Ritualist - Power Ritualist open world

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

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

• 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
  - 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.

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 and double 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 - replaces swords. Provides burst damage from range, but deals very low sustained damage.
• Spear - great damage and some life stealing. Requires Janthir Wilds.
• Axe - The only mainhand ranged power weapon for players without Secrets of the Obscure.
• 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:

• - burst healing and cleanses all conditions.
• - 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: 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 . Decent option when playing solo, but they can easily be replaced. deals extra damage in a small AoE. As a Weapon spell, it is shared with nearby allies or minions, albeit with reduced effects. deals extra damage, 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:

• - provides amazing utility with life force generation and pulls enemies around you so you can easily cleave and kill them.
• - good source of AoE damage, and .
• - destroys projectiles.
• - power defense and life force generation.
• - condition defense and life force generation.
• - good AoE damage.

Elite Skills

We recommend , a tanky pet that can be activated to do crowd control and can be affected by Weapon spell utility skills. You could also consider:

• - great burst damage with skill 4 . Transform, use the skill, and end the transformation.

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

• Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
• 盘装辛辣陆行鸟翅膀 / 碗装甜辣冬南瓜汤
• 超级磨刀石 / 罐装水果蛋糕

Defense

• 碗装欧尔松露鲜肉煲
• 煎扇贝三明治
• 碗装柠檬草贻贝意粉

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)

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.

is the profession mechanic of the ritualist. This Shroud lets you summon 3 Spirits:

• - damage
• - crowd control and damage
• - healing and condition removal

Moreover, the fifth skill, , 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.

• - deals damage and gives
• - inflicts AoE Fears.
• - grants defensive boons, most notably and .

Activating these Innervate skills also gives life force due to .

Damage

Enter Shroud and cast . recharges it, so cast it again after it finishes using its summon skill. Continue to spam Anguish anytime it is off cooldown. Spam to deal damage around Anguish spirit.

Cast and so they begin autoattacking after using their respective summon skill. Use to reposition and deal damage.

After casting thrice, wait 1 or 2 seconds for the attack to finish, then leave Shroud. If using , 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 .

Boons

Summoning Spirits gives to yourself and nearby allies thanks to . Spam for and . Save for whenever you might need the and .

If you wish to generate permanent , consider using .

Notes and tips