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    Condition Quickness Harbinger
    August 2023

    Group PvE
    Offensive Support
    37K+

    Armor

    Illustrious Masque icon Superior Rune of Tormenting icon
    Viper's HelmSuperior Rune of Tormenting
    Illustrious Epaulets icon Superior Rune of Tormenting icon
    Viper's ShouldersSuperior Rune of Tormenting
    Illustrious Doublet icon Superior Rune of Tormenting icon
    Viper's ChestSuperior Rune of Tormenting
    Illustrious Wristguards icon Superior Rune of Tormenting icon
    Viper's GlovesSuperior Rune of Tormenting
    Illustrious Breeches icon Superior Rune of Tormenting icon
    Viper's LegsSuperior Rune of Tormenting
    Illustrious Footwear icon Superior Rune of Tormenting icon
    Viper's BootsSuperior Rune of Tormenting

    Weapons & Sigils

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

    Trinkets

    Quiver of a Thousand Arrows icon
    Viper's Backpiece
    Black Ice Earring icon
    Viper's Accessory
    Asgeir's Talisman icon
    Viper's Accessory
    Mists-Charged Jade Pendant icon
    Ritualist's Amulet
    Mists-Charged Jade Band (Infused) icon
    Ritualist's Ring
    Mists-Charged Jade Band (Infused) icon
    Ritualist's Ring
    Relic icon
    Relic of Akeem

    Food

    Cilantro and Cured Meat Flatbread icon Toxic Focusing Crystal icon
    Cilantro and Cured Meat Flatbread Toxic Focusing Crystal

    Infusions

    Malign WvW Infusion icon
    20xMalign Infusion

    Utility Skills

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    Priority List on Pistol

    1. Weeping Shots
    2. Elixir of Anguish Elixir of Promise
    3. Blood Is Power Deathly Swarm
    4. Signet of Spite
    5. Vile Blast
    6. Enfeebling Blood

    Priority List on Scepter

    1. Devouring Darkness
    2. Grasping Dead

    Priority List in Shroud

    1. Dark Barrage 3 times per loop
    2. Devouring Cut 3 times per loop
    3. Voracious Arc 2 times per loop
    4. Vital Draw once per loop

    Introduction

    Condition Quickness Harbinger is a strong Offensive Support build. While this build doesn’t provide as many boons or as much utility as some other Quickness builds, its damage output is unmatched in the category.

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

    This build uses a Jade Bot Core: Tier 10 to gain extra Concentration via Twisted Medicine. You will still be able to upkeep 100% quickness without it, but the Jade Bot Core: Tier 10 is recommended.

    Build Fundamentals

    Condition Quickness Harbinger plays extremely similarly to its full DPS counterpart.

    This Build provides Quickness via the passive pulsing in Harbinger Shroud thanks to Deathly Haste. Additional Quickness is generated by Elixir of Anguish and Elixir of Ambition.

    Use Harbinger Shroud, Elixir of Promise and Elixir of Anguish to stack up Blight on yourself. You gain 2 stacks of Blight every second while in Harbinger Shroud.

    To utilize your Blight stacks, use Voracious Arc and Devouring Cut in Harbinger Shroud. These skills have a Blight threshold of 5 stacks above which they will consume that Blight to inflict extra Torment.

    Make sure to transfer the self-inflicted conditions from Blood Is Power by using Deathly Swarm. Be quick, or else your teammates will cleanse your conditions before you can transfer them to the enemy. If necessary, move out of the group to avoid being cleansed.

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

    Build Specifics

    The short Harbinger Shroud part at the start of the Opener is optional. Just make sure you are in combat before using Elixir of Anguish and Elixir of Ambition, or the boons will be removed by the encounter boonstrip!

    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 Deathly Swarm.

    Elixir of Ambition gives you and your allies every boon in the game, including Stability, Aegis, and Resistance. While it’s never worth it to delay this skill just for this, sometimes it will line up nicely with a mechanic and allow you to block or ignore an important attack.

    Alternatives

    Skills

    If you are using Epidemic or Corrosive Poison Cloud, try to use them after your Blood Is Power Deathly Swarm combo. These skills inflict you with some conditions that can interfere with transferring the Torment and Bleeding from Blood Is Power.

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