Part of the current metagame
Our curator decided this build is in the current metagame regardless of rating. The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great
Focused on: Strike damage
Designed for: Open World and Open World General
Expansions required: Visions of Eternity builds Secrets of the Obscure builds
Difficulty: Easy
Beginner friendly This build is beginner friendly.
This build was last updated on April 25, 2026 and is up to date for the June 2, 2026 patch.
Overview
Power ritualist build for open world. Ritualists summon spirits within their Shroud to deal damage, crowd control, and provide boons. Ritualists can provide 
急速 to themselves and nearby allies.
Ritualists are very easy to play, and they are quite tanky due to their Shroud acting as a secondary health bar, coupled with their high life force generation. As a downside, ritualists have much less AoE damage than reapers, but they make up for it with higher ranged damage and boon generation.
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Weapon Variants
You can spend a lot of time in Shroud and ritualist has insane life force generation, so your choice of weapon isn't too important. We recommend Greatsword Greatsword and double Swords Swords for their good burst damage and utility in melee and range.
Usage of greatsword requires Weaponmaster Training with Secrets of the Obscure. Usage of mainhand and offhand sword requires Expanded Weapon Proficiency with Secrets of the Obscure. Other weapon alternatives include:
- Staff Staff - replaces swords. Provides burst damage from range, but deals very low sustained damage.
- Spear Spear - great damage and some life stealing. Requires Janthir Wilds.
- Axe Axe - The only mainhand ranged power weapon for players without Secrets of the Obscure.
- Warhorn Warhorn - replaces offhand sword for players without Secrets of the Obscure.
Skill Variants
Healing Skills
We default to 
坚韧之器, it provides great healing, especially when you are below 50% health, but over time, leaving you vulnerable to burst damage. As a Weapon spell, it is shared with nearby allies or minions, albeit with reduced effects. You could also consider:
症状吞噬 - burst healing and cleanses all conditions.
召唤血魔 - extremely weak heal on demand, but the minion deals weak sustained damage and can be affected by Weapon spell utility skills.
Utility Skills
We default to:
召唤骸骨仆从 weak damage by themselves, but the two minions can be affected by Weapon spell utility skills. They also provide insane amount of life force generation due to 
创造增益. Decent option when playing solo, but they can easily be replaced.
分裂之器 deals extra damage in a small AoE. As a Weapon spell, it is shared with nearby allies or minions, albeit with reduced effects.
噩梦之器 deals extra damage, 
易伤 and life stealing. As a Weapon spell, it is shared with nearby allies or minions, albeit with reduced effects.
If you need or wish to run other skills, here are some suggestions:
鬼灵缚爪 - provides amazing utility with life force generation and pulls enemies around you so you can easily cleave and kill them.
黑暗法池 - good source of AoE damage, Chill Chill and 
目盲.
腐蚀毒云 - destroys projectiles.
鬼灵铠甲 - power defense and life force generation.
鬼灵影步 - condition defense and life force generation.
苦难法池 - good AoE damage.
Elite Skills
We recommend 
召唤血肉魔像, a tanky pet that can be activated to do crowd control and can be affected by Weapon spell utility skills. You could also consider:
Specializations
Variants
爆发生长 is a great option in fights where you or your target don't move around too much.
灵魂之力 when playing in groups and someone else is already providing 急速.
萦绕灵魂 and 
灵魂扭曲 are both great options for open world, use whichever you like more. We default to 灵魂扭曲 as it has an easier time managing your life force and less visual clutter.
Equipment
Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; exotic gear with the same stats is fine.
Standard Equipment
This set uses the same gear as Build:Reaper_-_Power_DPS. This makes it a good option for general PVE.
If you are gearing this character from zero, start with exotic quality gear. Search the trading post for "Zhed" armor. Then search for the weapons you want to use: "Ebonblade" greatsword, "Bonetti's Rapier" sword, "Usoku's Needle" dagger, "Kodanroar" warhorn, "Deathwish" staff, or "Maw of the Damned"/"Shattered Axe"/"Serpent's Wrath Axe" axe. Upgrade to ascended gear as you progress. See also: Guide:How to Gear a Character.
- If you wish to generate permanent 急速, consider using
超级烟花符文. - Note that power necromancer can be built around
超级精确法印 or 
超级冲击法印. We suggest the Accuracy version as it better for raids, strikes, convergences, and other long fights. But if you mostly do short fights like fractals, check Build:Reaper - Power DPS for the Impact version. - If you do not have access to Relic of the Claw, consider
烟花古物. - For defense, equip the highest tier Jade Core you can afford. Use defensive food or skills if required.
Consumables
Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.
DPS
Defense
Farming
- Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
生日爆破枪 / 
令人愉快的生日蛋糕大餐-
薄荷怪异莓棒
锐磨颅骨 (and variants)
Usage
祭祀帷幕 is the profession mechanic of the ritualist. This Shroud lets you summon 3 Spirits:
Moreover, the fifth skill, 
灵魂召集, teleports you and the Spirits, and causes summoned Spirits to cast a new skill. Anguish fires off a quick flurry of projectiles, Wanderlust launches a larger projectile that dazes nearby enemies, and Preservation creates a protective barrier that destroys enemy projectiles.
After using their summoning skill, the Spirits linger and auto attack your target. The Spirits can then be "Innervated" by using the F2-F4 skills to have them use another skill.
支配苦痛 - deals damage and gives 
威能
支配流浪 - inflicts AoE fears Fears.
支配庇护 - grants defensive boons, most notably 
稳固 and 
圣盾.
Activating these Innervate skills also gives life force due to 
充能灵魂.
Damage
Enter Shroud and cast 
苦痛灵魂. 灵魂扭曲 recharges it, so cast it again after it finishes using its summon skill. Continue to spam Anguish anytime it is off cooldown. Spam 支配苦痛 to deal damage around Anguish spirit.
Cast 
流浪灵魂 and 
庇护灵魂 so they begin autoattacking after using their respective summon skill. Use 灵魂召集 to reposition and deal damage.
After casting 苦痛灵魂 thrice, wait 1 or 2 seconds for the attack to finish, then leave Shroud. If using 萦绕灵魂, instead leave Shroud after casting Anguish twice, and you do not need to wait for the attack to finish.
Outside of Shroud, use your weapon spells to deal damage and regain life force, then enter Shroud again on it is ready. Continue to weave in and out of Shroud to maintain 
灵魂倒钩.
Boons
Summoning Spirits gives 急速 to yourself and nearby allies thanks to 
强化灵魂. Spam 支配苦痛 for 威能 and 
激怒. Save 支配庇护 for whenever you might need the 圣盾 and 稳固.
If you wish to generate permanent 急速, consider using 超级烟花符文.
Notes and tips
- When dealing with groups of mobs, remember
掘墓剑斩 will reset if at least one of them is below 50% HP. Cleave them all. - You do not gain life force from nearby deaths while inside Shroud. Try to finish off your enemies outside of Ritualist's Shroud to replenish your life force.
黑暗抓攫 has a long aftercast, but can be cancelled almost immediately after casting with 
夜幕降临, weapon swapping, or entering Shroud.- 夜幕降临 corrupts boons on enemies.
- Weapon spells, such as 噩梦之器, are shared with nearby allies or minions (albeit with reduced effects). Play near allies or minions to share these spells.
Survivability
- Sidestep and walk or dodge out of enemy attacks.
- 祭祀帷幕 is as a second health bar and has a natural 33% damage reduction. You have enough life force generation to face-tank attacks in Shroud and continue doing damage.
- 支配庇护 provides 稳固 and 圣盾.
- 灵魂召集 can teleport you out of danger.
