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Power Quickness Catalyst

Published Mar 8, 2022 Updated Feb 17, 2025

Raids - April 2025 Balance

Owak meta team

Power Quickness Catalyst Power Quickness Catalyst Sword Dagger

Skills Gearset Build Template DPS Report

Elementalist Builds

Skills Gearset Build Template DPS Report

Elementalist Builds

Pros +

Fluid rotation Defensive options Sustained damage Lots of cleave

Cons -

High learning curve High mastery curve Fast paced rotation Requires enemy target

Attributes

Power 2936

Toughness 1000

Vitality 1297

Precision 2166

Critical Chance 65.52%

Ferocity 1620

Critical Damage 258%

Condition Damage 0

Healing Power 0

Expertise 0

Condition Duration 0%

Concentration 0

Boon Duration 0%

Benchmark History

Last Benchmark Max

39167

Last Benchmark Average

38600

Gear

Item	Stat
	Berserker'sHelm
	Berserker'sShoulders
	Berserker'sCoat
	Berserker'sGloves
	Berserker'sLeggings
	Berserker'sBoots

Item	Stat
	Berserker'sBackpiece
	Berserker'sAccessory
	Berserker'sAccessory
	Berserker'sAmulet
	Berserker'sRing
	Berserker'sRing
	Relic

Primary Weapon Set
	Berserker's ScepterMain Hand
	Berserker's DaggerOff Hand
Other Items
	Infusionx13
	Infusionx5
	Food
	Utility
	Jade Bot Core

Traits & Skills

Skills

Skill Notes

can be replaced with:

can be used on small hitboxes.
for more Defiance Break
for better mobility

can be replaced by for more burst damage.

Skill Reference Guide

Fire Attunement	Default Keybind
	`2`
	`3`
	`4`
	`5`

Water Attunement	Default Keybind
	`2`
	`3`
	`4`

Air Attunement	Default Keybind
	`2`
	`4`

Earth Attunement	Default Keybind
	`2`
	`3`
	`4`
	`5`

Use on non-defiant bosses such as Conjured Amalgamate and Dragonvoid.

Rotation & Extras

Rotation Concepts

Cycle through:

Use off Cooldown in , except for in the opener.

Jade Sphere Usage

Cast Jade Spheres F5 on allies to upkeep Quickness and all your complementary Boons.

Jade Spheres are instant-cast and require Energy, a resource gained by hitting enemies. Make sure to constantly attack as often as allowed, and try to cleave where possible.

Aim to use Jade Sphere in every Attunement but it's not always off Cooldown.

Attunements can be swapped while casting skills. Use this to save time and perform the Loop faster.

Opener

(be careful to not use the second activation)

Loop

Auto Attack

(every second loop)

(be careful to not use the second activation)
(every second loop)

Not all skills will be off Cooldown when you enter each Attunement. Use what's available without waiting and swap back to .

Always use inside of .

Crowd Control

Skill	Defiance Damage	Source
	332	Dagger:
	200	Dagger:
	200/Charge	Alternate Utility

Comments

UltraTron4 months ago

Does this build bring Stab by any means?

paint2d83822 months ago

does permanent chill on the golem improv dps/change the rotation?

Harry1 month ago

We use a set list of standard conditions for benchmarks. Permanent chill doesn't change anything for Catalyst.