Difference between revisions of "Willbender - Power Willbender"

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|weapon1 = Greatsword
 
|weapon1 = Greatsword
 
|weapon2 =  
 
|weapon2 =  
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|weapon3 = Sword
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|weapon3 = Longbow
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|weapon4 = Focus
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|weapon4 =  
 
|healing = Litany of Wrath
 
|healing = Litany of Wrath
 
|utility1 = Sword of Justice
 
|utility1 = Sword of Justice
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===Weapon Options===
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===Weapon Variants===
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* Staff can be useful when farming in a farm zerg.
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* {{Tooltip|Sword}}/{{Tooltip|Focus}} - higher DPS than {{Tooltip|Longbow}} but removes your ranged option.
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* Scepter can be used for ranged DPS.  
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* {{Tooltip|Staff}} - good tagging weapon
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* Offhand Sword is a significant DPS loss but provides extra mobility.
 
  
 
===Skill Options===
 
===Skill Options===
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| sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Force
 
| sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Force
 
| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Accuracy
 
| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Accuracy
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| weapon3 = Sword
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| weapon3 = Longbow
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| weapon4 = Focus
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| weapon4 =  
 
| sigil3 = Superior Sigil of Force
 
| sigil3 = Superior Sigil of Force
 
| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Accuracy
 
| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Accuracy
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| relic = Relic of the Ranger
 
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===Other Equipment===
 
===Other Equipment===
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Open World allows players to be incredibly versatile with their build. If the above equipment above isn't to your liking, you can customize your build with some of the options below. Keep in mind that the variants listed below are not generally accepted in raids, fractals, or other instanced PVE which may limit the versatility or usability of your build.
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====Relics====
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There are many good relics for general play in open world and others that may be specific to this build. Swap based on preference.
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* {{Relic|Relic of Cerus}} - dps
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* {{Relic|Relic of the Thief}} - dps
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* {{Relic|Relic of Fireworks}} - dps
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* {{Relic|Relic of the Cavalier}} - dps/defense; use with Skyscale's Fire Field for stacking boons.
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* {{Relic|Relic of Speed}} - mobility
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* {{Relic|Relic of the Adventurer}} - defense
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* {{Relic|Relic of Durability}} - defense
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* {{Relic|Relic of the Zephyrite}} - defense
  
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===Defense===
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====Defense====
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* {{Tooltip|Knight}} trinkets can be used for a boost to Toughness. With a Jade Core, these provide more EHP than something like {{Tooltip|Marauder}} but the DPS loss is a bit higher.  
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* Invest in a Jade Core for additional HP and access to Jade Protocols.
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* {{Sigil|Energy}} can replace {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Force}}, or {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Accuracy}} if crit cap is being reached some other way. Note that this is a very significant DPS loss for this build in particular and it's better to use dodge food like {{Food|Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew}} instead.
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* {{Tooltip|Knight|Knight's Trinkets}} - extra defense
  
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===Budget===
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====Budget====
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* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Air}}
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* {{Rune|Superior Rune of Infiltration}}
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* {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Thief}}
 
 
* {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Pack}}
 
* {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Pack}}
  
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===DPS===
 
===DPS===
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;General Advice
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====Basics====
 
* Use {{Skill|Rushing Justice}} to trigger {{Trait|Inspiring Virtue}} and {{Trait|Holy Reckoning}} / {{Trait|Restorative Virtues}}. This is our absolute top priority.  
 
* Use {{Skill|Rushing Justice}} to trigger {{Trait|Inspiring Virtue}} and {{Trait|Holy Reckoning}} / {{Trait|Restorative Virtues}}. This is our absolute top priority.  
 
* This build strongly benefits from increasing the total number of hits within the rotation due to Willbender's Master-Tier traits, and this is doubly true if playing in groups and using {{Trait|Restorative Virtues}}.  
 
* This build strongly benefits from increasing the total number of hits within the rotation due to Willbender's Master-Tier traits, and this is doubly true if playing in groups and using {{Trait|Restorative Virtues}}.  
 
* Maintaining high symbol uptime to increase ticking hits/damage and vuln is critical.  
 
* Maintaining high symbol uptime to increase ticking hits/damage and vuln is critical.  
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* Using {{Skill|Whirling Wrath}} within {{Skill|Purging Flames}} helps maximize DPS, however the two will not always line up and it is never worth delaying them.
 
