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Holosmith - Power PBM DPS

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The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Direct damage

Designed for: Raids and Fractals

Expansions required: Path of Fire Builds Secrets of the Obscure builds

Difficulty: Normal

This build was last updated on January 17, 2026 and is up to date for the June 2, 2026 patch.

Overview

A power DPS Holosmith build for fractals and raids. This build brings extremely high burst and sustained AoE damage, as well as heavy CC and 易伤 图标易伤.

While this build deals good damage on its own, it excels when there are lots of conditions on the boss for 弹药改装 图标弹药改装.

Skill Bar

Weapon Variants

  • Rifle is the best weapon option for players that don't own Secrets of the Obscure.
  • See Holosmith - Power Sword DPS for the Sword/Pistol variation of this build.

Skill Variants

Swapping out your utility skills is a large DPS loss and should only be considered as a last ditch option.

  • 炸弹包 图标炸弹包 is higher DPS than 投掷地雷 图标投掷地雷 if using a Rifle.
  • 强光竞技场 图标强光竞技场 can be useful in uncoordinated groups for the protection and pull.
  • 光谱盾牌 图标光谱盾牌 if you don't trust your healer to keep you alive or stunbreak you in high pressure fights.

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Specializations

Equipment

Head
Berserker
Shoulders
Berserker
Chest
Berserker
Hands
Berserker
Legs
Dragon
Feet
Berserker
Accessory
Berserker
Accessory
Berserker
Amulet
Berserker
Ring
Berserker
Ring
Berserker
Hammer
Berserker
Empty slot
Empty slot
Empty slot
Empty slot
Empty slot

Equipment Variants

Consumables

Food

Utility

Usage

The logic behind this rotation is to maximize your Photon Forge and 激光利刃 图标激光利刃 uptime. First you build heat in Photon Forge with 电晕爆炸 图标电晕爆炸, 光子闪击 图标光子闪击, and autoattack chains. After you overheat, you use your highest damage skills together with 太阳聚镜 图标太阳聚镜, then fill with your high damage skills such as 破片手雷 图标破片手雷. Rinse and repeat when Photon Forge is available again.

Hammer Rotation

If possible, start with 投掷地雷 图标投掷地雷 and 布设雷区 图标布设雷区 precast.

Opener

Start with 75% heat.

  1. 雷霆一击 图标雷霆一击
  2. 电子回旋 图标电子回旋
  3. 手雷弹幕 图标手雷弹幕
  4. 手雷包 图标手雷包
  5. 破片手雷 图标破片手雷
  6. 启用光子熔炉 图标启用光子熔炉
  7. 电晕爆炸 图标电晕爆炸
  8. 引爆地雷 图标引爆地雷 and 引爆雷区 图标引爆雷区 if you precast them
  9. 光子闪击 图标光子闪击
  10. 剑刃爆发 图标剑刃爆发
  11. 过热 图标过热
  12. 激光碟片 图标激光碟片
  13. 巅峰射线 图标巅峰射线
  14. 电子回旋 图标电子回旋
  15. 投掷地雷 图标投掷地雷
  16. 毒气手雷 图标毒气手雷
  17. 破片手雷 图标破片手雷

Basic Loop

  1. 正极锤击 图标正极锤击负极锤击 图标负极锤击均衡打击 图标均衡打击 until Electro-Whirl is available (finish your auto chains!)
  2. 电子回旋 图标电子回旋
  3. 手雷包 图标手雷包
  4. 破片手雷 图标破片手雷
  5. 毒气手雷 图标毒气手雷 OR 冰冻手雷 图标冰冻手雷 (whichever is off cooldown, with Poison Grenade taking priority)
  6. Repeat until Photon Forge is available

Simple Photon Forge Rotation

This is the easier Photon Forge rotation and applicable to all bosses.

  1. 电晕爆炸 图标电晕爆炸
  2. 光子闪击 图标光子闪击
  3. 光线打击 图标光线打击光能挥砍 图标光能挥砍闪光切割 图标闪光切割 x5
  4. 电晕爆炸 图标电晕爆炸
  5. 光子闪击 图标光子闪击
  6. 激光碟片 图标激光碟片
  7. 巅峰射线 图标巅峰射线 (if available)
  8. 过热 图标过热
  9. Resume Basic Loop

Delayed Overheat Rotation

This is an alternate Photon Forge rotation which aims to use 电晕爆炸 图标电晕爆炸 3 times before overheating. You leave Photon Forge mid way through to get in an extra cast of your non-Photon Forge DPS skills.

