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.
Condi Herald shines as a boon dps, providing their allies and themselves with permanent boons, most notably permanent 25 and permanent and . It deals decent damage and has some innate sustain, but requires the player to be constantly swapping legends to regenerate energy.
魂武者 (Revenant)[&DQkOHQMWNC3cEQAABhIAACsSAADUEQAAyhEAAAEEAAArEtQRBhIAAAAAAAA=]Usage of Spear requires Janthir Wilds. If you don't have access to spear, use Mace+ Mace and Axe instead.
Variants
Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; you can use exotic gear with the same stats.
This set uses gear similar to
Build
, 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 to Gear a Character.
Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.
The spear playstyle revolves around . Hitting targets with it empowers the next Abyssal Rage. Try to acquire 3 stacks of this buff before you weapon swap.
Spam and for damage and to reduce the recharge of . Save for whenever you need an extra dodge.
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 from .
Glint provides a plethora of boons. Maintain , , , and .
Maintain . You can use to break stun or give yourself a break from conditions, and is a short-range leap which can group enemies up for you to burst down.
can be activated and consumed while in to extend the duration of your boons and cleanse 3 conditions, or while in 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.
