Willbender - DPS Alacbender
This is a test build. You may comment and rate it.
Focused on: Strike damage and Dps
Designed for: WvW Zerg
Expansions required: 
Difficulty:
TBD
This build was last updated on April 25, 2022.
Overview
A build designed for massive AoE DPS, with great access to spike damage, ground AoE, ranged pressure and 
Alacrity.
Skill Bar
Staff
Scepter/Torch
Utility
Skill Variants
- ⇒ or
Template Code
[&DQEqOhA+GykDAQAA/hIAAEgBAACKEgAANwEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=]
Specializations
Template Code
[&DQEqOi4lQRYDAQAANgEAAEgBAAD/AAAANwEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=]
Equipment
Head
Marauder
Shoulders
Marauder
Chest
Marauder
Hands
Marauder
Legs
Marauder
Feet
Marauder
Backpiece
Marauder
Accessory
Marauder
Accessory
Marauder
Amulet
Marauder
Ring
Marauder
Ring
Marauder
Staff
Marauder
Sigil
Sigil
Scepter
Marauder
Torch
Marauder
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
x6
Infusion
x18
Equipment Variants
- Use
Berserker stats if you find you need more offensive stats - stacking sigil option
Consumables
-
- personal food option
Usage
Overall Priorities
- High
- Ranged Spike
- Alacrity
- Moderate
- Sustained damage
- Low
- Single target
- CC
Surviving
- This build has moderate passive defense
- This build has high mobility skill access
- This builds has moderate active defenses
- Beware of unblockable CCs () when using
- Standing briefly still while channeling can sometimes be better than moving straight back to your group
- Use when pushing if your firebrand's
Stability is on cooldown - Because resets your virtues, you should use them before casting if they are not on cooldown.
- Beware of unblockable CCs () when using
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Detailed Explanations
Ranged Spike
- Open with staff, using ⇒
- If the groups continue into 900 range, swap to Scepter/Torch and use ⇒ , otherwise wait in Staff for the next engage
- Don't waste to add useless DPS at range, wait until the damage can be followed up on
Alacrity
- Use before casting your Symbol skills to give your group alacrity
- Be careful not to double tap or the second charge will be wasted
- Avoid using your other Virtue skills while is active since it will end the buff
Sustained damage
- When using ground AoEs like Symbol skills or , try to place them so that one edge is on the enemy group and the other edge is in the direction they are moving to
- Try to swap between weapons as often as possible, keeping all damage skills on cooldown
- It is worth delaying the swap for 1-2 seconds to fit another Symbol skill
- If you are frequently delaying your swap out of Staff it is likely you aren't swapping weapons fast enough
- Use your Symbol skills quickly after swapping weapons so that the cooldowns will line up for future swaps
- Combine your Symbol skills with other damage to generate higher spikes
- ⇒
Weapon Swap ⇒ ⇒ - ⇒
- ⇒
- Try to hit your own group with as well if you can, but prioritize hitting enemies
- Place closer to the enemy group than your own to reduce projectile travel time
- Maintain by activating
- will reset the cooldown whenever you get a kill
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Single Target
- Use to follow up on other CC or to catch targets as enemies disengage
- If you have a chance to use on an isolated target without projectile block, take it
CC
- Don't use unless your DPS skills are on cooldown, other builds are better at providing CC
- Use your CC when:
- Your group calls a spike:
- Winds -
- Wells - +
- Shades -
- Traps - +
- On top of enemy downs (while alive players are on top of them)
- Enemy groups moving defensively while your group is pushing
- Your group calls a spike:
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