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Condition Herald

Guild Wars 2 Condition Herald - Spear / Mace & Axe Meta build for open-world: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

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Build Template

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Condition Herald is a high-condition damage Open World build that applies large amounts of Torment and Burning while maintaining decent sustain and boon support for solo and group play.

Overview

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Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Fluid rotation
  • Easy to learn
  • Defensive options
  • Tanking build
  • Lacks utility
  • Fast paced rotation
  • Relies on resource management
  • Relies on total number of boons
  • Forced movement
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Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

凶残韧性 图标凶残韧性 and 恶魔抗性 图标恶魔抗性 can be used to increase survivability by maintaining Resistance at the cost of DPS.

长者舒缓 图标长者舒缓 increases the healing of your Regeneration.

Short Bow or a secondary Mace can be taken instead of Spear if you do not have access to Janthir Wilds (JW).

  • Short Bow provides lower damage than Spear but maintains Ranged damage on the build. It also requires Secrets of the Obscure (SotO).
  • Only one weaponset provides lower damage and lacks Ranged damage, but a secondary Mace allows running additional sigils for damage.

阿奇姆古物 图标阿奇姆古物 can be replaced when needed:

Visions of Eternity Relics:

Janthir Wilds Relics:

  • 悲伤古物 图标悲伤古物 turns your elite skill into a powerful panic button.
  • 河流古物 图标河流古物 grants you Alacrity and Regeneration when you Dodge.

Secrets of the Obscure Relics:

  • 碎层古物 图标碎层古物 inflicts Torment and Burning when an enemy is inflicted with Bleeding at six or more stacks of Bleeding.
  • 术士古物 图标术士古物 inflicts Vulnerability when you apply Cripple, Chilled or Immobilize.
  • 寻路者古物 图标寻路者古物 provides increased Movement Speed and Superspeed when entering combat.
  • 巫师塔古物 图标巫师塔古物 grants your elite skill an additional Pull and Reflect.
  • 午夜国王古物 图标午夜国王古物 to share Fury and Might frequently with nearby allies.

Core Game Relics:

  • 流水古物 图标流水古物 grants Condition Removal when you use your Heal Skill.
  • 巫妖古物 图标巫妖古物 for passive damage through a Jagged Horror minion that inflicts Bleeding.
  • 骑兵古物 图标骑兵古物 grants you Aegis, Quickness, Swiftness, Resistance and Might when you hit an enemy with your mount engage skill. (Hint: the Skyscale engage skill will leave a pulsing field that will give boons on every strike!).

Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

Facets grant boons to allies and have individual Upkeep cost. While at six Upkeep or more, 高尚慈悲 图标高尚慈悲 will grant Quickness to allies. 高尚慈悲 图标高尚慈悲 will activate 威能共享 图标威能共享 to generate Might every second.

Using 自然多面体 图标自然多面体 while in 传奇巨龙姿态 图标传奇巨龙姿态 will provide you with an additional 20% Boon Duration. Use 真正本质 图标真正本质 while in 传奇巨龙姿态 图标传奇巨龙姿态 to extend boons on allies before swapping to 传奇恶魔姿态 图标传奇恶魔姿态.

拥抱黑暗 图标拥抱黑暗 should always be active while in 传奇恶魔姿态 图标传奇恶魔姿态 to apply large amounts of Torment.

Pair up a Weapon set with a Legendary Stance. Aim to Legendary Stance Swap → Weapon Swap to you trigger your weapon sigils twice.

Dealing Damage

Use the following Facets off Cooldown:

  1. 元素多面体 图标元素多面体元素轰击 图标元素轰击
  2. 力量多面体 图标力量多面体力量爆发 图标力量爆发

Some useful things to know about 传奇巨龙姿态 图标传奇巨龙姿态:

Follow this skill priority on your Spear set:

  1. 深渊毁灭 图标深渊毁灭
  2. 深渊原力 图标深渊原力
  3. 深渊霹雳 图标深渊霹雳
  4. 深渊突袭 图标深渊突袭

Keep in mind that 深渊原力 图标深渊原力 reduces the Cooldown of 深渊毁灭 图标深渊毁灭. Try to stack up 深渊毁灭 图标深渊毁灭 to get additional application of the skill when using Weapon Swap.

Some useful things to know about 传奇恶魔姿态 图标传奇恶魔姿态:

Follow this skill priority on your Mace & Axe set:

  1. 灼热裂痕 图标灼热裂痕
  2. 瞬现裂隙 图标瞬现裂隙
  3. 回荡喷发 图标回荡喷发

You can use 寒流闪袭 图标寒流闪袭 as a gap-closer or as addtional soft Defiance Break.

Burst Rotation

Activate 元素多面体 图标元素多面体, 力量多面体 图标力量多面体, and 黑暗多面体 图标黑暗多面体 before you engage. Only activate 自然多面体 图标自然多面体 once you engage.

  1. 真正本质 图标真正本质
  2. 深渊原力 图标深渊原力
  3. 元素轰击 图标元素轰击
  4. 力量爆发 图标力量爆发
  5. Swap to 传奇恶魔姿态 图标传奇恶魔姿态
  6. 拥抱黑暗 图标拥抱黑暗
  7. Weapon Swap
  8. 灼热裂痕 图标灼热裂痕回荡喷发 图标回荡喷发
  9. 悲惨横扫 图标悲惨横扫瞬现裂隙 图标瞬现裂隙

Defense

Maintain 混沌多面体 图标混沌多面体 for Protection and 圣光多面体 图标圣光多面体 for Regeneration.

Using weapon skills will activate 活力涌流 图标活力涌流 and grant sustained healing. 圣光灌注 图标圣光灌注 will convert all incoming damage to healing for a short duration.

瘟疫侵染 图标瘟疫侵染 and 真正本质 图标真正本质 in 传奇恶魔姿态 图标传奇恶魔姿态 allow you to transfer conditions to enemies. You can also change to 凶残韧性 图标凶残韧性 to have Resistance heal you over time, adding more sustain to your kit.

Breaks Stuns with 黑暗凝视 图标黑暗凝视 or 吸收苦痛 图标吸收苦痛. 深渊突袭 图标深渊突袭 is a quick dash that can help you avoid attacks.

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