Preparing for raids

Choose your role and build, prepare your equipment, and set up golem practice.

All raid guides

Raid access by expansion

OLC: Accessible with a free account.
W1–W7 + IBS7: Accessible with Heart of Thorns + Path of Fire.
AH, XJJ, KO, HT: Accessible with End of Dragons.
CO, TOF: Accessible with Secrets of the Obscure.
W8: Accessible with Janthir Wilds.
Kela, W9 (September release): Accessible with Visions of Eternity.

Masteries for raiding

Gliding: Ley Line Gliding (required for the final boss of W3).

Gliding: Updraft Use (optional).

Bouncing Mushrooms (optional).

Jackal: Shifting Sands (optional).

Equipment by role

You can participate with exotic equipment as the minimum tier.

DPS: Start with either a power set using Berserker's stats or a condition set using Viper's stats. As you progress, prepare one set for each damage type.

Boon DPS: Prepare Berserker's or Viper's equipment for this role as well.

Healer: Harrier's equipment is the usual choice if you do not also plan to tank.

Choosing and practicing a build

https://snowcrows.com/builds/raids

Choose a build for your preferred role (DPS, boon DPS, or healer) from Snow Crows (SC), a widely used build resource, and practice it.

DPS: A golem result in the high 20,000s is enough to pull your weight. Following the SC rotation and practicing a little should make 20,000 DPS readily achievable.

Boon DPS: Expect roughly 10,000 less DPS than a dedicated damage build, while maintaining 80–90% uptime on your assigned boon, Quickness or Alacrity.

Healer: Aim to maintain supporting boons such as Stability and Protection at 90% uptime while healing allies.