This rotation is a DPS increase in long phases or bosses that don't have phases. However, it's more dependent on quickness and alacrity uptime.

  1. 电晕爆炸 图标电晕爆炸
  2. 光子闪击 图标光子闪击
  3. 光线打击 图标光线打击光能挥砍 图标光能挥砍闪光切割 图标闪光切割 until 电晕爆炸 图标电晕爆炸 is available
  4. 电晕爆炸 图标电晕爆炸
  5. 停止光子熔炉 图标停止光子熔炉
  6. 电子回旋 图标电子回旋
  7. 手雷包 图标手雷包
  8. 破片手雷 图标破片手雷
  9. 毒气手雷 图标毒气手雷 OR 冰冻手雷 图标冰冻手雷 (whichever is off cooldown, with Poison Grenade taking priority)
  10. 启用光子熔炉 图标启用光子熔炉
  11. 激光碟片 图标激光碟片
  12. 光线打击 图标光线打击光能挥砍 图标光能挥砍闪光切割 图标闪光切割 until 电晕爆炸 图标电晕爆炸 is available
  13. 电晕爆炸 图标电晕爆炸
  14. 光子闪击 图标光子闪击
  15. 巅峰射线 图标巅峰射线 (if available)
  16. 过热 图标过热
  17. Resume Basic Loop

Video example

Rifle Rotation

Opener

Start with 75% heat.

  1. 超级炸弹 图标超级炸弹
  2. 燃烧弹 图标燃烧弹
  3. 破片手雷 图标破片手雷
  4. 手雷弹幕 图标手雷弹幕
  5. 启用光子熔炉 图标启用光子熔炉
  6. 电晕爆炸 图标电晕爆炸
  7. 光子闪击 图标光子闪击
  8. 过热 图标过热

Loop

  1. 激光碟片 图标激光碟片
  2. 跳跃射击 图标跳跃射击
  3. 霰弹射击 图标霰弹射击
  4. 过载射击 图标过载射击
  5. 巅峰射线 图标巅峰射线
  6. 破片手雷 图标破片手雷
  7. 毒气手雷 图标毒气手雷
  8. 冰冻手雷 图标冰冻手雷
  9. 燃烧弹 图标燃烧弹
  10. 普通炸弹 图标普通炸弹 until 6s cooldown on 燃烧弹 图标燃烧弹
  11. 霰弹射击 图标霰弹射击
  12. 破片手雷 图标破片手雷
  13. 普通炸弹 图标普通炸弹 until 启用光子熔炉 图标启用光子熔炉 is almost off cooldown
  14. 燃烧弹 图标燃烧弹
  15. 捕网射击 图标捕网射击
  16. 过载射击 图标过载射击
  17. 霰弹射击 图标霰弹射击
  18. 破片手雷 图标破片手雷
  19. 普通炸弹 图标普通炸弹 until 启用光子熔炉 图标启用光子熔炉 is available
  20. 跳跃射击 图标跳跃射击 and 启用光子熔炉 图标启用光子熔炉 before you land
  21. Photon Forge rotation (see below)
  22. Repeat

Standard Photon Forge Rotation

This is the easier Photon Forge rotation and applicable to all bosses.

  1. 电晕爆炸 图标电晕爆炸
  2. 光子闪击 图标光子闪击
  3. 光线打击 图标光线打击光能挥砍 图标光能挥砍闪光切割 图标闪光切割 x5
  4. 电晕爆炸 图标电晕爆炸
  5. 光子闪击 图标光子闪击
  6. 过热 图标过热

Delayed Overheat Rotation

This is an alternate Photon Forge rotation which aims to use 电晕爆炸 图标电晕爆炸 3 times before overheating. You leave Photon Forge mid way through to get in an extra cast of your non-Photon Forge DPS skills.

This rotation is a DPS increase in long phases or bosses that don't have phases. However, it's more dependent on quickness and alacrity uptime.

