Herald - Hammer Backline (GvG)

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Focused on: Strike damage, Dps and Boon support

Designed for: WvW GvG

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

TBD

Overview

A Power based Herald build for WvW. The utility of Glint, the durability of Jalis, and the damage of

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allow this build to deal strong damage with great sustain, while buffing allies.

Skill Bar

Hammer

Sword/Sword

Utility

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Specializations

Variants

Notoriety
selfish stat boost, can be worth it if you party has only two DPS
Brutality
constant stability removal with quickness uptime but less DPS.

Variants

Core Value
offers more group utility, but less movement speed.

Equipment

Head
Marauder

Shoulders
Marauder

Chest
Marauder

Hands
Marauder

Legs
Marauder

Feet
Marauder

Backpiece
Marauder

Accessory
Marauder

Amulet
Marauder

Ring
Marauder

Hammer
Marauder

Sigil

Sword
Marauder

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Equipment Variants

Berserker stats extra offensive stats

Consumables

- personal food option

Usage

Priorities

High

Ranged Spike

Moderate

Sustained damage
Boon support

Low

CC

Surviving

This build has moderate passive defense
This build has low mobility skill access
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  will teleport in the direction of an out of range target, use it if desperate to reposition
  - Neutral creatures can be used as targets
This builds has high active defenses
- Keep
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  active as often as possible so that
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  is available
- Save
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  +
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  for use in Jalis stance
- Only use
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  defensively if desperate, it will likely leave you more out of position than when you started
- Toggle
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  on whenever you expect significant pressure, its upkeep is cheap
- Don't waste
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  on trivial CC, the Fury it provides is very valuable
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  breaks stuns at the beginning of the cast, dodge or weapon stow to cancel the cast if you're in danger

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Active defense priority

Detailed Explanations

Ranged Spike

Casting
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immediately before
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will make both hits land at the same time
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  is the priority skill if you can't use both
Avoid casting
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as groups cross each other so you aren't left behind
Flip
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on while casting
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in Jalis to proc
Forceful Persistence

Sustained damage

You can
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through traps and marks to activate them without taking any damage.
- Cast
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  near the end of the cast of
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  to clear Blind, if needed
Try to place
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in the direction your group is pushing if possible, but prioritize hitting enemies
Use
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quickly after swapping into Sword/Sword so it can be used again before swapping back to Hammer
Toggle on
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any time you're in range and in Jalis, but prioritize other skills when energy is limited
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is best used to get yourself into position for your other melee skills
- Wait for the follow up cast to finish before taking other actions