Tempest - Staff DPS (R)

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Focused on: Direct damage, Support.

Designed for:

Raid

Expansions required:

Overview

The Tempest Staff Build. This Build offers very high damage and decent utility.

Skill Bar

StaffHealingUtilityElite

Slot Changes

Healing Skills

• Glyph of Elemental Harmony

  1¼

  25

  Glyph of Elemental Harmony

  Glyph. Heal yourself and gain a boon based on your attunement.

  Healing: 4,894

  ₃Might (20s): 90 Power, 90 Condition Damage

  Regen (10s): 1,300 Heal

  Swiftness (10s): 33% Movement Speed

  Protection (3s): -33% Incoming Damage
  if you need higher self sustain at the cost of less group healing. Use when boss invulnerable phases like Gorseval or Keep Construct are over to make sure your Scholar is always up before starting your DPS rotation.

Specializations

Variants

• Elemental Bastion with Unstable Conduit if low Scholar uptime.
• Can't find such trait "Tempest Defense"! Please refer to our trait index for a dps boost on Keep Construct and Gorseval.

Equipment

Stats

• All armor, weapons, and trinkets are Berserker's.

Upgrades

Superior Sigil of Accuracy

+7% Critical Chance

Superior Sigil of Force

+5% Damage

6x

Superior Rune of the Scholar

(1): +25 Power (2): +35 Ferocity (3): +50 Power (4): +65 Ferocity (5): +100 Power (6): +125 Ferocity, +5% damage while your health is above 90%.

Infusions

• Mighty Infusion

  Mighty Infusion

  +5 Power +5 Agony Resistance
  for all infusion slots.

Consumables

Food

• Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup

  Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup

  Nourishment (1 h):

  +100 Power+70 Ferocity+10% Experience from Kills

  Consumable

Utility

• Potent Superior Sharpening Stone

  Potent Superior Sharpening Stone

  Nourishment (1 h):

  Gain power equal to 3% of your precisionGain power equal to 6% of your ferocity+10 Experience from kills

  Consumable

Usage

DPS Rotation

• Video Example of rotation start

Notes

• Didn't include
  Burning Retreat

  20

  Burning Retreat

  Quickly roll backwards, leaving behind a line of fire that burns.

  Damage: 24

  Burning (1s): 328 Damage

  Duration: 6 seconds

  Evade: 1 second

  Combo Field: Fire
  into rotation as you can miss out on buffs if too far. Recommend using it for mobility only.
• The
  Fiery Rush

  1¼

  10

  Fiery Rush

  Charge at your foe, leaving a line of fire behind you.

  Damage: 895

  Fire Wall Damage: 45

  Condition Effect Ignored

  Condition Effect Ignored

  Fire Wall Duration: 3 seconds

  Range: 900
  "trick" uses Skill Retargeting option, just detarget before using
  Fiery Rush

  1¼

  10

  Fiery Rush

  Charge at your foe, leaving a line of fire behind you.

  Damage: 895

  Fire Wall Damage: 45

  Condition Effect Ignored

  Condition Effect Ignored

  Fire Wall Duration: 3 seconds

  Range: 900
  then target back after to leap. It's not a really significant dps increase but it is one nonetheless (12+ ticks from trail) and easy to do in actual raids. Using
  Fiery Rush

  1¼

  10

  Fiery Rush

  Charge at your foe, leaving a line of fire behind you.

  Damage: 895

  Fire Wall Damage: 45

  Condition Effect Ignored

  Condition Effect Ignored

  Fire Wall Duration: 3 seconds

  Range: 900
  inside hitbox with target will also apply 4 ticks from trail.
• Assuming Quickness, prioritize big damage skills over
  Lava Font

  6

  Lava Font

  Make lava erupt from the target area.

  ₄Damage: 780

  Number of Targets: 5

  Duration: 4 seconds

  Radius: 120

  Combo Field: Fire

  Range: 1,200
  , so if
  Lava Font

  6

  Lava Font

  Make lava erupt from the target area.

