The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good
Focused on: Condition damage
Designed for: Open World and Open World General
Expansions required: Heart of Thorns builds
Difficulty: Easy
This build was last updated on August 08, 2025 and is up to date for the June 2, 2026 patch.
Overview
Condi Herald shines as a boon dps, providing their allies and themselves with permanent boons, most notably permanent 25 
威能 and permanent 
激怒 and 
急速. It deals decent damage and has some innate sustain, but requires the player to be constantly swapping legends to regenerate energy.
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Weapon Variants
Usage of spear Spear requires Janthir Wilds. If you don't have access to spear, use mace Mace+mace Mace and axe Axe instead.
- Shortbow Shortbow can be used if desired. Requires Weaponmaster Training from Secrets of the Obscure.
Specializations
Variants
恢复绝望 - trades damage for sustain.
核心价值 - if a healer is providing regeneration, your Elder's Respite will be overwritten by it, so replace it with Core Value.
Equipment
Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; you can use exotic gear with the same stats.
This set uses gear similar to
Build:Renegade_-_Condi_DPS
, making it an excellent option for general PVE.
If you are gearing this character from zero, start with exotic quality gear. Search the trading post for "Viper's Abomination" weapons. Viper exotic armor is very expensive, so we recommend a budget alternative called Carrion (search the trading post for "Shiro" armor) until you can get Viper gear such as by farming Bladed armor or by acquiring ascended armor. Upgrade to Viper and ascended as you progress. See also: Guide:How to Gear a Character.
- Usage of spear Spear requires Janthir Wilds. If you don't have access to spear, use mace Mace+mace Mace and axe Axe instead.
- Other relics include
噩梦古物 or 
骑兵古物
Consumables
Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.
DPS
Defense
Farming
- Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
生日爆破枪 / 
令人愉快的生日蛋糕大餐-
薄荷怪异莓棒
锐磨颅骨 (and variants)
Usage
Spear
The spear playstyle revolves around 
深渊毁灭. Hitting targets with it empowers the next Abyssal Rage. Try to acquire 3 stacks of this buff before you weapon swap.
Spam 
深渊原力 and 
深渊霹雳 for damage and to reduce the recharge of 深渊毁灭. Save 
深渊突袭 for whenever you need an extra dodge.
Legend Breakdown: Damage & General Use
Swap legends often, typically off cooldown and use your utilities appropriately as outlined below. Remember to maintain an energy upkeep of at least 6 pips to generate 急速 from 
高尚慈悲.
Glint
传奇巨龙姿态
Glint provides a plethora of boons. Maintain 
圣光多面体, 
元素多面体, 
力量多面体, and 
黑暗多面体.
Mallyx
传奇恶魔姿态
Maintain 
拥抱黑暗. You can use 
吸收苦痛 to break stun or give yourself a break from conditions, and 
苦痛召唤 is a short-range leap which can group enemies up for you to burst down.
Facet of Nature
自然多面体 can be activated and consumed while in 传奇巨龙姿态 to extend the duration of your boons and cleanse 3 conditions, or while in 传奇恶魔姿态 to transfer 2 conditions to nearby enemies and gain a bit of might.
Always consume this Facet, the passive bonuses are not needed and it consumes your energy which you need for other skills.
Defense
- 圣光多面体 and
赋能悲痛 are your heal skills. Note that 圣光多面体 turns into 
圣光灌注 which can be consumed to absorb all incoming damage should the need arise. - 吸收苦痛 is great for anti-condition pressure.
黑暗凝视 and 吸收苦痛 are your stunbreaks.
