Power Herald
Currently, Herald utilizes a “hit and run” playstyle, as it lacks the sustain to facetank in team fights and can’t win most duels, but offers high mobility and strong burst damage.
Build fundamentals
You will have to constantly jump in and out of fights, using Riposting Shadows
Phase Traversal
Deathstrike
Due to your high mobility, you can easily get to a side node after a fight is won and cap it or assist your sidenoder.
Energy management
This is a very important aspect of herald gameplay, as lack of energy usually results in death or retreat. Good energy management will mostly come through practice, however, there are a few basic rules you can follow:
- Double-tap every Glint skill except
andFacet of Light
Facet of Darkness
- Your 2 mobility skills on
have a very high cost. Due to this, make sure you have enough energy for a stunbreak (Legendary Assassin Stance
) before committing to a fight. The same goes forRiposting Shadows
, which costs a whopping 50 energy.Jade Winds
Damage
Your main combo goes as follows:
- Precast
Enchanted Daggers
on target (follow up withPhase Traversal
if they’re too far away)Deathstrike
Chilling Isolation
Facet of Nature
True Nature
- Swap to
Legendary Dragon Stance
Shackling Wave
Elemental Blast
Burst of Strength
- Swap to staff, as you’ve used most of your offensive resources by this point.
At this point, you must read the fight and decide what to do. You can either use Surge of the Mists
Self-sustain and damage mitigation
- To deal with heavy condition pressure, use
into legend swap orRiposting Shadows
.Renewing Wave
andInfuse Light
can be used to reverse/mitigate enemy damage.Warding Rift
is very strong, free damage and sustain for a tiny energy cost. Use it off cooldown.Enchanted Daggers
is a very versatile skill: you can use it to knock enemies off points, give superspeed to yourself and allies as well as help finish off downed enemies.Chaotic Release
is just as versatile: it stunbreaks you, reveals nearby stealthed enemies and blinds them.Gaze of Darkness
Alternatives:
Herald has a number of alternatives it can switch between to adjust to the match up or for preference. Some of these include taking Unsuspecting Strikes
Battle Scarred
Thrill of Combat
Notoriety
Sigil of Purging
Sigil of Energy
Sigil of Cleansing
Sigil of Escape