  ₄Damage: 780

  Number of Targets: 5

  Duration: 4 seconds

  Radius: 120

  Combo Field: Fire

  Range: 1,200
  has 1-2s cd left and
  Meteor Shower

  3¾

  30

  Meteor Shower

  Call down a meteor shower onto the target area.

  Damage: 317

  Number of Impacts: 24

  Number of Targets: 3

  Duration: 9 seconds

  Damage Radius: 120

  Radius: 360

  Range: 1,200
  or
  Overload Fire

  4

  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
  is up then use those first.
• Ice Bow burst should be always done after an Overload for the 10% mod from Harmonious Conduit.
• Transition into Air through
  Meteor Shower

  3¾

  30

  Meteor Shower

  Call down a meteor shower onto the target area.

  Damage: 317

  Number of Impacts: 24

  Number of Targets: 3

  Duration: 9 seconds

  Damage Radius: 120

  Radius: 360

  Range: 1,200
  if
  Glyph of Storms

  1¼

  60

  Glyph of Storms

  Glyph. Create a storm based on your attunement.

  Firestorm (10s)

  Ice Storm (6s)

  Lightning Storm (9s)

  Sandstorm (10s)

  Range: 900
  or
  Conjure Fiery Greatsword

  1

  180

  Conjure Fiery Greatsword

  Conjure. Manifest a fiery greatsword in your hands and at the target location. When it lands, it damages and burns foes. Wielders of this weapon gain increased power and condition damage.

  Damage: 246

  Conjure Fire Attributes: 260 Power, 180 Condition Damage

  Number of Charges: 15

  Burning (3s): 984 Damage

  Number of Targets: 3

  Duration: 60 seconds

  Radius: 150

  Range: 1,200
  are up or through
  Conjure Fiery Greatsword

  1

  180

  Conjure Fiery Greatsword

  Conjure. Manifest a fiery greatsword in your hands and at the target location. When it lands, it damages and burns foes. Wielders of this weapon gain increased power and condition damage.

  Damage: 246

  Conjure Fire Attributes: 260 Power, 180 Condition Damage

  Number of Charges: 15

  Burning (3s): 984 Damage

  Number of Targets: 3

  Duration: 60 seconds

  Radius: 150

  Range: 1,200
  if
  Meteor Shower

  3¾

  30

  Meteor Shower

  Call down a meteor shower onto the target area.

  Damage: 317

  Number of Impacts: 24

  Number of Targets: 3

  Duration: 9 seconds

  Damage Radius: 120

  Radius: 360

  Range: 1,200
  and
  Overload Fire

  4

  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
  are on at least 9s cooldown.
• This rotation counts Can't find such trait "Tempest Defense"! Please refer to our trait index and not Inscription. With low Alacrity uptime the second
  Glyph of Storms

  1¼

  60

  Glyph of Storms

  Glyph. Create a storm based on your attunement.

  Firestorm (10s)

  Ice Storm (6s)

  Lightning Storm (9s)

  Sandstorm (10s)

  Range: 900
  might be on cooldown for it to be casted in Air. Consider transitioning to Air through the next
  Meteor Shower

  3¾

  30

  Meteor Shower

  Call down a meteor shower onto the target area.

  Damage: 317

  Number of Impacts: 24

  Number of Targets: 3

  Duration: 9 seconds

  Damage Radius: 120

  Radius: 360

  Range: 1,200
  if that is the case.
• Drop Conjures in spots you know you can pick them up again after. For example at Gorse you can drop
  Conjure Fiery Greatsword

  1

  180

  Conjure Fiery Greatsword

  Conjure. Manifest a fiery greatsword in your hands and at the target location. When it lands, it damages and burns foes. Wielders of this weapon gain increased power and condition damage.

