Updated Sep 7, 2026 · edited by Minas
Heal AlacrityDifficultyAdvancedOkay-ish all-around 
Alacrity kiter with ranged boons and heals, but low 
Crowd control.
Level 80 · ascended gear · Passive effects only
Unbuffed includes level base stats, selected gear, upgrades, Jade Bot, and supported passive traits. Infusions are included. Green values in parentheses include the food and utility consumable. Primary/Secondary switches between the weapon sets.
Not included in the stats above:
Some effects are not included
Heal
EliteGhastly Breach provides some burst 
Might and boonstrip.
Summon Flesh Golem can mess up Invisibility and is generally not recommended. The Summon Flesh Golem will attack enemies with which you are in combat, which means it will potentially run up to the e.g. caster enemies from Jormag at the end of the phase and attack them. The other intermissions where it can mess 
Stealth up is if Snipers are alive at the end of Mordremoth and during the Orb 4. However, for all the other intermissions it's fine. Use at your own caution!Alacrity is applied when giving Barrier. The pulses from 
Desert Shroud are based on your position, so make sure to stand close to the stack when using it. 
Manifest Sand Shade and 
Sand Cascade also apply Barrier and hence Alacrity.Might is supplied with 
Abrasive Grit and proccing 
Relic of the Midnight King via Crowd control.Crowd control and 
Swiftness. During Dragonvoid phases you can camp Staff for boons and healing for the most part and only swap to Sw/Wh for movement via 
Path of Gluttony, boonstrip, Crowd control, or Swiftness.
Dodge, as they leave behind a 
Mark of Blood that can trigger on enemies and reveal you. If you need to Dodge, try to Dodge toward your group, or an existing target to immediately trigger the Mark of Blood. Friendly players also trigger Marks due to the 
Transfusion.Stealth to not reveal due to that.Trail of Anguish and 
Locust Swarm also have long duration effects that deal damage, so don't use them when you are close to phasing.Transfusion. 
Chillblains has extra healing and 
Garish Pillar also places a Chillblains under you for extra healing. Desert Shroud also heals at the end of the skill.Manifest Sand Shade, Sand Cascade, and Desert Shroud.
Protection is supplied from Chillblains and Garish Pillar via Transfusion, and Desert Shroud via 
Herald of Sorrow.
Stability is applied with Trail of Anguish and 
Reaper's Mark.Trail of Anguish provides Stability in a 360 radius and doesn't require walking through people anymore.Reaper's Mark provides 3x stacks of Stability in a 240 radius, but can be cast from range.
Putrid Mark and all barrier skills, due to Abrasive Grit.Spectral Grasp is the core of your Crowd control. For it to work effecticely, you need to carefully position yourself such that the projectiles are hitting the target you want to Crowd control. Especially for Orb Crowd control, this requires precision in order to not pull small crabs into the Orb, which would immediately cause a wipe.
Wail of Doom and Garish Pillar can also be used to AoE Crowd control.
Fear is cleansed by applying Barrier and/or cleansing with 
Nefarious Favor and Putrid Mark.Nefarious Favor and Sand Cascade only hit 3 targets per Shade (and you) within a 180 radius. Desert Shroud hits 5 allies within a 300 radius. Therefore, the easiest choice to deal with Fear is Desert Shroud.Manifest Sand Shade on the stack and use Sand Cascade for Barrier.Sand Swell to teleport out, wait until Red is placed, take Sand Swell back.Well of Blood on the stack. When the Fear animation has passed the Red line of the hitbox, use Desert Shroud and Nefarious Favor. This timing will cleanse and supply Barrier (which also cleanses) to deal with the Fear and the subsequent spread dmg.Sand Cascade once it's off cooldown again and use Garish Pillar, Chillblains and other Staff skills to heal people back up.MinasInitial release.
