Build:Spellbreaker - Support Spellbreaker

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: Healing, Condition cleanse, Boon removal and Crowd control

Designed for: WvW Zerg

Difficulty:

TBD

This build was last updated on February 23, 2022 and is up to date for the April 16, 2024 patch.

Overview

A Spellbreaker build for WvW that brings modest healing, strong condition cleanse and incredible boon removal. They also have near constant application of some form of crowd control.

Skill Bar

Hammer

Sword/Warhorn

Utility

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Specializations

Variants

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• Swapping Discipline to Defense gains great personal survivability and adrenaline gain in exchange for Fast Hands

Equipment

Head
Minstrel

Shoulders
Minstrel

Chest
Minstrel

Hands
Minstrel

Legs
Minstrel

Feet
Minstrel

Backpiece
Minstrel

Accessory
Minstrel

Accessory
Minstrel

Amulet
Minstrel

Ring
Minstrel

Ring
Minstrel

Hammer
Minstrel

Sigil

Sigil

Sword
Minstrel

Warhorn
Minstrel

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Equipment Variant

Stats

• Celestial is an acceptable option for more Immobilize duration

Runes

• Rune of Superior Rune of the Trooper Additional cleanse but less boon support

Consumables

• • personal food option

Usage

Elite specialization basics

• Full Counter recharges your Burst skills. Use it immediately after a burst skill refresh the cooldown.
  • FC is primarily an offensive skill. Avoid using it defensively unless you will die without using it
  • To ensure Full Counter triggers, you can briefly move into hostile enemy ground pressure.

General

• This build focus on supporting, heavy crowd control and boon removal.

Shouts

• "To the Limit!" should be used for your group more than yourself, for its dodge roll refund in high pressure situations. Also, unlike the other shouts, it has a cast time.
• "Shake It Off!" is a massive cleanse that will also heal allies for a significant amount. Due to its high cooldown, save it for when it will have the most impact and cleanse the most conditions.
  • "Shake It Off!" is an instant cast skill, which means you can use it along other abilities without interrupting the cast.

Boon Removal

• Winds of Disenchantment (Commonly called Winds or Bubble) is the most important skill in the build, it is very important to land on the enemy group
  • Land Winds of Disenchantment on the enemy group while your group is in range to follow up with a spike
  • Avoid overlapping with other friendly Winds of Disenchantment
  • Communicate while casting, let your team know if it gets interrupted and whether it's available or not
• Break Enchantments is your best opener due to adrenaline gain from Loss Aversion
  • Land it when your group is spiking enemies to remove Stability and trap them in damage
• Hammers CC skills and FC, due to Dispelling Force, Enchantment Collapse and Sigil of Superior Sigil of Absorption are also significant sources of boon rip, though lower priority since Stability must first be removed

Sword/Warhorn

• Savage Leap grants you great mobility. Use it offensively to approach enemy's zerg. Or defensively to reposition yourself.
• Flurry is a strong immobilize. Coordinate with your group to use it, along with No Escape if possible, to lock in enemies inside bubbles and necromancer's wells
  • Cancel the animation by a Stow Weapon keybind. Flurry applies its Immobilize instantly, and the other effects are negligible on a support build.
• Charge (warrior) will give a minor damage increase to the next 2 strikes of your allies, but should be primarily used against enemy damage spikes to remove Immobilize
• Call of Valor is incredible against enemy pushes for its massive Barrier output

Hammer

• Earthshaker grants CC and a mobility tool, and often procs No Escape. Enemies with Stability will deny CCs and, thus, your boonrips, so try to always time it with Break Enchantments and around your scourges cooldowns. Can also be used for risky plays, as the mobility can quickly reposition you.
• Hammer Shock can lock people down with Leg Specialist variants in the same way Earthshaker can, but ignoring stability.
• Staggering Blow will be chained with AoE CC skills. Keep in mind it knocks back and you group might not want to spread out targets.
• Backbreaker single target CC. Use after all your AoE CCs are unavailable.

Combo

• Hammer stun: Earthshaker ⇒ Full Counter ⇒ Earthshaker ⇒ Staggering Blow (from here you can go Sw/Wh and use Flurry)