  Damage: 246

  Conjure Fire Attributes: 260 Power, 180 Condition Damage

  Number of Charges: 15

  Burning (3s): 984 Damage

  Number of Targets: 3

  Duration: 60 seconds

  Radius: 150

  Range: 1,200
  next to the Spirit you will go to during split or at Sloth can drop
  Conjure Frost Bow

  ¼

  60

  Conjure Frost Bow

  Conjure. Manifest a frost bow in your hands and at the target location. Wielders of this weapon gain increased condition duration and healing power.

  Conjure Frost Attributes: 20% Condition Duration, 180 Healing

  Number of Charges: 15

  Duration: 60 seconds

  Range: 1,200
  where Sloth would stop for CC Phase, same for
  Conjure Fiery Greatsword

  1

  180

  Conjure Fiery Greatsword

  Conjure. Manifest a fiery greatsword in your hands and at the target location. When it lands, it damages and burns foes. Wielders of this weapon gain increased power and condition damage.

  Damage: 246

  Conjure Fire Attributes: 260 Power, 180 Condition Damage

  Number of Charges: 15

  Burning (3s): 984 Damage

  Number of Targets: 3

  Duration: 60 seconds

  Radius: 150

  Range: 1,200
  .
• If unstable Alacrity uptime then can do
  Fireball

  1

  Fireball

  Cast a fireball that explodes on impact and hits multiple foes.

  Damage: 207

  Number of Targets: 3

  Radius: 120

  Range: 1,200
  between
  Meteor Shower

  3¾

  30

  Meteor Shower

  Call down a meteor shower onto the target area.

  Damage: 317

  Number of Impacts: 24

  Number of Targets: 3

  Duration: 9 seconds

  Damage Radius: 120

  Radius: 360

  Range: 1,200
  and
  Overload Fire

  4

  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
  instead of
  Flame Burst

  ½

  10

  Flame Burst

  Burn foes at the target location.

  Damage: 39

  ₂Burning (6s): 1,572 Damage

  Number of Targets: 5

  Radius: 180

  Range: 1,200
  .

Breakbar

• Try to fit CC into your rotation without completely destroying your DPS.
• For example at Sloth you can go to Air before Break Bar then do your full CC chain (
  Gust

  ¼

  25

  Gust

  Push foes backwards with a burst of air.

  Knockback: 400

  Number of Targets: 5

  Range: 1,200
  24px Static Field
  Deep Freeze

  1½

  30

  Deep Freeze

  Encase your target in a block of solid ice.

  Damage: 260

  ₅Chilled (1s): -66% Movement Speed, -66% Skill Recharge Rate

  Duration: 5 seconds

  Range: 900
  ) then
  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
  once CC Phase is over into
  Frost Fan

  ¼

  15

  Frost Fan

  Damage foes with a spread of icy arrows that cause chill.

  ₇Damage: 455

  Chilled (1s): -66% Movement Speed, -66% Skill Recharge Rate

  Range: 900
  and
  Ice Storm

  2¾

  20

  Ice Storm

  Call down an ice strom on the target area.

  Damage: 178

  Bleeding (6s): 132 Damage

  Number of Impacts: 24

  Number of Targets: 3

  Radius: 240

  Range: 900
  then back to
  Fire Attunement

  10

  Fire Attunement

  Attune to fire, gaining heavy damage and burning abilities.

Encounter specific Tips

Forsaken Thicket

Spirit Vale

Vale Guardian

• Use Burning Retreat to reach the Green Circle if you're assigned to doing them.
• If not doing Green Circles then run Fresh Air Staff DPS instead.
• During split start in Earth Attunement for Overload Earth as protection helps a lot against Aura damage, can also dodge it every 3s.
• On downtimes during the Split-Phases feel free to swap to Water Attunement to fully heal up your teammates and chill seekers.

