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Support Catalyst

Guild Wars 2 Support Catalyst - Dagger & Warhorn / Dagger & Warhorn Meta build for wvw: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

元素使 (Elementalist)catalyst

Build Template

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Overview

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Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Provides party boons
  • Defensive options
  • Fluid rotation
  • Access to healing & support
  • Easy to learn
  • Low amounts of CC
  • Relies on resource management
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Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

大地祝福 图标大地祝福 can be taken in the Earth Trait Line if you're frequently affected by Immobilize, Cripple, or Chilled and need the extra Endurance.

硬化光环 图标硬化光环 can be taken in the Catalyst Trait Line if you're comfortable with gaining Energy via dealing damage with your skills or if you need the extra Damage Reduction.

Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

Support Catalyst is a strong support in the current meta focused on giving Auras and, both offensive and defensive boons to allies.

部署翠玉元晶 图标部署翠玉元晶 is a unique mechanic available to Support Catalyst which changes depending on your current Attunement. Your Jade Spheres provide important boons such as:

  • Might
  • Quickness
  • Resistance
  • Protection
  • Fury
  • Vigor
  • Resolution
  • Swiftness.

This variant of Support Catalyst has access to a lot more boon generation than Staff thanks to powerful Warhorn skills at the expense of less Defiance Break and utility.

复元雕文 图标复元雕文 can be used to Revive your Downed allies.

Your main goal is to quickly cycle through your 部署翠玉元晶 图标部署翠玉元晶 to provide boons and to perform as many Blast Finishers as possible to trigger 金刚石肤 图标金刚石肤 and 卡拉科萨古物 图标卡拉科萨古物 when your allies need Cleansing and Healing.

Boons and Supporting Allies

Try to always start the fight with full Energy. Either look for neutral mobs, gates or guards to attack so you can fill your Energy bar before every fight.

Boons

Your main boon generation comes from Jade Spheres, so using them correctly is essential. Prioritize for Quickness and 部署翠玉元晶 图标部署翠玉元晶 for Resistance and Protection.

You have access to strong weapon skills that generate a lot of other boons. A simple rotation would be as follows:

  1. Start in 火焰协调 图标火焰协调热力同步 图标热力同步 and 部署翠玉元晶 图标部署翠玉元晶
  2. Swap to 空气协调 图标空气协调
  3. Swap to 大地协调 图标大地协调部署翠玉元晶 图标部署翠玉元晶沙尘风暴 图标沙尘风暴砂石狂啸 图标砂石狂啸
  4. Use 元素迅捷 图标元素迅捷部署翠玉元晶 图标部署翠玉元晶沙尘风暴 图标沙尘风暴砂石狂啸 图标砂石狂啸
  5. Swap to 流水协调 图标流水协调部署翠玉元晶 图标部署翠玉元晶
  6. Repeat from Step 1.

气流漩涡 图标气流漩涡 will grant Swiftness and Superspeed to allies.

If you find that any of your skills are on Cooldown, feel free to skip them and keep rotating through your Attunements for high boon output.

Auras

Other than their base effects, Auras also trigger the following traits:

  • 强效光环 图标强效光环 causes you to apply Auras to your allies when you apply one to yourself.
  • 元素护盾 图标元素护盾 applies Protection to your allies.
  • 元素典范 图标元素典范 grants you a 1% Stat Bonus for each stack up to a maximum of 10.

So, what do each of the Auras do?

  • Fire Aura inflicts Burning and grants Might when hit.
  • Frost Aura provides 10% Damage Reduction.
  • Shocking Aura inflicts Stun when hit.
  • Magnetic Aura will Reflect Projectiles.

Prioritize Frost Aura, Magnetic Aura and Shocking Aura.

元素典范 图标元素典范 is your main source of Auras which triggers when you perform a Combo. These are the following Combos that you have in each Attunement:

You can also create Combo Fields with the following skills when needed:

Keep in mind that you can use any of your utility skills to also Combo or use 电击光环 图标电击光环 to immediately gain Shocking Aura.

Healing

流水协调 图标流水协调 provides you with a few different Healing options:

Use 流水纹章 图标流水纹章 for burst Healing.

Keep in mind that whenever you activate 卡拉科萨古物 图标卡拉科萨古物, you will also trigger 金刚石肤 图标金刚石肤 and Cleanse nearby allies.

Relic of Karakosa

A big part of your Healing comes from 卡拉科萨古物 图标卡拉科萨古物 which Heals allies when you perform Combo with a Blast Finisher. Below you can find a list of your Blast Finishers:

Glyph of Renewal Usage

复元雕文 图标复元雕文 can be used to Revive your Downed allies. The skill changes depending on what Attunement you in.

火焰协调 图标火焰协调 provides 火焰复元 图标火焰复元:

  • Instantly Revive yourself the next time you're Downed
  • This can be used on yourself or an ally when affected by 生命幻象 图标生命幻象 to get them up from Downstate when it times out.

流水协调 图标流水协调 provides 流水复元 图标流水复元:

  • Revive a Downed ally with full Health.

空气协调 图标空气协调 provides 空气复元 图标空气复元:

  • Revive a Downed ally and teleport them to your location
  • This is helpful when someone Downed in a dangerous position and avoids them the danger of Downing again instantly.

大地协调 图标大地协调 provides 大地复元 图标大地复元:

  • Revive three Downed allies
  • This is very helpful in the current meta where there is not a lot of multi-man rez tools available.

When casting 复元雕文 图标复元雕文 it can be helpful to have Quickness from either or other external sources to speed up it's cast time.

Make sure to have Ground Targeting set to Instant Cast will allow you to retarget the position you used 复元雕文 图标复元雕文 in case your Downed ally gets Knocked Away. Simply move your Cursor to their new position and you will land 复元雕文 图标复元雕文.

Defense

Use either 大地护甲 图标大地护甲 or 振奋之气 图标振奋之气 to Stun Break yourself.

炽焰疾步 图标炽焰疾步 and 大地突刺 图标大地突刺 for the Evade and mobility to reposition yourself when out of Dodges.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance DamageSource
电击光环 图标电击光环逆向转化闪电 图标逆向转化闪电1 SecondDagger
潮汐激荡 图标潮汐激荡360 rangeWarhorn
气流漩涡 图标气流漩涡750 rangeWarhorn
秘法波动 图标秘法波动2 SecondsUtility