Celestial Alacrity Specter

Strike from the shadows with our Guild Wars 2 Celestial Alacrity Specter build.
Raids - April 2025 Balance
Seisan meta team
Celestial Alacrity Specter
Skills Gearset Build Template DPS Report
Thief Builds

The Celestial Alacrity Specter build for Guild Wars 2 is a versatile Thief specialization designed for raids. It offers strong boon uptime, including Alacrity, Might, Fury, and Protection, while maintaining solid healing and support. This build is ideal for replacing a healer slot in most groups, providing crowd control and barrier generation alongside its offensive capabilities. However, it requires resource management and careful execution to maximize effectiveness.
Pros +
Plenty of CC Access to healing & support Easy to learn Provides party boons
Cons -
Easy to cancel skills Loses damage on moving targets Relies on resource management
Attributes
Power 1684
Toughness 1684
Vitality 2015
Precision 1684
Critical Chance 37.57%
Ferocity 684
Critical Damage 195.5%
Condition Damage 1552
Healing Power 784
Expertise 834
Condition Duration 70.59%
Concentration 684
Boon Duration 45.59%
Benchmark History
Last Benchmark Max
22247
Last Benchmark Average
21900
Gear
Item Stat

CelestialHelm

CelestialShoulders

CelestialCoat

CelestialGloves

CelestialLeggings

CelestialBoots
Item Stat

CelestialBackpiece

CelestialAccessory

CelestialAccessory

CelestialAmulet

CelestialRing

CelestialRing

Relic
Primary Weapon Set

Celestial ScepterMain Hand

Celestial PistolOff Hand
Other Items

Infusionx18

Food

Utility

Jade Bot Core
Traits & Skills
Skills
Skill Notes

  • If your companion support in your subgroup is providing at least 5 stacks of Might, you may swap for another utility skill of choice, or delay its usage for proactive Stability to deal with mechanics. It will be harder, but still possible, to maintain Regeneration and Fury this way. Some options include:

    • as a mobility utility for mechanics.
    • for a one-way, 10 player portal that grants Stealth to allies. The exit point is the preparation part of the cast, not the detonation!
    • for an additional Condition Removal source, as well as extra Resistance uptime.
    • for an additional Condition Removal source.
    • for an additional 300 Defiance Break that can be pre-cast.
    • for Projectile Destruction.
    • for more damage.

  • grants you and allies instant Stability.

  • Take instead of if there are no Defiance Bars. Precast them right before combat starts and resummon them off Cooldown.

  • is valuable for sub-group Healing and personal mobility, as well as extra Resistance uptime.

  • for an area Pull, as well as extra Resistance uptime.

  • is your strongest self-heal; it also provides substantial subgroup healing.
Skill Reference Guide
Scepter & Pistol Default Keybind
2
3
3
4
Shadow Shroud Default Keybind
1
2
3
4
5
Trait Notes
  • in the Specter Traitline will grant Resistance to allies from your Well skills.
  • can turn ally-targeted into low-Cooldown AoE Condition Removal at the cost of some damage output.
Equipment Notes

  • provides a significant amount of this build's Healing output via frequent blasts from and . It is not recommended to swap it unless incoming damage pressure is low.

  • You may bring an additional Pistol with a in your secondary weapon set to increase your Defiance Break.

  • You may increase the Healing output of this build slightly at a damage loss with one or more of the following adjustments:

    • Swap your for a .
    • Swap your for a .
Rotation & Extras
Setup

While not necessary, it's suggested to set custom keybinds for Set Personal Target and Take Personal Target, and use them for an ally you know will remain close to the group (doing no fight mechanics). When using ally-targeted skills, such as , Scepter Auto Attacks, , and , you can use said keybind to quickly acquire a target for the beneficial area effects of those skills, without having to click on the squad UI or on an ally directly.

Grant Alacrity to allies around you by casting skills in Shadow Shroud.

Select a Shrouded Ally before the fight by casting on an ally. This ally will receive the beneficial effects of Shadow Shroud even while away from the group (up to 1200 Range). Otherwise, only cast on enemies.

Combining the concepts of Condition Alacrity Specter and Heal Alacrity Specter creates a rotation that has a good amount of damage and naturally-occurring sustain. Being familiar with either of these builds will make Celestial Alacrity Specter easier to learn!

While not necessary to execute the following rotation to the letter, doing so will maximize this build’s potential:
  1. (+ during this cast)
  3. x2
Shroud Loop
  3. x3
  5. x4
  7. x3
Scepter Loop
  1. x2
  2. Ally-Targeted

Cast , and off-Cooldown.

This rotation will provide significant sustain naturally via Healing from Shadow Shroud skills, Regeneration, Blast Finishers, and Barrier. Additional support can be found in the following skills:

  • is burst Healing on cast and a persistent healing field.
  • Changing the enemy-targeted in the loop into an ally-targeted one will Heal around you and your target.
  • Ally-targeted Scepter Auto Attacks apply Barrier to and around your target.
  • applies Barrier that scales per enemy hit at the end of the leap. Also applies Fear.
  • Cleanses two conditions around the targeted area with 360 Radius.
Rotation Notes

  • In general, try to fit 4 casts of and one cast of ally-targeted every time you are in your Scepter/Pistol set before to upkeep key boons.

  • can be interrupted early by inputting other actions, so let it finish casting first.

  • , , and can interrupt other skill casts.

  • If you are fast enough during the Scepter loop, you may have to wait for Initiative to be able to cast the in Step 6. Fill time with Auto Attack if this happens.

  • Cast after the boon strip at the start of combat, and never cast it without allies nearby (except when practicing).

  • Keep Auto Cast enabled on . This will copy Auto Cast to your Shroud.

  • You may delay very slightly if is about to come off Cooldown (less than 2 seconds away).

Crowd Control

Skill Defiance Break Source
170
150
200 Pistol
750 Elite Skill

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