Build:Catalyst - Power Catalyst

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Focused on: Strike damage

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Normal

This build was last updated on September 06, 2024.

Overview

Power catalyst is a very fast paced build that rotates through all four Attunements constantly to provide some Quickness to itself and nearby allies while doing decent damage. It's also slightly more durable thanks to Elemental Empowerment improving all your attributes.

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Skill Bar

Spear

Utility

Weapon Variants

Usage of spear requires Janthir Wilds. If you don't have access to spear, use hammer instead.

Skill Variants

Heal skill

Signet of Restoration provides good passive healing.

• Glyph of Elemental Harmony - if burst healing is required.
• Ether Renewal - very situational heal that removes up to 8 conditions throughout its long channelling time.

Utility skills

• Shattering Ice provides extra damage if a stunbreak is not needed.
• Glyph of Lesser Elementals - spawn a small elemental army that dies when you mount up, good for fighting strong bosses.
• Cleansing Fire - condition cleanse
• Lightning Flash - more mobility

Elite skill

Elemental Celerity lets you use Volcano twice.

Specializations

Variants

• Empowering Auras + Empowered Empowerment: when playing in groups and someone else is already providing Quickness.

Equipment

Ascended gear is not required.

Head
Berserker

Shoulders
Berserker

Chest
Berserker

Hands
Berserker

Legs
Berserker

Feet
Berserker

Backpiece
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Spear
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

• Rune of Superior Rune of the Dragonhunter and Rune of Superior Rune of the Scholar are interchangeable.
• You can use Relic of Zakiros to trade a minor amount of damage for sustain, Relic of the Cavalier to start combat with boons, or Relic of Durability for a little extra defense.
• 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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Farming

• Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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• (and variants)

Usage

Jade Sphere

The Jade Sphere is the profession mechanic of the catalyst. Hitting enemies generates energy, and you spend this energy to summon a sphere that provides boons to yourself and allies, most notably Quickness thanks to Spectacular Sphere, and deals minor damage. Each attunement has its own sphere, and their cooldowns are not shared. Energy can only be generated while there are no spheres active.

You also gain improved attributes from Elemental Empowerment effect from traits like Elemental Empowerment.

Damage

This section is still being developed.

Defense

• Protection via Deploy Jade Sphere (Earth).
• Jokulhlaup provides healing.
• Ripple evades.
• Haboob stability.
• Elemental Epitome grants Magnetic or Frost Aura
• Elemental Empowerment passively increases toughness and vitality

CC

• Harden
• Wind Storm
• Lesser Derecho / Derecho
• Twister
• Undertow