Power Quickness Herald

October 2024

Introduction

Power Quickness Herald is an offensive support build that provides a group with , , , , and . The wide range of essential boons provided makes this build excellent for filling gaps in groups.

A simple rotation and excellent defensive abilities make Power Quickness Herald a good introductory choice for new players. This build also offers strong Crowd Control via and the option to provide by using instead of .

Build Fundamentals

While in , activate and to pulse . While in keep active for damage and .

Herald applies via whenever you channel an ability that drains 6 or more energy per second (upkeep). Whenever your energy is being drained, you pulse around you.

Build Specifics

Power Quickness Herald provides many boons with  and can extend all boons on allies with .

should be cast around halfway into so that it will be off-cooldown for the next loop.

Maintain facets while in to generate a substantial amount of for you and your subgroup via .

provides a powerful effect to yourself and allies depending on your current Legend. Just like other facets, also has a consume skill called True Nature.

• : Grants lifesteal on attacks, adding damage and minor sustain. does area damage and boon removal.
• : 10% strike damage reduction. Very strong when combined with and damage reduction food. applies to you and allies in a 600 radius.
• : 20% boon duration. This is additive and can go above the 100% cap for a maximum of 120% boon duration.  extends boons on you and allies by 3 seconds.

Crowd Control

Alternatives

Sigils

• To optimize damage against a single target, you can swap with . Ensure that no surrounding mobs get hit by your skills to maximize damage.

Legends

If you need or damage reduction, swap out for:

• for .
• Upkeep in for , damage, and durability while you don’t need to use energy for .
• With a costly elite skill of 40 energy a piece, you can apply 50% bonus damage reduction for 5 second on up to five allies, is used in niche scenarios, and has immense power when utilized correctly.
• If in need of more Crowd Control while in Dwarf Stance, using applies two rare strong soft control conditions, which will deal damage to a defiance bar as well.

has some niche uses:

• Usually, it’s taken for , which conveniently also gives with , but also pulses a heal every three seconds.
• used in this stance removes two conditions from you and nearby allies, and heals for each condition removed.
• will shatter the tablet after a short delay, healing nearby allies and knockdown nearby enemies for Crowd Control. Use to resummon the tablet in order to use other Ventari skills again.
• Going into Centaur Stance, the next ability used is empowered, indicated by the effect.
  • More Healing and bonus endurance gain with .
  • around the tabled when starting to use .
  • to remove an additional condition (4 > 3) from all affected allies.
  • You can even apply 3x   on up to five players by using empowered .
  • While in Centaur stance, you can reapply one stack of by using .
  • Resummoning the tablet, when it was destroyed previously with , also grants the effect.

When using these Legends it may be ideal to stay on longer than the rotation suggests, and swapping to or once their utility is needed or the energy on Glint runs out.