Difference between revisions of "Herald - Condi Herald"

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The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good

Focused on: Condition damage

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Easy

This build was last updated on November 27, 2024 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

Condi Herald shines as a boon dps, providing their allies and themselves with permanent boons, most notably permanent 25 Might and permanent Fury and Quickness. It deals decent damage and has some innate sustain, but requires the player to be constantly swapping legends to regenerate energy.

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Skill Bar

Spear

Mace/Axe

Utility

Weapon Variants

Usage of spear requires Janthir Wilds. If you don't have access to spear, use mace+ mace and axe instead.

Shortbow can be used if desired. Requires Weaponmaster Training from Secrets of the Obscure.

Specializations

Variants

Core Value - if a healer is providing regeneration, your Elder's Respite will be overwritten by it, so replace it with Core Value.

Equipment

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

This set uses gear similar to Build:Renegade_-_Condi_DPS, making it an excellent option for general PVE.

Head
Viper

Shoulders
Viper

Chest
Viper

Hands
Viper

Legs
Viper

Feet
Viper

Backpiece
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Amulet
Viper

Ring
Viper

Spear
Viper

Sigil

Spear
Viper

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

Usage of spear requires Janthir Wilds. If you don't have access to spear, use mace+ mace and axe instead.
Other relics include Relic of the Nightmare or Relic of the Cavalier

Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
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Defense

Farming

Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
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(and variants)

Usage

Spear

The spear playstyle revolves around Abyssal Raze. Hitting targets with it empowers the next Abyssal Rage. Try to maintain 3 stacks of this buff permanently. It lasts for 10 seconds so use it right before and after you weaponswap to maintain the stacks, since weaponswap has a cooldown of 9 seconds.

Spam Abyssal Force and Abyssal Blot for damage and to reduce the recharge of Abyssal Raze. Save Abyssal Blitz for whenever you need an extra dodge.

Legend Breakdown: Damage & General Use

Swap legends often, typically off cooldown and use your utilities appropriately as outlined below. Remember to maintain an energy upkeep of at least 6 pips to generate Quickness from Elevated Compassion.

Glint

Legendary Dragon Stance

Glint provides a plethora of boons. Maintain Facet of Light, Facet of Elements, Facet of Strength, and Facet of Darkness.

Mallyx

Legendary Demon Stance

Maintain Embrace the Darkness. You can use Pain Absorption to break stun or give yourself a break from conditions, and Call to Anguish is a short-range leap which can group enemies up for you to burst down.

Facet of Nature

Facet of Nature can be activated and consumed while in Legendary Dragon Stance to extend the duration of your boons and cleanse 3 conditions, or while in Legendary Demon Stance to transfer 2 conditions to nearby enemies and gain a bit of might.

Always consume this Facet, the passive bonuses are not needed and it consumes your energy which you need for other skills.

Defense

Facet of Light and Empowering Misery are your heal skills. Note that Facet of Light turns into Infuse Light which can be consumed to absorb all incoming damage should the need arise.
Pain Absorption is great for anti-condition pressure.
Gaze of Darkness and Pain Absorption are your stunbreaks.

Crowd Control

Chaotic Release
Abyssal Blot
Call to Anguish
Abyssal Blitz (soft cc)

