Specter - Alacrity Support Healer

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Focused on: Healing and Support

Designed for: Raids and Fractals

Difficulty:

TBD

This build was last updated on January 02, 2023.

Overview

A boon support healer build for Specter. Provides permanent Alacrity, Fury, Swiftness and Vigor. This build has a lot of overlap with the healing variant of the Condi Boon Support, so you can mix and match options between these to suit your group.

Skill Bar

Scepter/Dagger

Sword/Pistol

Utility

• The stealth from Shadow Refuge can cause issues for the group as it interrupts autoattacks and can disrupt tanking and other thieves' rotation. It may be easier to swap it out for another well or other utility.
• Well of Sorrow can be swapped for Well of Silence if the CC is wanted - each pulse deals 100 defiance bar damage.

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Specializations

• Shadow's Rejuvenation paired with the Scepter/Dagger rotation means you'll never run out of initiative.
• Quick Pockets is a good option too for more initiative.
• For more frequent breakbars, you may find Basilisk Venom valuable.

Equipment

Head
Harrier

Shoulders
Harrier

Chest
Harrier

Hands
Harrier

Legs
Harrier

Feet
Harrier

Backpiece
Harrier

Accessory
Harrier

Accessory
Harrier

Amulet
Harrier

Ring
Harrier

Ring
Harrier

Scepter
Harrier

Dagger
Harrier

Sigil

Sigil

Sword
Harrier

Pistol
Harrier

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

• The Sigil of Superior Sigil of Concentration can be replaced with a Sigil of Superior Sigil of Paralyzation if you want to provide more CC.

Condi Variant

• This might result in a small healing loss as you'll have slightly less concentration and healing power, but some of that is made up for with a higher health bar and possibly larger barrier spread
• Damage output should be higher due to the condition damage and Dark Sentry spread

Head
Plaguedoctor

Shoulders
Plaguedoctor

Chest
Plaguedoctor

Hands
Plaguedoctor

Legs
Plaguedoctor

Feet
Plaguedoctor

Backpiece
Plaguedoctor

Accessory
Plaguedoctor

Accessory
Plaguedoctor

Amulet
Plaguedoctor

Ring
Plaguedoctor

Ring
Plaguedoctor

Scepter
Plaguedoctor

Dagger
Plaguedoctor

Sigil

Sigil

Pistol
Plaguedoctor

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Usage

The two weapon sets have different playstyles:

Scepter/Dagger

This set is used for DPS, and the rotation revolves around stealthing yourself and using Shadowsquall to build up barrier via Panaku's Ambition. This barrier is then shared to allies with every well usage thanks to Shadestep. This rotation offers less support, and relies upon the barrier remaining on you, making it worse in high-pressure encounters.

Dagger/Pistol

Dagger/Pistol can be swapped too as needed for the CC from Head Shot, or burst healing. On this set you provide heals by spamming Infiltrator's Strike and Infiltrator's Return to repeatedly trigger Shadow Savior. This is higher healing, but significantly lower DPS than Scepter/Dagger.

Scepter/Dagger

Opener

1. Siphon
2. Enter Shadow Shroud
3. Grasping Shadows
4. Mind Shock - this step can be skipped or moved if the CC will be needed shortly, and it won't be off cooldown every loop
5. Eternal Night
6. Haunt Shot until Grasping Shadows is off cooldown
7. Grasping Shadows
8. Exit Shadow Shroud - we stay in shroud just long enough to gain five stacks of Consume Shadows
9. Cloak and Dagger
10. Shadowsquall
11. Well of Bounty

Loop

1. Cloak and Dagger
2. Shadowsquall
3. Use one well that is available. Priority order is: Well of Bounty, Well of Gloom, Well of Sorrow, Well of Silence, Shadowfall
4. Repeat

• You should never run out of Initiative with the loop as by the time you're low you should be ready to go back to the opener, giving you time to regenerate initiative to go back to your loop
• Repeat Opener after Siphon and Enter Shadow Shroud are off cooldown
• Rotate your wells to keep alacrity up and always keep Well of Bounty on cooldown.
• Save Well of Silence and Shadowfall if possible for break bar damage
• Switch to Pistol if you need an interrupt or blind
• For extra break bar damage you can use Mind Shock after Enter Shadow Shroud

Dagger/Pistol

Dagger/Pistol doesn't have a fixed rotation. As you don't need to be concerned with barrier management, you can just use Siphon, wells, and Enter Shadow Shroud as they come off cooldown while spending your initative on spamming and Infiltrator's Strike and Infiltrator's Return.

Consumables

Food

• or ascended versions

Utility