Scourge - Condition Scourge (2017)

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Focused on: Condition damage, Support, Area Damage and Boon Corruption.

Designed for:

World vs World

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Overview

Condition Scourge brings a mix of Aoe condition damage, boon corruption and team support but is vulnerable to focus due to a lack of personal defenses.

Skill Bar

StaffHealingUtilityElite

Scepter/Torch

Skill Variants

Utility

• Can't find such skill "Dessicate"! Please refer to our skill index. Melee boon corrupt and damage.
• Ranged boon corrupt and barrier.
• For extra lifeforce and stunbreak.
• Defensive mobility and situational utility.

Specializations

Variants

• - Extra personal sustain

Variants

• Can't find such trait "Nourishing Rot"! Please refer to our trait index - If Life Force generation is an issue.
• - Trades damage/LF for sustain.
• Can't find such trait "Unending Corruption"! Please refer to our trait index - Extra boon corruption at the cost of team support.
• - Higher damage option if three shades can be maintained.

Equipment

6x

Superior Rune of the Renegade

18x

Malign WvW Infusion

Variants

Stats

• Viper's or Grieving More damage, less survivability
• Dire can be a cheaper option, lowering the highest possible damage potential for ever so slightly higher increases against more skilled players

Sigils

• Increases duration for burns, the lowest base duration conditions applied

Runes

• x4 + x2 for increased condition duration

Food & Consumables

Food

• Koi Cake

  Koi Cake

  Nourishment (20 m):

  +100 Expertise+70 Condition Damage+10 Experience from kills

  Consumable
  - Offensive option, recommended.
• Sweet Bean Bun

  Sweet Bean Bun

  Nourishment (30 m):

  +70 Expertise-20% Condition Duration (Incoming)+25% Magic Find during Lunar New Year

  Consumable
  - Defensive option.
• Oysters with Spicy Sauce

  Oysters with Spicy Sauce

  Nourishment (30 m):

  +10% Damage Reduction+70 Condition Damage+10 Experience from kills

  Consumable
  - Alternate defensive option.
• Loaf of Saffron Bread

  Loaf of Saffron Bread

  Nourishment (30 m):

  Incoming damage reduced by 20% while stunned, knocked down, or knocked back.-20% condition duration+10 Experience from kills

  Consumable
  - Alternate defensive option.
• Saffron Stuffed Mushroom

  Saffron Stuffed Mushroom

  Nourishment (30 m):

  Gain +200 condition damage for 30 seconds when you kill a foe. (This effect does not stack)+70 Precision+10% Experience from kill[sic]

  Consumable
  - Alternate offensive option.

Utility

• Magnanimous Tuning Crystal

  Magnanimous Tuning Crystal

  Nourishment (30 m):

  Gain Condition Damage equal to 3% of your VitalityGain Condition Damage equal to 3% of your Toughness+10% Experience from Kills

  Consumable

Usage

General

• Use your shroud skills frequently, but remember that since they have no cast time you can also cast other skills while using them - avoid downtime.

Scepter/Torch

• is an excellent filler that can be spammed while waiting for your CDs. The final attack corrupts a boon, so try not to interrupt the auto chain.
• deals significant AoE damage, but can be difficult to land.
• adds more torment the more conditions your target has, up to 5 extra stacks. Try to get the most you can, but don't hold on to the skill for too long.
• Generates significant life force as well as being one of your single highest damage skills.

Staff

• Staff auto attacks are low impact and its abilities relatively long cooldowns, so the best use of the weapon is to use its cooldown skills then swap out as soon as possible.
• Use and to build area condi stacks.
• and usage should be more careful, don't be afraid to leave them off cooldown when swapping back to S/D.
  • is one of your limited anti-condition skills so use it carefully.
  • Interrupt key skills with the fear of .

Shroud

• Your shade skills activate around you as well as all active shades.
• All of your shade skills will proc the strike of
• Shroud traits proc as if the shade skills counted as that shroud skill. For instance, is procced by . Traits that proc on going in/out of shroud proc on .
• will continue pulsing if a new shade is summoned at the location of the new shade so there should be no worry about repositioning shades when needed.

Videos

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