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    Condition Harbinger
    October 2024

    Group PvE
    Damage
    Weapon Mastery icon Weapon Mastery
    42.5K+

    Armor

    Viper's icon Superior Rune of the Trapper icon
    Viper's HelmSuperior Rune of the Trapper
    Viper's icon Superior Rune of the Trapper icon
    Viper's ShouldersSuperior Rune of the Trapper
    Viper's icon Superior Rune of the Trapper icon
    Viper's ChestSuperior Rune of the Trapper
    Viper's icon Superior Rune of the Trapper icon
    Viper's GlovesSuperior Rune of the Trapper
    Viper's icon Superior Rune of the Trapper icon
    Viper's LegsSuperior Rune of the Trapper
    Viper's icon Superior Rune of the Trapper icon
    Viper's BootsSuperior Rune of the Trapper

    Weapons & Sigils

    Pistol icon Superior Sigil of Torment icon
    Viper's PistolSuperior Sigil of Torment
    Torch icon Superior Sigil of Malice icon
    Viper's TorchSuperior Sigil of Malice
    Scepter icon Superior Sigil of Earth icon
    Viper's ScepterSuperior Sigil of Earth
    Dagger icon Superior Sigil of Bursting icon
    Viper's DaggerSuperior Sigil of Bursting

    Trinkets

    Viper's icon
    Viper's Backpiece
    Viper's icon
    Viper's Accessory
    Viper's icon
    Viper's Accessory
    Viper's icon
    Viper's Amulet
    Viper's icon
    Viper's Ring
    Viper's icon
    Viper's Ring
    Relic icon
    Relic of the Fractal

    Food

    Meaty Asparagus Skewer icon Toxic Focusing Crystal icon
    Meaty Asparagus SkewerToxic Focusing Crystal

    Infusions

    20 x Malign Infusions icon
    20 x Malign Infusions

    Utility Skills

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    Priority List in Shroud

    Fill with 4x Auto-attack chains (Tainted Bolts) when other skills are in CD. Each loop must contain:

    1. 3x Devouring Cut
    2. 3x Dark Barrage
    3. 2x Voracious Arc
    4. Vital Draw after first Devouring Cut and Dark Barrage. Delay if you need it for CC
    5. Exit Harbinger Shroud after third Dark Barrage

    Priority List on Pistol

    1. Weeping Shots
    2. Vile Blast
    3. Elixir of Anguish Elixir of Promise
    4. Blood Is Power Plague Signet
    5. Harrowing Wave
    6. Oppressive Collapse
    7. Weeping Shots
    8. If Weapon Swap is off CD, continue with Priority List on Scepter.

    Priority List on Scepter

    1. Priority List on Pistol Weapon Swap
    2. Devouring Darkness Grasping Dead
    3. Enfeebling Blood
    4. Harbinger ShroudPriority List in Shroud
    5. Devouring Darkness Grasping Dead
    6. Weapon Swap Priority List on Pistol
    7. At the end of Priority List on Pistol, enter Harbinger Shroud and continue with Shroud Loop

    Target Stats

    10001000100010000000
    1000159225%150%00%0%

    Introduction

    Condition Harbinger is a strong -based DPS build.

    Unlike Death Shroud, Harbinger Shroud does not protect the Harbinger’s health pool while it is active. Harbinger benefits from self-inflicted stacks by utilizing Shroud skills that consume in exchange for more damage.

    This build uses a Jade Bot Core[s]: Tier 10 to gain extra Expertise via Dark Gunslinger. If you are not using a Jade Bot Core[s]: Tier 10, you will see a small DPS loss.

    Build Fundamentals

    Use Harbinger Shroud, Elixir of Promise and Elixir of Anguish to gain stacks of . You gain 2 stacks of every second while in Harbinger Shroud.

    To utilize your stacks, use Voracious Arc and Devouring Cut in Harbinger Shroud. If you have more than 5 stacks of , these skills will consume that to apply extra .

    Use Deathly Swarm to transfer the self-inflicted conditions from Blood Is Power. Be quick, or else your teammates will cleanse your conditions before you can transfer them to the enemy. In some encounters, like Xunlai Jade Junkyard, it’s better to delay using Plague Signet until you receive multiple damaging conditions from the enemy to increase DPS.

    Always use Elixir of Ambition while above 10 stacks of , as this doubles the duration of the conditions it applies to enemies! Generally, Harbinger Shroud and your basic Elixirs generate enough  that meeting this threshold isn’t an issue, but be careful during your opener and any phase transitions.

    Build Specifics

    On Pistol, use Weeping Shots twice before weapon swapping or re-entering Harbinger Shroud; once at the start of the loop and once at the end.

    If you have 2 charges of Blood Is Power, use both charges before transferring the conditions to maximize DPS. You can typically fill the downtime between casts with another skill by following this sequence: Blood Is Power Vile Blast Blood Is Power Plague Signet.

    Elixir of Ambition gives you every boon in the game, including , , and . While it’s never worth delaying this skill for this benefit, sometimes it will align nicely with a mechanic and allow you to block or ignore an important attack.

    Tainted Bolts shoots 2 projectiles per skill use, and can be canceled resulting in a small DPS loss. When you want to do 4 Auto-attack chains in your Shroud loop, you should see 8 projectiles.

    While in Harbinger Shroud, your life bar decreases for each stack of . At 25 stacks you lose 37.5% of your maximum health (level 80 stats), making you much more vulnerable to dangerous attacks from multiple bosses. Sometimes may not be enough to prevent you from going down, so you might want to consider delaying or adapting the rotation to the fight by using Voracious Arc and Devouring Cut to consume and gain back a portion of your maximum health.

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    Skills

    Elixir of Anguish and Plague Signet can be replaced with the following skills, supporting your team when needed. If you replace Plague Signet, use Deathly Swarm to send conditions to your enemies.

     

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