Spellbreaker - Immob Spellbreaker

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

Focused on: Control, Boonrip and Boon support

Designed for: WvW Zerg

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Easy

This build was last updated on February 20, 2025 and is up to date for the April 15, 2025 patch.

Overview

A utility build with high boon rip and Immobilize/ Cripple/ Slow application. Benefits from being played in a group with other condition based builds.

Skill Bar

Sword/Torch

Hammer

Utility

Variants

Weapons

• Staff

Utility

• Banner of Defense

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Equipment

Head
Ritualist

Shoulders
Ritualist

Chest
Ritualist

Hands
Ritualist

Legs
Ritualist

Feet
Ritualist

Backpiece
Ritualist

Accessory
Ritualist

Accessory
Ritualist

Amulet
Ritualist

Ring
Ritualist

Ring
Ritualist

Sword
Ritualist

Torch
Ritualist

Sigil

Sigil

Hammer
Ritualist

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

Equipment Variants

Stats

• Bringer's can be used for extra condition duration

Sigils

• - adrenaline generation
• - adrenaline generation

Usage

Adrenaline Management

• Its very important to use your ranged AoE skills (
  Hammer Shock
  /
  Blaze Breaker
  ) carefully, they are a major source of adrenaline generation
  • If you don't have enough Adrenaline to cast a burst skill after
    Full Counter
    these should be your primary way to generate more
• "To the Limit!"
  can be saved for Adrenaline generation

Priorities

High

• CC
• Boon rip

Moderate

• Support

Low

• Damage

Surviving

• This build has high passive defense
• This build has high mobility skill access
  • Since
    Earthshaker
    has other uses, prioritize
    Savage Leap
    when repositioning defensively
• This build has moderate active defenses

Expand Active defense priority "Shake It Off!" - for stunbreaking Mobility skills with Warrior's Sprint - for Immobilize "Shake It Off!" - for Immobilize Dodge "To the Limit!"

Detailed Explanations

CC

• Use your CC when:
  • Your group calls a spike:
    • Winds -
      Winds of Disenchantment
    • Wells -
      Well of Corruption
      +
      Well of Suffering
    • Shades -
      Desert Shroud
    • Traps -
      Procession of Blades
      +
      Test of Faith
  • On top of enemy downs (while alive players are on top of them)
  • Enemy groups moving defensively while your group is pushing
• Much of your boon rip comes from CC due to the synergies between
  Dispelling Force
  and
  Enchantment Collapse
  • Since you need to actually apply the stun/daze/knockdown to proc your trait/sigil synergies, make sure to target enemy players and watch their boon bar, only prioritizing CCing over boon rip when they run out of Stability
• Aim
  Earthshaker
  to the side of enemy groups instead of center mass to avoid damage. The AoE is large enough to still catch 5 targets.
• To ensure
  Full Counter
  triggers, you can briefly move into hostile enemy ground pressure.
• Leg Specialist
  is a large part of your CC, notable procs are
  Hammer Shock
  ,
  Blaze Breaker
  ,
  Full Counter
  +
  Slow Counter
  and
  Winds of Disenchantment
  +
• Make use of
  Hammer Shock
  or
  Blaze Breaker
  when you need a CC with a range higher than your other, melee range CCs
• Be careful with the knockback of
  Staggering Blow
  , the skill is not worth casting if it will move enemies out of damage
• Backbreaker
  is a single target CC and very slow cast, its best use is following up on a player singled out by other CC and unable to avoid it
• Use a Stow Weapon keybind immediately after casting
  Flurry
  to cancel the cast since its Bleed and Immobilize are applied immediately
  • Continuing the cast only adds limited power damage. Its better to immediately start casting other skills instead

Expand CC priority Flurry Hammer Shock / Blaze Breaker - while enemies have Stability (procs Leg Specialist ) Earthshaker - only when enemies lack Stability Full Counter Hammer Shock / Blaze Breaker - general use Staggering Blow - only when enemies lack Stability Backbreaker - only when enemies lack Stability Savage Leap (procs Leg Specialist ) Sword autoattacks Hamstring (procs Leg Specialist )

Boon rip

• Land
  Winds of Disenchantment
  on the enemy group while your group is in range to follow up with a spike
  • Communicate while casting, let your team know if it gets interrupted and whether it's available or not
  • If you don't have Stability use
    Banner of Tactics
    on yourself before casting
    Winds of Disenchantment
  • It is worth casting movement skills just to get into a better position for
    Winds of Disenchantment
    , even if it hits no enemies/allies
  • will activate at the end of your
    Winds of Disenchantment
    cast. The AoE appears centered underneath your target or at your feet if you have no target, manage targeting to maximize pulses on enemies inside your
    Winds of Disenchantment
• Use Autoattacks to proc
  and
  Enchantment Collapse
  when no other useful skills are ready and you can do it safely.

Support

• Use
  Banner of Tactics
  if your group is missing Stability before a push, or during a clash to provide Resistance and Superspeed
• "Shake It Off!"
  can be used to save anyone in your party stuck in an enemy spike

Damage

• While
  Blaze Breaker
  has relevant damage, prioritize using it for CC
• Flames of War
  and
  Final Thrust
  should be used as often as possible for extra damage whenever they won't delay a more important skill

Settings

• Under General Options / User Interface check Always show squad health bars and Always show party health bars. These will make it much easier to keep track of who needs your support.
• Also under General Options / User Interface turn on Thick party health bars
  • Thick squad health bars can be used too as a matter of personal preference, but is not recommended for large numbers
• Under Squad Options uncheck View as a grid. This will allow you to keep track of your allies' boons, conditions and health, enabling a better decision-making and skill management.