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Power Herald

Guild Wars 2 Power Herald - Greatsword / Spear Meta build for wvw: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

魂武者 (Revenant)heraldpower damage

Build Template

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Overview

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Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • High damage
  • Strong bursts
  • Good mobility
  • Relies on resource management
  • Forced movement
  • High mastery curve
  • Lacks utility
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Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

Hammer can replace Spear in order to execute synchronized Ranged Damage.

Make sure to use 超级火焰法印 图标超级火焰法印 and 超级水能法印 图标超级水能法印 on it.

灵魂增益 图标灵魂增益 for an extra Stability application if you do not need more Might generation.

Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

Power Herald is a solid DPS build with access to Ranged Damage that relies on Might to empower itself and its allies.

名声狼藉 图标名声狼藉 amplifies the effects of Might, allowing us to gain up to 1000 Power at maximum stacks. It is vital for us to upkeep this boon as much as possible thanks to traits such as 威能共享 图标威能共享.

This build also shines using multiple tools from its kit to execute Ranged Damage, melee bursts, generate Downs, gap closes and escapes in order to disrupt enemy resustain.

Spear will help us dealing with targets we cannot reach from melee, aswell as cleaving from safer places.

Greatsword is our primary source of melee spike and burst to get the enemy players Downed and killed.

传奇巨龙姿态 图标传奇巨龙姿态 and 传奇矮人姿态 图标传奇矮人姿态 will both grant us additional access to Ranged Damage, but also more boons for the squad.

稳固激发 图标稳固激发 will provide Stability up to a total of 25 players while Facets will periodically grant Protection, Might, Fury and Swiftness.

Dealing Damage

Opener

Start the fight on 传奇巨龙姿态 图标传奇巨龙姿态 to start looking for a Ranged Spike with 元素轰击 图标元素轰击 and Spear. You should activate 元素多面体 图标元素多面体, 黑暗多面体 图标黑暗多面体 and 力量多面体 图标力量多面体 before the start of a fight.

Spear and 传奇矮人姿态 图标传奇矮人姿态 are both really costly on Energy. Thus, our goal will be to use them separately, so we will couple 传奇巨龙姿态 图标传奇巨龙姿态 with Spear and 传奇矮人姿态 图标传奇矮人姿态 with Greatsword.

You should aim to use 传奇矮人姿态 图标传奇矮人姿态 skills for:

  • 稳固激发 图标稳固激发 should be used on main engages to deal heavy Damage and grant pulsing Stability to allies.
  • The rest of our Energy should be used to upkeep 复仇之锤 图标复仇之锤; it constantly deals Damage and also triggers the powerful trait 强力执念 图标强力执念 for its duration to empower our weapon skills.

You should aim to use 传奇巨龙姿态 图标传奇巨龙姿态 skills for:

Knowing the most important skills, you should now be aware of the different combos you can do in order to maximize their synergy. Here are a few examples:

Spear Rotation

You should be on Spear in order to Range spike, but also to exhaust the enemy support tools and keep sustaining Damage with your other allies:

  • 深渊原力 图标深渊原力 is a really strong filler skill with a good Damage for Energy ratio.
  • 深渊突袭 图标深渊突袭 can be used in order to punish enemies pushing while getting an Evade frame.
  • 深渊霹雳 图标深渊霹雳 is a really strong Pull which should be aimed to setup major bursts along with your squad.
  • 深渊毁灭 图标深渊毁灭 is the main source of Damage of this weapon : try to aim it properly in order to hit the enemy frontline, and keep in mind using any other Spear skill will reduce the Cooldown of this one. It should be your priority to cast this spell as many times as possible.

A basic burst combo would be:

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

Greatsword Rotation

You should be on Greatsword to deal massive burst Damage in melee:

  • 迷雾释放 图标迷雾释放 for strong melee burst. Mind the really short range.
  • 幻影突袭 图标幻影突袭 for quick gap closer and strong Damage. Be aware you will end up in melee during the cast so use it carefully.
  • 永恒挽歌 图标永恒挽歌 is your major source of burst, especially paired with the other skills. Try to cast it first so the delayed Damages will hit with your next skill. Mind that this skill can hit from a slightly higher Range than the other Greatsword skills and is therefore your safest cast.

A basic melee combo would be:

  1. 永恒挽歌 图标永恒挽歌
  2. 幻影突袭 图标幻影突袭 if you can land safely on your target.
  3. 迷雾释放 图标迷雾释放

Positioning yourself properly during your combos is crucial as you will otherwise instantly die in the melee pressure.

Rotation Notes

  • Synchronize your ticking Damage such as 永恒挽歌 图标永恒挽歌 and 元素轰击 图标元素轰击 with any sort of Energy upkeep to get a strong modifier from 强力执念 图标强力执念. You can be double tapping skills like 复仇之锤 图标复仇之锤 in order to not drain your energy too much but still get the extra modifier on the desired frames.
  • Try to avoid swapping stance when you have a lot of Energy left : you should get used to the Energy cost of your skills in order to optimize your Energy use and not waste it. If you find yourself left with too much Energy, try to use upkeep skills more to naturally drain it or cast more weapon skills.

Defense

As stated before, Power Herald provides multiple sources of Stability that will contribute to keep us and our squad safe:

Additionally, 传奇巨龙姿态 图标传奇巨龙姿态 brings good survival tools with 圣光多面体 图标圣光多面体圣光灌注 图标圣光灌注 converting every incoming Damage to Heal for 3 seconds and 黑暗多面体 图标黑暗多面体黑暗凝视 图标黑暗凝视 as a short Cooldown Stun Break.

Greatsword and Spear also respectively have 帝国守卫 图标帝国守卫 for a short Block and 深渊突袭 图标深渊突袭 for an Evade frame.

As a last option, do not hesitate to abuse the Range of your Spear in order to avoid Damage.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance DamageSource
深渊霹雳 图标深渊霹雳180 RangeSpear
混沌多面体 图标混沌多面体混乱疾风 图标混乱疾风360 Range传奇巨龙姿态 图标传奇巨龙姿态