Firebrand - Quickness Support Condi 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: Condition damage and Boon support

Designed for: Raids and Fractals

Difficulty:

TBD

This build was last updated on January 19, 2022 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

This build provides 100% Quickness and high Fury uptime on a closely stacked group while having very strong personal DPS. It pairs well with a Build:Renegade - Boon Support Power DPS providing alacrity.

Skill Bar

Axe/Torch

Scepter/Torch

Utility

Skill Variants

Signet of Wrath may be swapped out for the following:

"Stand Your Ground!" can be used to provide Stability and Resolution.
Hallowed Ground can be used if you need multiple pulsing applications of Stability over a longer period of time.
Wall of Reflection can be used as a reflect.
Mantra of Flame can provide higher DPS than Signet of Wrath on encounters that have phases below 25 seconds as well as split phases long enough to regain all three charges.
Sanctuary can be used for more CC.
"Advance!" might be useful on encounters where reliable Swiftness and Aegis are more valuable than damage.

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Specializations

Specialization Variants

The master trait in Virtues is completely optional. You could run Absolute Resolve for more support, or Glacial Heart for higher Chill uptime.

Equipment

Head
Viper

Shoulders
Viper

Chest
Viper

Hands
Viper

Legs
Viper

Feet
Viper

Backpiece
Sinister

Accessory
Sinister

Amulet
Sinister

Ring
Sinister

Ring
Viper

Axe
Viper

Torch
Viper

Sigil

Scepter
Viper

Torch
Viper

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Equipment Notes

Only a single torch is required.
If you are running with a Support Chronomancer, you can afford to run the same gear and food as Build:Firebrand_-_Condition_DPS. Only do this if you are certain of maintaining 100% Quickness.
If you are tanking, replace Viper with Trailblazer gear until you have as much toughness as needed.

Equipment Variants

If you want to run higher boon duration than the above setup without changing your food or utility, you could swap some Sinister pieces to Seraph, or Viper pieces to Celestial. Both these swaps will also slightly increase your healing power, though the extra healing is unlikely to be noticeable.

As the recommended boon duration will vary from group to group and encounter to encounter, consider the following guidelines in respect to maximising DPS:

When swapping Sinister to Seraph you can use (or ascended versions) and to get up to ~28% boon duration.
- You could use Plaguedoctor instead of Seraph for this swap. It is a minor DPS loss for a small gain in survivability.
When swapping Viper to Celestial you can use (or ascended versions) and either or to get up to ~30% boon duration.
- Note that you will gain extra toughness from Celestial stats, so be careful not to become the tank. Alternatively, this could be used to tank without sacrificing damage.

If you want higher boon durations than the above guidelines, you will do more damage with the variant below.

Higher Quickness Variant

Head
Viper

Shoulders
Viper

Chest
Viper

Hands
Viper

Legs
Viper

Feet
Viper

Backpiece
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Amulet
Viper

Ring
Viper

Axe
Viper

Torch
Viper

Sigil

Scepter
Viper

Torch
Viper

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x10

Infusion
x8

Consumables

Food

or any 100 Concentration/70 Expertise food

Utility

Usage

Gameplay Example (using different gear)

Quickness

Mantra of Solace, Mantra of Potence, and "Feel My Wrath!" are used to maintain Quickness on your group.

"Feel My Wrath!" and Mantra of Potence can be cast as soon as they are available.
Mantra of Solace should be used every 7 seconds to activate Liberator's Vow and Stalwart Speed. You can estimate this by looking at the line that moves around the mantra icon as it recharges. Once it starts moving along the top of the icon, at least 7.2 seconds have passed (if you have Alacrity) so it can be freely used again.

Mantra of Solace can be used to provide a block for your subgroup to prevent damage from some attacks. Try not to overuse it and hamper your Quickness generation though.

Be aware that boons from your mantras are distributed somewhat strangely. They are applied in a cone in front of you and also a small radius around you, but all valid targets within the cone are resolved first. This means that players outside your subgroup within the cone are higher priority than players within your subgroup who are only within the small AoE around you. This means that to reliable apply boons so your subgroup you should aim to be stood slightly behind them.

Damage

Otherwise follow the rotation found in Build:Firebrand_-_Condition_DPS

Firebrand - Quickness Support Condi DPS

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Overview