Synquel
1. Introduction
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DRAFT Build: Virtuoso - Confuse You Oh So
This can be considered a roamer variant of Condi Signet Virt, which trades a lot of its sustain/invulnerability/blocks for spike condi damage and stealth.
Skill Bar
Scepter/Pistol
Axe/Torch
Utility
Specializations
PvP Equipment
Scepter
Pistol
Sigil
Sigil
Axe
Torch
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
Amulet
Relic
Variants
- For the open utility slot, some options could be:
- for extra cleanse
- for distortion and restocking blades
- to recharge bladesongs quicker
- An alternative approach is , which could pair well with and even or in the open utility slot. But care must be taken with how is used. It might be counter-intuitive to disable an opponent that is already inflicted with confusion, as that would negate damage from the confusion they are already inflicted with. It may be better to let the opponent finish casting their skills so that the existing confusion stacks trigger their damage. Instead, could be used when the opponent is inflicted with no or few stacks of confusion but five or more stacks of torment. This can be achieved through (which provides torment thanks to ), , , or the auto attack chains of either weaponset.
Usage
- The build’s greatest weapon is
- It inflicts a staggering 20 stacks of confusion. It normally only applies one stack of confusion for each of the five blades but the Illusions trait inflicts an extra stack per blade and the combination of Dueling traits and inflict two extra stacks per blade. In total that is four stacks of confusion per blade.
- The Dueling trait , Illusions traits and , and Virtuoso traits and , inflict blind, torment, cripple, bleeding (on a critical hit) and vulnerability (on a critical hit) respectively per blade. Conveniently, many of these are applied after the confusion, so they also serve the role of cover conditions.
- Dodging triggers the Virtuoso trait , which makes (along with the other bladesongs) unblockable. Dodges are an extremely valuable resource for mitigating damage, so think very carefully before sacrificing them just to make unblockable. Sometimes it can be worth it, for example, to penetrate blocks, reflects or projectile denial effects at critical times. In other situations you may have already dodged for damage mitigation recently and triggered passively, or the opponent has used up their defensive abilities so does not need to be made unblockable.
- The Virtuoso trait grants fury when is cast and provides bonus expertise to fury. Furthermore, the Virtuoso trait provides +10% bonus critical chance to fury.
- Be wary of when is used. It can be blocked, reflected, projectile denied, evaded or cleansed so it may be better to bait out the opponent's defences with other abilities first.
- It shares the same resource as (and the other bladesongs). If is used, blades will need to be restocked before can be used. For that reason, try to ensure other defensive options are available when using .
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- It shares the same resource as (and the other bladesongs). If is used, blades will need to be restocked before can be used. For that reason, it is generally considered the absolute last resort as a defensive tool when no other defensive options are available.
- The Illusions trait makes a reflect. It can be used offensively to counter incoming projectiles, especially if those projectiles scale well with condition damage. But it is usually better used defensively to mitigate damage. When used defensively, be wary of reflecting projectiles from stealth as that could reveal you.
grants a brief period of invulnerability.
- The Scepter + Pistol weaponset
- The auto attack stocks a blade at the end of its chain, as well as applying a bit of torment.
- is a block that transitions into an evade, while applying torment on the attacker and stocking a blade.
- The main combo of the weapon set is -> -> . Using after allows the Dueling trait to reduce the cooldown of both skills. Furthermore, the first packet of damage from usually hits before , which can help remove aegis and improve the likelihood of landing. stuns an opponent for two seconds, which can help to land while the phantasm from unloads its attack.
- The Axe + Torch weaponset
- inflicts cripple, torment, and stocks a blade so try to use it when fewer than five blades are stocked.
- , if used offensively, applies more stacks of confusion the more blades are stocked and is a 600 range teleport. It can also be used defensively as an evade.
- can be used defensively for its condition cleanse, its stealth to escape pressure, or its blind that is inflicted on nearby opponents, which also triggers the Dueling trait to inflict a couple of stacks of confusion. Meanwhile, the stealth can also be used offensively to setup a burst. Three seconds after it is cast, a flame blast inflicts a stack of burning on nearby opponents that is made more potent by the Illusions trait , which adds another two stacks of burning.
- inflicts a stack of burning on nearby opponents upon cast, which is enhanced by , which adds another two stacks of burning. It also generates a phantasm that attacks a few moments later, to inflict more burning, confusion and a small daze.
- A few of the possible combos are:
- -> just before completes its cast time
- -> -> just before completes its cast time and just as the flame burst from activates
- ->
- -> ->
- -> -> x2
- Try to use when fully stocked on blades, as its healing and condition cleanse scale with the number of stocked blades.
- passively increases expertise, but its main role is a stun break on activation that also applies blind on nearby opponents, which in turn applies a bit of confusion through the Dueling trait . If stunned and about to be burst by an opponent, an option is to counterattack with the combo -> dodge -> .
- , which also acts as a stun break, is mainly an escape tool but in some situations it can be sacrificed as an offensive gap closer. For example, the combo -> can be used to stealth a distant ally and peel for them when they are being chased by opponents.
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