Willbender - Power DPS

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: Direct damage

Designed for: Raids and Fractals

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Normal

This build was last updated on September 28, 2023 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A Power DPS build for Willbender.

When running Virtues, Willbender has the advantage that it can more easily maintain Aegis than Dragonhunter and core Guardian thanks to Crashing Courage, which can be used to ensure uptime during burst phases where it might otherwise be lost.

Unfortunately, regardless of the build used, Power Willbender's damage is unimpressive, making it a rather niche pick.

Skill Bar

Sword/Focus

Greatsword

Utility

Weapon Variants

• Offhand Sword deals slightly less damage than Focus, but could be useful if the extra mobility from Advancing Strike would be useful.
• Players that own Secrets of the Obscure can run Longbow instead of Sword/Focus, this is a small DPS loss but has better ranged potential.

Skill Variants

• Whirling Light could replace Purging Flames:
  • Purging Flames deals slightly more damage, provides a fire field and cleanses conditions, but the boss may move out of it.
  • Whirling Light has 4 whirl finishers, which will cause it to do more damage than Purging Flames if you combo with an ethereal or fire field. It can also be used while moving.
• Bring Heaven's Palm if you need CC.

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Specializations

• You could run "Advance!" instead of Purging Flames for Aegis uptime.

Specialization Variants

Virtues offers a significant damage boost, but is dependent on maintaining a high uptime of Aegis and remaining above 90% health which requires skill and may not be practical on many encounters. In such an instance you can run Radiance, though in this case Dragonhunter is perhaps a more natural fit.

Equipment

Head
Assassin

Shoulders
Berserker

Chest
Assassin

Hands
Berserker

Legs
Assassin

Feet
Berserker

Backpiece
Assassin

Accessory
Assassin

Accessory
Assassin

Amulet
Berserker

Ring
Assassin

Ring
Assassin

Sword
Berserker

Focus
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Greatsword
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

• This setup has 2323 precision on the Sword set.

Radiance Variant

Head
Berserker

Shoulders
Berserker

Chest
Dragon

Hands
Berserker

Legs
Dragon

Feet
Berserker

Backpiece
Dragon

Accessory
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Dragon

Ring
Dragon

Ring
Dragon

Sword
Berserker

Focus
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Greatsword
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

• Using berserker stats gear instead of dragon stats is a minor DPS loss, and may work out better if you don't trust your Fury or Resolution uptime.

Consumables

Food

Utility

• • is slightly better if you're running the Virtues variant.

Usage

Virtues Rotation

Opener

If you won't need them, you can precast Flowing Resolve and Crashing Courage to begin with stacks of Lethal Tempo. Begin on Sword/Focus.

1. Sword of Justice
2. Shield of Wrath
3. Ray of Judgment
4. Symbol of Blades
5. Weapon Swap

Greatsword Loop

1. Symbol of Resolution
2. Whirling Wrath
3. Binding Blade
4. Leap of Faith
5. Purging Flames
6. Autoattack until Symbol of Resolution is available
7. Symbol of Resolution
8. Whirling Wrath
9. Autoattack until Symbol of Resolution is available
10. Symbol of Resolution
11. Whirling Wrath
12. Weapon Swap

Sword Loop

1. Symbol of Blades
2. Zealot's Defense
3. Autoattack until Symbol of Blades is available
4. Symbol of Blades
5. Autoattack until Zealot's Defense is available
6. Zealot's Defense
7. Symbol of Blades
8. Weapon Swap

Video example

Longbow Rotation

Video example

Radiance Rotation

Opener

If you won't need them, you can precast Flowing Resolve and Crashing Courage to begin with stacks of Lethal Tempo. Begin on Sword/Focus

1. Sword of Justice
2. Shield of Wrath
3. Ray of Judgment
4. Symbol of Blades
5. Rushing Justice
6. Zealot's Defense
7. Weapon Swap

Greatsword Loop

1. Symbol of Resolution
2. Whirling Wrath
3. Binding Blade
4. Leap of Faith
5. Purging Flames
6. Sword of Justice
7. Autoattack until Symbol of Resolution is available
8. Symbol of Resolution
9. Whirling Wrath
10. Autoattack until Whirling Wrath is available
11. Whirling Wrath
12. Symbol of Resolution
13. Weapon Swap

Sword Loop

1. Symbol of Blades
2. Zealot's Defense
3. Autoattack until Rushing Justice is available
4. Rushing Justice, Ray of Judgment and Symbol of Blades - the order can vary each loop
5. Autoattack until Zealot's Defense is available
6. Zealot's Defense
7. Symbol of Blades
8. Weapon Swap

General Tips

1. Cast Ray of Judgment and Shield of Wrath off cooldown.
2. Cast Purging Flames off cooldown, but it is lower priority than other skills.
3. Use extra charges of Sword of Justice to fill in gaps where you don't have time for a full auto chain - make sure not to let it reach three stacks!
4. Use Rushing Justice off cooldown, and fill in gaps in Virtue uptime with the other two.