Troubadour - Power Troubadour

This is a rough draft. Once adequately written, it will progress to the testing stage, where it can be rated by the community. You can help by proposing changes with a comment.

Focused on: Strike damage

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

TBD

This build was last updated on October 27, 2025.

Overview

Power troubadour build for open world

This is a Visions of Eternity build. As such, EVERYTHING in this build is a work in progress and subject to change. All VoE elite specializations have received some changes since the open beta preview event back in August, so further testing is required to assess their open world potential and possible builds.

Troubadours can provide Quickness to themselves and nearby allies.

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Spear

Dagger/Sword

Utility

Weapon Variants

Usage of Spear requires Janthir Wilds Usage of Dagger requires Secrets of the Obscure. Other weapon options you can consider are:

• Dagger + Sword
• Sword + Sword
• Greatsword

Skill Variants

Heal skill

We default to Signet of the Ether, an offensive heal that resets your Phantasm skills for much higher burst damage. As a downside, you lack a heal on demand, as the Signet becomes part of your damage rotation. Other alternatives are:

• Ether Feast -

Utility skills

• Mantra of Pain -
• Blink -
• Tale of the Valiant Marshall -
• Tale of the Soulkeeper -
• Tale of the Tortured Mastermind -

Specializations

Variants

Equipment

Ascended gear is not required.

Head
Berserker

Shoulders
Assassin

Chest
Berserker

Hands
Assassin

Legs
Assassin

Feet
Assassin

Backpiece
Berserker

Accessory
Assassin

Accessory
Assassin

Amulet
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Spear
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Dagger
Berserker

Sword
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

If you are gearing this character from zero, start with exotic quality gear. Search the trading post for "Zhed" armor, "Uzoku" dagger, "Bonetti" sword, "Impaler" spear, and "Ebonblade" greatsword. Upgrade to ascended gear as you progress. See also: Guide:How to Gear a Character.

• If you don't have access to land spear with Janthir Wilds, replace it with Focus or Greatsword.
• If you don't have access to dagger with Weaponmaster Training from Secrets of the Obscure, replace it with Mainhand sword.
• Other relic options include Relic of Zakiros to trade a minor amount of damage for sustain or Relic of the Cavalier to start combat with boons.
• For defense, equip the highest tier Jade Core you can afford.

Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

• Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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• /

Farming

• Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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• (and variants)

Profession mechanic

Clones are replaced by notes. Shatters are replaced by instruments.

Quickness

You provide quickness with the trait Life of the Party ...

You provide Fury with Master Fencer and Fury and Might with Tale of the Soulkeeper.

CC

• Deafening Drum
• Illusionary Riposte ⇒ Counter Blade
• Mental Collapse when empowered by Clarity.