Virtuoso - Power DPS
Our curator decided this build is in the current metagame regardless of rating. The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great
Focused on: Direct damage
Designed for: Raids and Fractals
Expansions required: 
Overview
Power virtuoso is a simple yet effective build that deals great burst and sustained damage. It has access to evades and blocks, permanent 
Fury, and inflicts large amounts of 
Vulnerability.
Skill Bar
Weapon Variants
- Greatsword can replace Spear for players that don't own Janthir Wilds. This also makes the build fully ranged, which could have niche use.
- Offhand Sword can be replaced with a Focus for access to the powerful . However this is a significant DPS loss, so should only be done as a last resort.
Skill Variants
or may be swapped out for other utilities as desired.
- offers similar DPS but adds some extra CC.
Template Code
Specializations
Trait Variants
- Use when running Greatsword.
Equipment
Assassin
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Assassin
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
x6
x18
- is practically identical damage.
- is less damage, but allows you to save some CC (, and if Greatsword). The DPS difference is fairly small so use whichever you prefer.
- You should aim for ~2005 precision.
Impact Variant
If you want to run this build on encounters where the boss can be stunned, you may benefit more from running a instead of the . To make up for the lost crit chance, make the following gear changes:
- Switch the amulet, one ring, one accessory and the backpiece to
Assassin stats.
- You should aim for 2155 precision.
More convenient, but lower DPS options:
- Use and switch the amulet to Assassin stats.
- Switch the for the instead.
Consumables
Food
- or ascended versions
Utility
Usage
Spear rotation
The most important skill to understand on Spear is . This skill is a spin attack that deals extra damage to enemies that are on the outer edge of its radius. This radius roughly corresponds to maximum melee range, so you can reliably hit with it, but you may need to stand further back than usual and annoy some boon supports.
Hitting your target with applies a buff called 
Clarity. Your next use of one of your Spear skills 2-5 will consume the buff and gain an enhanced effect:
- grants you
Might - heals for more
- summons an extra phantasm
- stuns your target
Of these, the only one that increases your damage is , so this will be the skill we want to enhance.
Opener
Try to start with five blades stocked, charged, and begin on Dagger/Sword.
- , and during the cast
- and once you have the buff - both are instant cast and can be used during other skills
Weapon Swap- - applies Clarity
- - consumes Clarity to summon an extra phantasm
- - maintains Deadly Blades and Relic of Fireworks buffs
- Autoattack, and use as soon as you can
- ⇒ ⇒ x2
- once it reaches full charges
- - maintains Deadly Blades and Relic of Fireworks buffs
- Weapon Swap
Dagger/Sword Loop
Steps 1-3 of the Dagger/Sword loop are important to perform quickly to avoid delaying the swap back to Spear, you also need to be sure to use off cooldown so that you can fit 3 of them in.
- , and once it reaches full charges
- , and when it comes off cooldown
- , and during the cast
- Weapon Swap
Spear Loop
If you want to save for CC, then delay and use it in between the auto chains at step 13.
- + - consumes Clarity to summon an extra phantasm
- - maintains Deadly Blades and Relic of Fireworks buffs
- Autoattack, and use as soon as you can
- - this recharges Mind the Gap
- ⇒ ⇒ x2
- - maintains Deadly Blades and Relic of Fireworks buffs
- Weapon Swap
- Return to start of Dagger/Sword Loop
Greatsword rotation
Opener
Try to start with five blades stocked, charged, and begin on Dagger/Sword.
- , and during the cast
- and once you have the buff - both are instant cast and can be used during other skills
- Weapon Swap
Greatsword Loop
Each Greatsword Loop is opened and closed with and , using other skills off cooldown in between. If you want to save for CC, then delay until just before at step 13
- + (skip Power Spike on the very first loop as you used a charge in the opener)
- until Mirror Blade is nearly off cooldown
- until Mind Stab is off cooldown
- Weapon Swap
Dagger/Sword Loop
Steps 1-3 of the Dagger/Sword loop are important to perform quickly to avoid delaying the swap back to Greatsword, you also need to be sure to use off cooldown so that you can fit 3 of them in.
- , and once it reaches full charges
- , and when it comes off cooldown
- , and during the cast
- Weapon Swap
- Return to start of Greatsword Loop
Sword/Focus rotation
Opener
Try to start with five blades stocked, charged, and begin on Sword/Focus. The dagger section of the opener is broadly the same as the Dagger/Sword loop below.
- Weapon Swap
- and once you have the buff from - both are instant cast and can be used during other skills
- Weapon Swap
- - make sure you're at five blades
- and until Bladesong Harmony is ready - should come off cooldown when you still have the deadly buff, but before you start losing stacks of
- until Unstable Bladestorm is off cooldown
- - this is mostly to maintain , so skip if you think you'll need the CC
- Weapon Swap
Sword/Focus Loop
The Sword/Focus loop is very simple, just be sure to use early and weapon swap immediately after using it a second time.
- Autoattack until Bladesong Harmony is off cooldown
- Autoattack until Phantasmal Disenchanter is off cooldown
- Weapon Swap
Dagger/Sword Loop
Steps 1-5 of the Dagger/Sword loop are important to get in the correct order to avoid delaying the swap back to Sword/Focus, you also need to be sure to use off cooldown so that you can fit 4 of them in. If you reach step 15 and is still on cooldown, just skip that step and weapon swap.
- until you have five blades stocked
- until Unstable Bladestorm is off cooldown
- Weapon Swap
- Return to start of Sword/Focus Loop
General Tips
- Use off cooldown.
- Use when it reaches maximum charges - ideally while under the effects of both and
- can be used to provide higher uptime of , but make sure not to use up your stock of blades just before you want to use or .
- If you cancel the aftercast of your Bladesongs too soon (such as with , or ), it will not apply the buff.
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