Power Herald
Skill Priority
Example Shiro Opener
Enchanted Daggers
Phase Traversal
Chilling Isolation
- (
while casting)Impossible Odds
- (
Relinquish Power
Facet of Nature
True Nature
Impossible Odds
chainPreparation Thrust
Legendary Dragon Stance
Deathstrike
Cleanse
to StaffWeapon Swap
- Triggers
andSigil of Cleansing
Sigil of Escape
Renewing Wave
- Legend Swap for
Cleansing Channel
Power Herald is a mobile teamfight DPS with high burst damage. it’s especially useful when there’s enemy classes that can’t survive its combo, forcing defensive play and kiting. The mobile nature of this build makes it double as a roamer. Your main weakness is being generally squishy, especially to condition damage.
Build Fundamentals
Playstyle
Your role is a damage dealer in a team fight. You want to be where the action is, and burst vulnerable targets with your team.
You’re squishy, melee, with high burst. Once you used your burst, make sure you get out of the fight to recover. Then repeat.
Your mobile nature allows you to get to a side node to outnumber a 1v1 if needed.
Quick Tips
- Refer to the “Rotation” segment for an opener.
- Save
for the right moment to extract maximum value.Infuse Light
- Don’t stay long in the thick of the fight, you’ll run out of resources quickly. Burst and get out.
- Utilize kiting effectively to avoid being teleported on to when vulnerable.
- Your best defence is offense – look for an opening to turn on your aggressors.
- The importance of
cannot be overstated. Make sure you utilize it in your bursts.Impossible Odds
- Manage your cleanses carefully. Dodge highly dangerous condition attacks.
- Don’t miss
.Deathstrike
- Use
Facet of Nature
off cooldown (on targets).True Nature
Build Specifics
Dealing Damage
This is a purely melee build, but we compensate by utilizing a plethora of movement skills to stick to and kill our targets, such as: Phase Traversal
Deathstrike
Unrelenting Assault
As well as applying movement impairing conditions like Chilled
Chilling Isolation
Immobilize
Shackling Wave
Legendary Assassin Stance
Quickness
Phase Traversal
Song of the Mists
Impossible Odds
Phase Traversal
Therefore, it’s the stance in which we would most often want to burst and start a fight with. The general opener idea can be found in the Rotation segment.
What’s important to understand about the opener is applying our damage mods as well as Enchanted Daggers
Impossible Odds
Note: Shiro burst is notoriously telegraphed, and you can expect a skilled opponent to dodge if they see the animation. Teleporting from behind a wall is preferred for this reason. Then again, also keep in mind to not throw too many skills into a dodging opponent as to not run out of damage.
Other than the opener, when swapping to shiro and you’re already in the thick of the fight, it’s a good idea to use Facet of Nature
True Nature
Chilling Isolation
Impossible Odds
Again, do not forget about Impossible Odds
Shackling Wave
Impossible Odds
For followup, Legendary Dragon Stance
Facet of Elements
Elemental Blast
Facet of Strength
Burst of Strength
Legendary Dragon Stance
Draconic Echo
Fury
Facet of Chaos
Chaotic Release
Lastly, your mobility skills (detailed in the following section) will provide you Resistance
Aggressive Agility
Blinded
Weakness
Mobility
We have excellent move-speed based mobility through permanent Swiftness
Rapid Flow
Rising Momentum
Impossible Odds
Additionally, we havePhase Traversal
Deathstrike
Unrelenting Assault
For disengage mobility, we have Riposting Shadows
Surge of the Mists
Every one of the aforementioned skills also grants you Resistance
Aggressive Agility
Chilled
Crippled
Immobilize
An important aspect to master Herald’s mobility is the “About face” keybind, turning your character in a 180° angle so you can use Riposting Shadows
Phase Traversal
Sustain & Healing
Like any revenant build, it’s important to plan out enough energy to be able to stunbreak in the near future in case you get jumped. Be mindful to always be near the next Legend Swap or enough energy to use Riposting Shadows
Facet of Darkness
Gaze of Darkness
Given its role as a Damage dealer, the build has decent sustain.
The build’s mostly relys on damage mitigation through its strong blocks and evades, such as Warding Rift
Surge of the Mists
Riposting Shadows
Unrelenting Assault
Blinded
Warding Rift
Gaze of Darkness
In passive healing, we have Thrill of Combat
Rapid Flow
Swiftness
In active healing, we have Shining Aspects
Legendary Dragon Stance
it’s also important to remember to hit your attacks when Enchanted Daggers
Magnetic Aura
While the build is reasonably durable against conditions in teamfight scenarios, when alone it will struggle against a good condition build. On weapon- / legend swap proccing effects like Sigil of Cleansing
Sigil of Escape
Cleansing Channel
Weapon Swap
Renewing Wave
Lastly, on Legendary Dragon Stance
Facet of Light
Regeneration
Infuse Light
Alternatives
If you find yourself struggling with sustain against power damage, you can change your Rune of Divinity
Rune of the Dolyak
Sigil of Exposure
Sigil of Battle
If you have no issue with conditions, and struggle against lockdown, swap Cleansing Channel
Glaring Resolve