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    Power Quickness Herald
    May 2023

    Group PvE
    Offensive Support
    Recommended icon Recommended

    Armor

    Illustrious Visor icon Superior Rune of the Scholar icon
    Assassin's HelmSuperior Rune of the Scholar
    Illustrious Pauldrons icon Superior Rune of the Scholar icon
    Assassin's ShouldersSuperior Rune of the Scholar
    Illustrious Breastplate icon Superior Rune of the Scholar icon
    Berserker's ChestSuperior Rune of the Scholar
    Illustrious Warfists icon Superior Rune of the Scholar icon
    Berserker's GlovesSuperior Rune of the Scholar
    Illustrious Tassets icon Superior Rune of the Scholar icon
    Diviner's LegsSuperior Rune of the Scholar
    Illustrious Greaves icon Superior Rune of the Scholar icon
    Berserker's BootsSuperior Rune of the Scholar

    Weapons & Sigils

    Sword icon Superior Sigil of Force icon
    Berserker's SwordSuperior Sigil of Force
    Sword icon Superior Sigil of Air icon
    Berserker's SwordSuperior Sigil of Air
    Staff icon Superior Sigil of Force icon Superior Sigil of Air icon
    Berserker's StaffSuperior Sigil of Force Superior Sigil of Air

    Trinkets

    Quiver of a Thousand Arrows icon
    Diviner's Backpiece
    Black Ice Earring icon
    Diviner's Accessory
    Asgeir's Talisman icon
    Berserker's Accessory
    Asgeir's Amulet icon
    Berserker's Amulet
    Black Ice Band icon
    Assassin's Ring
    Mistborn Band icon
    Diviner's Ring

    Food

    Cilantro Lime Sous-Vide Steak icon Potent Superior Sharpening Stone icon
    Cilantro Lime Sous-Vide Steak Potent Superior Sharpening Stone

    Infusions

    Precise WvW Infusion icon Mighty WvW Infusion icon
    1xPrecise Infusion 19xMighty Infusion
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    Power Quickness Herald is an offensive support build that provides a group with Might, Fury, Quickness, Protection, and Swiftness. The wide range of essential boons provided makes this build excellent for filling gaps in groups.

    A very 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 Surge of the Mists and the option to provide Stability by using Legendary Dwarf Stance instead of Legendary Assassin Stance.

    Build Fundamentals

    Power Quickness Herald provides boons by combining Draconic Echo with consistent usage of Legendary Dragon Stance skills and their active components. This build also extends boon duration with True Nature (the active of Facet of Nature in Legendary Dragon Stance). Make sure to apply boons (especially Quickness) before using True Nature or the skill won’t do anything.

    Note: True Nature will apply Quickness but the boon extension happens before Draconic Echo activates so if you haven’t already applied Quickness to yourself and allies it will not be extended, which is significantly detrimental to uptime. 

    Once boons are provided in Legendary Dragon Stance, swap to Legendary Assassin Stance, activate Impossible Odds, and auto-attack, fitting Chilling Isolation between auto-attack chains.

    Some Facets have very powerful active effects beyond boon application. As such, you may want to delay using their actives to maximize their impact:

    Facet of Nature

    Facet of Nature provides a powerful effect to yourself and allies depending on your current Legend:

    Just like other facets, Facet of Nature also has a consume skill called True Nature.

    Crowd Control

    Alternatives

    Legends

    If you need Stability, swap out Legendary Assassin Stance to Legendary Dwarf Stance for Inspiring Reinforcement. Vengeful Hammers should be maintained in Legendary Dwarf Stance for extra damage and durability while you don’t need to use energy for Stability.

    Legendary Centaur Stance has some niche uses: Usually, it’s taken for Protective Solace but Facet of Nature also pulses a heal every three seconds. True Nature used in this stance removes two conditions from you and nearby allies, and heals for each condition removed.

    When using these legends it may be ideal to stay on Legendary Dragon Stance longer than the rotation suggests, and to only swap to Legendary Dwarf Stance or Legendary Centaur Stance once their utility is needed.

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