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Wand + Dagger Support PvP Build

Overview
Weapons: Wand and Dagger
Designed for: PvP (large-scale)
Focused on: DPS
Difficulty:
Normal
Strengths
  • Great CC
  • Amazing AOE DPS
  • Great Utility
Weaknesses
  • Low Mobility
  • Squishy if CC'd
  • Low Mana

Overview

This Wand and Dagger PvP build stands out as a great AOE DPS build for large-scale PvP scenarios. Its strength lies in still being able to shield your team during extensive combat while dishing out AOE sleeps on enemy groups and maintaining the offense with your high AOE DPS.


Attributes

Strength
30
Dexterity
70
Wisdom
10
Perception
70

Your primary focus with this build should be the combination of Dexterity and Perception as you are looking to deal high damage while healing remains secondary in PVP fights. Additionally, spending some points into strength to at least reach 30 points remains valuable as it offers extra staying power with the extra max HP.


Skills

Touch of DespairUsed frame.webp
Touch of Despair
Touch of Despair - Range ▲
Corrupted Magic CircleUsed frame.webp
Corrupted Magic Circle
Corrupted Magic Circle - Decaying Touch
Swift HealingUsed frame.webp
Swift Healing
Swift Healing - Healing Transfer
Swift Healing - Consecutive Use
Swift Healing - Range ▲
Phantom SmokescreenUsed frame.webp
Phantom Smokescreen
Phantom Smokescreen - Evasion ▲
Phantom Smokescreen - Duration ▲
Invincile WallUsed frame.webp
Invincile Wall
Invincile Wall - Expand Targets
Invincile Wall - Range ▲
Cursed NightmareUsed frame.webp
Cursed Nightmare
Cursed Nightmare - Deel Sleep
Cursed Nightmare - Enhanced Nightmare
Shadow StrikeUsed frame.webp
Shadow Strike
Karmic HazeUsed frame.webp
Karmic Haze
Karmic Haze - Range ▲
Karmic Haze - Bonus Damage
Fountain of LifeUsed frame.webp
Fountain of Life
Fountain of Life - Range ▲
Time for PunishmentUsed frame.webp
Time for Punishment
Time for Punishment - Effect Duration ▲
Camouflage CloakUsed frame.webp
Camouflage Cloak
Curse ExplosionUsed frame.webp
Curse Explosion
Curse Explosion - Additional Damage Boost
Passives
Assassin's InstinctsActive frame.webp
Shadow WalkerActive frame.webp
Wraith's BeckonActive frame.webp
Full of CorruptionActive frame.webp
Devotion and EmptinessActive frame.webp
Selfless SoulActive frame.webp
Wrathful EdgeActive frame.webp
Assassin's StepActive frame.webp
Defense
Block BladeUsed frame.webp

This Wand & Dagger build focuses on helping your team with both offense and defense but its main purpose remains dealing damage which requires investing skill books into the skills that form your main damage combo. Touch of DespairUsed frame.webpTouch of Despair, Karmic HazeUsed frame.webpKarmic Haze, Cursed NightmareUsed frame.webpCursed Nightmare and Corrupted Magic CircleUsed frame.webpCorrupted Magic Circle should take priority when you are upgrading skills.

However, you shouldn't forget your support skills as they can help turn the tides of a fight. Blessed BarrierUsed frame.webpBlessed Barrier and Invincile WallUsed frame.webpInvincile Wall are fantastic skills to support your party during pushes or to save those that overextend. Use Fountain of LifeUsed frame.webpFountain of Life as you see fit to help your group or to keep yourself alive while using Swift HealingUsed frame.webpSwift Healing to heal friendly targets (and also heal yourself thanks to the 50% healing received).

As far as passives go, your priority should remain Assassin's InstinctsActive frame.webpAssassin's Instincts, Wrathful EdgeActive frame.webpWrathful Edge and Shadow WalkerActive frame.webpShadow Walker as they provide a fantastic damage boost to all your abilities while also improving your defenses with the use of Shadow WalkerActive frame.webpShadow Walker which can be triggered by simply using Block BladeUsed frame.webpBlock Blade to boost your evasion rate.


