Tempest - Dagger/Dagger

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Maybe it never coalesced into something brilliant. Maybe it never made it off the ground floor. Maybe we based our better ideas off of it. Basic builds are anywhere from downright bad to just shy of being good enough to showcase. These builds share the widest ratings and can lead to wildly differing levels of success.

Focused on: Hybrid damage, Support, Bunkering.

Designed for:

Conquest

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Overview

A well-balanced build that can burst single targets as well as might-stack and heal an entire team.

Skill Bar

Dagger/DaggerHealingUtilityElite

Slot Changes

• "Wash the Pain Away!"

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  25

  "Wash the Pain Away!"

  Shout. Mists billow out of the player, healing allies that are in range.

  First Heal: 3,560

  Second Heal: 1,950

  Third Heal: 980

  Number of Targets: 5

  First Heal Radius: 180

  Second Heal Radius: 240

  Third Heal Radius: 360
  - Enormous aoe heal. Great for supporting a team over supporting yourself.
• Mist Form

  75

  Mist Form

  Cantrip. Morph into an invulnerable, vaporous mist for a brief time.

  Movement Speed Increase: 66%

  Duration: 3 seconds

  Prevents Capture-Point Contribution

  Breaks stun
  - a great 'panic button' while under heavy focus.
• Cleansing Fire

  40

  Cleansing Fire

  Cantrip. Cure three conditions and burn foes.

  ₃Burning (4s): 1,572 Damage

  Conditions Removed: 3

  Number of Targets: 5

  Radius: 240
  - excellent condition cleansing.
• "Aftershock!"

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  45

  "Aftershock!"

  Shout. Call upon the earth to cripple and immobilize foes in the area around you. Allies in the initial blast gain magnetic aura.

  ₂Damage: 888

  Magnetic Aura (5s): Reflect projectiles with magnetic energy.

  Crippled (6s): -50% Movement Speed

  Immobilize (2s): Unable to move.

  Number of Targets: 5

  Blast Radius: 240

  Combo Finisher: Blast

  Range: 600
  - Short CD blast finisher that applies an immobilize. Great for landing
  Burning Speed

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  15

  Burning Speed

  Slide forward and blast the area, leaving behind a line of fire that burns foes.

  Blast Damage: 710

  Fire Wall Damage: 36

  Burning (1½s): 131 Damage

  Number of Targets: 5

  Fire Wall Duration: 4 seconds

  Blast Radius: 240

  Evade: ¾ seconds

  Combo Field: Fire

  Range: 600
  .

Specializations

Variants

• Take
  Bountiful Power

  Bountiful Power

  Deal 2% more damage for each boon on you
  if you don't think you will be able to might stack sufficiently. This will result a 20+% extra damage buff every time you complete an overload at the cost of some useful dodge abilities.

Equipment

9

Superior Sigil of Leeching

Your next attack after swapping to this weapon while in combat steals some health. (Cooldown: 9s)

9

Superior Sigil of Energy

Gain 50% of your endurance when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)

Superior Rune of Leadership

(1): +8 to All Stats (2): +5% Boon Duration (3): +12 to All Stats (4): +10% Boon Duration (5): +16 to All Stats (6): +10% Boon Duration; when you use an elite skill, convert up to 3 conditions into boons of all nearby allies. (Cooldown: 45 seconds)

Celestial Amulet

+460 Power +460 Precision +460 Toughness +460 Vitality +460 Ferocity +460 Healing Power +460 Condition Damage

Variants

Dagger/Dagger

• Superior Sigil of Doom

  9

  Superior Sigil of Doom

  Your next attack after you swap to this weapon while in combat inflicts poison (6 seconds). (Cooldown: 9s)
• Superior Sigil of Battle

  9

  Superior Sigil of Battle

  Gain 2 stacks of might (20 seconds) when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)
• Superior Sigil of Strength

  1

  Superior Sigil of Strength

  60% Chance on Critical: Gain Might (10 seconds). (Cooldown: 1s)
• Superior Sigil of Hydromancy

  9

  Superior Sigil of Hydromancy

  Damage nearby foes and chill them for 2 seconds when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)

Rune

• Superior Rune of Hoelbrak

  Superior Rune of Hoelbrak

  (1): +25 Power (2): +10% Might Duration (3): +50 Power (4): 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5s) (5): +100 Power (6): +20% Might Duration; -20% condition duration applied to you.
• Superior Rune of Strength

  Superior Rune of Strength

  (1): +25 Power (2): +10% Might Duration (3): +50 Power (4): 20% Might Duration (5): +100 Power (6): +20% Might Duration; +5% damage while under the effects of might.
• Superior Rune of Durability

  Superior Rune of Durability

  (1): +25 Toughness (2): +5% Boon Duration (3): +50 Toughness (4): 25% chance when struck to grant nearby allies protection and regeneration for 3 seconds and resistance for 1 second. (Cooldown: 20 seconds) (5): +100 Toughness (6): +15% Boon Duration; +125 Vitality

See D/D Elementalist for basic usage. Everything posted here will be small additions to the original build.

Usage

• All of your overloads break stun and apply Stability, Protection, as well as Swiftness. This is EXTREMELY useful.
• Unless your Stability is corrupted, all of your overloads are unstoppable. This is especially good for
  Overload Water

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  20

  Overload Water

  Overload. Create a surge of accumulated water magic, healing and cleansing allies. When the cast ends, heal the area and apply regeneration. Using this skill causes the attunement to have a longer recharge.