Ghost events

• You can abuse the Adrenalin Mushrooms to get a decent amount of Conjure Fiery Greatsword.
• Use Lightning Flash, Conjure Fiery Greatsword and "Eye of the Storm!" for a high mobility.
• You can keep the Conjure Fiery Greatsword the whole time, but try to support your team as well with Glyph of Storms while attuned to Earth Attunement and Overload Water but don't forget to actually do damage too as Ele's are usually the main source of AoE damage here.
• For the running part, try to cast Meteor Shower and Ice Storm on top of the walls to let all hits drop in one spot.
• Drop Conjure Fiery Greatsword for mobility.

Gorseval the Multifarious

• Overload Fire gives you 1 stack of Stability. You won't get interrupted by his knockback, but Gale Song will still proc.
• Try not to use Frost Fan or Burning Retreat during the CC phase, you most likely will instantly go into downed state.
• Depending on your group DPS, you can clean Orbs during the invuln phase. Don't waste too much damage on them and only clear as much as needed.

Bandit event

• Swap to Fresh Air for better cleave with
  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
  .
• Use Glyph of Storms while attuned to Earth Attunement to blind the Bandits on a stacking spot.

Sabetha the Saboteur

• Run Fresh Air Staff DPS here.

Salvation Pass

Slothasor

• Gale Song is an automatic stunbreak for the the Fear after the CC phase but you have to pay attention that your trait doesn't proc on the tremor attack before.
• You can swap to Air Attunement before the CC phase and use Gust 24px Static Field then Deep Freeze followed up by Overload Air into Frost Fan and Ice Storm.

Rescue Pact Leader

• Run Fresh Air Staff DPS here.

Matthias Gabrel

• You will have to decide which build to play here based on few factors:
  • Fresh Air Staff DPS is best DPS here.
  • If Matthias moves a lot for whatever reasons then your
    Lava Font

    6

    Lava Font

    Make lava erupt from the target area.

    ₄Damage: 780

    Number of Targets: 5

    Duration: 4 seconds

    Radius: 120

    Combo Field: Fire

    Range: 1,200
    and Meteor Shower won't hit much so should stick to Fresh Air.
  • Fresh Air Staff DPS has low CC and sometimes loses noticeable DPS by having to CC so stick to Fresh Air if you feel like your CC will be needed, usually it shouldn't assuming Mesmers chain their
    Signet of Humility

    1

    180

    Signet of Humility

    Signet Passive: Reduces incoming duration of stuns, dazes, fears, and taunts.
    Signet Active: Transform your foe into a moa bird.

    Duration Decreased: 20%

    Duration: 10 seconds

    Range: 1,200
    .
  • If low Quickness and/or Alacrity uptime then Fresh Air Staff DPS will fall behind Fresh Air.

Stronghold of the Faithful

Escort

• Run Fresh Air Staff DPS here.

Keep Contruct

• Here you should have a Force Impact Assassin's Staff and an Assassin's Backpiece, both with 2 Precise Infusions in them to make up for the Accuracy Sigil loss.
• Swap to Can't find such trait "Tempest Defense"! Please refer to our trait index for burn phase.
• Assist your team with Gust if they need help at Orb pushing.
• Depending on how many Orbs your group decides to do you should adapt your rotation to do as much damage as possible during the given time.
  • Ideal rotation is literally same as the 1st 15-20s from Golem rotation, which can be repeated after Invuln phase too.
  • Only variation is if you do 5 Orbs, then can skip Overload Fire and do Frost Fan and Ice Storm instead since it should phase after that if average group dps.
• During the Invuln Phase keep auto attacking in Water to heal people up.

Twisted Castle

• Swap to Fresh Air for better cleave with Overload Air.
• Use Lightning Flash and "Eye of the Storm!" for mobility.
• Use Glyph of Storms in Earth Attunement to blind ads.
• Try to avoid using Conjure Fiery Greatsword if you know that you will need "Rebound!" for Xera.

Xera

• Run Fresh Air Staff DPS here.