  1. 电晕爆炸 图标电晕爆炸
  2. 光子闪击 图标光子闪击
  3. 光线打击 图标光线打击光能挥砍 图标光能挥砍闪光切割 图标闪光切割 until 电晕爆炸 图标电晕爆炸 is available
  4. 电晕爆炸 图标电晕爆炸
  5. 停止光子熔炉 图标停止光子熔炉
  6. 霰弹射击 图标霰弹射击
  7. 燃烧弹 图标燃烧弹
  8. 破片手雷 图标破片手雷
  9. 启用光子熔炉 图标启用光子熔炉
  10. 光线打击 图标光线打击光能挥砍 图标光能挥砍闪光切割 图标闪光切割 until 电晕爆炸 图标电晕爆炸 is available
  11. 电晕爆炸 图标电晕爆炸
  12. 光子闪击 图标光子闪击
  13. 过热 图标过热

Notes

  • Never interrupt your Photon Forge autoattack chain.
  • In real fights you will want to time your 过热 图标过热 based on the encounter. Overheating provides a lot of burst damage, but it will also deal damage to yourself.
    • If a burst damage phase is about to come up, it's worth tweaking your rotation or using extra Photon Forge skills like 全息震波 图标全息震波 so you will be at 75% heat when the phase arrives. This lets you do your opening rotation and overheat for high burst damage.
    • If you are low on health or if the burst damage will be wasted, you should 停止光子熔炉 图标停止光子熔炉 and fill with your normal DPS skills similar to the "Delayed Overheat Rotation" listed above.
  • Use 超级炸弹 图标超级炸弹 and 手雷弹幕 图标手雷弹幕 in place of an autoattack chain whenever possible.
  • 剑刃爆发 图标剑刃爆发 should be used off cooldown, as long as you're above 51 heat. Try to stand inside the boss' hitbox when you cast this, to ensure all projectiles hit the boss.

Video example (0% heat opener)

Video example (45% heat opener)

CC

Encounter Specific Tips

Spirit Vale

Vale Guardian
  • You can help to push away seekers with 过载射击 图标过载射击 and immobilize them with 捕网射击 图标捕网射击. 超级炸弹 图标超级炸弹 will also knock all seekers away.
  • Vale Guardian's breakbars happen on a predictable schedule so memorize them, save your CC, and precast 超级炸弹 图标超级炸弹 for them.
  • If you get ported use 全息跳跃 图标全息跳跃 to quickly get back to the group.
  • 自动除颤 图标自动除颤 can be used to survive failed greens.
Gorseval the Multifarious
  • You can help to immobilize Charged Spirits with 捕网射击 图标捕网射击 or 未知 #5939.
  • 自动除颤 图标自动除颤 can be used to survive the retaliation and black AoEs during the breakbar phase.
Sabetha the Saboteur
  • Use 烟雾弹 图标烟雾弹 and 闪光手雷 图标闪光手雷 to blind the adds during the flamewall attack so they don't get a chance at knocking one of your allies into the flames. 全息震波 图标全息震波 is also worth using to keep the adds chain CCed.
  • You can use 跳跃射击 图标跳跃射击 to move around faster if you're on cannon duty. You can also use 全息跳跃 图标全息跳跃 but make sure you don't target Sabetha or one of the adds.

Salvation Pass

Slothasor
Bandit Trio
Matthias

Stronghold of the Faithful

Siege the Stronghold (Escort)
Keep Construct
  • Save your damaging skills and precast your heat to 75% for maximum damage during the burst phase.
  • 治疗炮台 图标治疗炮台 is useful for keeping everyone above 90% during the burst phase.
Xera
  • Use 烟雾弹 图标烟雾弹 and 闪光手雷 图标闪光手雷 to blind the adds.
  • Use 超级炸弹 图标超级炸弹 and 过载射击 图标过载射击 during the breakbar phase.
  • You can use 自动除颤 图标自动除颤 to survive 10 stacks of the button debuff during the pre-event. You can also use it to survive and cleanse the condition spam if you're clearing shards.

Bastion of the Penitent

Samarog
  • Samarog's breakbar appears every 10% of his health. You can precast your 超级炸弹 图标超级炸弹 for faster CC.
    • Note that Samarog is immune to conditions during this phase so don't waste time using 捕网射击 图标捕网射击, 冰冻手雷 图标冰冻手雷, etc.
  • If your druids and chronos are having trouble pulling Rigom, you can knock him back with 过载射击 图标过载射击 and immobilize Guldheim with 捕网射击 图标捕网射击 or 未知 #5939.
Deimos

Hall of Chains

Dhuum

Mythwright Gambit

Conjured Amalgamate
  • Try to start every burn phase with 75% heat for maximum damage.
  • Use 全息震波 图标全息震波 to instantly break Conjured Shields when they spawn.
  • 自动除颤 图标自动除颤 can be used to survive claps if needed. The CC from 静电冲击 图标静电冲击 is also useful.

