Harbinger - Power DPS

A power DPS build for ReaperHarbinger.

Compared to Reaper, Harbinger has lower burst, but higher sustained damage.

Unlike other necro specialisations, Harbinger's shroud does not act as a second health bar. This, in combination with its Blight mechanic, make it squishier than normal, but does come with the advantage that excess damage cannot eject you from shroud and ruin your rotation.

This build is somewhat dependent on 折磨 uptime to get the maximum benefit from 恶毒腐化. All shroud abilities generate a little, but if your group doesn't have other sources then some effectiveness will be lost.

Weapon Variants

• For players that own Janthir Wilds, Spear can replace Dagger/Sword. It deals higher damage and brings a stronger heal, stronger boonrip, and high lifeforce generation. It does deal lower damage above 50% though, so it may be less effective in real encounters.
• Sword can replace Dagger for more ranged damage, though shroud already provides a good amount.

Skill Variants

怨恨纹章 can be swapped out if extra utility is needed:

• Any Elixir can be used for better personal boon uptimes or condi cleanse.
• 鬼灵缚爪 - AoE pull for easier cleaving.
• 腐蚀毒云 - destroys projectiles.
• 召唤血肉地虫 - 1200 range teleport. Can also bodyblock certain projectiles (e.g. Old Tom's poison whirl).

• is poor damage against against targets with no boons, so you could run to boost your life force.

Food:

• or ascended versions

Utility:

Dagger/Sword Rotation

If possible, precast just before the fight starts.

Opener

1. - this triggers on each pulse, making the buff last for 12 seconds
2. to build up blight stacks
5. Weapon Swap
6. - almost everything can cancel this skill, so make sure it actually hits

Harbinger Shroud

3. until Dark Barrage is off cooldown
7. before you hit 25 blight stacks
8. until Dark Barrage is off cooldown

You should aim to use off cooldown, opening and closing your shroud section with it. The other skills have some flexibility, with the following considerations:

• It is optimal to use skills at high Blight stacks
• Ensure you don't sit at 25 Blight ( and consume 5 stacks each)
• Get two uses of in without delaying your shroud exit
• triggers , so make sure to use it before the buff runs out

Dagger-to-Greatsword

3. (if available)
5. (if available)
6. - almost everything can cancel this skill, so make sure it actually hits

If possible, precast 承诺试剂 just before the fight starts.

Opener

1. 夜幕降临 - this triggers 烟花古物 on each pulse, making the buff last for 12 seconds
2. 勇气试剂 to build up blight stacks
3. Weapon Swap
4. 与世隔绝
5. 黑暗法池
6. 苦难法池
7. 悲痛欲绝
8. 千疮百孔
9. 先驱帷幕

Harbinger Shroud

Fill the time between key skills with 污浊弹矢. You want to use 致命抽取 once during this section, but the positioning is flexible (see notes below).

1. 黑暗弹幕
2. 吞噬切割 when almost at 25 Blight
3. 黑暗弹幕
4. 贪食跃冲 when almost at 25 Blight
5. 吞噬切割
6. 黑暗弹幕
7. 离开先驱帷幕

You should aim to use 黑暗弹幕 off cooldown, opening and closing your shroud section with it. The other skills have some flexibility, with the following considerations:

• It is optimal to use skills at high Blight stacks
• Ensure you don't sit at 25 Blight (吞噬切割 and 贪食跃冲 consume 5 stacks each)
• Get two uses of 吞噬切割 in without delaying your shroud exit
• 致命抽取 triggers 烟花古物, so make sure to use it before the buff runs out

Spear-to-Greatsword

1. 腐坏纷争
2. 斩草除根
3. 与世隔绝
4. 千疮百孔
5. 勇气试剂, or 承诺试剂 if it is not available - Elixir of Promise is a priority skill, so don't cast it too quickly
6. 悲痛欲绝
8. Weapon Swap
11. - a single auto is optimal if you're fast enough
17. Repeat Harbinger Shroud Rotation

Greatsword-to-Spear

3. - a single auto is optimal if you're fast enough
5. Weapon swap
10. , or if it is not available - Elixir of Promise is a priority skill, so don't cast it too quickly
16. Repeat Harbinger Shroud Rotation

The full loop cycles between Harbinger Shroud ⇒ Spear-to-Greatsword ⇒ Harbinger Shroud ⇒ Greatsword-to-Spear ⇒ Repeat.

Below 50% health, the rotation changes very slightly (see below for details).

Rotation Explanation

Necromancer's Spear is one of the less complicated spears. Most of your weapons skills build up stacks of a powerful lifesteal buff called Soul Shards that caps at six stacks. consumes these stacks for a burst of damage and healing. and generate four and two stacks, respectively, so these are used for the first . generates six stacks, and so it is used both to recharge, and power the second . You may gain different numbers of stacks depending on the number of enemies nearby, but this doesn't change your rotation.

Above 50% health, the rotation boils down to the following:

• Every time you swap to Greatsword (or exit shroud to it), use each available skill once.
• Every time you swap to Spear (or exit shroud to it) use all available skills once, refreshing with the flip skill of and using it a second time.

Below 50% Health

When the boss is below 50% health, your rotation changes due to having no cooldown. All this means is that you replace the single with a .

Equipment Variants

• You want to aim for ~2005-2010 precision (with ).
• would be a tiny DPS loss.
• or slaying sigils if you can benefit from the bonus (replacing ).
• If you don't have stat infusions, use Assassin stats legs.

Impact Sigil Variant

If you want to benefit from , you will need to slot in more assassins pieces: