question regarding renegade dps

[Axl.8924]

https://snowcrows.com/benchmarks/

This is snow crows, now what i'm curious about, is why is the dps so low? 24k only compared to other professions is incredibly low for condi.So is renegade then relegated to power only?

[Arkaile.5604]

You're looking at the support variant of that build. Look higher up and you'll see it does 31k on small hitboxes and up to 36k on large hitboxes.

[Axl.8924]

ok I was concerned if it was that underpowered.I see it now

By the way:I'm not seeing herald anywhere.Did that become unviable in pve?

If herald is under performing, what would you like to see in changes towards herald?

[arnitheking.8427]

herald is nice for solo play since you can stack 25 might on yourself easily and ok-ish in 5 man group settings if you have all boons in the game, but this is an extremely unlikely scenario.

In a realistic setting, herald is not good because

1. overall sustained dps is low
2. dps relies on having perma upkeep skills up, meaning that any use of cc or anything else will screw up your rotation quite a bit (since you may end up lacking enery before legend swap is back off cd again) and
3. It has no burst at all, dps is more or less constant throughout a fight.. if you compare it to a class like ele/dh or holo, all 3 will outdps herald by miles in the first phase of a fight, and since most bosses have short/mid length phases etc, the dps of herald will be terrible in comparison.

What it does offer is a party wide ferocity buff. But you can get that with condi renegade too and renegade does much better dps and has cc incorporated in its rotation (axe 5)

[Blood Red Arachnid.2493]

If you want a rough estimate, herald with glint + jalis is about 24k DPS, while jalis + shiro is about 29k DPS. Realistic buffs, of course.