Are disliking Firebrand.
Like it has amazing support.
Tome of Resolve:
Skill 5: Eternal Oasis
Convert 3 Conditions into boons and improve healing by 33% effectively
Amazing skill great for burst healing and combing skill 4: Shining Rivier which heals, places a water field for combo finishing, and is a 360 aoe range.
Skill 1: Desert Blossom: a spam heal that is a frontal heal which heals up to 5 people and as well as combining skill 5: Eternal Oasis to increase healing.
Skill 2: Radiant Recovery: Cleanse 2 conditions and Heal them at the same time, 240 aoe range. great heal, can be combine with Skill 5: eternal Oasis.
The condition cleanses is so amazing for just Resolve tome alone. Healing grant while having outgoing healing with food, runes, sigils, combined can be so amazing in this combo for this.
Tome of Courage:
Skill 5: Unbroken lines: 300 toughness, protection, retal, and one stack-stability to all your allies and yourself! aoe: 600 range SO AMAZING! so basically people will be much tougher to die, while not being able to be cc for 5 seconds uptime.
Skill 4: Stalwart stand: a massive 360 pulsing 1 stack of resistance uptime for 4 seconds. DID I MENTION IT BREAK STUN? win. it’s also a light field for combing for light aura or condi removal.
Skill 3: Valiant Bulwark: a bubble shield that REFLECTS for 5 seconds! 900 range: 240 aoe. that is a win compare to wall of reflection with a much shorter cooldown. AMAZING.
Skill 1: Unflinching Charge: basically a 600 range spam of 1 stack of stab and swift! so nice! Front aoe.
Mantras
Mantra Heal: Mantra of Solace : gain aegis to self and allies! so nice when combine with pure of heart healing! front 300 aoe.
Mantra of Lore: Cleansing 2 conditions on self and allies in front 300 range. 6 condition removals with the final converting the last two to boons! win!
Mantra of Liberation: Grant stability to self and allies. break stuns each one and final one give 3 stacks of stability. front 300 aoe.
All while being able to stay in each tome unlimited time.
I do wish mantras were aoe and not frontal. if anything they should push 600 range if frontal. lastly, with all the quickness uptime the mantra casts are hardly noticeable for fighting with a group comp, especially with the mantra recovery now being a thing.
If people dont know, Mantra recovery basically means if you dont use your final mantra skill it will recovery the last two you cast again over a period of time depending on if you trait for lower mantra recovery or not.
Overall, I do like where firebrand is going and yes, I play support guard and this trait line set up is really nice for support and some decent heal up time for allies and yourself. I havent mess around with the damage part of it.