Dagger + Staff Small Scale PvP Build
- High Burst Damage
- High Single Target DPS
- Great Mobility
- High Skill Floor & Skill Ceiling
Overview
Staff and Dagger build for small-scale PvP with an almost assassin-like approach, emphasizing dagger skills for mobility while leveraging the staff's potent burst damage to complement the dagger's mobility. This build can be used perfectly in small scale PVP like night time open world dungeon fights, dominion events or even arena!
Attributes
In this build, focus on investing points into Dexterity and Perception, aiming to reach a level of 30 in each stat to maximize your damage potential early as you level. However, as you progress and your gear improves over time, you will want to aim for 60 points into dexterity to greatly improve your critical hit rate and 60 points into perception to improve your hit & range. Strength plays a crucial role as it adds max HP, improving your survivability in PVP. 30 points are recommended as they are easy to get.
Skills
The Staff & Dagger is an excellent choice for solo players who prefer not to rely on guilds or for those who enjoy engaging in small group pvp against larger groups or groups of similar size.
In terms of skills, your main damage will be coming from your 
Judgment Lightning, fully charged 
Serial Fire Bombs, 
Chain Lightning and even your 
Inferno Wave so you should prioritize these skills when leveling them up, aiming to push them to purple as soon as possible. 
Inject Venom should always be used at the start of your rotations, applying the poison that decreases enemy resistances and increases the damage you do. Inject Venom also triggers the 
Destructive Fang, improving your crit rate when attacking poisoned targets.
Icebound Tomb freezes enemies in place and also lowers their resistances, being a great skill to use when bursting down targets or to control range as it can chain its bind with the bind from using 
Ice Spear.
As far as passives go, you should focus on upgrading 
Flame Condensation for additional damage. 
Assassin's Instincts for extra crit rate and 
Shadow Walker as a defensive skill 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.
Equipment
Weapon Masteries
| Mana | Melee Defense |
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Mana Regen |
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Spell Flexibility |
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Magic Hit |
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All Evasion |
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Mana Blessing |
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Mana Regen |
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Melee Defense |
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Reverberation Shield |
| Destroy | Base Damage |
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Magic Hit |
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Fatal Incantation |
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Base Damage |
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Mana Regen |
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Mana Intensification |
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Cooldown Speed |
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Damage Bonus |
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Strange Spacetime |
| Attribute | Mana Regen |
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Enfeeble Chance |
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Flame Wound |
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Max Mana |
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Magic Hit |
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Ignition Booster |
|
Enfeeble Chance |
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Wisdom |
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Vast Destruction |
| Disguise | Ranged Defense |
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Health Regen |
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Debuff Immunity |
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Mana Cost Efficiency |
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Cooldown Speed |
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Master of Evasion |
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Buff Duration |
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Ranged Defense |
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Strong Will |
| Poison | Melee Hit |
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Off-Hand Weapon Attack Chance |
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Enfeebling Terror |
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Mana Regen |
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Buff Duration |
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Sorrowful Silence |
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Mana Cost Efficiency |
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Melee Hit |
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Shrewd Judgment |
| Assassination | Melee Critical Hit |
|
Base Damage |
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Ambidexterity |
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Melee Critical Hit |
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Cooldown Speed |
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Deep Grudge |
|
Base Damage |
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Skill Damage Boost |
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Maddening Excitement |
Staff:
To maximize your damage output, allocate 9 points into Destroy to significantly increase skill damage through Weapon Masteries. Then, invest 6 points into Attribute for an additional boost, granting a 10% increase in Burning Damage and Burning Chance.
Dagger: Allocate 6 points into Assassination for an increased Off-hand Weapon activation chance and critical damage, which can be beneficial. However, prioritize investing 9 points into Disguise for valuable defensive passives, crucial for survivability during fights, enabling you to withstand more damage when engaging other players.
Rotations
- This rotation is focused on delivering the highest possible damage to a single target while maintaining them CC'd during the duration. Start with
High Locus to buff yourself before using Inject Venom to apply poison with every attack you deliver.
Start your damage rotation by debuffing the target with Icebound Tomb and a quick cast of 
Fireball Barrage to apply poison and deal damage. If you have stamina to burn, use Block Blade to boost your damage (thanks to 
Lequirus's Thorny Edge and resistances with Shadow Walker.
Follow up with a full cast of Serial Fire Bombs before using both Inferno Wave and Chain Lightning instantly. Re-bind the target with Ice Spear and use Judgment Lightning two times if the target isn't already dead.
- Use this rotation when you are ganking a target out of
Camouflage Cloak. Start by binding your target with Icebound Tomb before channeling Judgment Lightning followed by a re-bind using Ice Spear and a fully charged Serial Fire Bombs
High Locus: You should use this ability regularly to increase your hit rate and also improve your evasion!
Camouflage Cloak: This ability remains one of your most valuable tools for turning the tide of a fight in your favor or making a swift escape. The stealth provided by Camouflage Cloak offers versatility for both initiating and evading engagements, allowing for creative tactical movement.
Icebound Tomb: This ability is fantastic for resetting engagements or immobilizing a target to help with your escape. This skill allows you to fully cast skills like Judgment Lightning or Serial Fire Bombs while also improving the damage you do to the target by lowering their resistances.
Useful Information
- Select Lady Knight Kamarshea as your guardian; it provides essential 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 in order to let you heal more often.
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