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Power Herald

Guild Wars 2 Power Herald - Staff / Sword & Sword 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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Power Herald is a burst-oriented Open World build that leverages Glint and Shiro for strong strike damage, mobility, and sustain, making it ideal for fast-paced open-world PvE. It provides a variety of boons including Quickness.

Overview

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Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Provides party boons
  • Easy to learn
  • Simple rotation
  • No ranged DPS
  • Fast paced rotation
  • Relies on resource management
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Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

传奇矮人姿态 图标传奇矮人姿态 can be taken instead of 传奇刺客姿态 图标传奇刺客姿态. This gives you access to the following:

  • 抚伤之石 图标抚伤之石 is a strong heal with Condition Removal
  • 稳固激发 图标稳固激发 provides Stability in a large AoE
  • 强制束缚 图标强制束缚 inflicts Slow and Taunt on a single target
  • 复仇之锤 图标复仇之锤 deals decent damage and grants you 20% damage reduction
  • 崇高矮人 图标崇高矮人 is your elite which provides a 50% damage reduction and is a Stun Break.

传奇半人马姿态 图标传奇半人马姿态 can be taken in situations when projectile destruction is needed through 慰藉屏护 图标慰藉屏护. The Upkeep cost is huge and so this should only be a last resort.

净化引导 图标净化引导 for Condition Removal.

死亡舞蹈 图标死亡舞蹈 for strong life steal at a significant damage loss.

长者舒缓 图标长者舒缓 improves the healing from Regeneration.

Consider one of the following weapons as a replacement for Staff:

  • Shield for access to Aegis.
  • Hammer for long range AoE damage.

Greatsword can be taken instead of Staff if you have access to Secrets of the Obscure (SotO).

  • Greatsword offers high amounts of AoE damage at the cost of Defiance Break

潜行者古物 图标潜行者古物 can be replaced when needed:

Janthir Wilds Relics:

Secrets of the Obscure Relics:

Core Game Relics:

  • 雄鹰古物 图标雄鹰古物 flat 10% Damage to enemies under 50% Health
  • 流水古物 图标流水古物 grants Condition Removal when you use your Heal skill.
  • 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 传奇刺客姿态 图标传奇刺客姿态.

压倒优势 图标压倒优势 should always be active while in 传奇刺客姿态 图标传奇刺客姿态 as it deals significant damage when striking enemies.

Try to Legendary Stance Swap as often as possible. You grant boons through 灵魂增益 图标灵魂增益 and it gives you access to more Energy.

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:

These are your big hitting skills on Swords:

  1. 冰冻隔离 图标冰冻隔离
  2. 桎梏波动 图标桎梏波动
  3. 死亡打击 图标死亡打击

冰冻隔离 图标冰冻隔离 deals more damage if it only hits one target.

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 the engaging. 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. 元素轰击 图标元素轰击
  3. 力量爆发 图标力量爆发
  4. 混沌多面体 图标混沌多面体混乱疾风 图标混乱疾风
  5. Swap to 传奇刺客姿态 图标传奇刺客姿态
  6. 压倒优势 图标压倒优势
  7. 冰冻隔离 图标冰冻隔离
  8. 桎梏波动 图标桎梏波动死亡打击 图标死亡打击
  9. 冰冻隔离 图标冰冻隔离

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.

圣光灌注 图标圣光灌注 will convert all incoming damage to healing for a short duration.

Your Weapons have a variety of defensive skills:

You can Stun Break with 黑暗凝视 图标黑暗凝视 or 暗影回撤 图标暗影回撤.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance BreakSource
迷雾激流 图标迷雾激流150 per hit, up to 9 hitsStaff
混乱疾风 图标混乱疾风232传奇巨龙姿态 图标传奇巨龙姿态
翠玉风暴 图标翠玉风暴300传奇刺客姿态 图标传奇刺客姿态