Tempest - Condi DPS
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Focused on: Condition damage
Designed for: Raids
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
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.
Template Code
Specializations
Equipment
Grieving
Viper
Viper
Viper
Viper
Viper
Viper
Grieving
Viper
Viper
Viper
Viper
Grieving
Grieving
x6
x18
Consumables
Food
-
- If you wish to use ascended food, use the ascended versions of . It would be optimal to switch the chest to
Grieving stats in this case.
- If you wish to use ascended food, use the ascended versions of . It would be optimal to switch the chest to
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
- (only if you can pre-cast it)
Loop
- before cast finishes
- (optional)
- before cast finishes (be careful not to use other skills before has finished channelling)
- (optional)
Repeat from 1
Defiance Bars
- You inflict a lot of
Immobilize with this build.
- While in you can use → .
- If you are really desperate, you can switch to for .
Ratings


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