GW2. Raid Build. Condition Quickness DPS Harbinger. Necromancer PvE.
Last Update: December 2023
Quickness Variant
Overview
The Condition Harbinger is a DPS necromancer build with ranged damage potential and versatility, making it a good choice in many situations. However, it can be a risky option due to the vitality it loses. In return it gains plenty of CC, easy damage, and the option to give plenty of boons like quickness to its allies passively.
Playstyle
Role: DPS 
Use all elixirs at your feet to gain boons and Blight. The Blight lasts 25 seconds and will give damage modifiers while stacked and enables your shroud skills to do massive burst in exchange for Blight stacks. The Shroud 3 requires 5 Blight stacks to deal extra torment, and the Shroud 4 requires 10 stacks. Try to fit both your weapon sets skills in between your shroud cooldown, prioritizing the highest damaging skills first and skipping the others if shroud is ready.
Out of Shroud Skill Priority:
- Use all elixirs at your feet (or on your team)
- Blood is Power > Dagger 4 (or enter shroud)
- Corrosive Poison Cloud
- Enter Shroud when available
- Scepter 3/2
- Torch 4/5
- Pistol 2/3
- Dagger 5
Inside Shroud Skill Priority:
- Shroud 2
- Shroud 4/3 (prevent Blight reaching 25 stacks, and try to use all stacks before leaving Shroud)
- Shroud 1
- Leave Shroud after Shroud 2 if you won’t last long enough to get another
If you need CC, use Shroud 5, Shroud 4, Pistol 3, and you can alternatively take the Flesh Golem or Spectral Grasp utilities.
Equipment
| Item | Stat | Rune / Sigil |
|---|---|---|
| Helm Viper | ||
| Shoulders Viper | ||
| Coat Viper | ||
| Gloves Viper | ||
| Leggings Viper | ||
| Boots Viper |
Primary Weapon Set
| Pistol Viper | ||
| Dagger Viper |
Secondary Weapon Set
| Scepter Viper | ||
| Torch Viper |
| Item | Stat |
|---|---|
| Amulet Viper | |
| Ring Viper | |
| Ring Viper | |
| Accessory Viper | |
| Accessory Viper | |
| Backpiece Viper |
Relic
Consumables
Infusions
| Fractal x18 | |
| Optional x18 |
Skills
| Pistol / Dagger | Heal / Utility / Elite |
| Scepter / Torch | Harbinger Shroud |
Alternatives
- Elite: for more CC
- Utility: for more CC
Traits
Build Template
Chat Code: (copy/paste into in-game chat)
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DPS Variant
Using the same gear and some trait/skill changes, Harbinger can play a purely DPS role which focuses more on quickly rotating in and out of shroud rather than camping shroud to give out quickness.
Skills
| Pistol / Dagger | Heal / Utility / Elite |
| Scepter / Pistol | Harbinger Shroud |
Alternatives
- Elite: for more CC
- Utility: for more CC
Traits
Build Template
Chat Code: (copy/paste into in-game chat)
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Would this be viable as well for open world? Sorry for noob question just started last week.
Yes it will work, but if you feeling squishy while solo then you can try this one: https://guildjen.com/harbinger-open-world-build/
Heya! Two questions:
1. Do I need to have two daggers as off-hand or is one sufficient as suggested daggers are the same anyway?
2. Does it matter if the sigils are correctly inserted? Currently my pistol has torment runes/Scepter has torment runes and vice versa?
Thanks!
use the same dagger in both, it’s just there to avoid further confusion
I lag so I need to be able to take a couple hits would it be alright to swap out for trailblazers?
sure
Why Corrosive Poison Cloud to another elixir? I’m new to Harb and appreciate the guide!
I meant to say: “Why Corrosive Poison Cloud and not another elixir?”
Thanks!