Power Catalyst is a strong Ranged Damage build that uses AoEs to generate Downs and cleave them. We will mostly be looking to overload the enemy supporting tools with our high Damage output, even if some of these Damages won't lead to Down generation.
Spear brings the Etching mechanic. Pressing 5 in any Attunement will create an AoE at our location which gives us access to a new skill 5. We can empower it for a much stronger impact by using three skills in the initial AoE. Our whole rotation will aim to complete Etchings, except in .
is an instant cast that will help us complete Etchings quicker while providing extra boons. grants the ability to fully reset the Cooldowns of an Attunement to achieve higher burst phases.
Spear's rotation is pretty straightforward. Rotate through Attunements in a defined order. The goal will be to time and aim all the AoEs wisely to generate the maximal amount of pressure and Downs while respecting the rotation order. It is mandatory to try to hit the same enemies as the rest of your squad, as they will also Damage them and remove their defensive buffs such as Protection.
and are our most bursty Attunements. We will aim to stay attuned to them for a little longer as some of their skills are worth using multiple times, such as , and . Holding some Attunements will allow us to delay the Cooldowns of our Etchings as they are much longer those of our Attunements.
grants substantial extra Damage that you can rotate through, while will buy us a few extra seconds to wait for other Cooldowns, bringing a decent Crowd Control, minor Damage and mobility.
Always start in , with its access to both Damage and Crowd Control to start controlling the fight early on using our high Range. This allows us to keep as our next swap to line it up nicely with the Well of Corruption Spike from our squad. We will instantly refresh our Cooldowns with and keep dealing massive Damage with the rest of our allies.
Next, swap to where we can still keep damaging while waiting for our Etchings in and to come back off Cooldown.
We will systematically aim to use with our strongest skills, namely or if the previous one is on Cooldown.
Outside of its natural Range granting it some safety, is the only defensive tool this build have. It is a strong gap closer, Evade and Condition Removal source, so make sure you use it properly.
Power Catalyst being pretty much defenseless outside of , use your Dodges and position yourself wisely.