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Willbender - Power Willbender

The community gave this build a rating ratings , making it top-tier: Great Focused on: Strike damage https://metabattle.com/wiki/Category:Strike damage builds Designed for: Open Wo

守护者 (Guardian)willbenderstrike damage

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: End of Dragons builds Secrets of the Obscure builds

Difficulty: Normal

This build was last updated on August 08, 2025 and is up to date for the June 2, 2026 patch.

Overview

Power Willbender offers very high burst damage from melee range in a small AoE, high vulnerability application and has excellent mobility. It also provides high 威能 图标威能 and 激怒 图标激怒 to itself and allies.

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Skill Bar

Weapon Variants

Usage of Spear Spear requires the Janthir Wilds expansion.

Skill Variants

Heal

愤怒祷词 图标愤怒祷词 provides insane sustain, making you almost immmortal for its duration.

Utility

Swap out 怨毒纹章 图标怨毒纹章. first, then 闪现连击 图标闪现连击.

Elite

Specializations

Equipment

Ascended gear is not required. This set uses gear similar to that of its raid variant; as such, it is excellent for general PVE.

DPS Equipment

This set uses equipment similar to typical Power Willbender raid builds and is a great choice for general PVE.

Head
Berserker
Shoulders
Assassin
Chest
Assassin
Hands
Assassin
Legs
Assassin
Feet
Assassin
Backpiece
Assassin
Accessory
Assassin
Accessory
Assassin
Amulet
Assassin
Ring
Berserker
Ring
Assassin

If you are gearing this character from zero, start with exotic quality gear. Search the trading post for "Devona" armor. Then search for the weapons you want to use: "Impaler" spear, "Ebonblade" greatsword, "Eir's Longbow" longbow, "Bonetti's Rapier" sword, "Adam" focus. Upgrade to ascended gear as you progress. See also: Guide:How to Gear a Character.

  • Consider 萨奇洛斯古物 图标萨奇洛斯古物 to trade damage for high sustain.
  • 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

Usage

Virtues

Willbender virtues lose their passive effects, but their activations are more useful.

It is extremely important to periodically use your virtues to maintain stacks of 致命节奏 图标致命节奏, which is empowered by 专制动量 图标专制动量; and maintain 美德激励 图标美德激励. They also provide boons through 神圣清算 图标神圣清算.

Damage

  • Turn off "Melee Attack Assist" in Options. This allows you to use 愤怒回旋 图标愤怒回旋 inside an enemy's hitbox so that all projectiles hit your target.
  • Make sure to hit enemies with your symbols to gain stacks of 复仇符印 图标复仇符印 and inflict vulnerability from 揭露符印 图标揭露符印.
  • Maintain uptime on 美德激励 图标美德激励 with Virtues. Prioritise 急速正义 图标急速正义 to gain boons from 神圣清算 图标神圣清算.
  • Use 正义之剑 图标正义之剑 at the start to apply vulnerability, and then periodically throughout the fight instead of autoattacks.
  • Make sure to use 光照符印 图标光照符印 first to empower your other spear skills with Illuminated Illuminated.

Opener

This is a basic opener that can easily be performed with no 敏捷 图标敏捷 or 急速 图标急速. Use 急速正义 图标急速正义 off cooldown; use 流动决心 图标流动决心 or 英勇冲撞 图标英勇冲撞 to maintain 美德激励 图标美德激励. Fill gaps with auto-attacks and 正义之剑 图标正义之剑. Open on Spear Spear

  1. Precast 流动决心 图标流动决心 twice before big fights to trigger 致命节奏 图标致命节奏.
  2. 正义之剑 图标正义之剑
  3. 急速正义 图标急速正义
  4. 光照符印 图标光照符印
  5. 闪耀圆转 图标闪耀圆转
  6. 太阳风暴 图标太阳风暴
  7. 日光奔袭 图标日光奔袭
  8. weapon swap Weapon swapGreatsword Greatsword
  9. 决心符印 图标决心符印
  10. 愤怒回旋 图标愤怒回旋
  11. 束缚之刃 图标束缚之刃
  12. 信仰之跃 图标信仰之跃
  13. 正义之剑 图标正义之剑
  14. 愤怒回旋 图标愤怒回旋
  15. 决心符印 图标决心符印
  16. Weapon Swap Weapon Swap

Priorities

Greatsword Greatsword:

  1. 决心符印 图标决心符印
  2. 愤怒回旋 图标愤怒回旋
  3. 束缚之刃 图标束缚之刃
  4. 信仰之跃 图标信仰之跃
  5. Do not interrupt auto-attack chains.

Spear Spear:

  1. 光照符印 图标光照符印
  2. 太阳风暴 图标太阳风暴
  3. 闪耀圆转 图标闪耀圆转
  4. 日光奔袭 图标日光奔袭

If using Longbow Longbow:

  1. 精准射击 图标精准射击
  2. 能量符印 图标能量符印
  3. 猎人结界 图标猎人结界
  4. 偏转射击 图标偏转射击

If using Sword Sword/Focus Focus:

  1. On S/F loops, try to use 狂徒防御 图标狂徒防御 twice before swapping.
  2. 裁决光束 图标裁决光束
  3. 狂徒防御 图标狂徒防御
  4. 利刃符印 图标利刃符印
  5. Do not interrupt auto chains.

Defense

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