Power Scourge

Overview

Equipment

Traits

Skills

• sandflare
• wellofsuffering
• wellofcorruption
• trailofanguish
• ghastlybreach

Wellofsuffering can be replaced with:

• Spectral Ring - Unblockable AoE CC
• Corrosivepoisoncloud - Applies AoE Poison. Only in combination with Relic of the Demonqueen. Trailofanguish can be replaced with:
• Well of Power - Stun break, convert conditions into boons

Build Links

• Greatsword & Axe/Focus

Videos

• YouTube

Guide

Overview

Power Scourge excels at boon stripping and condition conversion, making it a versatile choice for both damage and support roles in WvW zergs. This build focuses on maintaining a mediocre damage output (compared to other DPS classes) while providing valuable utility to the team through condition conversion, boon removal and crowd control.

Your main task is to provide coordinated boon removal and crowd control. Your main skills for this are:

• Wellofcorruption
• Ghastlybreach
• Nightfall
• Unholyfeast
• Garish Pillar
• Graspingdarkness

The Scourges core mechanic are shades which can be placed with Manifestsandshade.

All of the shade skills (F2-F5) are triggering on the shade and around yourself. You want to maintain at least one shade at all times to profit from Bloodassand and Sandsage.

Shade skills are mainly used for damage and condition conversion, but also provide some utility like 恐惧 and [effect

• Nefariousfavor - Converts conditions into boons.
• Sandcascade - Applies [effect
  ].
• Garish Pillar - Applies 恐惧 on enemies.
• Desertshroud - Deals AoE damage and applies [effect
  ]. Keep in mind that you give 威能 and condition cleanse through Abrasivegrit when you apply [effect
  ] to allies.

How to Play

If commander calls for "pulls"

• Graspingdarkness

On bomb / well call:

• Wellofcorruption
• Wellofsuffering
• Manifestsandshade
• Desertshroud
• Unholyfeast

On breach call:

• Ghastlybreach
• Deathspiral
• Gravedigger
• Unholyfeast
• Spinalshivers
• Soulgrasp
• Ghastlyclaws

On nightfall call:

Same rotation as breach. If commander is not calling it, use it on your own discretion.

• Nightfall
• Deathspiral
• Gravedigger
• Unholyfeast
• Spinalshivers
• Soulgrasp
• Ghastlyclaws

Notes

• Gravedigger has its cooldown reset if you hit an enemy below 50% health or a downed enemy. This allows you to efficiently use it to finish downed enemies. Make sure to position yourself safely to avoid being interrupted.
• Garishpillar is used to contest/stop the enemies push or when you or the enemies are crossing. Make sure to not place it onto the bomb, otherwise you might fear enemies out of it.
• Spinalshivers in combination with Ghastlyclaws is a strong single target combination and can easily down an enemy.
• Sandflare - Use it to heal yourself and allies, while also applying [effect
  ]. Is also a boon conversion. Use it on melee range to the enemy.
• Trailofanguish - Use it to break stun, apply 稳固 and convert boons into conditions.
• Nefariousfavor - Convert conditions to boons on you and allies.
• Sandcascade - Use it to apply [effect
  ] on yourself and allies.