Herald - Hammer Herald
The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good
Focused on: Strike damage, Dps and Boon support
Designed for: WvW Zerg
Expansions required: 
Difficulty:
Normal
This build was last updated on May 12, 2024 and is up to date for the April 15, 2025 patch.
Overview
A Power based Herald build for WvW. The utility of Glint, the durability of Jalis, and the damage of allow this build to deal strong damage with great sustain, while buffing allies.
Skill Bar
Hammer
Greatsword
Utility
Utility
Template Code
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Specializations
- Variants
- constant stability removal with quickness uptime but less DPS.
- Variants
- offers more group utility, but less movement speed.
Equipment
Head
Marauder
Shoulders
Marauder
Chest
Marauder
Hands
Marauder
Legs
Marauder
Feet
Marauder
Backpiece
Marauder
Accessory
Marauder
Accessory
Marauder
Amulet
Marauder
Ring
Berserker
Ring
Marauder
Hammer
Marauder
Sigil
Sigil
Greatsword
Marauder
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
x6
Infusion
x17
Infusion
x1
Relic
Equipment Variants
- Relics
- Stats
- Feel free to use as much
Berserker stats as you feel comfortable with
Consumables
-
- personal food option
Usage
Priorities
- High
- Ranged Spike
- Moderate
- Sustained damage
- Boon support
- Low
- CC
Surviving
- This build has moderate passive defense
- This build has moderate mobility skill access
- will lunge towards a target if they are within range, otherwise it moves you considerably less than 900 range
- Neutral creatures can be used as targets
- will lunge towards a target if they are within range, otherwise it moves you considerably less than 900 range
- This build has high active defenses
- Only use defensively if desperate, it will likely leave you more out of position than when you started
- Toggle on whenever you expect significant pressure, its upkeep is cheap
- breaks stuns at the beginning of the cast, dodge or weapon stow to cancel the cast if you're in danger
- Keep active as often as possible so that is available
- Save + for use in Jalis stance
- Don't waste on trivial CC, the
Fury it provides is very valuable
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Detailed Explanations
Ranged Spike
- Casting immediately before will make both hits land at the same time
- is the priority skill if you can't use both
- Swap legends during at 3/4ths through the cast to activate
- Avoid casting as groups cross each other so you aren't left behind
- Flip on while casting in Jalis to proc
Sustained damage
- You can through traps and marks to activate them without taking any damage.
- Cast near the end of the cast of to clear
Blind, if needed
- Cast near the end of the cast of to clear
- Try to place in the direction your group is pushing if possible, but prioritize hitting enemies
- Toggle on any time you're in range and in Jalis, but prioritize other skills when energy is limited
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Boon support
- Always upkeep 3 facets for , but don't be afraid to consume then if the opportunity appears
- Use + + as your general setup to have instant access to
- Use + + to allow energy regeneration
- + can be used to cover
Stability for your group when your firebrand and scrapper's sources are on cooldown
CC
- Save to launch downed players out of /
- Use when all other skills are on cooldown and projectile block is stopping your
Ratings
Been running Herald zerg build (pre SoTo) for 2 years, although with Celestial stats as a personal preference; solid addition to any zerg, fun to play (hammertime!) and it's always nice to provide buffs to your team. Capable of running in the front of the pack to help push, middle or the back if you want to be more defensive. Vengeful hammers is great for tagging when pushing through enemy zergs. Plus the aura always looks cool.
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