Paragon - Power Boon Support Paragon Open World

Weapon Variants

Dagger/ Mace + Hammer is the default setup. Usage of Dagger requires Secrets of the Obscure.

• Mainhand Mace or Mainhand sword - replaces mainhand dagger for players without SotO.

Skill Variants

Heal Skills

"重返战场！" is an AoE heal and condition removal. Other options can be considered:

• 伤势愈合 - defensive option, low cooldow, removes conditions, high healing.
• "突破极限！" - high healing, fills your endurance, and restores endurance to nearby allies.
• 藐视姿态 - makes you immortal for a few seconds.

Utilities

"找出弱点！" is a 威能 and 易伤 generation skill. It also gives a little adrealine. Beware its cast time. "重整旗鼓！" is a stun break and condition removal with no cast time. 公牛冲锋 is taken for mobility and crowd control. OTher options can be considered:

• 力量旗帜 - crowd control on cast and then pulsing 威能 generation.
• 防御旗帜 - gives 圣盾 and 屏障 on cast.
• "永不放弃！" - 圣盾 and 抗性 on cast, then pulsing 决心.

Elite Skills

盛怒纹章 helps generate adrenaline.

• 战斗旗帜 - in vey rare situations, you can take this banner to revive allies.
• "我们绝不屈服！" - in vey rare situations, you can take this to make allies immortal for a few seconds.

Variants

• 镇定之语 - provides condition cleanse at the expense of slower boon generation at the start of combat.
• 轻快节奏 - if playing in a group and someone else is already providing 敏捷. Or if playing solo and you need more damage.

Chants and motivation

Chants are the profession mechanic of the paragon. Activating a Chant gives thaks to . After activation, Chants pulse boons (called Refrain) for as long as you have Motivation, with higher Motivation pulsing more boons.

You gain Motivation when you use a Chant, or when you use a Burst skill while you have a Chant pulsing boons (called Refrain). While at 7 or higher motivation, the boons pulsed from your Chants, the Refrain, are stronger and you grow cosmetic wings.

Usability

• You automatically start combat with 4 Motivation and due to the trait . However, this does not trigger , so you want to use yourself as soon as possible.
• Spam . You always want to stay on pulsing its Refrain to provide permanent and large amounts of . To supplement Alacrity, use but followed by to continue pulsing offensive boons.
• If needed, use for and stunbreak, but return to as soon as possible.
• Spend excess adrenaline on your weapon Burst skills.

Boon generation

By spamming and you provide permanent , , and large amounts of .

Additionally, you provide yourself only with permanent and 25 due to .

Defense

• gives barrier and minor healing.
• gives , defensive boons based on your Motivation, and breaks stun.
• and cleanse conditions.

Crowd Control

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

• Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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Defense

• can be combo'd with for insane self-healing.

Farming

• Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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• (and 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

Usage of Dagger requires Secrets of the Obscure. Sword or Axe are a decent alternative.

• Unlike berserker or spellbreaker, you do not have any increase to your critical chance, so you share gear with bladesworn. Alternatively, use , , and go full berserker with one Assassin ring.
• You can use to trade a minor amount of damage for sustain, to start combat with boons, or for a little extra defense.