herald"

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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 September 01, 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

Greatsword

Staff

Utility

Weapon Variants

Sword/Sword - DPS; replaces Greatsword if you lack Weaponmaster
Shortbow - ranged single-target
Hammer - ranged AoE
Shield - defense

Skill Variants

Legendary Dwarf Stance - defense/cc

Specializations

Dance of Death - sustain
Cleansing Channel - condi cleanse

Equipment

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

Standard Equipment

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

Amulet
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Greatsword
Berserker

Sigil

Staff
Berserker

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

Rune of Superior Rune of the Dragonhunter and Rune of Superior Rune of the Scholar are interchangeable.
Other relics include Relic of the Defender, Relic of the Adventurer, Relic of Cerus, Relic of the Cavalier, and Relic of Durability.
For defense, equip the highest tier Jade Core you can afford. Use defensive food, traits, or skills if required. If necessary, use Knight trinkets.

Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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Defense

Farming

Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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(and variants)

Usage

Damage

Maintain Elevated Compassion via Impossible Odds or Facets. Generally, use Facet of Nature, Facet of Darkness, and Facet of Strength, but any combination of facets that maintains a minimum of -6 upkeep is valid.
This build self-caps Might, Fury, and Quickness on itself (and nearby allies).
In Legendary Assassin Stance, simply use Impossible Odds
In Legendary Dragon Stance, maintain any number of facets to hit -6 upkeep, though prioritize maintaining 24px Facet of Darkness as this is both our stunbreak and our primary Fury source. Consume Facet of Elements off cooldown.
If using 24px Legendary Dwarf Stance, ensure you are maintaining Vengeful Hammers.
Our main damaging weapon is Greatsword. Follow a loose priority of Mist Unleashed, Phantom's Onslaught, Eternity's Requiem. It is very important to not interrupt auto-attack chains.
It's important to watch energy in Legendary Assassin Stance. Sometimes, it's better to not use Phantom's Onslaught, or to reserve Eternity's Requiem for Legendary Dragon Stance.

Defense

Infuse Light is one of the strongest heal skills in the game.
Facet of Chaos provides nearly permanent Protection uptime.
Both Greatsword and Staff have very powerful channeled blocks.
Dance of Death is a relatively small DPS loss but a massive boost to personal sustain.
Cleansing Channel helps cover one of the build's main weaknesses, condi cleanse.
Legendary Dwarf Stance has many powerful defensive tools. If you want a more comfortable playstyle, it may be better to use this over Legendary Assassin Stance, though you must still upkeep Vengeful Hammers to maintain Elevated Compassion.
- Vengeful Hammers provides passive damage reduction.
- Inspiring Reinforcement provides Stability for yourself and allies.
- Forced Engagement provides heavy CC
- Soothing Stone is a fantastic heal that cleanses conditions
- Rite of the Great Dwarf breaks stun and provides significant damage reduction.
In rare circumstances, it may be beneficial to use Legendary Centaur Stance for Protective Solace as a powerful projectile hate. This shouldn't be common, as even very powerful projectile-based attacks can often simply be dodged.

Crowd Control

We lose a lot of damage by swapping to Staff for Surge of the Mists, so it should be a last resort if we absolutely need to break a bar. can provide sufficient CC for most encounters. On encounters with a very early breakbar, opening on Staff with Legendary Asssassin stance and using Surge of the Mists into Jade Winds can be beneficial.