  Healing: 392

  Final Healing: 2,132

  Regeneration (8s): 1,040 Heal

  Conditions Removed per Pulse: 1

  Water Attunement Recharge: 20 seconds

  Interval: 1 second

  Radius: 360
  as you can heal relatively safely/quickly without worrying about interrupts.
• All of your overloads apply an aura. This makes for insane sustain on some skills where you can double dip. For example,
  Shocking Aura

  25

  Shocking Aura

  Envelop yourself with electrical energy that stuns nearby foes if they attack you. Each attaker can be affected by this only once every 2 seconds.

  Shocking Aura (4s): Stun nearby attacking foes with an electric shock (only once per 2 seconds for each attacker).

  Stun (1s): Unable to use skills or move.
  procs after you
  Overload Air

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  20

  Overload Air

  Overload. Use your air magic to summon a nimbus that repeatedly strikes nearby allies, then create a lingering static region that strikes enemies at the same interval. Using this skill causes the attunement to have a longer recharge.

  Damage: 312

  Static Charge (10s): Your next attack delivers a lightning strike.

  Vulnerability (10s): 1% Incoming Damage, 1% Incoming Condition Damage

  Number of Targets: 3

  Field Duration: 4 seconds

  Attack Interval: ¼s

  Radius: 360

  Combo Field: Lightning

  Breaks stun

  Range: 360
  but it can also be applied again directly after with your 3 skill on Dagger. Same goes for
  Frost Aura

  40

  Frost Aura

  Protect yourself with frost armor that reduces incoming damage by 10%. While active, it chills foes that hit you. Each attaker can be affected by this only once per second.

  Frost Aura (7s): -10% Incoming Damage

  Chilled (2s): -66% Movement Speed, -66% Skill Recharge Rate
  and
  Overload Water

  4

  20

  Overload Water

  Overload. Create a surge of accumulated water magic, healing and cleansing allies. When the cast ends, heal the area and apply regeneration. Using this skill causes the attunement to have a longer recharge.

  Healing: 392

  Final Healing: 2,132

  Regeneration (8s): 1,040 Heal

  Conditions Removed per Pulse: 1

  Water Attunement Recharge: 20 seconds

  Interval: 1 second

  Radius: 360
  .
• For max DPS, overload an attunement and immediately switch to Fire. Harmonious Conduit gives you 10% added damage upon doing this.
• "Rebound!"

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  75

  "Rebound!"

  Shout. Shout and infuse your allies with arcane energy. Allies who would take lethal damage while this is active ignore the deathblow and are healed instead. If the effect expires naturally, grant an aura based on your current attunement.

  Healing: 2,131

  Fire Shield (5s): Enveloped in a fiery shield that burns foes, grants might each time you are struck (1 second cooldown per attacker).

  Frost Aura (5s): -10% Incoming Damage

  Shocking Aura (5s): Stun nearby attacking foes with an electric shock (only once per 2 seconds for each attacker).

  Magnetic Aura (5s): Reflect projectiles with magnetic energy.

  Rebound (5s): Ignore the next lethal blow and receive healing

  Number of Allied Targets: 5

  Radius: 600
  is more useful as an extra aura application than a way to save teammates on the brink of death. If timed correctly, you can keep
  Shocking Aura

  25

  Shocking Aura

  Envelop yourself with electrical energy that stuns nearby foes if they attack you. Each attaker can be affected by this only once every 2 seconds.

  Shocking Aura (4s): Stun nearby attacking foes with an electric shock (only once per 2 seconds for each attacker).

  Stun (1s): Unable to use skills or move.
  aura up almost infinitely. Note that the aura will not apply until after the skill has expired.

Combos

• Overload Air

  4

  20

  Overload Air

  Overload. Use your air magic to summon a nimbus that repeatedly strikes nearby allies, then create a lingering static region that strikes enemies at the same interval. Using this skill causes the attunement to have a longer recharge.

  Damage: 312

  Static Charge (10s): Your next attack delivers a lightning strike.

  Vulnerability (10s): 1% Incoming Damage, 1% Incoming Condition Damage

  Number of Targets: 3

  Field Duration: 4 seconds

  Attack Interval: ¼s

  Radius: 360

  Combo Field: Lightning

  Breaks stun

  Range: 360
  and
  Overload Fire

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  20

  Overload Fire

  Overload. Unleash all flames you've accumulated, searing enemies and strengthening allies. Finishing the cast leaves a tornado behind. Using this skill causes the attunement to have longer recharge.

  Pulse Damage: 367

  Pulse Burning (3s): 393 Damage

  Pulse Might (12s): +30 Power, +30 Condition Damage

  Duration: 5 seconds

  Interval: 1 second

  Breaks stun

  Combo Field: Fire

  Combo Finisher: Whirl

  Range: 180
  create combo fields upon completion. You can use these to stack additional might or apply Daze/Vulnerability. Note, you can Overload Fire inside of
  Ring of Fire

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  15

  Ring of Fire

  Damage nearby foes with a ring of fire, burning foes that pass through it.

  Damage: 441

  ₂Initial Burning (4s): 1,048 Damage

  Pass-Through Burning (2s): 262 Damage

  Ring of Fire Duration: 5 seconds

  Radius: 240

  Combo Field: Fire
  for additional burning bolts.

Counters

• Boon corruption