Vindicator’s Invocation variant is the go-to Revenant damage build. It’s a conventional roamer and can easily outnumber fights and also enjoys being in team-fights. It uses full DPS trait lines for maximum burst but less sustain.
Introduction
Your goal is to generate as many kills as possible. You want to be where the action is and burst vulnerable targets with your team.
With Vindicator, your dodge now deals significant damage and gives you a damage increase via Forerunner of Death
You also get access to excellent sustain skills in Legendary Alliance Stance
Tree Song
Selfless Spirit
Selfish Spirit
This means you have quite a lot of damage uptime and resustainability. Use it to stick to keep the pressure up on key targets.
Your mobile nature allows you to get to a side node to outnumber a 1v1 if needed.
Quick Tips
- Refer to the “Rotation” segment for an opener and other useful combos.
- Utilize kiting effectively to avoid being teleported on to when vulnerable.
- Your best defence is offense – look for an opening to turn on your aggressors.
- The importance of
cannot be overstated.Make sure you utilize it in your bursts.Impossible Odds
- Manage your cleanses carefully. Dodge highly dangerous condition attacks.
- Don’t miss your hard-hitting skills.
- UtilizeStow Weapon to cancel telegraphed skills andbait defensives.
- Trigger
as often as possible by Legend swapping or usingBalance in Discord
.Alliance Tactics
Dealing Damage
Before bursting mostly but also throughout fights, we want to make sure we maintain Forerunner of Death
Leviathan Strength
Legendary Assassin Stance
Phase Traversal
Song of the Mists
Impossible Odds
Phase Traversal
Therefore, it’s the stance in which we would most often want to burst and start a fight with. The general opener idea can be found in the Rotation segment.
What’s important to understand about the opener is applying our damage mods as well as Enchanted Daggers
Impossible Odds
Note: Shiro burst is notoriously telegraphed, and you can expect a skilled opponent to dodge if they see the animation. Teleporting from behind a wall is preferred for this reason. Then again, also keep in mind to not throw too many skills into a dodging opponent as to not run out of damage.
For followup, Legendary Alliance Stance
Nomad's Advance
Spear of Archemorus
Scavenger Burst
Swift Termination
Your auto-attacks on both weapons hit very hard and is a very good filler for when you need to save energy or wait for cooldowns.
Again, do not forget about Impossible Odds
Eternity's Requiem
Impossible Odds
When swapping to Hammer, or swapping legends with Hammer, you’ll get guaranteed 3 critical hits with Sigil[s] of Intelligence
Coalescence of Ruin
Phase Smash
Forerunner of Death
Lastly, your mobility skills (detailed in the following section) will provide you Aggressive Agility
Mobility
Vindicator has excellent proactive mobility through permanent Rapid Flow
Phantom's Onslaught
Nomad's Advance
Battle Dance
Riposting Shadows
Legendary Assassin Stance
Phase Traversal
Every one of the aforementioned skills also grants you Aggressive Agility
The most important mechanics to master Vindicators mobility therefore are the “About face”, turning your character in a 180° angle so defensive rolls like Battle Dance
Riposting Shadows
Phase Traversal
Weapon Swap
Nomad's Advance
Further, you have Impossible Odds
Legendary Assassin Stance
Impossible Odds
Urn of Saint Viktor
Lastly, do not hesitate to use Nomad's Advance
Phantom's Onslaught
Sustain & Healing
Like any revenant build, it’s important to plan out enough energy to be able to Riposting Shadows
Reaver's Rage
Awakening
Given its role as a pure roamer, the build has decent resustain compared to its counterparts through Legendary Alliance Stance
Selfless Spirit
Selfish Spirit
Sigil[s] of Energy
Song of the Mists
Energy Meld
Imperial Guard
Phase Smash
Battle Dance
Riposting Shadows
Thrill of Combat
Rapid Flow
Reaver's Rage
In terms of raw healing, while not full health, it’s important to remember to trigger Balance in Discord
Alliance Tactics
Urn of Saint Viktor
Angsiyan's Trust
Energy Meld
While the build is reasonably durable against conditions in teamfight scenarios, it will struggle in a 1v1 scenario against a good condition build. Your best option is to try to dodge the heavy condition inflicting attacks. Utilize Sigil[s] of Cleansing
Cleansing Channel
Tree Song
Alternatives
Rune[s] of the Dolyak
Rune[s] of the Fighter
Relic[s] of the Daredevil
If you have no issue with conditions, and struggle against lockdown, swap Cleansing Channel
Glaring Resolve