Herald - Quickness Support Power DPS
This build was last updated on May 07, 2023 and is up to date for the March 19, 2024 patch.
Overview
A power Herald build that provides permanent Quickness,
Fury,
Swiftness,
Regeneration,
Protection, and around 13
Might to its subgroup. It also provides to its subgroup, increasing boon duration while channelling Glint, and giving life siphon while channelling Shiro.
It can also provide other utilities depending on the second Legend chosen, such as Stability or damage reduction.
Template Code
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Skill Bar
Sword/Sword
Staff
Utility
Utility
- Your second Legend defaults to . Read the Legends section below to see other alternatives.
Specializations
- / - lower dps in exchange for sustain, might be worth on very few fights with extreme preassure like Boneskinner.
Equipment
Infusions are not required.
Head
Berserker
Berserker
Shoulders
Berserker
Berserker
Chest
Diviner
Diviner
Hands
Assassin
Assassin
Legs
Diviner
Diviner
Feet
Assassin
Assassin
Backpiece
Diviner
Diviner
Accessory
Berserker
Berserker
Accessory
Berserker
Berserker
Amulet
Berserker
Berserker
Ring
Berserker
Berserker
Ring
Berserker
Berserker
Sword
Berserker
Berserker
Sword
Berserker
Berserker
Sigil
Sigil
Staff
Berserker
Berserker
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
x6
x6
Infusion
x18
x18
- You need 25% boon duration to upkeep
Quickness in a normal loop (without ), but there will be some extra padding from the opener.
- The
Assassin stats pieces are a minor optimisation, feel free to use
Berserker stats instead.
Equipment Variants
Boon Duration
If you want to maintain
permanently for the group-wide buffs, you will need to significantly increase your boon duration - probably to 55%+.
Sigil Variants
is taken because it deals more damage than due to Herald's low damage and abundance of power modifiers, but it can be swapped out in some situations:
- On encounters where the target can be
Stunned or
Exposed (such as strikes, fractals, or Keep Construct) then you should use a instead.
- If you're struggling to maintain boons, you could bring a .
- If your subgroup is struggling to keep up 25 stacks of
Might, it might be beneficial to bring to gain an extra ~5 stacks of might generation through .
Rune Variants
- Many of the popular
Alacrity providers also provide 25 stacks of
Might, but in the event this is not the case, you could use to gain an extra ~5 stacks of might generation.
Consumables
Food
- ,
Utility
Usage
Legends
- - absolutely key to the build, this is your source of boons. It's —Dragon increases the duration of boons your subgroup provides by 20%. Note this effect does not actually increase Concentration, it increases Boon Duration (and is not shown in the Hero Panel), so a build with this effect and 100% Boon Duration would provide boons lasting 120% longer.
- provides the highest personal DPS through and provides yoursubgroup with —Assassin which gives allies life siphon increasing the subgroup's DPS by about ~0.4k. It provides personal mobility through , and CC through .
Stability through , CC through , and reduce personal incoming strike and condition damage by 20% with . If needed, it can also reduce incoming strike damage to your subgroup by 50% with .
is a personal DPS loss of about ~1k. It provides your subgroup with —Dwarf which reduces damage taken by 10%. You can provide
- is an extremely niche option. It is a massive DPS loss that should almost never be taken, only if your group desperately needs projectile block through . It also offers condition cleanse through , CC through , and a very weak heal through —Centaur.
- should never be played in bosses, but it offers a pull with which may be useful when fighting trash mobs if your group does not have pulls.
Rotation
Opener
- Start on Glint with and use:
- ⇒
- ⇒
- ⇒
- ⇒
- ⇒
Legendary Assassin Stance
When on
, immediately activate and use , and off cooldown. The rest of the time is spent autoattacking (make sure to finish your auto chains). Swap back to as soon as possible.
Legendary Dragon Stance
You activate and consume
and at the start and end of the Legendary Dragon Stance section, filling the remaining time with sword skills and consuming other facets once you regain .- ⇒
- ⇒
- Auto-attack and use , and off cooldown. Make sure to finish your auto chains.
- when it comes off cooldown - be careful not to tap it twice and immediately consume it
- ⇒ (if available) once is active and
- when available
- Just before Facet of Strength and Facet of Elements come off cooldown, activate and
- ⇒
- ⇒
Non-consume Rotation
If you want to maintain Power DPS rotation, with the addition that you will want to activate and consume and whenever they are available.
permanently, you can follow the
Notes
- Your Facets remain active for 6 seconds when Consumed thanks to .
- Your Facets pulse boons on a 600 range radius, but
Quickness on a 360 range radius, so stay close to your allies.
only provides
Ratings
![5 stars](/wiki/images/d/dd/5-star.png)
Great boon coverage, respectable damage and groupwide support from the Nature passive. Really excels when you need access to huge amounts of stability or CC, and experienced groups can use it to run lower boon durations on their other supports.
![5 stars](/wiki/images/d/dd/5-star.png)
Even though its damage is not very high, power quickness herald is a great build thanks to all the boons it provides to its subgroup and the unique effects from Facet of Nature. It also has great CC by using staff.
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