Power Quickness Herald

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

Build Fundamentals

While in Legendary Dragon Stance, activate Facet of Chaos and Facet of Darkness to pulse . While in Legendary Assassin Stance keep Impossible Odds active for damage and .

Herald applies via Elevated Compassion 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 Legendary Dragon Stance and can extend all boons on allies with True Nature.

Chaotic Release should be cast around halfway into Legendary Dragon Stance so that it will be off-cooldown for the next loop.

Maintain facets while in Legendary Dragon Stance to generate a substantial amount of for you and your subgroup via Shared Empowerment.

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.

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

Crowd Control

• Surge of the Mists
• Jade Winds
• Chaotic Release

Alternatives

Sigils

• To optimize damage against a single target, you can swap Superior Sigil[s] of Impact with Superior Sigil[s] of Air. Ensure that no surrounding mobs get hit by your skills to maximize damage.

Legends

If you need or damage reduction, swap out Legendary Assassin Stance for:

• Legendary Dwarf Stance for Inspiring Reinforcement.
• Upkeep Vengeful Hammers in Legendary Dwarf Stance 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, Rite of the Great Dwarf is used in niche scenarios, and has immense power when utilized correctly.
• If in need of more Crowd Control while in Dwarf Stance, using Forced Engagement applies two rare strong soft control conditions, which will deal damage to a defiance bar as well.

Legendary Centaur Stance has some niche uses:

• Usually, it’s taken for Protective Solace, which conveniently also gives with Elevated Compassion, 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.
• Energy Expulsion will shatter the tablet after a short delay, healing nearby allies and knockdown nearby enemies for Crowd Control. Use Project Tranquility 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 Tranquil effect.
  • More Healing and bonus endurance gain with Natural Harmony.
  • around the tabled when starting to use Protective Solace.
  • Purifying Essence to remove an additional condition (4 > 3) from all affected allies.
  • You can even apply 3x   on up to five players by using empowered Energy Expulsion.
  • While in Centaur stance, you can reapply one stack of Tranquil by using True Nature.
  • Resummoning Project Tranquility the tablet, when it was destroyed previously with Energy Expulsion, also grants the Tranquil effect.

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