Herald - Ventari Raid Healer

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Focused on: Support.

Designed for:

Raid

Overview

Ventari Herald is a healing-oriented build that is based on strong burst healing along with powerful condition cleanse. In addition, useful boons are distributed with Glint and

Facet of Nature

2

Facet of Nature

Place the facet of nature on yourself to grant nearby allies naturalistic resonance every few seconds to increase outgoing boon duration.

Facet of Nature: Pulse Naturalistic Resonance to nearby allies every few seconds.

Naturalistic Resonance (3s): Increase outgoing boon duration by 50%.

Number of Targets: 5

Invetval: 3s

Radius: 600

is maintained for group-wide boon duration.

is a usefull ~3%-5% damage increase for power based subgroups.

Skill Bar

Sword/ShieldHealingUtilityElite

StaffHealingUtilityElite

Specializations

Main Build

Variants

If another revenant or herald is present, which offers

, alternatively a variant with Invocation instead of Devastation can be played. Unlike the devestation variant, however, it's not based on strong burstheads but on constant healing by the tablet.

Keep in mind that this version is harder to play since better energy management is necessary to maintain Can't find such trait " Shrouding Mists"! Please refer to our trait index.

Equipment

Stats

Magi's staff, Berserker's sword, shield and axe.
Magi's armor
Magi's trinkets

Upgrades

Superior Sigil of Transference

Outgoing healing effectiveness is increased by 10%.

5

Superior Sigil of Water

30% Chance on Hit: Heal nearby allies around your target (360 radius). (Cooldown: 5s)

Superior Sigil of Force

+5% Damage

5

Superior Sigil of Water

30% Chance on Hit: Heal nearby allies around your target (360 radius). (Cooldown: 5s)

6x

Superior Rune of the Monk

(1): +25 Healing Power (2): +5% Boon Duration (3): +50 Healing Power (4): +10% Boon Duration (5): +100 Healing Power (6): +10% outgoing heal effectiveness to allies, +1% outgoing heal effectiveness for 3 seconds whenever granting a boon to an ally (max 10)

Infusion

18x

Healing Infusion

Healing Infusion

+5 Healing Power +5 Agony Resistance
Choose a Healing +5/+7/+9 Agony Infusion if you plan to use this build in fractals instead.

Notes

Don't use of Cleric's gear to avoid toughness conflicts with your tank.
If tanking, use some Cleric's trinkets and switch your Zealot's gear to Magi's instead.
Full Magi gear is recommended in unorganized raid groups. In organized and / or experienced raid groups:
- Magi armor can be swapped against Berserk Armor for a light dps boost.
- Magi trinkets can be exchanged for berserk trinkets for significantly better personal dps.

Consumables

Food:

Delicious Rice Ball

Nourishment (30m):

100 Healing Power+10% Healing Effectiveness (Outgoing)+25% Magic Find during Lunar New Year

Consumable

gives a straight increase to outgoing healing and a small healing power boost.

Utility:

Furious Tuning Crystal

Nourishment (30m):

Gain Condition Damage equal to 3% of your PrecisionGain Expertise equal to 3% of your Precision+10% Experience from Kills

Consumable

profides a small healing power boost and converts healing power to ferocity, which will slightly increase the damage output.

Usage

General

Maintain

Facet of Nature

2

Facet of Nature

Place the facet of nature on yourself to grant nearby allies naturalistic resonance every few seconds to increase outgoing boon duration.

Facet of Nature: Pulse Naturalistic Resonance to nearby allies every few seconds.

Naturalistic Resonance (3s): Increase outgoing boon duration by 50%.

Number of Targets: 5

Invetval: 3s

Radius: 600

the whole time.
Stay with your auto attack. Use your CC and other weapon skills only when needed. (Further details in weapon selection and skill rotation.)
Try to always move the tablet through allies for extra healing.
Keep the HP in mind. Do not overheal the group! This is necessary for better energy management.
Always start in

Legendary Dragon Stance

10

Legendary Dragon Stance

Invoke the power of the legendary dragon Glint.

so you can get
from invoking Ventari.

Weapons

Sword/Shield

With sword/shield mainly use auto attack as

Precision Strike

½

4

5

Precision Strike

Strike nearby foes with precision, sending out blades which damage and chill them.

Damage: 312

Chilled (2s): -66% Skill Recharge Rate, -66% Movement Speed

Number of Targets: 3

Combo Finisher: Whirl

Range: 450

is no dps gain and it's not worth its energy costs.
Use

Envoy of Exuberance

¾

10

15

Envoy of Exuberance

Send energy of Glint towards the target area granting protection to allies before releasing a burst of energy healing allies and returning to you. It also grants protection on the way back.

