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Heal Quickness Scrapper Shortbow

Published Sep 6, 2024 Updated Oct 12, 2024
Raids - October 2024 Balance
Darshie meta team
Versatile Power, Stalwart Focus
Heal Quickness Scrapper Heal Quickness Scrapper Shortbow Gameplay Guide
Pros +
Good mobility Plenty of CC Plenty of utility Defensive options Tanking build
Cons -
High learning curve High mastery curve Fast paced rotation Complex rotation
Attributes
Power 1659
Toughness 1408
Vitality 1376
Precision 1210
Critical Chance 5%
Ferocity 0
Critical Damage 150%
Condition Damage 0
Healing Power 1555
Expertise 0
Condition Duration 0%
Concentration 1276
Boon Duration 100%
Gear
Item Stat

Harrier'sHelm

Giver'sShoulders

Harrier'sCoat

Harrier'sGloves

Harrier'sLeggings

Harrier'sBoots
Item Stat

Magi'sBackpiece

Giver'sAccessory

Harrier'sAccessory

Harrier'sAmulet

Magi'sRing

Magi'sRing

Relic
Primary Weapon Set

Giver's ShortbowMain Hand
Other Items

Infusionx18

Food

Utility
Traits & Skills
Skills
Skill Notes

Select skills depending on the encounter:

  • for frequent Barrier application and a Lightning Field. Grants access to for Stability.
  • for pulsing cleanse, and a Light Field.
  • , for Defiance Break, Pull, and a Block.
  • for Boon Removal, a Blast Finisher, and Defiance Break.
  • for , to revive Downed players.
  • Find other options in the gameplay guide.
Gear Notes

can be used in place of , but only if group Fury is already covered. This increases Healing output.

More Giver's or Harrier's pieces may be taken to adjust for toughness for tanking purposes or for survivability. Note that due to , this will change the build's Concentration slightly when swapping these pieces.

This build is a variant of the Mace/Shield default build.
Skill Reference Guide
Shortbow Default Keybind
2
3
4
5
Kit Skills Kit Default Keybind
1
2
3
4
5
3
4
5
5
Trait Notes

The build may swap between Adept Scrapper traits based on encounter:

  • is the default, grants Superspeed and wider Radius for Gyros.
  • offers extra Defiance Break with and generates Barrier when disabling foes.
  • lets grant Stability.

More information about can be found in the gameplay guide.
Rotation & Extras
Boons

Heal Quickness Scrapper Shortbow must cast certain skills frequently to maintain its squad boon output. It focuses on successfully using Blast Finishers in Combo Fields for Quickness generation.

  • covers Swiftness, Vigor, and Regeneration as long as it's used off-Cooldown. Enter regularly to monitor it.
  • generates significant Might, and provides a Fire Field to make more with Blast Finishers.
  • grants 3 Might and Fury when disabling an enemy, with a 1-second Cooldown.
  • All skills with the Elixir tag provide 2 Might through .
  • and generate Protection through and .
  • grants Protection and Aegis.

To grant Stability, equip and use .
Finishers and Quickness

grants Quickness when using the following Blast Finishers/Leap Finishers in any Combo Field:

Review details on combo fields in the gameplay guide.
Healing and Cleanse

Healing

  • , , and
  • , which also creates a Water Field.
  • Any self Healing, through .
  • Any Toolbelt skill, through .
  • grants Barrier.

Cleanse

  • removes one condition for each of four pulses.
  • removes five conditions from allies; removes one condition and creates a Light Field.
  • removes two conditions, and two more upon Chain Reaction.
Short Bow Opener

Start in :

  • , then during the cast.

, one of this build's Blast Finishers, performs a 550 range backward leap after casting. This movement can be avoided by using Weapon Swap immediately after the cast has finished. A demonstration of this technique can be seen here.

Defiance Break

Skill Defiance Break Source
150 Short Bow
150 Short Bow Chain Reaction
300 Utility
150 + 200
200 Utility
100

will increase the duration of Stuns and Dazes you apply. This will help further contribute to Defiance Break.

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