Fractals

Aquatic Ruins
Swampland
Urban Battleground
  • Swap to Scrapper and use 潜行机械 图标潜行机械 to stealth to the gate at the beginning. You can also bring 精英炮座 图标精英炮座 to destroy the Burning Oils.
  • You can use 烟雾弹 图标烟雾弹 to blind adds.
Uncategorized
  • You can swap to Scrapper and use a combination of 潜行机械 图标潜行机械 and S型试剂 图标S型试剂 for stealth during the jumping sections. You can also bring a shield for blocks and reflects.
  • The lasers in the tunnel count as projectiles, so if you're having trouble you can bring a shield to block or reflect them. You can also slot 工具包 图标工具包 for 齿盾 图标齿盾.
  • You can dodge while pulling the switches after the laser tunnel. This means you can dodge from one switch to another, pulling both of them.
  • After Old Tom it's possible to skip past the last jumping puzzle section. Go to the platform beneath the final encounter and jump up the incline with 跳跃射击 图标跳跃射击. Once you're at the top your party can /gg and respawn above.
Solid Ocean
  • Don't go into Photon Forge here as you can't pick up the crystals while in Photon Forge.
  • You can blind the tentacles to avoid their knockdown attack.
Underground Facility
  • Swap to Scrapper and use 潜行机械 图标潜行机械 to stealth the switches at the beginning.
  • Precast heat to 75% before you hit the final boss for maximum burst damage.
Cliffside
  • If you reach the switches at the end of a section first, you can equip 医疗包 图标医疗包 to self-cleanse the immobilize and pull all the switches by yourself.
  • You can use 烟雾弹 图标烟雾弹 to blind adds.
Molten Furnace
Thaumanova Reactor
Snowblind
  • As a mobile power DPS, you should be killing ice elementals during the bonfire section. Use 捕网射击 图标捕网射击 to immobilize ice elementals and burst them down before they reach the bonfire.
Twilight Oasis
  • Swap to Scrapper and use 潜行机械 图标潜行机械 to stealth the section at the beginning.
  • You can use 烟雾弹 图标烟雾弹 to blind adds.
Chaos
  • You can swap to Scrapper and use a combination of 潜行机械 图标潜行机械 and S型试剂 图标S型试剂 for stealth during the jumping sections. You can also bring a shield for blocks and reflects.
  • The final boss does his spin at 50%. If CC is really bad, slot 小型冲锤 图标小型冲锤, precast 超级炸弹 图标超级炸弹, and solo the breakbar when it comes up.
Molten Boss
  • You can use 烟雾弹 图标烟雾弹 to blind adds.
  • 全息震波 图标全息震波 is very good for interrupting Molten Protectors here.
Volcanic
  • Use 捕网射击 图标捕网射击 to immobilize grawl shamans before they reach the captives.
  • When the final boss enters its shield, use 普通手雷 图标普通手雷 to quickly strip shield stacks.
  • You can use 烟雾弹 图标烟雾弹 to blind adds.
  • 治疗炮台 图标治疗炮台 is very strong here as it cleanses burning from you and all your teammates.
Mai Trin
  • Precast 超级炸弹 图标超级炸弹 to break Mai Trin when she's in the lightning AoEs.
  • You can use 烟雾弹 图标烟雾弹 to blind adds.
Aetherblade
  • You can use 烟雾弹 图标烟雾弹 to blind adds.
  • If you reach the end of a section

first, you can equip S型试剂 图标S型试剂 to cheese the immobilize and pull multiple switches by yourself.

Nightmare
  • Your CC contribution is very high for a DPS. Don't be afraid to interrupt your DPS rotation to CC whenever a breakbar is up.
  • Precast your 超级炸弹 图标超级炸弹 to break defiance bars whenever possible.
  • If the chrono and warrior are on point with CC, you can save your CC to interrupt Ensolyss mid-stomp.
Shattered Observatory
  • Note that 跳跃射击 图标跳跃射击 is a DPS loss in this fractal due to the low gravity, and should only be used to reposition.
  • Precast your 超级炸弹 图标超级炸弹 to break defiance bars whenever possible.
  • Your CC is important during Viirastra/Artsariiv's split phase so make sure you're going around killing clones.
  • When Arkk's fear is up, you can hit behind yourself with grenades and bombs.