Healing: 1,940

Protection (2s): -33% Incoming Damage

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 240

Range: 900

Unblockable

if it is needet for a small aoe heal and aoe protection.
Use

Crystal Hibernation

3

20

25

Crystal Hibernation

Channel a shield from the mists to protect you, blocking attacks and regenerating health.

Healing: 975

Pulses: 4

Duration: 3s

only if you're going to die as a second healing skill. Note that you can interupt it so you don't need to stay in place für the whole 3 seconds.

Staff

With staff mainly use your auto attack as it provides the most dps and a small heal for other melees.
Use

Warding Rift

1½

10

10

Warding Rift

Create a rift from the Mists, warding you from attacks. While the rift is open projectiles will hit nearby foes, blinding them.

Damage: 138

Blind (4s): Next outgoing attack misses.

Number of Targets: 3

Duration: 2s

Range: 600

to block incoming attacks or to blind trash mobs.
Use

Renewing Wave

1

15

15

Renewing Wave

Send out a wave of mist energy that heals and removes conditions from allies.

Healing: 1,295

Conditions Removed: 2

Number of Targets: 5

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 300

for a additional heal and condi cleanse or if you need a blast finisher.
Use

Surge of the Mists

1

15

20

Surge of the Mists

Charge forward, knocking back enemies that cross your path.

₉Damage: 2,745

Knockback: 120

Evade: ½s

Number of Targets: 3

Range: 600

for CC.

Rotation

Start in

Legendary Dragon Stance

10

Legendary Dragon Stance

Invoke the power of the legendary dragon Glint.

Facet of Elements

-1

Facet of Elements

Legendary Dragon Stance. Place the facet of elements on yourself to grant nearby allies swiftness every few seconds.

Facet of Elements: Pulse swiftness to nearby allies every few seconds.

Swiftness (3s): 33% Movement Speed

Number of Targets: 5

Interval: 3s

Radius: 600

->

Elemental Blast

¼

15

Elemental Blast

Legendary Dragon. Consume Facet of Elements to cover the target area in magical dragon breath.

Damage: 266

₃Pulse Three Burning (3s): 1179 Damage

Pulse Two Chilled (3s): -66% Skill Recharge Rate, -66% Movement Speed

Pulse One Weakness (4s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, 50% Fumble (Unrestricted)

Number of targets: 5

Pulses: 3

Interval: 1s

Radius: 360

Range: 600
Facet of Light

-1

Facet of Light

Legendary Dragon Stance. Place the facet of light on yourself to grant nearby allies regeneration every few seconds.

Facet of Light: Pulse regeneration to nearby allies every few seconds.

Regeneration (3s): 390 Health

Number of Targets: 5

Interval: 3s

Radius: 600
Facet of Darkness

-2

Facet of Darkness

Legendary Dragon Stance. Place the facet of darkness on yourself to grant nearby allies fury every few seconds.

Facet of Darkness: Pulse fury to nearby allies every few seconds.

Fury (3s): 20% Critical Chance

Number of Targets: 5

Interval: 3s

Radius: 600
Facet of Chaos

-5

Facet of Chaos

Legendary Dragon Stance. Place the facet of chaoson yourself to grant nearby allies protection every few seconds.

Facet of Chaos: Pulse protection to nearby allies every few seconds.

Protection (3s): -33% Incoming Damage

Number of Targets: 5

Interval: 3s

Radius: 600
Keep it up until your Energy reaches nearly zero for potent Regeneration, Fury, Protection and Might.

Switch to

Legendary Centaur Stance

10

Legendary Centaur Stance

Invoke the power of the legendary centaur Ventari.

to auto summon your tablet.

Move your tablet with Ventari's Will to where it is needed.
Burst heal your team mates with rapid uses of

Natural Harmony

20

2

Natural Harmony

Legendary Centaur Stance. Collect energy, pulling it into the tablet to build up its power. After a short delay the energy will be released, healing nearby allies.

Healing: 1,620

Number of Targets: 5

Delay Time: 2s

Radius: 240

. This also provides alacrity to team mates.
Cleanse conditions with

Purifying Essence

30

5

Purifying Essence

Legendary Centaur Stance. Remove conditions from allies near the tablet, and heal them for a small amount per condition removed.

Healinging Per Conditions Removed: 381

Conditions Removed: 3

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 240

if needed.
When your energy is near zero switch back to

Legendary Dragon Stance

10

Legendary Dragon Stance

Invoke the power of the legendary dragon Glint.

to maintain

Facet of Nature

2

Facet of Nature

Place the facet of nature on yourself to grant nearby allies naturalistic resonance every few seconds to increase outgoing boon duration.

Facet of Nature: Pulse Naturalistic Resonance to nearby allies every few seconds.

Naturalistic Resonance (3s): Increase outgoing boon duration by 50%.

Number of Targets: 5

Invetval: 3s

Radius: 600

.

