Specter - Celestial Scepter Roamer

The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Hybrid damage and Mobility

Designed for: WvW Roaming

Difficulty:

TBD

This build was last updated on August 22, 2022 and is up to date for the March 19, 2024 patch.

Overview

A hybrid Scepter Specter build for WvW roaming, offering a strong mix of defense and offense. Plenty of condition pressure, boon spam, and even some burst damage.

Skill Bar

Scepter/Pistol

Sword/Dagger

Utility

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Equipment

Head
Celestial

Shoulders
Celestial

Chest
Celestial

Hands
Celestial

Legs
Celestial

Feet
Celestial

Backpiece
Celestial

Accessory
Celestial

Accessory
Celestial

Amulet
Celestial

Ring
Celestial

Ring
Celestial

Scepter
Celestial

Pistol
Celestial

Sigil

Sigil

Sword
Celestial

Dagger
Celestial

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Rune

• Rune of Superior Rune of the Chronomancer - the 6th piece has great synergy with the build.

Infusions

• Vital WvW Infusions scale up not only your HP but also the Shadow Shroud bar. If you don't need the sustain or don't want to invest into these somewhat niche infusions, Malign or Mighty infusions also work just fine.

Consumables

Food

• - good stats and passive damage mitigation.

• - mainly a budget defensive food that provides more frequent access to dodging.

Utility

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Usage

Elite specialization basics

• Specters gain access to their own version of Death Shroud called Enter Shadow Shroud. Mechanically they are the same, replacing your skill bar while active. Damage taken while in Shroud drains Shadow Force instead of HP.

• Using Siphon (Specter's version of Steal) and spending Initiative builds Shadow Force.

General

• Most of your Specters skills double as support skills. While your role is to kill targets, a good Specter also keeps an eye on allies and helps them in critical moments by granting them Barrier.

• Because of Shroud you can be a bit more reckless with spending Initiative as Shroud skills are free and by the time you've rotated through Shroud skill your Initiative should be back to full.

• Siphon removes boons when used on enemies and Dazes them right after, allowing it to interrupt targets even through Stability.

• Most of the weapon damage comes from spamming skill #3 on Scepter: Measured Shot + Endless Night.
  • Scepter is the main weapon set of the build, the other one fills more of a utility/situational purpose. Sword/Dagger has good defensive skills, chase potential and damage.

• Siphon and Head Shot are great at procing Quickness from Sigil of Superior Sigil of Celerity which makes it much easier to land your Scepter #3 chain.

• Every Well skills grants Alacrity. Wells are also great mobility tools both in and out of combat, and simply using them to get around the map faster has the added benefit of speeding up your skill recharge from the Alacrity.

• The main sources of condition cleansing are Shadowstep, Hungering Darkness, your on-swap Sword sigils and Infiltrator's Return (Sword #2's chain skill).

• Offhand pistol's main purpose is to combo stealth with Black Powder and to provide a quick interrupt via Head Shot.

• Stealth stacking rotation:

1. Black Powder
2. Enter Shadow Shroud
3. Grasping Shadows Grasping Shadows
4. Dawn's Repose Dawn's Repose