Tempest - Condi Fire DPS

This is a test build. You may comment and rate it.

Focused on: Condition damage

Designed for: Raids

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Easy

Overview

This is a build focused on Burning and offers good damage with a simple rotation.

Skill Bar

Scepter/Focus

Utility

Skill Variants

• If you do not have time (e.g. during pre-events) to pre-cast Glyph of Lesser Elementals a few times, then Glyph of Storms may be a stronger choice.

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Specializations

• If you anticipate needing to res Arcane Resurrection is very nice, though you will need to use Arcane Brilliance more frequently to maintain Elemental Surge in this case.

Equipment

Head
Viper

Shoulders
Sinister

Chest
Viper

Hands
Sinister

Legs
Viper

Feet
Sinister

Backpiece
Sinister

Accessory
Sinister

Accessory
Sinister

Amulet
Viper

Ring
Sinister

Ring
Viper

Scepter
Viper

Focus
Viper

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

Consumables

Food

• , or ascended alternatives

Utility

• • or for a cheaper alternative

The difference in these two utilities is roughly 0.5% dps, so use what you feel you can afford.

Usage

The gist of the rotation is to camp Fire Attunement, using almost all your skills off cooldown.

• Start with elementals summoned, and you can also precast Arcane Power as it isn't removed at the start of encounters.
• Overload Fire is your highest priority outside of the opener (see below), followed by Flamewall and Signet of Fire.
  • Try to stand inside your target's hitbox, as this skill combos with itself, firing whirl finishers in all direction.
• Cast all skills off cooldown, with the exception of Fire Shield and Arcane Brilliance:
  • Fire Shield is used to maintain the Tempestuous Aria buff. This buff is triggered at the start and end of Overload Fire, so you want to use Fire Shield just after the buff runs out - this will be when Overload Fire has an ~8 second cooldown remaining (assuming you have Alacrity).
    • Spreading them out like this also ensures that you are able to use Transmute Fire twice - if both skills were used too close to each other, Transmute Fire would still be on cooldown.
  • Arcane Brilliance isn't a DPS increase, but triggers Elemental Surge. You already have decent uptime of the buff from Elemental Surge and Final Shielding, but using Arcane Brilliance when the buff begins to flash will easily make the uptime permanent.

Opener

1. Flamewall
2. Signet of Fire
3. Overload Fire

Video guide

Defiance Bars

• Switch to Air Attunement for Gale and Blinding Flash.
• You can also switch to Water Attunement for Comet.