 
* Stay inside the enemy hitbox for {{Skill|Whirling Wrath}} and {{Skill|Binding Blade}}.
 
* Stay inside the enemy hitbox for {{Skill|Whirling Wrath}} and {{Skill|Binding Blade}}.
  
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;Opener
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====Opener====
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Power Willbender's opener when solo is slightly altered from its raid opener due to a lack of reliable quickness and alacrity and to optimize vuln ramp. Open on Sword/Focus.
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This is a basic opener that can easily be performed with no {{Tooltip|Alacrity}} or {{Tooltip|Quickness}}. Use {{Skill|Rushing Justice}} off cooldown; use {{Skill|Flowing Resolve}} or {{Skill|Crashing Courage}} to maintain {{Trait|Inspiring Virtue}}. Fill gaps with auto-attacks and {{Skill|Sword of Justice}}.
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# Note that Rushing Justice is only mentioned once in the opener, however you should use it off-cooldown. It takes priority over every other skill.
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# Open on {{Tooltip|Longbow}}
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# {{Skill|Shield of Wrath}}
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# Precast {{Skill|Flowing Resolve}} twice before big fights to trigger {{Trait|Lethal Tempo}}.
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# {{Skill|Sword of Justice}}
 
# {{Skill|Rushing Justice}}
 
# {{Skill|Rushing Justice}}
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# {{Skill|Hunter's Ward}}
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# {{Skill|Symbol of Energy}}
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# {{Skill|True Shot}}
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# {{Skill|Deflecting Shot}}
 
# {{Skill|Sword of Justice}}
 
# {{Skill|Sword of Justice}}
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# {{Skill|Symbol of Blades}}
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# {{Tooltip|Weapon Swap}} {{to}} {{Tooltip|Greatsword}}
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# {{Skill|Ray of Judgment}}
 
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# {{Skill|Sword of Justice}}
 
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# Weapon Swap
 
 
# {{Skill|Symbol of Resolution}}
 
# {{Skill|Symbol of Resolution}}
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# {{Skill|Purging Flames}}
 
 
# {{Skill|Whirling Wrath}}
 
# {{Skill|Whirling Wrath}}
 
# {{Skill|Sword of Justice}}
 
# {{Skill|Sword of Justice}}
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# Fill with auto-attacks, {{Skill|Leap of Faith}}, {{Skill|Binding Blade}}
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# {{Skill|Binding Blade}}
 
# {{Skill|Whirling Wrath}}
 
# {{Skill|Whirling Wrath}}
 
# {{Skill|Symbol of Resolution}}
 
# {{Skill|Symbol of Resolution}}
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# Weapon Swap
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# {{Tooltip|Weapon Swap}}
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From here, follow a loose priority.
  
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;Priority
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====Priorities====
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After the opener above, the rotation boils down into a very simple priority. You should weapon swap off cooldown, but if a skill listed below is about to come off cooldown, delay the weapon swap. Note that {{Skill|Rushing Justice}} takes priority over every other skill.
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{{Tooltip|Greatsword}}:
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* On Sword, prioritize {{Skill|Ray of Judgment}} {{to}} {{Skill|Symbol of Blades}} {{to}} {{Skill|Zealot's Defense}}. Fill with auto-attacks.
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# {{Skill|Symbol of Resolution}}
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* On Greatsword, prioritize {{Skill|Symbol of Resolution}} {{to}} {{Skill|Whirling Wrath}}. Fill with auto-attacks, {{Skill|Leap of Faith}}, or {{Skill|Binding Blade}}.
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# {{Skill|Whirling Wrath}}
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* Use {{Skill|Purging Flames}} and {{Skill|Sword of Justice}} off cooldown. Prioritize them over other filler skills.
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# {{Skill|Binding Blade}}
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# {{Skill|Leap of Faith}}
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# Do not interrupt auto-attack chains.
  
