DPS Catalyst

Introduction

DPS Catalyst is a ranged AoE DPS build that excels at cleaving and controlling large groups of enemies.

Core Synergies & Damage Modifiers:

• grants you additional damage when you are above the threshold.
• grants you a buff which increases your strike damage up until 5 stacks whenever a fire field hits an enemy.
• grants you extra ferocity when you have .
• grants you a buff which increases all your stats.
• grants you a buff which increases your strike damage when you give yourself an aura.

General Ele Spear Concept

You always want to start your element's rotation by dropping your etchings (Spear 5) assuming you're already in a decent position, so that you don't fall too far behind the squad. All etchings require 3 casts while standing in them to complete them, that includes not only weapon skills (including autoattack) but also your utilities & even dropping your jade sphere. Your spear skill 5 will be the biggest share of your damage done so getting used to the tempo of building up each etching is key.

How to Play

We start on to build up our Elemental Empowerment stacks while opening the fight with CCs from and & shredding at range early with so our other range DPS classes can land their AoEs more consistently at the start of the fights, plus softening up the enemies with nice 12-14k crits. - is your time to shine, be patient with your & casts if the enemy is mid movement so you don't waste them on evades or miss entirely because the enemy moved too far. Be patient with putting down your Etchings as well, in case the enemy or your own squad moves too far. - is a nice follow up for our Fire burst since it has a lot of & + makes it an aoe that also hits pretty hard (usually 9k-ish), with & your ticking Volcanos it's a great combo. You will see it generating downs pretty regularly when timed well. - be careful aiming your , I usually just do it at my feet or slightly backwards for a little safety, keep in mind that it reduces the cooldown of the next spear skill you use. is solid pull skill with a debuff at the center. actually cleaves around the target you aim it at, making it a decent applier for catching stragglers. does medium damage (usually crits for about 4-5k) & does some minor healing if it passes over allies. is self explanatory. Get used to throwing down Jade Spheres for boons on the move, especially before popping .