Bladesworn - Alacrity Support Power DPS
The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great
Focused on: Direct damage and Support
Designed for: Raids and Fractals
Overview
No longer a quickness option, Bladesworn can now provide Alacrity via , though its ability to provide boons other than
Alacrity is limited.
The incredibly high base duration of the trait means that no boon duration is required while still allowing for a large buffer of Alacrity to be built up immediately, making the build relatively efficient at handling mechanics.
It also has access to some incidental support from the Tactics traitline.
Skill Bar
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Specializations
Equipment
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
x6
x18
- This setup uses to crit cap with full
Berserker stats gear. If you'd like to use food such as , then swap one ring and one accessory to
Assassin stats.
- In strikes where the boss gets
Exposed, or at Keep Construct, it would be more beneficial to swap the for a .
- is the best relic for players that don't own Secrets of the Obscure.
Consumables
Food:
- or ascended versions
Utility:
Usage
Rotation
Opener
If possible, you can pre-cast Blooming Fire,
Artillery Slash and
Break Step to build up stacks of . Pre-cast both stacks of , and .
Start on your Gunsaber.
Flicker Step just before Dragon Slash is fully charged
Dragon Slash - Force
- ⇒ ⇒ x3
Gunsaber Loop
Cyclone Trigger won't be available every time it appears in the rotation, so just skip that step if it isn't ready.
Flicker Step just before Dragon Slash is fully charged
Dragon Slash - Force
Cyclone Trigger
Artillery Slash
Blooming Fire
Cyclone Trigger
Swift Cut ⇒
Steel Divide ⇒
Explosive Thrust x2
Flicker Step just before Dragon Slash is fully charged
Dragon Slash - Force
- Return to start of Sword loop
Sword Loop
- Autoattack until Dragon Trigger is available.
- Use and off cooldown.
- Use whenever your Flow generation gets low.
- While charging
Triggerguard to generate extra charges of , to ensure you are at 10 stacks for
Dragon Slash - Force.
, you can use
General Tips
- The amount of
Alacrity provided is independent of the amount of charges
Dragon Slash - Force uses, allowing you to maintain
Alacrity during downtime with minimal flow.
- will interrupt the cast time of skills other than if used too early.
- While charging
Triggerguard and/or
Flicker Step to correct your positioning or prevent getting knocked out of Dragon Trigger.
, you can use Dragon Slash - Force alone is over half your total damage, so it is essential not to delay . If necessary, you can skip skills in your rotation if it is already available.
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