Ravager - Greatsword + Dagger Small Scale PvP Build
- High Burst
- 1vsX potential
- Best melee assassin
- High Skill Ceiling
- Requires good positioning
- Gear Dependant
Overview
Greatsword and Dagger build for small-scale PvP which is great for taking out important enemies and winning one-on-one fights. It can deal a lot of damage quickly and has short cooldowns, making it easy to switch between targets. It works well in small PvP battles like Dominion events, arena or open world dungeon PVP during night time.
Attributes
For this build, focus on increasing Strength and Dexterity. Strength will improve your damage and give you a better chance of landing heavy attacks, thanks to the ![]()
Vital Force bonus. The health gained from Strength is vital in PVP for staying alive longer. As your gear gets better, aim for 60 points in Strength for more HP and heavy attack benefits. Dexterity should be your next priority for critical hits, with any extra points going into Perception.
Skills
The Greatsword & Dagger build is a great choice for newer players just getting started with PVP as it offers a straightforward playstyle based around CC combos and assassinating enemies quickly, often before they can respond to your attack.
Your main damage skills are ![]()
Death Blow and ![]()
Guillotine Blade along with ![]()
Gaia Crash. However, ![]()
Devastating Smash shouldn't be forgotten either as it provides extra mobility as well as an important stun. ![]()
Frenzied Sword Dance is a powerful single target skill and can be paired well with ![]()
Brutal Incision to boost damage done. Level them to purple as soon as possible! ![]()
Brutal Incision is also a very good skill to level as you can use it to execute targets below 50% HP.
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Precision Dash is one of your important mobility skills alongside ![]()
Ascending Slash and shouldn't be forgotten as they combine perfectly into each other.
For passives, you should focus on upgrading ![]()
Robust Constitution for additional health and health regen. ![]()
Vital Force matches well with ![]()
Robust Constitution and considerably increases your damage. ![]()
Assassin's Instincts for extra crit rate. Meanwhile, ![]()
Shadow Walker as a defensive passive that can be triggered at any time by simply using your ![]()
Block Blade (you don't have to actually roll to the side to activate this, just pressing your block is enough). It also activates whenever you use ![]()
Shadow Strike and helps you with sustaining damage during your CC rotation.
Equipment
Weapon Masteries
Artifacts
Rotations
- This rotation serves as your primary kill sequence. While you can start from within

Camouflage Cloak, the skill is better used for escaping and resetting the fight.
- The rotation is straightforward: begin with

Shadow Strike to bind and silence your target. If your bind succeeds, use 
Ascending Slash to trip (Prone) your target and then use 
Gaia Crash to deal quick damage while they are on the ground. Continue with 
Stunning Blow and 
Death Blow before finishing them off with 
Frenzied Sword Dance to build up stacks and boost 
Brutal Incision damage.
- Start this rotation with

Precision Dash to boost heavy attack chance and also bind your target. Follow up with 
Ascending Slash to make them prone and boost your next damaging skill damage before using 
Guillotine Blade to do heavy damage. Follow up with 
Stunning Blow to keep the enemy CC'd (You can also use 
Devastating Smash) and finish them off with 
Death Blow.
- This is a secondary rotation you can use if your other skills are on cooldown or you are trying to engage on a target far away. Start with

Precision Dash in the direction of the target and then cast it again to teleport to them before using 
Ascending Slash to force Prone on your enemy after they got bound.
- Continue with

Guillotine Blade for high damage before stunning again with 
Devastating Smash. Finish off the target using 
Death Blow and 
Brutal Incision.
- Start by using

Precision Dash to catch and bind your target before using 
Ascending Slash to Prone them. Use 
Gaia Crash next to deal damage while your target is on the ground before finishing them off with 
Frenzied Sword Dance and 
Brutal Incision if needed.
- This is your main AOE bombing rotation and it starts by jumping onto a clump of enemies with

Devastating Smash to stun them before using 
Gaia Crash to deal damage. Use 
Shadow Strike to get away or follow up with 
Guillotine Blade.
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Camouflage Cloak: This is your get-out-of-jail-free card. Use it when you are getting focused or have to reposition. It can also help reset a fight and cooldowns after taking down a target. There are numerous other ways to use stealth, so feel free to be inventive!
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Block Blade: This is the key ability that distinguishes between skilled Greatsword and Dagger users and less skilled ones. You can employ this ability to increase your damage and evasion, helping a lot with your survival. This skill also increases your damage if you are using the
Lequirus's Wicked Thorns.
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DaVinci's Courage: Use this between fights to regain health and boost your health regen and attack speed.
Useful Information
- Select Lady Knight Kamarshea as your guardian; it provides essential protection with its shield, which absorbs damage equal to 50% of your mana. While the shield is active, you also gain a 40% Cooldown Speed boost. Although the shield is valuable, ensure to maintain it for as long as possible to maximize the duration of the increased cooldown speed. Remember, the guardian will be lost if the shield is depleted, so be mindful of that!