Facet of Chaos
Jade Winds - emergencies only
Surge of the Mists

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 |profession = revenant
 |specialization = herald
-|weapon1 = Sword
+|weapon1 = Greatsword
-|weapon2 = Sword
+|weapon2 =
-|weapon3 = x
+|weapon3 = Staff
-|weapon4 = Shield
+|weapon4 =
 |legend1 = glint
 |legend2 = shiro
 }}
 ===Weapon Variants===
-* Hammer - Herald's only ranged option; excellent for farming in a zerg
+* {{Tooltip|Sword|Sword/Sword}} - DPS; replaces {{Tooltip|Greatsword}} if you lack Weaponmaster
-* Staff - heavy CC
+* {{Tooltip|Shortbow}} - ranged single-target
+* {{Tooltip|Hammer}} - ranged AoE
+* {{Tooltip|Shield}} - defense
 ===Skill Variants===
-Do not replace {{Skill|Legendary Dragon Stance}}
+* {{Skill|Legendary Dwarf Stance}} - defense/cc
-* {{Skill|Legendary Dwarf Stance}} - Very high defense and CC.
-* {{Skill|Legendary Demon Stance}} - Used for the leap, which can also group up enemies.
-* {{Skill|Legendary Centaur Stance}} - Strong projectile hate and condi cleanse.
 ==Specializations==
@@ Line 48: / Line 44: @@
 {{Specialization|Devastation|mid|mid|mid}}
 {{Specialization|Herald|mid|bot|top}}
+* {{Trait|Dance of Death}} - sustain
+* {{Trait|Cleansing Channel}} - condi cleanse
 ==Equipment==
 Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; you can use exotic gear with the same stats.<br>
-====DPS + Boon DPS====
+====Standard Equipment====
 The pure DPS and Boon DPS options for Power Herald use identical gear.
 {{PvE equipment
@@ Line 59: / Line 56: @@
 | rune = Superior Rune of the Scholar
 | rune-qt = 6
-| weapon1 = Sword
+| weapon1 = Greatsword
-| weapon2 = Sword
+| weapon2 =
 | sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Force
-| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Air
+| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Impact
-| weapon3 =
+| weapon3 = Staff
-| weapon4 = Shield
+| weapon4 =
-| sigil3 =
+| sigil3 = Superior Sigil of Force
 | sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Air
 | relic = Relic of the Thief
 }}
+* {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Dragonhunter}} and {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Scholar}} are interchangeable.
+* Other relics include {{Relic|Relic of the Defender}}, {{Relic|Relic of the Adventurer}}, {{Relic|Relic of Cerus}}, {{Relic|Relic of the Cavalier}}, and {{Relic|Relic of Durability}}.
+* For defense, equip the highest tier Jade Core you can afford. Use defensive food, traits, or skills if required. If necessary, use {{Tooltip|Knight}} trinkets.
 <br>
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 ==Usage==
-:'''Facet of Nature'''
+===Damage===
-:This ability is quite powerful depending on which legend you have active. In general, you should strive to keep {{Skill|Facet of Nature}} active during {{Skill|Legendary Assassin Stance}}, {{Skill|Legendary Dragon Stance}}, and {{Skill|Legendary Dwarf Stance}} due to the high healing and damage reduction it applies. Thanks to {{Trait|Draconic Echo}}, you can also consume it and keep the bonus for a short time.
+* Maintain {{Trait|Elevated Compassion}} via {{Skill|Impossible Odds}} or Facets. Generally, use {{Skill|Facet of Nature}}, {{Skill|Facet of Darkness}}, and {{Skill|Facet of Strength}}, but any combination of facets that maintains a minimum of -6 upkeep is valid.
+* This build self-caps {{Tooltip|Might}}, {{Tooltip|Fury}}, and {{Tooltip|Quickness}} on itself (and nearby allies).
+* In {{Skill|Legendary Assassin Stance}}, simply use {{Skill|Impossible Odds}}
+* In {{Skill|Legendary Dragon Stance}}, maintain any number of facets to hit -6 upkeep, though prioritize maintaining {{Tooltip|Facet of Darkness}} as this is both our stunbreak and our primary {{Tooltip|Fury}} source. Consume {{Skill|Facet of Elements}} off cooldown.
+* If using {{Tooltip|Legendary Dwarf Stance}}, ensure you are maintaining {{Skill|Vengeful Hammers}}.