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===Defense===
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{{Tooltip|Longbow}}:
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* {{Skill|Crashing Courage}} is an incredible defensive tool that also helps proc {{Trait|Inspiring Virtue}}. If using {{Trait|Indomitable Courage}} it also breaks stun and grants us and our allies {{Tooltip|Stability}}.
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# {{Skill|True Shot}}
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* {{Skill|Shelter}} and {{Skill|Renewed Focus}} provide long-duration blocks that can further be chained with {{Skill|Crashing Courage}} for a very strong defensive skill chain to allow cooldowns to reset.
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# {{Skill|Symbol of Energy}}
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# {{Skill|Hunter's Ward}}
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# {{Skill|Deflecting Shot}}
  
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===Sustain===
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For good measure, we also include {{Tooltip|Sword}}/{{Tooltip|Focus}}:
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* {{Skill|Litany of Wrath}} is an incredibly powerful heal but has a bit of a learning curve. When using this skill, it is imperative that you continue to DPS; treat this ability like an invulnerability window.
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# On S/F loops, try to use {{Skill|Zealot's Defense}} twice before swapping.
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* {{Skill|Flowing Resolve}} can be a substantial heal, even in glass DPS gear.
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# {{Skill|Ray of Judgment}}
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# {{Skill|Zealot's Defense}}
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# {{Skill|Symbol of Blades}}
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# Do not interrupt auto chains.
  
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===Zerging===
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===Defense===
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* Equipping a Staff with a {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Fire}} can provide significant ranged AOE coverage. Keep your Greatsword for bosses or static mob packs.
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* {{Skill|Roiling Light}} - our stunbreak
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* Taking {{Skill|"Stand Your Ground!"}} over {{Skill|Purging Flames}} is amazing for a reliable stunbreak, though {{Trait|Indomitable Courage}} does this as well.
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* {{Skill|Crashing Courage}} - very strong defensive tool
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* {{Skill|Shelter}} + {{Skill|Renewed Focus}} - defensive swaps to stall for time or cheese mechanics
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* {{Skill|Litany of Wrath}} - impossibly strong heal skill but requires you to keep dealing damage; you cannot hesitate while using this.
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* {{Skill|Flowing Resolve}} - high healing
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* {{Trait|Conceited Curate}} - defensive swap, very high healing
  
 
===CC===
 
===CC===
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* {{Skill|Heaven's Palm}} is one of the strongest CC skills in the game
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* {{Skill|Heaven's Palm}}
 
* {{Skill|Binding Blade}}
 
* {{Skill|Binding Blade}}
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* {{Skill|Deflecting Shot}}
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* {{Skill|Bane Signet}} (Emergencies)

Revision as of 00:15, 29 August 2023

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

Focused on: Strike damage

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Expansions required: End of Dragons builds

Difficulty:
Normal
This build was last updated on August 29, 2023 and is up to date for the March 19, 2024 patch.

Overview

Power Willbender is a hyper-mobile, burst strike DPS that applies considerable vulnerability vulnerability and grants itself capped might might and fury fury while also maintaining some quickness quickness if taking "Feel My Wrath!"


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Skill Bar

Greatsword
Longbow
Utility

Weapon Variants

Skill Options

Note that Sword of Justice is an incredibly powerful skill when solo and it should not be dropped. Swap out Purging Flames first, then Bane Signet.

  • Reversal of Fortune - a moderately effective heal alternative
  • Shelter - can be chained with Renewed Focus to cheese certain mechanics
  • Signet of Resolve - an easy-to-use, reliable heal.
  • Heel Crack - moderate CC on a short cooldown
  • Flash Combo - very short cooldown teleport
  • "Stand Your Ground!" - useful if even more Stability Stability is needed, very strong in farm zergs.
  • "Advance!" - provides on-demand Aegis Aegis and Swiftness Swiftness. Good in zergs or when fighting enemies with predictable attack patterns.
  • "Hold the Line!" - Protection Protection for yourself and allies.
  • Smite Condition - condi cleanse
  • Wall of Reflection - excellent projectile hate
  • Sanctuary - projectile hate and extreme CC, though it has a long cooldown
  • "Feel My Wrath!" - Quickness Quickness and Fury Fury
  • Renewed Focus - can be chained with Shelter to cheese certain mechanics


Specializations


Equipment

Ascended gear is not required. This set uses gear similar to that of its raid variant; as such, it is excellent for general PVE.

DPS Equipment

This set uses equipment similar to typical Power Willbender raid builds and is a great choice for general PVE.

Head
Berserker
Shoulders
Berserker
Chest
Berserker
Hands
Berserker
Legs
Berserker
Feet
Berserker
Backpiece
Berserker
Accessory
Berserker
Accessory
Berserker
Amulet
Berserker
Ring
Berserker
Ring
Berserker
Greatsword
Berserker
Sigil
Sigil
Longbow
Berserker
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
x6


Relic

Other Equipment

Relics

There are many good relics for general play in open world and others that may be specific to this build. Swap based on preference.

