How to build firebrand?

[Crawler.5698]

How do i build a good condi firebrand? What type of gear do i need? Sinister gear, viper gear or a different stat?

[Ojimaru.8970]

Sinister or Grieving sets are good if you want to remain ranged by relying on the scepter's high attack rate to proc Virtue of Justice passive more often, while Viper allows you more flexibility with your rune choices, as well as give your axe skills more weight.

 

In other words, these three sets are all good choices for the build you're looking for.

[Crawler.5698]

thanks, but what traits would be the best ?

[Ojimaru.8970]

Generally, the build starts with **Radiance** for **Right Hand Strength** for the bonus critical hit chance, **Radiant Fire** for shorter torch cooldowns and extra Zealot's Flames, and **Amplified Wrath** for bonus Burning damage. Then, you of course pick up the **Firebrand** specialization, picking up all three of the lower traits, i.e. **Archivists of Whispers** and **Legendary Lore** to boost your Tome of Justice, and **Loremaster** to allow you to continuously proc Virtue of Justice.

 

For the third specialization, you can either pick up **Zeal** if you intend to use the scepter more, utilizing **Fiery Wrath** and **Symbolic Avenger** to augment your direct damage, and **Kindled Zeal** for more Condition Damage. Alternatively, you can specialize in **Virtues** mainly for shorter cooldowns on your Tomes and **Permeating Wrath**, while giving you the option to pick up **Master of Consecration** for some added utility, or **Unscathed Contender** for the rare situations that allow you to keep Aegis up for extended periods of time.

[Crawler.5698]

Thanks for the info

[altermaven.7385]

I was hoping to strike this same question but glad it's gotten answered.

[Moonlit.6421]

Out of curiosity what game mode were you referring to when using this build?

[CptAurellian.9537]

That's a typical PvE build. I don't expect anyone to survive long when taking that stuff into PvP or PvD.

[Crawler.5698]

PVE and sometimes fractals