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Herald - Hand Kiter

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魂武者 (Revenant)herald. this build is rated good

The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good

Designed for: Raids

Expansions required: Heart of Thorns builds

Difficulty: TBD

This build was last updated on September 01, 2023 and is up to date for the June 2, 2026 patch.

Overview

A specialized variant of the Renegade - Boon Support Healer build designed to be self-sufficient while kiting the Soul Feast mechanic at Deimos. Should only be used in the Deimos encounter, for other encounters see Renegade - Boon Support Healer

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Weapon Variants

Your mainhand weapon on the x/shield set doesn't really matter as you don't need to use any of the skills from it. If you are confident in your ability to survive, you can swap either weapon set for Hammer in order to get some ranged damage in.

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Specializations

Trait Variants

  • 不屈奉献 图标不屈奉献 offers similar survivability to 慷慨丰腴 图标慷慨丰腴 if you are able to reliably hit other allies with your tablet, and less reliance on 自然调和 图标自然调和 for healing can give you more energy for blocks. You should also run 不屈奉献 图标不屈奉献 if you use Jalis instead of Ventari.

Revenant has a great variety of options for hand kiting, so feel free to experiment and go with the option that fits you best.

Retribution

Salvation can be swapped for Retribution for a greater focus on damage reduction over healing. This makes it easier to deal with hands, but harder to deal with the ticking damage after Mind Crush as it cannot be reduced. You should always run Jalis instead of Ventari when using Retribution.

  • As this variant lacks 坚韧气魄 图标坚韧气魄, boon uptime is much less important and you should take 高尚慈悲 图标高尚慈悲 instead of 龙吟回响 图标龙吟回响 in Herald.
  • If you are not confident, you could use 石刻造诣 图标石刻造诣 as a safety net. Note that you are giving up a significant amount of healing by doing so, which can make this something of a false economy.

Equipment

Equipment Variants

Stats

The exact gear doesn't really matter, but ideally you should aim to cap boon duration to ensure permanent 抗性 图标抗性 uptime for 恶魔抗性 图标恶魔抗性 and 凶残韧性 图标凶残韧性. You can just use the gear from Boon Support Healer, even though the bonuses from 转移法印 图标转移法印 and 超级僧侣符文 图标超级僧侣符文 don't affect you. This setup also avoid extra toughness (which can interfere with tanking) and vitality (which can be a double-edged sword as the ticking damage from Mind Crush is %-based).

Sigils

There are numerous viable sigil options and which option is selected makes little difference to the build's performance

Runes

There are numerous viable rune options, as long as you have enough boon duration.

Relics

防御者古物 图标防御者古物 is very nice as this build blocks a lot, but it's up to personal preference. Some other possibilities:

Consumables

Food

Utility

Usage

While on Ventari

  • Bounce 先哲意念 图标先哲意念 to allies and back to yourself to trigger the extended duration on 不屈奉献 图标不屈奉献 (if using).
  • Use 自然调和 图标自然调和 on yourself (or your allies if they need it), leaving enough energy for 裂隙结界 图标裂隙结界 or 茂盛特使 图标茂盛特使.
  • Be sure to pick up the healing orbs that are dropped after dodging or using Ventari skills.

While on Jalis

While on Glint

  • Activate 圣光多面体 图标圣光多面体 and 混沌多面体 图标混沌多面体. Leave them active.
  • Activate and immediately consume your other facets off cooldown to provide multiple boons.

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