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I main a necro. Primarily roam in WvW, so I run a Harb ( for the most part - though I find that a Core Necro does wonders against a perma stealth thief).

But with JW, I find myself doing more PVE than I typically do (since our current WvW is horrible). I am still using my open world, PVE-centric Reaper build (trying it with Spear which is a whole lot of "meh". Especially compared to the insanity that is Mesmer spear).
 

I don't think I've ever used a Harb in open world. Has anyone else used a Harb? Scourge, yes - primarily if in a group, but a Harb?

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I have started maining power harb in OW. I’m loving it. 

sword/sword and w/e second weapon set you want (axe/focus, staff, spear, GS)

Zerker gear or cele gear works fine.

Zakrios relic with scholar runes. 

traits:

harb: 1/1/2

blood: 3/3/1 (get the sigil that causes bleeding on crit to proc the first major trait)

and then you can do either:

soul reaping: 1/1/2

or

spite: 1/2/2

 

works really well. I’m having a blast. Tons of self healing

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4 hours ago, misterman.1530 said:

I main a necro. Primarily roam in WvW, so I run a Harb ( for the most part - though I find that a Core Necro does wonders against a perma stealth thief).

But with JW, I find myself doing more PVE than I typically do (since our current WvW is horrible). I am still using my open world, PVE-centric Reaper build (trying it with Spear which is a whole lot of "meh". Especially compared to the insanity that is Mesmer spear).
 

I don't think I've ever used a Harb in open world. Has anyone else used a Harb? Scourge, yes - primarily if in a group, but a Harb?

The standard PowerQuicknessHarb build from SC, swapping Relic from dmg to Zakiros, will be more than enuf to comfortably soak some dmg, and mobility/dodge away from big ones, like SooWon's slaps.
Harb Shroud doesn't act as a "2nd hp bar", so ANY healing you receive will NOT be blocked by Shroud, meaning lifesteal/regen/Blight regen, etc, ALL heal you WHILE you are in Shroud bursting, unlike PReaper where if you use Shroud to tank dmg, you DON'T get to use it as dmg.
Harb can also provide group Quickness, which is a better boon than Alac most of the time, due to faster channeling, faster actions, and open world metas giving you downtime to recharge your skills anyway.
Harb is undeniably not as facetanky as PReaper, but outside of Convergences, I don't really see the HP reduction of Blight being too much of a danger, just needs time to acclimate on a new build, like everything else in the game, and if you really don't vibe with it, just go back to comfy old PReaper.

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Ditto to the post above! I run the SC raid pqHarb for OW with swords and spear (was GS) and it pumps. You have to pay attention as no afk shroudness for you but yea, its fun!  😉

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