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 | designed for = open world, open world general
 | focus = condition damage
-| rating = draft
+| rating = good
 | xpac = hot
 | difficulty = 1
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 |weapon1 = Spear
 |weapon2 =
-|weapon3 = Spear
+|weapon3 = Mace
-|weapon4 =
+|weapon4 = Axe
-|legend1 = glint
+|legend1 = Glint
-|legend2 = mallyx
+|legend2 = Mallyx
 }}
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 ===Weapon Variants===
 Usage of {{Tooltip|spear}} requires Janthir Wilds. If you don't have access to spear, use {{Tooltip|mace}}+{{tooltip|mace}} and {{tooltip|axe}} instead.
+* {{Tooltip|Shortbow}} can be used if desired. Requires [https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Weaponmaster_Training Weaponmaster Training] from Secrets of the Obscure.
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 {{Specialization|Herald|top|top|top}}
 ;Variants
-* {{Trait|Core Value}} - if a healer is providing regeneration, Elder's Respite will be useless, so replace it with Core Value
+* {{Trait|Core Value}} - if a healer is providing regeneration, your Elder's Respite will be overwritten by it, so replace it with Core Value.
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 ==Usage==
-''This section is still being developed''.
+===Spear===
+The spear playstyle revolves around {{Skill|Abyssal Raze}}. Hitting targets with it empowers the next Abyssal Rage. Try to maintain 3 stacks of this buff permanently. It lasts for 10 seconds so use it right before and after you weaponswap to maintain the stacks, since weaponswap has a cooldown of 9 seconds.
+Spam {{Skill|Abyssal Force}} and {{Skill|Abyssal Blot}} for damage and to reduce the recharge of {{Skill|Abyssal Raze}}. Save {{Skill|Abyssal Blitz}} for whenever you need an extra dodge.
 ===Legend Breakdown: Damage & General Use===
-Swap legends often, typically off cooldown.
+Swap legends often, typically off cooldown and use your utilities appropriately as outlined below. Remember to maintain an energy upkeep of at least 6 pips to generate {{Tooltip|Quickness}} from {{Trait|Elevated Compassion}}.
-Other than that, you can spam weapon skills and use your utilities appropriately as outlined below:
 ====Glint====
 {{Skill|Legendary Dragon Stance}}
-:Glint provides a plethora of boons.
-# Maintain {{skill|Facet of Elements}}, {{skill|Facet of Strength}}, and {{skill|Facet of Darkness}}.
-<!--====Jalis====
+Glint provides a plethora of boons. Maintain {{Skill|Facet of Light}}, {{skill|Facet of Elements}}, {{skill|Facet of Strength}}, and {{skill|Facet of Darkness}}.
-{{Skill|Legendary Dwarf Stance}}
-:At first blush Jalis may not seem like much, but he's likely the most powerful legend in Rev's kit for most solo play. A few big things to note:
-* {{Skill|Forced Engagement}} is a huge amount of CC
-* {{Skill|Forced Engagement}} and {{Skill|Rite of the Great Dwarf}} provide a LOT of damage reduction.
-* {{Skill|Vengeful Hammers}} deal decent damage and provide some healing
-* {{Skill|Inspiring Reinforcement}} is a good stability source.
-Generally with Jalis, you want to assess if the threat warrants a {{Skill|Rite of the Great Dwarf}}. If not, wear the target down with {{Skill|Vengeful Hammers}} and {{Skill|Forced Engagement}} (if it has a breakbar).
-It should be noted that {{Skill|Facet of Nature}} is very powerful on Jalis.
--->
 ====Mallyx====
 {{Skill|Legendary Demon Stance}}
 Maintain {{Skill|Embrace the Darkness}}. You can use {{Skill|Pain Absorption}} to break stun or give yourself a break from conditions, and {{Skill|Call to Anguish}} is a short-range leap which can group enemies up for you to burst down.
-<!--====Ventari====
-{{Skill|Legendary Centaur Stance}}
-:Our old friend Ventari is the worst of the legends for general play but you'll be happy he's there when you really need him. Ventari has two major components to remember:
-# {{Skill|Protective Solace}} is a long-duration, low-upkeep dome of projectile hate. This skill trivializes content that relies heavily on projectiles, such as Carin in Bastion of the Penitent or the Champion Commander Razorwing. It does eventually expire, but it lasts quite a long time. Try to conserve energy while its up so you don't run out too fast.
-# {{Skill|Purifying Essence}} is a spammable condition cleanse in an AOE. This is fantastic for random open world zergs.
-That's about it with Ventari. He's pretty straightforward.
--->
 ===Facet of Nature===
-Activate and consume while in {{Skill|Legendary Dragon Stance}} to extend the duration of your boons.
+{{Skill|Facet of Nature}} can be activated and consumed while in {{Skill|Legendary Dragon Stance}} to extend the duration of your boons and cleanse 3 conditions, or while in {{Skill|Legendary Demon Stance}} to transfer 2 conditions to nearby enemies and gain a bit of might.
-<!--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.
-* {{Skill|Legendary Assassin Stance}} - provides you lifesteal with a 0.5s ICD, allowing you to heal for roughly 160 hp/s.
+Always consume this Facet, the passive bonuses are not needed and it consumes your energy which you need for other skills.
-* {{Skill|Legendary Dragon Stance}} - provides 20% boon duration; this can exceed the duration cap
-* {{Skill|Legendary Dwarf Stance}} - 10% damage reduction while active
-* {{Skill|Legendary Demon Stance}} - pulls conditions from allies to you; not recommended in open world
--->
 ===Defense===
-* Shield skills remove a condition on use.
+* {{Skill|Facet of Light}} and {{Skill|Empowering Misery}} are your heal skills. Note that {{Skill|Facet of Light}} turns into {{Skill|Infuse Light}} which can be consumed to absorb all incoming damage should the need arise.
-* {{Skill|Infuse Light}} and {{Skill|Empowering Misery}} are your heal skills.
+* {{Skill|Pain Absorption}} is great for anti-condition pressure.
-* {{Skill|Pain Absorption}} is great for anti-condition pressure.
+* {{Skill|Gaze of Darkness}} and {{Skill|Pain Absorption}} are your stunbreaks.
 ===Crowd Control===
 * {{Skill|Chaotic Release}}
-* {{Skill|Surge of the Mists}} if running staff offhand.
+* {{Skill|Abyssal Blot}}
+* {{Skill|Call to Anguish}}
+* {{Skill|Abyssal Blitz}} (soft cc)

Difference between revisions of "Herald - Condi Herald"

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