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Focused on: Control, Boonrip and Boon support
Designed for: WvW Zerg
Expansions required: Heart of Thorns builds Path of Fire Builds Secrets of the Obscure builds
Difficulty: Easy
Overview
A utility build with high boon rip and Immobilize Immobilize/Cripple Cripple/ 
迟缓 application. Benefits from being played in a group with other condition based builds.
Skill Bar
Variants
Weapons
- Staff
Utility
Template Code
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Equipment
Equipment Variants
Stats
- Bringer's can be used for extra condition duration
Sigils
Consumables
Usage
Adrenaline Management
- Its very important to use your ranged AoE skills (
巨锤冲击/
炽火破袭) carefully, they are a major source of adrenaline generation
- If you don't have enough Adrenaline to cast a burst skill after
全力反击 these should be your primary way to generate more
- If you don't have enough Adrenaline to cast a burst skill after
"突破极限！" can be saved for Adrenaline generation
Priorities
High
- CC
- Boon rip
Moderate
- Support
Low
- Damage
Surviving
- This build has high passive defense
- This build has high mobility skill access
- This build has moderate active defenses
Active defense priority
"重整旗鼓！" - for stunbreaking- Mobility skills with
战士冲锋 - for Immobilize Immobilize - "重整旗鼓！" - for Immobilize Immobilize
- Dodge
-
"突破极限！"
Detailed Explanations
CC
- Use your CC when:
- Much of your boon rip comes from CC due to the synergies between
驱法之力 and 
附魔崩塌
- Since you need to actually apply the stun/daze/knockdown to proc your trait/sigil synergies, make sure to target enemy players and watch their boon bar, only prioritizing CCing over boon rip when they run out of
稳固
- Since you need to actually apply the stun/daze/knockdown to proc your trait/sigil synergies, make sure to target enemy players and watch their boon bar, only prioritizing CCing over boon rip when they run out of
- Aim
撼地重击 to the side of enemy groups instead of center mass to avoid damage. The AoE is large enough to still catch 5 targets. - To ensure 全力反击 triggers, you can briefly move into hostile enemy ground pressure.
斩腿专家 is a large part of your CC, notable procs are 巨锤冲击, 炽火破袭, 全力反击 + 
坚韧反击 and 
弱化之风 + 
阴鬼古物- Make use of 巨锤冲击 or 炽火破袭when you need a CC with a range higher than your other, melee range CCs
- Be careful with the knockback of
震撼锤击, the skill is not worth casting if it will move enemies out of damage 
裂背重锤 is a single target CC and very slow cast, its best use is following up on a player singled out by other CC and unable to avoid it- Use a Stow Weapon keybind immediately after casting
乱舞 to cancel the cast since its Bleed Bleed and Immobilize Immobilize are applied immediately
- Continuing the cast only adds limited power damage. Its better to immediately start casting other skills instead
CC priority
-
乱舞
- 巨锤冲击/炽火破袭 - while enemies have 稳固 (procs 斩腿专家)
- 撼地重击 - only when enemies lack 稳固
-
全力反击
- 巨锤冲击/炽火破袭 - general use
- 震撼锤击 - only when enemies lack 稳固
- 裂背重锤 - only when enemies lack 稳固
野蛮跳跃 (procs 斩腿专家)- Sword autoattacks
断筋 (procs 斩腿专家)
Boon rip
- Land 弱化之风 on the enemy group while your group is in range to follow up with a spike
- Communicate while casting, let your team know if it gets interrupted and whether it's available or not
- If you don't have 稳固 use
战术旗帜 on yourself before casting 弱化之风 - It is worth casting movement skills just to get into a better position for 弱化之风, even if it hits no enemies/allies
- 阴鬼古物 will activate at the end of your 弱化之风 cast. The AoE appears centered underneath your target or at your feet if you have no target, manage targeting to maximize pulses on enemies inside your 弱化之风
- Use Autoattacks to proc
超级否决法印 and 附魔崩塌 when no other useful skills are ready and you can do it safely.
Support
- Use 战术旗帜 if your group is missing 稳固 before a push, or during a clash to provide
抗性 and 
奔驰疾速 - "重整旗鼓！" can be used to save anyone in your party stuck in an enemy spike
Damage
- While 炽火破袭 has relevant damage, prioritize using it for CC
战争烈焰 and 
最终突刺 should be used as often as possible for extra damage whenever they won't delay a more important skill
Settings
- Under General Options / User Interface check Always show squad health bars and Always show party health bars. These will make it much easier to keep track of who needs your support.
- Also under General Options / User Interface turn on Thick party health bars
- Thick squad health bars can be used too as a matter of personal preference, but is not recommended for large numbers
- Under Squad Options uncheck View as a grid. This will allow you to keep track of your allies' boons, conditions and health, enabling a better decision-making and skill management.