Build:Vindicator - Heal Vindicator (GvG)

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: Support, Healing and Condition cleanse

Designed for: WvW GvG

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Normal

This build was last updated on August 25, 2023 and is up to date for the April 16, 2024 patch.

Overview

This build provides extreme burst healing and condition cleanse.

Skill Bar

Staff

Staff

Utility

Utility

Specializations

Variants

• Cleansing Channel

Template Code

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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

Staff
Minstrel

Sigil

Sigil

Staff
Minstrel

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

Consumables

• • personal option

Usage

General

• Make sure to be under 10 energy when swapping legends to activate Charged Mists
  • Don't be afraid to stay in Alliance after your legend swap is ready
    • Swap when out of energy or for burst healing
  • Protective Solace can be useful to keep yourself under the energy threshold
• Use Protective Solace any time your group is lacking projectile block against Lich Form

Overall Priorities

High

• Healing

Moderate

• Condition clear
• Boon rip

Low

• CC

Surviving

• This build has high passive defense
• This build has moderate mobility skill access
• This builds has high active defenses

Active defense priority Awakening/Rite of the Great Dwarf/Alliance Tactics ⇒ Reaver's Rage - for Stunbreaking Dodge Warding Rift Surge of the Mists Battle Dance Selfless Spirit Renewing Wave

Detailed Explanations

Healing

General

• Use Energy Meld and Weapon Swap as often as possible to recharge your dodge for Saint of zu Heltzer

Alliance

• Aim Tree Song to hit focus targets or allies caught in spikes
  • Delay casting Tree Song until an ally has taken damage
• Other than Tree Song your heals are very short range, move in close when needed but otherwise you can stay slightly behind the group
• Urn of Saint Viktor should be activated as soon as you enter Alliance
  • Use Drop Urn of Saint Viktor just before leaving Alliance or at any point you are being pressured/targeted
• Avoid using Renewing Wave in Alliance

Ventari

• In general your energy should be spent on Natural Harmony, swapping to Purifying Essence if cleanse is needed or Energy Expulsion for CC if your group is spiking and support isn't needed
• Using Energy Expulsion to empower your tablet is not worth it compared to spending the energy on the other tablet skills

Healing priority Vindicator Dodge - Saint of zu Heltzer Urn of Saint Viktor Tree Song Selfless Spirit Ventari Dodge - Saint of zu Heltzer Natural Harmony Energy Expulsion Purifying Essence

Condition clear

Alliance

• Your condition clear mainly comes attached to Tree Song, use it to to clear Immobilize on players caught in enemy spikes
• Use Battle Dance when you don't have time to cast Tree Song, such as when crossing through the enemy or if it is on cooldown to clear Immobilize

Ventari

• Purifying Essence is a large condition clear but costs a lot of energy, if possible let other supports cleanse while you focus your resources on healing

CC

• Only prioritize CC against enemies lacking Stability, make sure to watch enemy buff bars
• Be careful not to knock enemies out of spikes with Surge of the Mists
  • Use Surge of the Mists as your group crosses through the enemy or to disrupt rezzes
• Energy Expulsion is worth casting on spikes but only if your group is not in need of healing/cleanse

Settings

• Under General Options / User Interface check Always show squad health bars and Always show party health bars. These will make it much easier to keep track of who needs your support.
• Also under General Options / User Interface turn on Thick party health bars
  • Thick squad health bars can be used too as a matter of personal preference, but is not recommended for large numbers
• Under Squad Options check View as a grid. This will allow you to keep track of your allies' health, enabling a better decision-making and skill management.