Firebrand - Support Firebrand - MetaBattle

Stability Skills

Important Boon Skills

CC Skills

Focus on using your pages for your highest value skills: Chapter 4 Stalwart Stand, Epilogue Eternal Oasis, and Chapter 2 Daring Challenge
- Chapter 3 Heated Rebuke and can sometimes be worth the pages
Avoid using the final charge of

Defensive Skill List

Stunbreak
Condition Clear
- +
- ⇒ Chapter 2 Radiant Recovery
- ⇒ Epilogue Eternal Oasis
Healing
- - if you have time to finish cast
- - only if the knockback isn’t disruptive
While your active defenses are strong, they are ideally saved for your group and not used selfishly

High

Moderate

Low

Stability

priority

Apply before allies get caught by enemy CC
- Enemy CC is most likely to land when they spike your group, your group is moving through theirs, or your group is moving away from theirs
  - It is better to use your too early than too late
Spread your application as much as you can without letting allies get caught by CC
- Avoid overlapping multiple sources on your party, both your own and other players
+ is on cooldown and will not activate when the red Dormant Courage buff is on your buff bar
The final charge of is very powerful, but should be conserved for use when all other are expended
⇒ Epilogue Unbroken Lines is your last resort for due to the high page cost
When using skills without pulsing application (everything other than ) cover the application by applying other boons immediately after the cast
- and + are ideal for this because they are instant, but any boon application is worth doing
- This is done because boon strips (which are the most common type of boon removal) always work on a first in, last out priority
  - This means boon strips will always remove the most recently applied boons first
  - Boon corrupts remove a random boon which this technique can still mitigate by ensuring you have as many unique boons as possible

is your group stunbreak, use its charges very carefully - the cooldown is too long to waste them
Allies are most likely to be CCed at the same times they need or while they are the focus target.
Turn your camera, make use of a “Look Behind” keybind and listen to voice communications to pay attention to caught allies.
Additional support will often be needed after stunbreaking. Follow up with for general protection or one of your Condition Clear skills if the player is stuck via soft CC
- Clicking on players you're trying to save will make it easier to see what support they need

Watch for low allied health bars to enable precasting (Using the skill before an ally is downed so that it finishes casting on them as soon as they do go down)
Give yourself quickness with before beginning the cast
Cover the cast with ( or only - the others are too slow)
Make sure to communicate over voice comms. Broadcast that you are beginning, casting and finishing the rez, include the name of the person being rezzed if possible.
If another player with a higher priority calls they are rezzing at the same time, cancel the rez (“Stow Weapon” keybind or Escape button while in a Tome skill) and communicate the fact you are cancelling.

Non-Stability Boons Per Skill

- + () + ()
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- +
- +
- All CC skills via
- ⇒ Chapter 4 Stalwart Stand
- All skills via
- +
Defensive boons like , or should be prioritized when your group is on the defensive
- Use Chapter 2 Daring Challenge and Chapter 4 Stalwart Stand off cooldown to keep high uptime
  - Make sure to only use these skills if you'll hit an enemy with Chapter 2 Daring Challenge and your group will stand in at least a few ticks of Chapter 4 Stalwart Stand
Offensive boons like and should be prioritized when your group is on the offensive

CC Skill List

⇒ Chapter 2 Daring Challenge - AoE
- AoE Line
- AoE (optional)
⇒ Chapter 3 Heated Rebuke - AoE
- Aoe
Use your CC when:
- Your group calls a spike such as Wells ()
- On top of enemy downs (while alive enemies are on top of them)
- Enemy groups move defensively while your group is pushing
- Do not use your CC at the normal time, instead use it while your group is on the defensive or before your group pushes in
All of your CC skills proc if they hit an enemy without
- As long as it hits an enemy Chapter 2 Daring Challenge will proc even if the enemy has
The position of can be changed by turning your character during the cast time before it finishes
Since the page cost of ⇒ Chapter 3 Heated Rebuke is high it should be saved for your most important group spikes such as Wells

Condition Clear Skill Priority

You have limited condition clear compared to other supports, focus on using yours when allies have
- Allies are very likely to get at the same times they need or
+ is on cooldown and will not activate when the red Dormant Resolve buff is on your buff bar

Healing Skill List

(only if the knockback isn’t disruptive)
Dodge ()
- +
Most of Firebrand's healing output happens incidentally while doing other things
The heal on is substantial, but heavily backloaded to the final tick
- Prioritize using for , but if you have a chance to full channel it while your group is staying in place during a clash with the enemy then doing so is almost always worth it

Under General Options / User Interface check Always show squad health bars and Always show party health bars. These will make it much easier to keep track of who needs your support.
Also under General Options / User Interface turn on Thick party health bars
- Thick squad health bars can be used too as a matter of personal preference, but is not recommended for large numbers
Under Squad Options uncheck View as a grid. This will allow you to keep track of your allies' boons, conditions and health, enabling a better decision-making and skill management.