Holosmith - Power PBM DPS

Spirit Vale

Salvation Pass

Stronghold of the Faithful

Bastion of the Penitent

Hall of Chains

Mythwright Gambit

Fractals

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.

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.

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

Food

Utility

• Slaying potions when applicable.

Equipment Variants

• The Dragon stats pieces are a tiny dps increase, so you can run full Berserker stats if you prefer.
• or slaying sigils when applicable.

• Use 烟雾弹 and 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 is also worth using to keep the adds chain CCed.
• You can use 跳跃射击 to move around faster if you're on cannon duty. You can also use 全息跳跃 but make sure you don't target Sabetha or one of the adds.

• Save your damaging skills and precast your heat to 75% for maximum damage during the burst phase.
• 治疗炮台 is useful for keeping everyone above 90% during the burst phase.

• You can swap to Scrapper and use a combination of 潜行机械 and 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 for 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. Once you're at the top your party can /gg and respawn above.

• Use 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 to quickly strip shield stacks.
• You can use 烟雾弹 to blind adds.
• 治疗炮台 is very strong here as it cleanses burning from you and all your teammates.

• Swap to Scrapper and use 潜行机械 to stealth to the gate at the beginning. You can also bring 精英炮座 to destroy the Burning Oils.
• You can use 烟雾弹 to blind adds.

• You can solo the heat room by equipping 自动除颤, 火箭飞靴 and 漏油跑鞋, and traiting 配件达人 in Tools. Use 跳跃射击, 火箭飞靴, 奔驰疾速, and dodges to get through the room quickly. Activate 自动除颤 when you're low on health.
• At the end of the heat room or the maze, equip 医疗包 to self-cleanse the immobilize and pull both switches by yourself.

• You can use 烟雾弹 to blind adds.
• 全息震波 is very good for interrupting Molten Protectors here.

• Note that 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 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.

• Consider saving 超级炸弹 and 过载射击 to use during the breakbar phase.

• Use 烟雾弹 and 闪光手雷 to blind the adds.
• Use 超级炸弹 and 过载射击 during the breakbar phase.
• You can use 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.

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

• Swap to Scrapper and use 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.

• As a mobile power DPS, you should be killing ice elementals during the bonfire section. Use 捕网射击 to immobilize ice elementals and burst them down before they reach the bonfire.

• Precast 超级炸弹 to break Mai Trin when she's in the lightning AoEs.
• You can use 烟雾弹 to blind adds.

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

Hammer Rotation

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

Opener

Start with 75% heat.

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

Basic Loop

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

• Cast 投掷地雷 and 雷霆一击 off cooldown, without interrupting auto chains
• Cast 布设雷区 ⇒ 引爆雷区, 手雷弹幕 and 剑刃爆发 off cooldown while in Photon Forge.

Simple Photon Forge Rotation

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

1. 电晕爆炸
3. → → x5
7. (if available)
9. Resume Basic Loop

Delayed Overheat Rotation

This is an alternate Photon Forge rotation which aims to use 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.

3. → → until is available
9. OR (whichever is off cooldown, with Poison Grenade taking priority)
12. → → until is available
15. (if available)
17. Resume Basic Loop

Rifle Rotation

Opener

Start with 75% heat.

Loop

10. until 6s cooldown on
13. until is almost off cooldown
19. until is available
20. and 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.

3. → → x5

Delayed Overheat Rotation

This is an alternate Photon Forge rotation which aims to use 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.

3. → → until is available
10. → → until is available

Notes

• Never interrupt your Photon Forge autoattack chain.
• In real fights you will want to time your 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 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 and fill with your normal DPS skills similar to the "Delayed Overheat Rotation" listed above.
• Use and in place of an autoattack chain whenever possible.
• 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.

CC

• Use 超级炸弹 or 过载射击 to CC the Saboteurs when they reach the cage.

• 水雷散射 and 定时炸弹 are DPS increases and can be used in place of your rifle DPS skills. You can also use 捕获缆绳 for CC.

• If you reach the switches at the end of a section first, you can equip 医疗包 to self-cleanse the immobilize and pull all the switches by yourself.
• You can use 烟雾弹 to blind adds.

• Swap to Scrapper and use 潜行机械 to stealth the section at the beginning.
• You can use 烟雾弹 to blind adds.

• You can use 烟雾弹 to blind adds.
• If you reach the end of a section

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

• You can help to push away seekers with 过载射击 and immobilize them with 捕网射击. 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 for them.
• If you get ported use 全息跳跃 to quickly get back to the group.
• 自动除颤 can be used to survive failed greens.

• Consider saving 超级炸弹 and 过载射击 to use on the breakbars.

• Anticipate the many small breakbars during this fight and save your CC skills for them.
• Use 捕网射击 to immobilize Prides.
• If doing ranged strat, use 手雷包 and 水晶形态：风暴.

• 火箭飞靴 and the toolbelt skill of 漏油跑鞋 are useful for running wisps.
• You can use 烟雾弹 to blind adds.

• You can use 烟雾弹 to blind adds.

• You can swap to Scrapper and use a combination of 潜行机械 and 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, precast 超级炸弹, and solo the breakbar when it comes up.

• 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 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.

• and can be used to immobilize mobs.
• and are useful for mobility.

• You can help to immobilize Charged Spirits with or .
• can be used to survive the retaliation and black AoEs during the breakbar phase.

• In the escort team, blind the mobs with and keep them knocked down with .
• Slow down the Wargs with , , and .
• If you keep getting feared consider bringing for a low cooldown stun break.

• Samarog's breakbar appears every 10% of his health. You can precast your for faster CC.
  • Note that Samarog is immune to conditions during this phase so don't waste time using , , etc.
• If your druids and chronos are having trouble pulling Rigom, you can knock him back with and immobilize Guldheim with or .