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Power Quickness Harbinger

Published Mar 27, 2024 Updated Aug 26, 2024
Raids - Janthir Wilds
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Pros +
Good mobility Strong bursts Sustained damage
Cons -
Lacks utility Fast paced rotation Relies on resource management Easy to cancel skills Forced movement
Attributes
Power 2763
Toughness 1000
Vitality 1537
Precision 2007
Critical Chance 75%
Ferocity 1330
Critical Damage 238.6%
Condition Damage 0
Healing Power 0
Expertise 0
Condition Duration 0%
Concentration 192
Boon Duration 12.8%
Benchmark History
Last Benchmark
Maximum 36832
Average 36333
Item Stat

Assassin'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 GreatswordMain Hand

Secondary Weapon Set

Berserker's SpearMain Hand

Other Items

Infusionx12

Infusionx6

Food

Utility

Jade Bot Core

Opener
  1. Precast


  2. Never cast before boonstrip! Temporarily skip this step if necessary

  3. Weapon Swap

  4. +

  5. Enter

Loop structure:

  1. Spear Greatsword
  2. Greatsword Spear
Shroud

General Shroud rules are:

  • Always cast your Wells before you enter .
  • Fire thrice; soon after the third.
  • Cast twice.
  • Refresh with .
  • Use once for mobility or Evade, or to trade Blight for more upfront Damage.

An example Shroud on Spear:

  1. Auto Attack x 3
  2. Auto Attack x 4
  3. Auto Attack x 1
  4. Auto Attack x 3

A Shroud on Greatsword should be slightly longer (add 1 or 2 Auto Attacks) to let your skills Cool Down.

Spear and Greatsword

Always use once between Shrouds, no matter if it's ready on Spear or not!

Spear

  1. and (order can change)
  2. and , , or Auto Attack

Greatsword

  1. (if available)

Once the enemy reaches 50% Health, add s to pad time as necessary until is available.

Rotation Notes

Most of your Quickness is generated through . Enter whenever it is available to help upkeep Quickness during downtime.

Throw unto yourself for Blight, but aim and on your allies to upkeep Quickness; you gain the boons even if you're outside the small 240 Radius impact.

Cancel the lengthy aftercast of by immediately following up with either , , Weapon Swap, Weapon Stow, or .

's Auto Attack, , is a chain of two hits. Be careful not to cancel the second hit with other abilities, as that shortens Shroud, lowering the number of procs - your main Quickness source.

Only use and if you have high Blight in general. If not, save it to build up the modifier. All Blight is lost upon Downing. To maximize your DPS, do not Down.

Skill Defiance Break Source
150 Greatsword
150 Spear
100 Profession Mechanic
300 Profession Mechanic

None of these skills should be replaced unless absolutely necessary.

Skill Reference Guide
Greatsword Default Keybind
2
3
4
5
Spear Default Keybind
2
3
4 4
5
Harbinger Shroud Default Keybind
2
3
4
5

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