Heal Alacrity Tempest
Armor
Weapons & Sigils
Trinkets
Food
Infusions
Condition Cleanse
- Enter
to activateWater Attunement
Cleansing Wave
"Wash the Pain Away!"
Overload Water
+Water Attunement
activatesDodge
for area healing and condition cleanseCleansing Wave
Burst Healing
In addition:
Utility
mitigates damage and gives"Flash-Freeze!"
for"Aftershock!"
, , and projectile reflect for group stability"Eye of the Storm!"
Crowd Control
Core Loop (Boons + Sustain)
Use "Flash-Freeze!"
"Aftershock!"
Target Stats
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Heal Alacrity Tempest provides high amounts of sustained healing and permanent Sand Squall
"Rebound!"
Build Fundamentals
The core gameplay of this build involves rotating between Fire Attunement
Earth Attunement
Overload Fire
Overload Earth
Water Attunement
Air Attunement
While casting the Core Loop, use "Flash-Freeze!"
"Aftershock!"
"Aftershock!"
"Flash-Freeze!"
Tempest also has on-demand "Eye of the Storm!"
"Aftershock!"
"Aftershock!"
"Aftershock!"
Using all of these abilities provides permanent
Note: If there is no source of
Adapt this Core Loop with the abilities you need depending on the situation.
Important Interactions And Ability Usage
Your main sources of sustained healing are Soothing Mist
Water Attunement
Soothing Mist
Cleansing Wave
Water Attunement
"Wash the Pain Away!"
Water Attunement
Cone of Cold
Tidal Surge
Water Globe
Water Globe
intoWater Globe
Frozen Burst
Earth Attunement
Sand Squall
in the globe to activateDodge
which will castEvasive Arcana
for a total of 3 blast finishers amounting to over 7000 area healing!Shock Wave
Save "Rebound!"
Delay Heat Sync
Overload Fire
Overload Fire
Use Overload Water
Water Attunement
Water Attunement
Overload Water
and
Latent Stamina
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Tempest has an important special interaction with Latent Stamina
Invigorating Torrents
"Feel the Burn!"
"Flash-Freeze!"
"Aftershock!"
Dodges
Water Attunement
Latent Stamina
Evasive Arcana
Evasive Arcana
Latent Stamina
Evasive Arcana
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Evasive Arcana
Dodge
:Fire Attunement
AreaFlame Burst
. :Water Attunement
Area heal and condition cleanse.Cleansing Wave
:Air Attunement
AreaBlinding Flash
. :Earth Attunement
AreaShock Wave
, , and Blast Finisher.
Each of these abilities has its own separate 10-second internal cooldown. As such, they will almost certainly be available in each Attunement on your next Dodge
Cleansing Wave
Shock Wave
Blinding Flash
Alternatives
Utility Skills
You can swap out "Flash-Freeze!"
If you need additional crowd control or even more healing.Conjure Frost Bow
For long-range revival with a variety of bonus effects!Glyph of Renewal
For long-range area heal.Signet of Water
For instant self-mobility.Lightning Flash
If you need more than one specialized utility skill the order of replacement is as follows:
"Flash-Freeze!"
(situational depending on if you need a stun-break/stability)"Eye of the Storm!"
(situational depending on if you need projectile-reflect uptime)"Aftershock!"
Using Glyph of Elementals
Water Attunement
Crashing Waves
"Rebound!"
Gear
The gear specified here is a mixture of Harrier’s and Magi’s gear which provides massive healing, boon duration, and decent survivability.
Celestial gear is an excellent alternative that makes you extremely durable, deals a bit of free damage, and gets more value out of powerful condition applications such as
Weapons
Scepter is a good alternative to Dagger if you prefer a more ranged playstyle and it also has a large amount of Blast Finisher potential from Dragon's Tooth
Phoenix
Staff is a playable option for extreme ranged healing and greater revive power. However, Sand Squall
Traits
This build doesn’t apply Zephyr's Boon
Raging Storm
Fresh Air
Stormsoul
Raging Storm
If there is a significant amount of Stop, Drop, and Roll
Armor
Weapons & Sigils
Trinkets
Food
Infusions
Target Stats
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![](https://assets.gw2dat.com/156599.png)
![](https://assets.gw2dat.com/536048.png)
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![](https://assets.gw2dat.com/156606.png)
![](https://assets.gw2dat.com/156601.png)
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