Firebrand - Quickness Support Condi 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: Condition damage and Boon support

Designed for: Raids and Fractals

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

TBD

This build was last updated on August 10, 2022 and is up to date for the March 19, 2024 patch.

Overview

This build provides 100% Quickness and high Fury uptime on a closely stacked group while having very strong personal DPS as well as access to Guardian's powerful utility skills.

Skill Bar

Axe/Torch

Scepter/Torch

Utility

Skill Variants

Mantra of Flame may be swapped out for the following:

"Stand Your Ground!" can be used to provide Stability and Resolution.
Hallowed Ground can be used if you need multiple pulsing applications of Stability over a longer period of time.
Wall of Reflection can be used as a reflect.
Signet of Wrath can provide higher DPS than Mantra of Flame on encounters with long phases.
Sanctuary can be used for more CC.
"Advance!" might be useful on encounters where reliable Swiftness and Aegis are more valuable than damage.

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Specializations

Trait Variants

The master trait in Virtues is completely optional. You could run Absolute Resolve for more support, or Glacial Heart for higher Chilled uptime.

Equipment

Head
Ritualist

Shoulders
Ritualist

Chest
Ritualist

Hands
Ritualist

Legs
Viper

Feet
Viper

Backpiece
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Amulet
Viper

Ring
Viper

Axe
Viper

Torch
Viper

Sigil

Scepter
Viper

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x10

Infusion
x8

Swap in as many Ritualist stats pieces as necessary to ensure Quickness uptime.
If you are tanking, swap in Celestial stats gear until you have as much toughness as needed.

Balthazar Runes Variant

If you want to benefit from ascended food buffs, you are better off running the setup below:

Head
Ritualist

Shoulders
Sinister

Chest
Ritualist

Hands
Sinister

Legs
Ritualist

Feet
Sinister

Backpiece
Ritualist

Accessory
Ritualist

Amulet
Ritualist

Ring
Ritualist

Axe
Ritualist

Torch
Ritualist

Sigil

Scepter
Ritualist

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

You should use (or ascended versions) and .
- In fractals, you can swap the utility to without losing boon duration (assuming you have 150+ AR and Mistlock Singularities.
You can swap in Sinister stats pieces for more DPS, but make sure not to drop below ~42% boon duration.

Consumables

Food

- for a cheaper alternative

Utility

Usage

Rotation

Gameplay Example (using slightly different gear)

Quickness

Mantra of Solace, Mantra of Potence, and "Feel My Wrath!" are used to maintain Quickness on your group.

"Feel My Wrath!" and Mantra of Potence can be cast as soon as they are available.
Mantra of Solace should be used every 7 seconds to activate Liberator's Vow. You can estimate this by looking at the line that moves around the mantra icon as it recharges. Once it starts moving along the top of the icon, at least 7.2 seconds have passed (if you have Alacrity) so it can be freely used again.

Damage

Otherwise follow the rotation found in Build:Firebrand_-_Condi_DPS

Firebrand - Quickness Support Condi DPS

Contents

Overview