Void Gauntlet Medium Support Mage PvP Build for New World

In all types of PvP, especially Wars, crowd control is the absolute most effective way to secure kills. Making sure that any army has dedicated players to supplying crowd control will be crucial to secure a victory. This build uses the incredible CC output of both the Void Gauntlet and the Ice Gauntlet while playing in a Medium Armor loadout so that you can play as a frontline mage. This build is very defensive and is not focused on damage. To properly play this build you will have to have a vast understanding of cooldown management, proper cooldown reduction, and positioning. This is a very desired build that has tons of room to be slotted into Wars.

This build can flex into any weapon, even a Life Staff. It has great damage output and maximizes group utility. This is the common pick for any PvP scenario, but can offer great PvE usage as well. It is crucial to take advantage of the cooldown reduction potential of this weapon. Try your best to use Oblivion and Petrifying Scream before using Orb of Decay. If you can land critical hits you will get full cooldown resets. If you are in an idle window with nothing else happening be sure to reduce all cooldowns by using Refreshing Harvest.

• Petrifying Scream — Unleash a Void-infused scream, dealing 100% weapon damage, staggering and inflicting Root on nearby enemies. This also provides a high level of defensiveness through the fortify on Fortifying Echoes. As a Void Gauntlet player this skill is crucial to use properly. Focus on setting up large "clumps" of enemies by combining it with a Gravity Well or any other form of crowd control (CC). This is also great for locking down players who have exhausted themselves after avoiding other abilities.
• Orb of Decay — This is the main source of damage output. When used correctly a player can cast this ability and right as it hits a taget they can detonate it so that it double hits the target, also applying two stacks of rend and a damage over time effect. When used on large clumps it results in a large amount of cooldown reduction in addition to damage due to the passives in the Void Gauntlet skill tree.
• Oblivion — The most common use for this ability comes through its perk Nullifying Oblivion to remove buffs from enemies. Otherwise, it deals a deceiving amount of AoE damage that is commonly under-rated. But its other purpose is to regenerate Stamina and provide all those within the zone an empowerment buff to do more damage. This ability is great to use before going through a Void Gauntlet rotation to maximize damage.

In almost all cases Ice Gauntlet and Void Gauntlet will complement one another perfectly for both support and damage builds.

When using this build you will need to be playing in a medium armor loadout. This build is solely focused on a support mindset that is constantly providing utility to teammates and offering multiple avenues of crowd control to secure kills and set up combination for entire clumps kills. You will not be a primary damage dealer, you will be securing assists and ensuring that your team has the ability to put forth kill pressure on targets. This is the premiere PvP META build in combination with the Void Gauntlet.

For more information on Ice Gauntlet usage and its abilities please see our Ice Gauntlet guide.

200 Constitution will be your baseline for almost all types PvP and PvE content. Playing with 200 Constitution while in a medium armor loadout makes you incredibly defensive so that you can commit to the front line fights. This is crucial to set up your allies for success. While playing in a build like this, the Void Gauntlet is extremely important, so it is crucial to obtain the bonus from 50 Focus to reduce the cooldown of all your utility-based abilities. This will also increase your overall Void Gauntlet damage. It is not necessary to solely focus on Intelligence because damage is not the priority. When having a Void Gauntlet focused attribute distribution it is important to be attacking with your Void Gauntlet with light and heavy attacks to try and get more cooldown reduction.

Slot	Perks	Gem	Weight	Attribute	Source
Ice Gauntlet	Unending Thaw or Deadly Frost* Refreshing Move Chain Void or Enchanted*	Runeglass of Abyssal Opal	-	Intelligence	Crafted/BoE*
Void Gauntlet	Putrefying Scream Keen Chain Void	Runeglass of Abyssal Opal	-	Intelligence/Focus	Crafted/BoE
Helmet	Ability Perk* or Refreshing*** Resilient Freedom or Elemental Aversion***	Runeglass of Abyssal Onyx	Heavy	Intelligence or Constitution	Crafted/BoE
Gloves	Ability Perk* or Refreshing*** Resilient Freedom or Elemental Aversion***	Runeglass of Abyssal Onyx	Medium	Intelligence or Constitution	Crafted/BoE
Chest	Ability Perk* or Refreshing*** Resilient Freedom or Elemental Aversion***	Runeglass of Abyssal Onyx	Heavy	Intelligence or Constitution	Crafted/BoE
Pants	Ability Perk* or Refreshing*** Resilient Freedom or Elemental Aversion***	Runeglass of Abyssal Onyx	Light	Intelligence or Constitution	Crafted/BoE
Boots	Ability Perk* or Refreshing*** Resilient Freedom or Elemental Aversion***	Runeglass of Abyssal Onyx	Medium	Intelligence or Constitution	Crafted/BoE
Amulet	Health Stamina Recovery Slash Protection	Cut Pristine Opal	-	Intelligence or Constitution	Crafted/BoE
Ring	Invigorated Punishment Keen Awareness Refreshing	Cut Pristine Opal	-	Intelligence or Constitution	Crafted/BoE
Earring	Refreshing Toast Purifying Toast Refreshing	Cut Pristine Opal	-	Intelligence or Constitution	Crafted/BoE

*: Depending on your preference and RNG, you can run Crystalline Curse when you have 200 Arcana. Otherwise you will have to try to get an alternative to drop.

**: This build is dependent on a significant number of ability perks. You can place these perks anywhere depending on the gear you have access to. No matter what you should be trying to have Deadly Frost, Unending Thaw, Putrefying Scream, Nullifying Oblivion, and Diminishing Orb.

***: Freedom, Elemental Aversion, and Refreshing, are all viable options. When using Freedom you should stack 3 or 5 times. Any combination of these perks is viable.

Overall with gearing, this is the ideal loadout of perks for a best in slot build. With that being said, be sure to refer to the Void Gauntlet/Ice Gauntlet perks guide to have a better understanding of other flexible perk options to fit into your build. You can decide what you are most comfortable with.

For more specific information on optimizing your gems in PvP and PvE please refer to our Void Gauntlet Gems and Consumables guide.

Brutal Heartrune of Grasping Vines is the best pick to make sure that enemies caught in the rooting effect are vulnerable to high damage bursts.

If you are looking for more individual damage output you can use Brutal Heartrune of Detonate.

Your Heartrune will be used similarly in PvP and PvE scenarios. As such, please refer to our Void Gauntlet guide for tips on how it can be used most effectively.

• Use Petrifying Scream to lock a target, or targets, in place.
• Use Ice Shower behind the target or to block a doorway.
• If time permits, place Oblivion on the ground. This could also be used premptively depending on the situation. But this can also be held to take advantage of its buff removal.
• Hit the target(s) with Orb of Decay.
• Detonate Orb of Decay as soon as it lands the inital hit on the target(s).
• Drop a Ice Storm on large groups for additional damage, slows, and for targets trying to escape be sure to use Heavy Freeze. (This could also be used before all other abilities if there is a large group).
• Light attack with Void Gauntlet as a filler or use Refreshing Harvest during downtime or if cooldowns are close to being active.
• Repeat

When using the Void Gauntlet or Ice Gauntlet in PvP and PvE there are many similar aspects that go into gameplay decisions and rotations. To learn more about how you can improve your gameplay, use certain secondary weapons, or additional information on specific abilities, please refer to the Gameplay section of the Void Gauntlet page or Ice Gauntlet page.

For more information on the most frequently asked Void Gauntlet or Ice Gauntlet questions please refer to the FAQ section of the Void Gauntlet guide, or Ice Gauntlet, for answers on PvP and PvE topics!