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Catalyst - 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: Strike damage and Support

Designed for: Raids and Fractals

Difficulty:
TBD
This build was last updated on April 14, 2022 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A power DPS build for Catalyst.


Skill Bar

Hammer
Utility

Skill Variants

  • Arcane Blast will provide more burst damage than Shattering Ice.
  • Conjure Lightning Hammer will be more damage than Shattering Ice on large hitboxes.
  • Glyph of Elementals is a minor DPS loss if you prefer to avoid conjured weapons, or you think you won't get use out of the second one.


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Specializations

  • This build can technically provide permanent Quickness Quickness by taking Sphere Specialist and adjusting your rotation to ensure you cast the air jade sphere off cooldown. This will not be reliable on real encounters however, so an example setup for more boon duration is below.


Specialization Variants

Replacing Fire with Arcane provides you with extra boon duration and a cooldown reduction of attunements and the jade sphere. This means you could provide Quickness Quickness without adjusting your gear, though it will be less reliable and lower damage than just taking some Diviner stats Diviner stats gear.


Air can be replaced by Water for a burstier opening, suited to shorter-phased fights such as fractals.

  • You should also run Conjurer in Fire to build up stacks of Elemental Empowerment faster.


Equipment

Head
Berserker
Shoulders
Berserker
Chest
Berserker
Hands
Berserker
Legs
Dragon
Feet
Berserker
Backpiece
Dragon
Accessory
Berserker
Accessory
Berserker
Amulet
Dragon
Ring
Berserker
Ring
Dragon
Hammer
Berserker
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
x6
Infusion
x18

Dragon stats Dragon stats gear is an inconsequential amount of extra damage, but gives you some free vitality.


Boon duration variant

The following variant offers ~37% boon duration, which is enough to maintain Quickness Quickness with minimal changes to your rotation

Head
Assassin
Shoulders
Berserker
Chest
Diviner
Hands
Berserker
Legs
Diviner
Feet
Berserker
Backpiece
Berserker
Accessory
Diviner
Accessory
Berserker
Amulet
Berserker
Ring
Berserker
Ring
Berserker
Hammer
Diviner
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
x6
Infusion
x18


Consumables

Food:

  • or ascended versions


Utility:


Ratings

This build has a rating of 5 stars based on 1 votes.
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5 stars
OfficerAndyGentleman gave this build 5 stars • May 2023
Very good sustained target and cleave damage, and provides some incidental boons. Weaver is easier and higher damage in most situations, but Catalyst is still an excellent option.

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