Harbinger - Quickness Support Healer

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

Difficulty:

Easy

This build was last updated on August 31, 2023 and is up to date for the September 19, 2023 game patch.

Overview

With the shortest Shroud 4 cooldown on Necromancer, Harbinger can get more use out of than other builds. Between this and , it has perhaps the strongest res potential in the game.

In addition to decent CC, it provides 20 Might, 25 Vulnerability and permanent Fury, Quickness and Regeneration.

Unfortunately, as it doesn't provide Protection or much in the way of utility boons (mostly limited to ), the build is mostly a novelty.

Skillbar

Pistol/Warhorn

X/Dagger

Utility

Skill Variants

Utility
is not required to maintain Quickness, so it is the first choice to swap out, but the other utilities can be replaced if Might is covered by someone else.

if your group has a lack of Might (or you want a stunbreak and some self Stability)
for projectile defence
or for boon removal
for body blocking certain attacks
for an additional res
for more CC
or for condition removal

Elite

for more CC.

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Specializations

can be taken for slightly higher defiance damage.

Equipment

Head
Harrier

Shoulders
Harrier

Chest
Harrier

Hands
Harrier

Legs
Harrier

Feet
Harrier

Backpiece
Harrier

Accessory
Harrier

Amulet
Harrier

Ring
Harrier

Pistol
Harrier

Sigil

Warhorn
Harrier

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

With this setup you can use (mostly) the same gear as on Heal Scourge.

Equipment Variants

Stats

Minstrel stats can be taken (if tanking or if the encounter has no toughness tanking) for higher Healing Power and significantly increased survivability at the cost of DPS and some boon duration.
While not generally recommended, Plaguedoctor stats can be taken for higher DPS at the cost of Healing Power and boon duration. Take if doing so and consider adjusting other aspects of the build for boon duration and healing.

Weapons

Staff can be taken in the second weapon slot for more Regeneration, CC, and a condition transfer.
Mainhand Dagger can be taken instead of Pistol for increased Life Force generation, boonstrip, and self-healing, at the cost of reduced damage and CC.

Sigils

instead of for an additional heal source at the cost of total outgoing healing.

Relics

adds an extra ~25% Protection uptime.
as ressing is your party trick, this has obvious synergy.

Consumables

Food

or ascended variants

Utility

Usage

Standard Rotation

The primary goals here are to share Quickness and heal, so stay in and use to heal (and port downed allies to you). Aim to start and end each loop with , as the ticking healing from should last almost until is ready again.

When out of , use utility skills off cooldown.

Other sources of heal :

- your largest and most reliable burst heal.
- pulsing life steal
- direct heal and Regeneration
- grants allies Regeneration when you dodge
- triggers on weapon swap or entering/exiting
- casts Lesser Well of Blood when you begin reviving a downed ally, healing and reviving nearby allies.
- if taking instead of , procs on crits every 5 seconds (you have 30% crit chance with Fury)

Harbinger - Quickness Support Healer

Contents

Overview