Bladesworn - Power DPS
Overview
Bladesworn trades its second weapon set for a Gunsaber that combines ranged explosions with melee slashes. Most importantly, it gains access to the unique Dragon Slash burst skills - incredibly powerful single strikes that take a long time to prepare. As the Bladesworn is immobile this preparation, it can be challenging to manage against targets that move a lot, or can disrupt you. With so much of its damage loaded into the Dragon Slash, Bladesworn is incredibly strong if the player can perform them off cooldown, but even one missed Slash is a significant damage loss.
With Tactics, the Bladesworn can also provide some passive Might generation for their subgroup, making them an excellent choice for filling in gaps in your boon uptime while still being top DPS.
Skill Bar
Skill Variants
Healing
- Depending on the encounter, you may find
- In fractals, you can precast at a Mistlock then switch to to gain the benefits of both.
makes the opener more consistent, as it provides a bonus to flow generation for 15 seconds upon use. It is used in the same way as .
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Specializations
Stability uptime will be useful - just be wary on encounters that corrupt boons, as
Stability gets corrupted into
Fear!
could be used if the extra
Equipment
Assassin
Berserker
Berserker
Assassin
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
x6
x18
- You want to hit 2217 precision (with a ).
- 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
- for a cheaper alternative
Usage
Simplified Rotation (by Masel)
Bladesworn can simplified in two ways: First, by replacing some of the Armament skills with warrior's powerful signets, and second by using a consistent loop for Gunsaber and Sword/Pistol sections, rather than two variants as the full rotation uses.
- Replace and with and .
- The
Berserker stats gear, and (or ascended versions).
, full Berserker stats gear except one ring and one accessory in
Assassin stats, and (or ascended versions).
, full
means that different gear should be used. Pick one of the following:
Opener
- Precast as many skills in Gunsaber as you can (make sure not to hit the boss early!), , both charges of , and - you can skip some or all of the Gunsaber skills if you're not confident.
Flicker Step just before Dragon Slash is fully charged
Dragon Slash - Force
Part 1
- Stay in Gunsaber and use the following skills off cooldown
Blooming Fire
Cyclone Trigger (if available)
Artillery Slash (if at two or more charges)
- Autoattack until Dragon Trigger is available
- as soon as you can
Flicker Step just before Dragon Slash is fully charged
Dragon Slash - Force
Part 2
Blooming Fire
Weapon Swap
- Autoattack until Dragon Trigger is available
- as soon as you can
Flicker Step just before Dragon Slash is fully charged
Dragon Slash - Force
- Return to start of Part 1
- Use and off cooldown.
- If the boss is about to phase, activate
Dragon Slash - Force to make it even stronger.
just before
Rotation
There are two openers you can use for Bladesworn. The higher damage opener immediately starts with Dragon Slash - Force, but requires getting into combat at just the right time to avoid having to delay later parts of the rotation. The other opener has a slightly delayed
Dragon Slash - Force which allows a bit more time for flow to build up and makes it easier to line up cooldowns.
If possible, you can pre-cast Blooming Fire,
Artillery Slash and
Break Step to build up stacks of . Pre-cast both charges of , , an additional charge of , and your healing skill.

Dragon Slash - Force
Flicker Step back into melee range
Dragon Slash - Force
Sword/Pistol 1
- ⇒ ⇒ x2
Gunsaber 1
Flicker Step just before Dragon Slash is fully charged
Dragon Slash - Force
Blooming Fire
Cyclone Trigger
Artillery Slash
Swift Cut ⇒
Steel Divide ⇒
Explosive Thrust
Cyclone Trigger
- Proceed to Loop

Start on Sword/Pistol.
Gunsaber 1
Flicker Step just before Dragon Slash is fully charged
Dragon Slash - Force
Flicker Step back into melee range
Dragon Slash - Force
Artillery Slash
Cyclone Trigger
Sword/Pistol 1
- ⇒ ⇒ x2
Gunsaber 2
Flicker Step just before Dragon Slash is fully charged
Dragon Slash - Force
Blooming Fire
Cyclone Trigger
Swift Cut ⇒
Steel Divide ⇒
Explosive Thrust
Blooming Fire
- Proceed to Loop
Loop
Use
and off cooldown.Sword/Pistol 1
Gunsaber 1
Flicker Step just before Dragon Slash is fully charged
Dragon Slash - Force
Flicker Step back into melee range
Dragon Slash - Force
Artillery Slash OR
Blooming Fire - Use Artillery Slash if it is at three charges, otherwise use Blooming Fire
Sword/Pistol 2
- ⇒ ⇒ x2
Gunsaber 2
Flicker Step just before Dragon Slash is fully charged
Dragon Slash - Force
Blooming Fire
Cyclone Trigger
Swift Cut ⇒
Steel Divide ⇒
Explosive Thrust
Blooming Fire
Cyclone Trigger
- Return to start of Sword/Pistol 1
General Tips
- Both openers follow the same broad structure as the loop, so learning the loop first might be helpful.
- Outside of the opener, you always use as your last skill before exiting your Gunsaber.
Flicker Step is not only used for positioning, but triggers .
- While charging
Triggerguard to generate extra charges of , to ensure you are at 10 stacks for
Dragon Slash - Force.
- If there is any danger of you getting interrupted while in , you can forgo this step so they are available for defence.
, 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 some of the Sword skills in your rotation if it is already available.
- If you find yourself getting lost in the rotation, glance at the cooldowns on your F1 and F2 skills. This will tell you how long your next section will be - e.g. If you are charging and Gunsaber is still on a long cooldown, you know you need to do the long Gunsaber section next (Gunsaber 2').
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