ScourgeMan/RenegadoAlac

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

Focused on: Direct damage and Utility

Designed for: WvW Zerg

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

TBD

Overview

A power based Renegade build for WvW, centered around alacrity share, group support and direct damage. Offers permanent access to Alacrity and great group utility through Jalis and Mallyx.

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Skillbar

Shortbow

Staff

Utility

Utility

Weapon Variants

Hammer is an option over Staff for larger scale fights

Equipment

Head
Celestial

Shoulders
Celestial

Chest
Celestial

Hands
Celestial

Legs
Celestial

Feet
Celestial

Backpiece
Celestial

Accessory
Celestial

Accessory
Celestial

Amulet
Celestial

Ring
Celestial

Ring
Celestial

Shortbow
Celestial

Sigil

Sigil

Staff
Celestial

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Variants

Stats

• Diviner stats can be used to add boon duration and damage in exchange for survivability
  • Keep in mind only 78% Boon Duration is needed for permanent Alacrity uptime as long as you press Orders from Above off cooldown, assuming the boon doesn't get stripped/removed.

Sigils

• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Concentration trades some boon rip for more Alacrity uptime

Usage

General

• Always try to swap legends when off cooldown to refresh energy
  • Make sure to be under 10 energy when swapping legends to activate Charged Mists
  • Vengeful Hammers and Heroic Command are both useful for dumping energy quickly

Priorities

High

• Boon rip
• Alacrity

Moderate

• CC
• Support

Low

• Damage

Surviving

• This build has high passive defense
• This build has moderate mobility skill access
  • Don't cast Surge of the Mists into Line of Warding or similar effects if you don't have Stability
  • Use Call to Anguish only when desperate for mobility, the energy is better spent on other things
• This builds has moderate active defenses
  • Toggle Vengeful Hammers on whenever you expect significant pressure, its upkeep is cheap
  • Rite of the Great Dwarf and Pain Absorption break stuns at the beginning of the cast, dodge or weapon stow to cancel the cast if you're in danger

Active defense priority Rite of the Great Dwarf/Pain Absorption - for stunbreaking Vengeful Hammers Soothing Stone - for Immobilize Dodge Warding Rift Surge of the Mists Rite of the Great Dwarf - general use Soothing Stone/Empowering Misery - general use

Detailed Explanations

Boon rip

• Banish Enchantment is your highest priority in Legendary Demon Stance, only prioritize other skills once your target is out of boons
• Try to target players behind or inside their group, to maximize hits with Banish Enchantment

Alacrity

• Try to cast Orders from Above off cooldown, you may need to delay it in Legendary Demon Stance to boonrip instead

CC

• Use 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
• Only prioritize CC against enemies lacking Stability, make sure to watch enemy buff bars
• Don't cast Forced Engagement into projectile block or reflect

CC priority Scorchrazor Forced Engagement Surge of the Mists Call to Anguish

Support

• Use Heroic Command on spikes if your group doesn't have 25 stacks of Might
• Try to land Inspiring Reinforcement over your groups path
• Cast Rite of the Great Dwarf just before engaging or while engaged in melee

Damage

• Don't cast Sevenshot into projectile block or reflect
• Never use Citadel Bombardment for damage, the cost is too high and the damage too low

Skill priority Sevenshot - single target Spiritcrush Inspiring Reinforcement Sevenshot - general use Mender's Rebuke Vengeful Hammers