Breakbar

Surge of the Mists

1

15

20

Surge of the Mists

Charge forward, knocking back enemies that cross your path.

₉Damage: 2,745

Knockback: 120

Evade: ½s

Number of Targets: 3

Range: 600

is your most effective hard CC.
Followed by

Facet of Chaos

-5

Facet of Chaos

Legendary Dragon Stance. Place the facet of chaoson yourself to grant nearby allies protection every few seconds.

Facet of Chaos: Pulse protection to nearby allies every few seconds.

Protection (3s): -33% Incoming Damage

Number of Targets: 5

Interval: 3s

Radius: 600

-> Chaotic Release.
Energy Expulsion

1

35

Energy Expulsion

Legendary Centaur Stance. Force energy to erupt from the tablet, knocking back foes and leaving behind energy fragments that heal allies.

Healing Fragment: 1,265

Knockback: 450

Number of Targets: 5

Number of Fragments: 5

Fragment Duration: 5s

Combo Finisher: Blast

Radius: 450

is also a potent hard CC, but keep in mind that your tablet will be destroyed.

Control

Soft CCs: Keeping Seekers away (Vale Guardian) and holding Charged Souls (Gorseval).
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Hard CCs: Keeping Seekers away (Vale Guardian)
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Helpful Tips

If more CC is needed, the shield can also be exchanged for an axe.

Frigid Blitz

½

10

12

Frigid Blitz

Hurl your axe at your target, damaging and chilling the foes the axe passes through. When the axe reaches the target, shadowstep to it and deliver a large blow.

Pass-Through Damage: 81

Final Damage: 813

Chilled (2s): -66% Skill Recharge Rate, -66% Movement Speed

Number of Targets: 3

Unblockable

Range: 900

is a good soft CC and

Temporal Rift

½

10

15

Temporal Rift

Slice into the Mists, creating an unstable rift. After a short duration, this rift will collapse in on itself, pulling in enemies.

Damage: 378

₃Torment (8s): 382 Damage, 763 Damage if Moving

Number of Targets: 5

Duration: 1s

Width: 300

Range: 900

is one of the strongest hard CCs on which Revenant has access.
By dropping healing orbs with staff auto attack chain, more than 5 allies can be healed!
Punishing Sweep

¾

5

5

Punishing Sweep

Sweep your staff at your foe. Gain access to Debilitating Slam if your foe is using a skill when struck.

Damage: 509

Weakness (3s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, 50% Fumble (Unrestricted)

Number of Targets: 3

Range: 130

is a block and can be used to absorb damage.
Warding Rift

1½

10

10

Warding Rift

Create a rift from the Mists, warding you from attacks. While the rift is open projectiles will hit nearby foes, blinding them.

Damage: 138

Blind (4s): Next outgoing attack misses.

Number of Targets: 3

Duration: 2s

Range: 600

can be used to cast AOE blind trash mobs.
Renewing Wave

1

15

15

Renewing Wave

Send out a wave of mist energy that heals and removes conditions from allies.

Healing: 1,295

Conditions Removed: 2

Number of Targets: 5

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 300

is a blast finisher and can be used with

Protective Solace

-8

5

Protective Solace

Legendary Centaur Stance. Summon a protective barrier around the tablett that destoys projectiles.

Duration: 20s

Radius: 240

Combo Field: Light

or another light combo field to clean a large amount of conditions.
Natural Harmony

20

2

Natural Harmony

Legendary Centaur Stance. Collect energy, pulling it into the tablet to build up its power. After a short delay the energy will be released, healing nearby allies.

Healing: 1,620

Number of Targets: 5

Delay Time: 2s

Radius: 240

can be used before the tablet is moved, so that the healing effect occurs directly at the destination.

Encounter Specific Tips

Forsaken Thicket

Spirit Vale

Vale Guardian

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Ghost events

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Gorseval the Multifarious

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Bandit event

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Sabetha the Saboteur

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Salvation Pass

Slothasor

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Bandit Trio

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Matthias Gabrel

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Stronghold of the Faithful

Escort

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Keep Construct

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Twisted Castle

Coming Soon!

Xera

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Videos

The videos are divided into two categories. Videos from before the patch on 22.02.2017 and videos from after the balance patch. The builds played pre patch might be differ slightly from the actual build. Most of them run the Invocation variant. All credits go to the uploader of the videos (and the corresponding raid guilds).

Herald - Ventari Raid Healer

Contents

Overview

Skill Bar

Specializations

Main Build

Variants

Equipment

Consumables

Usage

General

Weapons

Rotation

Breakbar

Control

Helpful Tips

Encounter Specific Tips

Forsaken Thicket

Spirit Vale

Salvation Pass

Stronghold of the Faithful

Videos

Pre Patch

Post Patch