  • Relic of Cerus - dps
  • Relic of the Thief - dps
  • Relic of Fireworks - dps
  • Relic of the Cavalier - dps/defense; use with Skyscale's Fire Field for stacking boons.
  • Relic of Speed - mobility
  • Relic of the Adventurer - defense
  • Relic of Durability - defense
  • Relic of the Zephyrite - defense

Defense

  • Invest in a Jade Core for additional HP and access to Jade Protocols.
  • Knight's Trinkets Knight's Trinkets - extra defense

Budget

  • Rune of Superior Rune of Infiltration
  • Rune of Superior Rune of the Pack


Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

  • Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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Defense

Farming

  • Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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  • (and variants)


Usage

  • Note that to play this build effectively, "Melee Attack Assist" must be turned off in the settings. This is to ensure you can enter enemy hitboxes to maximize the effectiveness of Whirling Wrath and Binding Blade.

DPS

Basics

  • Use Rushing Justice to trigger Inspiring Virtue and Holy Reckoning / Restorative Virtues. This is our absolute top priority.
  • This build strongly benefits from increasing the total number of hits within the rotation due to Willbender's Master-Tier traits, and this is doubly true if playing in groups and using Restorative Virtues.
  • Maintaining high symbol uptime to increase ticking hits/damage and vuln is critical.
  • Stay inside the enemy hitbox for Whirling Wrath and Binding Blade.

Opener

This is a basic opener that can easily be performed with no Alacrity Alacrity or Quickness Quickness. Use Rushing Justice off cooldown; use Flowing Resolve or Crashing Courage to maintain Inspiring Virtue. Fill gaps with auto-attacks and Sword of Justice.

  1. Open on Longbow Longbow
  2. Precast Flowing Resolve twice before big fights to trigger Lethal Tempo.
  3. Sword of Justice
  4. Rushing Justice
  5. Hunter's Ward
  6. Symbol of Energy
  7. True Shot
  8. Deflecting Shot
  9. Sword of Justice
  10. Weapon Swap Weapon Swap ⇒ Greatsword Greatsword
  11. Symbol of Resolution
  12. Whirling Wrath
  13. Sword of Justice
  14. Binding Blade
  15. Whirling Wrath
  16. Symbol of Resolution
  17. Weapon Swap Weapon Swap

From here, follow a loose priority.

Priorities

Greatsword Greatsword:

  1. Symbol of Resolution
  2. Whirling Wrath
  3. Binding Blade
  4. Leap of Faith
  5. Do not interrupt auto-attack chains.

Longbow Longbow:

  1. True Shot
  2. Symbol of Energy
  3. Hunter's Ward
  4. Deflecting Shot

For good measure, we also include Sword Sword/Focus Focus:

  1. On S/F loops, try to use Zealot's Defense twice before swapping.
  2. Ray of Judgment
  3. Zealot's Defense
  4. Symbol of Blades
  5. Do not interrupt auto chains.

Defense

  • Roiling Light - our stunbreak
  • Crashing Courage - very strong defensive tool
  • Shelter + Renewed Focus - defensive swaps to stall for time or cheese mechanics
  • Litany of Wrath - impossibly strong heal skill but requires you to keep dealing damage; you cannot hesitate while using this.
  • Flowing Resolve - high healing
  • Conceited Curate - defensive swap, very high healing

CC

  • Heaven's Palm
  • Binding Blade
  • Deflecting Shot
  • Bane Signet (Emergencies)
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Ratings

This build has a rating of 5 stars based on 3 votes.
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5 stars
Blumain gave this build 5 stars • March 2024
I switched to this build coming from a DH and I can say WB is so awesome. More survivabilty and movement compared to DH without sacrificing the damage. This build has it all to survive in open world. Mobility, damage, cleansing, cc, stab, this is the best Guardian build for Open World.
4 stars
Arkevorkhat gave this build 4 stars • August 2023
Generally very solid in its category. Good solo survivability with Flowing Resolve while providing sufficient DPS to handle most normal circumstances. This won't be soloing champions in most peoples' hands, but it's a great place for the average player to be with a simple and easy to execute rotation.
5 stars
Starlitjupiter gave this build 5 stars • June 2023
Power Willbender is one of the highest DPS power builds in the game right now when played solo. Combined with excellent sustain, powerful defensive buffs, and a hyper-versatile toolkit, it is one of the strongest power builds in the game for open world right now.

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