Arcanist Healer (Shields)
Subclasses: Shadow
Author: @Decimus
Last Updated: November 13th, 2025 (Update 48)
Skills
Front Bar
| Skill | |
|---|---|
| Slot 1 | Warding Burst |
| Slot 2 | Restorative Banner |
| Slot 3 | Warding Soul |
| Slot 4 | Spiteward of the Lucid Mind |
| Slot 5 | Chakram of Destiny |
| Ultimate | Bolstering Darkness |
Back Bar
| Skill | |
|---|---|
| Slot 1 | Phantasmal Escape |
| Slot 2 | Restorative Banner |
| Slot 3 | Runeguard of Still Waters |
| Slot 4 | Zenas’ Empowering Disc |
| Slot 5 | Warding Contingency |
| Ultimate | Gibbering Shelter |
Soul Burst Scripts: Damage Shield+Anchorite’s Potency+Expedition
Banner Bearer Scripts: Restore Resources+Class Mastery+Savagery and Prophecy
Wield Soul Scripts: Damage Shield+Anchorite’s Potency+Vitality
Ulfsild’s Contingency Scripts: Damage Shield+Gladiator’s Tenacity+Force
Sets
Primary Gear Setup
Reawakened Hierophant / Jorvuld’s Guidance / Blessing of the Potentates / Gaze of Sithis
Apparel
Accessories
Weapons
Front Bar
Back Bar
Champion Points
Mundus Stone
Attributes
Magicka
0
Health
64
Stamina
0
Race
Curse
Potions
Tri-Stat
Stats
Stats
Gameplay Tips
Gameplay Tips
- Simple Shield Rotation: Warding Contingency->Weapon Swap+Warding Burst->Chakram of Destiny (until 3 Crux)->Chakram of Destiny (with 3 Crux, procs Major Protection on everyone)->Spiteward of the Lucid Mind
- Your Warding Contingency and Warding Burst have only 8m range, so make sure your allies are close enough when you use it! Otherwise go for Chakrams of Destiny or Warding Soul instead to shield people. The build features a lot of mobility via jewelry glyphs and mundus choice for sticking close to allies.
- Warding Soul should be used if someone (including yourself) is getting focused a lot. This is not just the biggest shield you can give to people but also provides Major Vitality, increasing all other shield on the target.
- The front bar ultimate should almost never be used. Instead, make sure to use Gibbering Shelter as often as possible. You can position more aggressively and “soak” damage for your allies whenever the ultimate is active. Make sure to disengage early though before the shield is broken!
- Runeguard of Still Waters should always be kept active, so make sure to reapply it as soon as it triggers. Tracking this buff specifically with HyperTools or similar addon is highly recommended.