Equipment

Lequirus's Thorny Edge
Lequirus's Thorny Edge
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit
Hit
Lequirus's Grip
Lequirus's Grip
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit
Hit
Dawn Mist's Killing Hood
Dawn Mist's Killing Hood
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Cooldown Speed
Hermit's Shroud
Hermit's Shroud
Max Health
Silence Resistance
Skill Damage Resistance
Winged Wind Storm Armor
Winged Wind Storm Armor
Magic Evasion
Magic Endurance
Ranged Evasion
World Tree's Origin Gloves
World Tree's Origin Gloves
Melee Evasion
Range
Magic Evasion
Dawn Mist's Mourning Pants
Dawn Mist's Mourning Pants
Max Health
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Winged Wind Gale Boots
Winged Wind Gale Boots
Max Health
Magic Evasion
Move Speed
Thunder Cleaver Necklace
Thunder Cleaver Necklace
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Silence Chance
Beast King's Gilded Bracers
Beast King's Gilded Bracers
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Silence Resistance
Insightful Ring of Dimension
Insightful Ring of Dimension
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Transcendent Magic Ring
Transcendent Magic Ring
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Tycan's Bloodlust Belt
Tycan's Bloodlust Belt
Max Health
Silence Resistance
Skill Damage Resistance


Weapon Masteries

Damage Base Damage
Damage Bonus
Witch's Contract
Base Damage
Range Up
Regenerative Meditation
Cooldown Speed
Wisdom
Deep Pain
Recovery Melee Defense
Attack Speed
Redemptive Penance
All Evasion
Range Up
Merciless Wraith
Buff Duration
Mana Regen
Spiritual Locus
Weaken Mana Regen
Enfeeble Chance
Time of the Curse
Max Mana
Cooldown Speed
Spell of Retribution
Enfeeble Chance
Magic Hit
Spell of Retribution
Disguise Ranged Defense
Health Regen
Debuff Immunity
Mana Cost Efficiency
Cooldown Speed
Master of Evasion
Buff Duration
Ranged Defense
Strong Will
Poison Melee Hit
Off-Hand Weapon
Attack Chance
Enfeebling Terror
Mana Regen
Buff Duration
Sorrowful Silence
Mana Cost Efficiency
Melee Hit
Shrewd Judgment
Assassination Melee Critical Hit
Base Damage
Ambidexterity
Melee Critical Hit
Cooldown Speed
Deep Grudge
Base Damage
Skill Damage Boost
Maddening Excitement


Wand: Allocating 9 points into Recovery is the best strategy as it amplifies your healing capacity while also boosting mana regeneration. The remaining 3 points can be distributed to Weaken, primarily to extend the duration of damage you do with your curses.

Dagger: Investing 9 points into Disguise is ideal as it provides passive defensives that will help you stay alive even when under pressure as it boosts your evasion rate to almost ridiculous numbers, being able to shrug off damage entirely. The rest of 6 points should be invested into Assassination for extra crit damage.


Rotations

AOE DPS ↴
Camouflage CloakUsed frame.webp
Arrow right.webp
Cursed NightmareUsed frame.webp
Arrow right.webp
Time for PunishmentUsed frame.webp
Arrow right.webp
Corrupted Magic CircleUsed frame.webp
Arrow right.webp
Touch of DespairUsed frame.webp
Arrow right.webp
Karmic HazeUsed frame.webp
Arrow right.webp
Curse ExplosionUsed frame.webp
  • This rotation allows you to sleep a group of enemies while also deal good damage to them. Start by using Camouflage CloakUsed frame.webpCamouflage Cloak to position yourself (optional). Start your rotation with Cursed NightmareUsed frame.webpCursed Nightmare, Time for PunishmentUsed frame.webpTime for Punishment, Corrupted Magic CircleUsed frame.webpCorrupted Magic Circle and Touch of DespairUsed frame.webpTouch of Despair to put them asleep and apply dots before you spread them by using Karmic HazeUsed frame.webpKarmic Haze. Finish up your damage with Curse ExplosionUsed frame.webpCurse Explosion

Invincile WallUsed frame.webpInvincile Wall: Use this skill to shield yourself and your party members whenever required, either during defensive positioning or while your group is pushing into the enemy zerg.

Clay's SalvationUsed frame.webpClay's Salvation: This is your AoE healing ability. Try to use it whenever your group mates are close together so the AoE heal can reach all of them.

Fountain of LifeUsed frame.webpFountain of Life: Use this during pushes, placing it on the frontline as they engage into a fight or placing it within your own group or on top of yourself.

Swift HealingUsed frame.webpSwift Healing: This is your only single target healing ability and you should use it in order to save overextending party members that took too much damage while also healing yourself with the 50% healing you receive when using this skill.

Camouflage CloakUsed frame.webpCamouflage Cloak: Camouflage Cloak offers you stealth and a way to disengage whenever you are being focused, taking the heat off yourself.

Phantom SmokescreenUsed frame.webpPhantom Smokescreen: Use this to defend yourself against all attacks for a short while, particularly useful against Greatsword players. However, keep in mind that it doesn't defend you against Gaia CrashUsed frame.webpGaia Crash and you will have to use your Block BladeUsed frame.webpBlock Blade.


Useful Information

  • Choose Lady Knight Kamarshea as your guardian; it offers vital protection with its shield, capable of absorbing damage equal to 50% of your mana. This not only aids in mitigating damage but also increases your cooldown speed, allowing you to heal more frequently.


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