+* Our main damaging weapon is {{Tooltip|Greatsword}}. Follow a loose priority of {{Skill|Mist Unleashed}}, {{Skill|Phantom's Onslaught}}, {{Skill|Eternity's Requiem}}. It is very important to not interrupt auto-attack chains.
+* It's important to watch energy in {{Skill|Legendary Assassin Stance}}. Sometimes, it's better to not use {{Skill|Phantom's Onslaught}}, or to reserve {{Skill|Eternity's Requiem}} for {{Skill|Legendary Dragon Stance}}.
-* {{Skill|Legendary Assassin Stance}} - provides you lifesteal with a 0.5s ICD, allowing you to heal for roughly 160 hp/s.
+===Defense===
-* {{Skill|Legendary Dragon Stance}} - provides 20% boon duration; this can exceed the duration cap
+* {{Skill|Infuse Light}} is one of the strongest heal skills in the game.
-* {{Skill|Legendary Dwarf Stance}} - 10% damage reduction while active
+* {{Skill|Facet of Chaos}} provides nearly permanent {{Skill|Protection}} uptime.
+* Both {{Tooltip|Greatsword}} and {{Tooltip|Staff}} have very powerful channeled blocks.
-:'''General'''
+* {{Trait|Dance of Death}} is a relatively small DPS loss but a massive boost to personal sustain.
-* Maintain {{Skill|Facet of Darkness}}, {{Skill|Facet of Strength}}, and {{Skill|Facet of Light}} while in Glint. You can consume them before legend swapping to retain their effects for a time.
+* {{Trait|Cleansing Channel}} helps cover one of the build's main weaknesses, condi cleanse.
-* Maintain {{Skill|Impossible Odds}} while in Shiro
+* {{Skill|Legendary Dwarf Stance}} has many powerful defensive tools. If you want a more comfortable playstyle, it may be better to use this over {{Skill|Legendary Assassin Stance}}, though you must still upkeep {{Skill|Vengeful Hammers}} to maintain {{Trait|Elevated Compassion}}.
-* Use {{Skill|Vengeful Hammers}} if using Jalis for moderate area damage.
+** {{Skill|Vengeful Hammers}} provides passive damage reduction.
-* Use hammer while zerging
+** {{Skill|Inspiring Reinforcement}} provides {{Tooltip|Stability}} for yourself and allies.
-* Use Sword/Sword + x/Shield or Staff when alone
+** {{Skill|Forced Engagement}} provides heavy CC
+** {{Skill|Soothing Stone}} is a fantastic heal that cleanses conditions
-:'''Zerging'''
+** {{Skill|Rite of the Great Dwarf}} breaks stun and provides significant damage reduction.
-* Use {{Skill|Hammer Bolt}}, {{Skill|Coalescence of Ruin}}, and {{Skill|Drop the Hammer}} for high area damage while maintaining your Strength and Darkness facets.
+* In rare circumstances, it may be beneficial to use {{Skill|Legendary Centaur Stance}} for {{Skill|Protective Solace}} as a powerful projectile hate. This shouldn't be common, as even very powerful projectile-based attacks can often simply be dodged.
-* Against champions or static groups of mobs, swap to Sword/Sword.
-* Consume {{Skill|Facet of Elements}} to tag an area
-* Maintain {{Skill|Impossible Odds}} as much as possible
-:'''Defense'''
-* You can use {{Skill|Unrelenting Assault}} or {{Skill|Riposting Shadows}} as an evade.
-* {{Skill|Warding Rift}} blocks attacks.
-:'''Sustain'''
-* You heal quite a lot through {{Trait|Dance of Death}} and battle scars.
-* If you're in trouble just {{Skill|Infuse Light}} and stand in damage to instantly heal back up.
-* Cleanse conditions with {{Skill|Renewing Wave}}
-:'''Crowd Control'''
+===Crowd Control===
+We lose a lot of damage by swapping to {{Tooltip|Staff}} for {{Skill|Surge of the Mists}}, so it should be a last resort if we absolutely need to break a bar. {{Item|United Legions Waystation}} can provide sufficient CC for most encounters. On encounters with a very early breakbar, opening on {{Tooltip|Staff}} with {{Skill|Legendary Asssassin}} stance and using {{Skill|Surge of the Mists}} into {{Skill|Jade Winds}} can be beneficial.
+* {{Skill|Facet of Chaos}}
+* {{Skill|Jade Winds}} - emergencies only
 * {{Skill|Surge of the Mists}}
-* {{Skill|Shackling Wave}}
-* {{Skill|Chaotic Release}}
-* {{Skill|Jade Winds}}

Difference between revisions of "Herald - Power Herald"

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Overview

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