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Celestial Quickness Firebrand

Guild Wars 2 Celestial Quickness Firebrand - Staff / Axe & Torch Meta build for raids: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

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Build Template

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Celestial Quickness Firebrand is a middle-ground pick between Condition Quickness Firebrand and Heal Quickness Firebrand. Refer to the Heal Quickness Firebrand gameplay guide for good utility swaps at specific encounters. In gameplay, the build uses the Axe set for damage, and will Weapon Swap to Staff when more healing is needed.

Overview

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Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Plenty of CC
  • Easy to learn
  • Plenty of utility
  • Defensive options
  • Tanking build
  • High mastery curve
  • Relies on resource management
  • Requires accurate positioning
Power
1800
Toughness
1720
Vitality
2053
Precision
1800
Critical Chance
43.09%
Ferocity
870
Critical Damage
208%
Condition Damage
720
Healing Power
810
Expertise
720
Condition Duration
48%
Concentration
831
Boon Duration
80.4%

Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

Select utility skills depending on the encounter, and your group's needs:

Select an elite skill depending on the encounter:

  • "怒气冲天!" 图标"怒气冲天!" grants Quickness, Fury, and Superspeed in a wide AoE.
  • 自由咒语 图标自由咒语 for Stability. Breaks Stuns for allies. Only use this if the subgroup is stacked reliably.

博学之士 图标博学之士 can be taken to generate additional Pages, losing a small amount of damage. This swap is helpful if a fight requires heavy use of Tome skills like Epilogue: Unbroken Lines.

泰然处之 图标泰然处之 will generate Might and Resistance when disabling enemies, making Might uptime more reliable and ignoring several conditions at certain encounters.

Celestial Quickness Firebrand is modular, and can freely swap gear items to bring more healing, damage, or other utility.

  • Pistol: Equip in offhand for extra Defiance Break. Lowers damage slightly, and loses a Cleanse.
  • Shield: Equip in offhand to grant more Aegis and Block Projectiles. Lowers damage, and loses a Cleanse.
  • Spear: Equip over staff for mobility, to Cleanse conditions, and for more Resistance. Lowers ranged healing. Only Swiftness source will be Chapter 3: Azure Sun if doing so.
  • 超级流水符文 图标超级流水符文 can be taken to increase healing output, costs other stats.
  • 鱼肉拌饭 图标鱼肉拌饭 can be taken to increase damage, costs other stats.
  • 碎层古物 图标碎层古物 or 荆棘古物 图标荆棘古物 can be taken for a damage increase. Decreases healing.

Pistol: Equip in offhand for extra Defiance Break. Lowers damage slightly, and loses a Cleanse.

Shield: Equip in offhand to grant more Aegis and Block Projectiles. Lowers damage, and loses a Cleanse.

Spear: Equip over staff for mobility, to Cleanse conditions, and for more Resistance. Lowers ranged healing. Only Swiftness source will be Chapter 3: Azure Sun if doing so.

超级流水符文 图标超级流水符文 can be taken to increase healing output, costs other stats.

鱼肉拌饭 图标鱼肉拌饭 can be taken to increase damage, costs other stats.

碎层古物 图标碎层古物 or 荆棘古物 图标荆棘古物 can be taken for a damage increase. Decreases healing.

Rotation & Extras

Opener

Start in Axe.

  1. 复仇符印 图标复仇符印 + 暂时恢复 图标暂时恢复 + 强效加速 图标强效加速
  2. "怒气冲天!" 图标"怒气冲天!"
  3. 正义圣书 图标正义圣书 → Epilogue: Ashes of the Just + 暂时恢复 图标暂时恢复 + 强效加速 图标强效加速
  4. 决心圣书 图标决心圣书 → Chapter 3: Azure Sun + 无敌疾速 图标无敌疾速

Rotation Concept

Remain in Axe when healing pressure is low, and use 正义圣书 图标正义圣书 skills off-Cooldown: Chapter 2: Igniting Burst, Chapter 4: Scorched Aftermath, and Epilogue: Ashes of the Just.

Cast Chapter 3: Azure Sun off-Cooldown as well to maintain important supportive boons.

Weapon Swap to Staff whenever damage pressure increases, and use 决心圣书 图标决心圣书 skills to meet your squad's Healing needs. Use 神圣打击 图标神圣打击 to finish Combo Fields.

Cast 勇气圣书 图标勇气圣书 skills whenever necessary for Defiance Break or defensive boons like Stability.

Chapter 3: Azure Sun from 决心圣书 图标决心圣书 is the only source of Regeneration and Vigor on the default setup. Cast this off-Cooldown, or the build will drop these boons. If you ignore Chapter 3: Azure Sun, you will not generate these boons. When not using a Staff, this skill is also responsible for Swiftness.

Might Generation

SourceUsageNotes
潜能咒语 图标潜能咒语Off-CooldownNever ever delay, burn all 3 casts.
Epilogue: Ashes of the JustOff-CooldownNever delay, also good damage.
强化力量 图标强化力量Triggers on Crit, once per secondKeep hitting the boss.
能量引导 图标能量引导Use as neededNot a permanent source.
泰然处之 图标泰然处之Triggers on Disable, once per secondSwap to trait for more uptime.

Quickness Generation

  • 潜能咒语 图标潜能咒语 is the primary source of Quickness. Use all charges off Cooldown. The final charge of 潜能咒语 图标潜能咒语 gives longer lasting boons. The mantra will automatically Recharge.
  • 慰藉咒语 图标慰藉咒语 grants Quickness through 解放之誓 图标解放之誓. Use two charges of 暂时恢复 图标暂时恢复 right away, and then once every time one Recharges. Keep in mind that 解放之誓 图标解放之誓 has a Cooldown of 7 seconds. The last charge, 再生舒缓 图标再生舒缓, should be used if the squad needs Aegis or to generate more Pages.
  • "怒气冲天!" 图标"怒气冲天!" should be used off Cooldown.

Healing and Cleanse

Passive Healing

Burst Healing

Cleanse

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance DamageSource
燃焰利刃 图标燃焰利刃150Axe 3
守护界线 图标守护界线200 on initial hitStaff 5
Chapter 3: Heated Rebuke150 to AoE's center正义圣书 图标正义圣书 3
Chapter 2: Daring Challenge200勇气圣书 图标勇气圣书 2
庇护之地 图标庇护之地150 per tick x 7 for a total of 1050Extra utility
怨毒纹章 图标怨毒纹章300Extra utility