Power Willbender
Rotation
Single-Target Opener
Advancing Strike
- (
while dashing withJudge's Intervention
)Advancing Strike
Rushing Justice
Whirling Light
Area Damage Burst
Crashing Courage
(make sure to cancel the aftercast)Symbol of Resolution
Whirling Wrath
Whirling Light
Rushing Justice
Power Virtues Willbender is a high-mobility roamer that excels at skirmishing through offensive support in form of Absolute Resolve
Indomitable Courage
Judge's Intervention
Advancing Strike
Whirling Wrath
Whirling Light
Symbol of Resolution
Symbol of Blades
Marauder Amulet
Berserker Amulet
Build Fundamentals
Atypically compared to other PvP roamers, Willbender heavily relies on modifiers to reach its full damage potential. Willbender’s important sources of damage amplification are Resolution
Retribution
Righteous Instincts
Aegis
Unscathed Contender
Lethal Tempo
Rushing Justice
Flowing Resolve
Crashing Courage
To maintain these modifiers, there are a couple of aspects to keep in mind:
- Use your teleportation skills as often as possible to set up damage, since they constantly reapply
throughResolution
.Vanguard Tactics
- Try NOT to use
orRushing Justice
after usingFlowing Resolve
offensively. The lingering effects of your Virtues will overwrite each other, and the freeCrashing Courage
andAegis
every few hits while bursting will increase your damage massively.Stability
- Use your Virtues (
,Rushing Justice
,Flowing Resolve
) liberally. They not only provide additionalCrashing Courage
throughResolution
, but also prevent your empoweredVirtue of Resolution
stacks from running out. While the Willbender Flames left behind after the use of every Virtue already help with activating the lingering effects, it’s perfectly reasonable toLethal Tempo
between bursts to maintainFlowing Resolve
stacks.Lethal Tempo
Mobility
Willbender has excellent mobility on par with a Thief or Mesmer, the only minor drawback being most skills requiring a target. As for mobility that can be used with or without a target, Leap of Faith
Crashing Courage
Advancing Strike
Rushing Justice
Advancing Strike
Rushing Justice
Symbol of Blades
The main takeaways to mastering Willbender’s mobility are:
- Make sure you’re ‘detargeting’ before using skills like
. If you have a target when they are activated, you will move in the direction of your target instead of the direction of your character. To detarget, just left click somewhere that isn’t an enemy player. If that doesn’t work, make sure you have “Autotargetting” ticked off under your combat settings.Leap of Faith
- Like a Revenant, Willbender has much better mobility if your team calls targets. Use your ‘take target’ keybind to get into and out of fights much faster with
andSymbol of Blades
.Judge's Intervention
is also a good mobility tool, but it requires some extra steps to get the full advantage from it.Rushing Justice
has an ‘aftercast’, meaning you’re locked into place in an extra animation after you’ve finished moving forward. To get around this, simplyRushing Justice
after you’ve moved forward to skip the extra animation.Weapon Swap
Sustain and Healing
Willbender has access to decent healing and self-sustain on its own – although Willbender’s Virtues variant is best paired with a Support Build in teamfights to not run out of resustain too fast. Reversal of Fortune
Virtue of Resolution
Vanguard Tactics
Symbol of Resolution
Resolution
Crashing Courage
Stability
Indomitable Courage
Try to time Reversal of Fortune
Dragon Trigger
Maul
Superior Rune of the Revenant
Rune of the Dolyak
Rune of Divinity
Resistance
Willbender has decent condition cleanse from the combination of Absolute Resolve
Flowing Resolve
Flowing Resolve
Contemplation of Purity
Contemplation of Purity
While pressuring the opponent, the lingering effects of Flowing Resolve
Crashing Courage
Flowing Resolve
Crashing Courage
Flowing Resolve
Crashing Courage
Lastly, make sure to take advantage of Flowing Resolve
Crashing Courage
Renewed Focus
Flowing Resolve
Renewed Focus
Rotation
Single-Target Opener
Advancing Strike
- (
while dashing withJudge's Intervention
)Advancing Strike
Rushing Justice
Whirling Light
Area Damage Burst
Crashing Courage
(make sure to cancel the aftercast)Symbol of Resolution
Whirling Wrath
Whirling Light
Rushing Justice
Build fundamentals
Power Valor Willbender is a high-mobility roamer and duelist that excels at outnumbering and sticking to targets given its high mobility via Judge's Intervention
Advancing Strike
Whirling Wrath
Whirling Light
Symbol of Resolution
Symbol of Blades
Atypically compared to other PvP roamers, Willbender heavily relies on modifiers to reach its full damage potential. In the Valkyrie Valor version, Willbender’s important sources of damage amplification are Resolution
Retribution
Righteous Instincts
Fury
Monk's Focus
Lethal Tempo
Rushing Justice
Flowing Resolve
Crashing Courage
To maintain these modifiers, there are a couple of aspects to keep in mind:
- Use your teleportation skills, as well as your Meditations (especially
,Litany of Wrath
, andSmite Condition
) as often as possible to set up damage, since the constantly reappliedJudge's Intervention
throughResolution
andVanguard Tactics
, andHealer's Resolution
throughFury
will greatly amplify your damage.Monk's Focus
- Use your Virtues (
,Rushing Justice
,Flowing Resolve
) liberally. They not only provide additionalCrashing Courage
throughResolution
, but also prevent your empoweredVirtue of Resolution
stacks from running out. While the Willbender Flames left behind after the use of every Virtue already help with activating the lingering effects, it’s perfectly reasonable toLethal Tempo
between bursts to maintainFlowing Resolve
stacks.Lethal Tempo
Mobility
Willbender has excellent mobility on par with a Thief or Mesmer, the only minor drawback being most skills requiring a target. As for mobility that can be used with or without a target, Leap of Faith
Crashing Courage
Advancing Strike
Rushing Justice
Advancing Strike
Rushing Justice
Symbol of Blades
The main takeaways to mastering Willbender’s mobility are:
- Make sure you’re ‘detargeting’ before using skills like
. If you have a target when they are activated, you will move in the direction of your target instead of the direction of your character. To detarget, just left click somewhere that isn’t an enemy player.Leap of Faith
- Like a Revenant, Willbender has much better mobility if your team calls targets. Use your ‘take target’ keybind to get into and out of fights much faster with
andSymbol of Blades
.Judge's Intervention
is also a good mobility tool, but it requires some extra steps to get the full advantage from it.Rushing Justice
has an ‘aftercast’, meaning you’re locked into place in an extra animation after you’ve finished moving forward. To get around this, simplyRushing Justice
after you’ve moved forward to skip the extra animation.Weapon Swap
Sustain and Healing
Valor Willbender has access to strong healing and self-sustain. Monk's Focus
Litany of Wrath
Crashing Courage
Stability
Healer's Resolution
Vanguard Tactics
Symbol of Resolution
Resolution
Crashing Courage
Valor Willbender has decent condition cleanse from the combination of Flowing Resolve
Smite Condition
Flowing Resolve
Smite Condition
Burning
Weakness
Contemplation of Purity
Contemplation of Purity
While pressuring the opponent, the lingering effects of Flowing Resolve
Crashing Courage
Flowing Resolve
Crashing Courage
Flowing Resolve
Crashing Courage
Lastly, make sure to take advantage of Flowing Resolve
Crashing Courage
Renewed Focus
Flowing Resolve
Renewed Focus