Tempest - Condi DPS

The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good

Focused on: Condition damage

Designed for: Raids

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Normal

This build was last updated on November 18, 2023 and is up to date for the September 19, 2023 game patch.

Overview

This is a build focuses on Burning and Bleeding and offers high damage with a relatively simple rotation, particularly on large targets.

Additionally, skills like and allow you can maintain permanent Fury and Might on yourself and party (provided you have some other source of Fury) for a minor DPS loss.

Skill Bar

Dagger/Warhorn

Utility

Skill Variants

• If you do not have time (e.g. during pre-events) to pre-cast a few times, then may be a stronger choice.

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Equipment

Head
Viper

Shoulders
Viper

Chest
Viper

Hands
Viper

Legs
Viper

Feet
Viper

Backpiece
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Amulet
Viper

Ring
Viper

Ring
Viper

Dagger
Viper

Warhorn
Viper

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

Other setups

There are two sigil and consumable combinations that deal practically the same damage. For the setup below, 18 Malign infusions and would be optimal.

• (or ascended alternatives) with and

Consumables

Food

• , or alternatives
  • See above for alternative foods

Utility

• or

The difference in these two utilities is roughly 0.5% dps, so use what you feel you can afford.

Usage

• Use in , and cast off cooldown.
• You want to cast in off cooldown.
• Cast off cooldown.
• If using , then cast it in off cooldown.
• Thanks to you can cast the signets and still receive their benefits, allowing you to use freely.

The gist of the rotation is to cycle between ⇒ ⇒ , using key abilities in each attunement off cooldown until the next attunement is ready.

When you enter , use , and , then use your key abilities as they come off cooldown. When is available, use one last and switch ( should become available during the cast of - you can switch attunement without interrupting the skill).

In , your first and last skill should be .

Steps listed as optional below are DPS losses, but will assist with boon uptimes in your group.

Rotation

Opener

1. (only if you can pre-cast it)

Loop

6. (optional)
8. (if available)
12. before cast finishes (be careful not to use other skills before has finished channelling)
17. (optional)
23. before cast finishes

Repeat from 1

Video example

Defiance Bars

• You inflict a lot of Immobilize with this build.
• While in you can use and ⇒ .
• If you are really desperate, you can switch to for .