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{{Build
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| profession = mesmer
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| specialization = virtuoso
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| designed for = Fractal, Raid
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| focus = Hybrid Damage
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| rating = great
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| xpac = eod
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| meta= y
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| difficulty = 1
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}}
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==Overview==
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Condition Virtuoso is a powerful ranged condition DPS build with innate sustain.
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This build inflicts enormous amounts of {{tooltip|Bleeding}} damage through critical hits while generating lots of Blades to use Bladesongs essentially off cooldown. It is quite simple, yet effective, but very dependent on having the right gear.
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==Template Code==
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{{TemplateCode|code = [&DQcBHRgdQjsjDyMPgQGBAYMBgwGCAd0a5RrtEgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=]}}
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==Skill Bar==
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{{Skill bar
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|profession = mesmer
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|specialization = virtuoso
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|weapon1 = Dagger
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|weapon2 = Sword
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|weapon3 = Dagger
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|weapon4 = Focus
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|healing = Signet of the Ether
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|utility1 = Signet of Illusions
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|utility2 = Signet of Midnight
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|utility3 = Signet of Domination
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|elite = Thousand Cuts
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}}
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===Weapon Variants===
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* Phantasmal Warden attacks randomly any target at range. If there are many adds, it might be better to use pistol.
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===Skill Variants===
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'''Utility'''
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* {{Skill|Signet of Illusions}} can be dropped for more utility if needed.
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* {{Skill|Rain of Swords}} can replace {{Skill|Signet of Illusions}} for a higher cleave, but at the cost of burst.
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'''Elite'''
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* {{Skill|Signet of Humility}} - large amount of crowd control if needed.
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==Specializations==
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{{Specialization|Dueling|top|bot|top}}
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{{Specialization|Illusions|top|bot|top}}
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{{Specialization|Virtuoso|bot|mid|bot}}
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==Equipment==
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{{PvE equipment
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| stats = Sinister
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| weight = Light
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| rune = Superior Rune of the Krait
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| rune-qt = 6
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| weapon1 = Dagger
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| weapon2 = Sword
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| sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Agony
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| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Earth
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| weapon4 = Focus
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| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Earth
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| infusion1 = Malign +9 Agony Infusion
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| infusion1-qt = 18
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| relic = Relic of the Aristocracy
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| head = Rampager
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| shoulders =
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| chest = Rampager
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| hands =
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| legs = Viper
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| feet =
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| amulet =
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| accessory2 = Rampager
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| backpiece = Rampager
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| ring2 =
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}}
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* This setup with {{food|Bowl of Fancy Potato and Leek Soup}} provides 60% crit chance, or 100% with {{Tooltip|Fury}} thanks to {{Trait|Quiet Intensity}}.
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* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Accuracy}} should not be used because Illusions do not gain the increased critical chance from it.
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* If you want to fully min-max, you can use {{Utility|Writ of Masterful Malice}} and optimise your gear set around it.
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* You want to aim for 2155 precision and 100% bleed duration whichever setup you go for.
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===Optimal Gear===
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The following gear allows you to benefit from ascended buffs, and will be slightly more DPS if the lifesteal version is used. This does provide 45 additional toughness though, which may interfere with tanking.
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{{PvE equipment
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| stats = Sinister
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| weight = Light
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| rune = Superior Rune of the Krait
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| rune-qt = 6
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| weapon1 = Dagger
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| weapon2 = Sword
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| sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Agony
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| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Earth
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| weapon4 = Focus
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| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Earth
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| infusion1 = Malign +9 Agony Infusion
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| infusion1-qt = 18
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| relic = Relic of the Aristocracy
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| head = Rampager
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| shoulders =
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| chest = Rampager
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| hands =
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| legs = Rampager
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| feet =
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| amulet =
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| accessory2 =
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| backpiece = Rampager
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| ring2 = Rampager
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}}
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* Use {{food|Spherified Cilantro Oyster Soup}} with this setup.
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==Consumables==
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'''Food'''
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* {{food|Bowl of Fancy Potato and Leek Soup}}
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'''Utility'''
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* {{Utility|Toxic Focusing Crystal}}
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==Usage==
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This build requires an extremely high critical chance, ideally 100%, which is why it uses so much {{Tooltip|Rampager}} gear. Thankfully, {{Trait|Quiet Intensity}} helps with this. The build then converts this high crit chance into {{Tooltip|Bleeding}} damage through {{Trait|Sharper Images}} and {{Trait|Jagged Mind}}. This high bleeding output generates an insane amount of Blades with {{Trait|Bloodsong}}, which are then consumed on Shatters/Bladesongs to both deal direct damage and increase your damage with {{Trait|Deadly Blades}}.
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===Beginner Rotation===
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For a simpler introduction to Condition Virtuoso, [[Build:Virtuoso_-_Condi_Chaos_DPS|Virtuoso - Condi Chaos DPS]] is recommended.
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===Rotation===
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<big>'''Opener'''</big>
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The opener isn't extremely strict, but is mostly based around maximising the benefit of {{trait|Fencer's Finesse}} and {{trait|Deadly Blades}}.
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# {{Skill|Unstable Bladestorm}} + {{skill|Bladeturn Requiem}} during the cast
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# {{Skill|Phantasmal Swordsman}}
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# {{tooltip|Weapon Swap}}
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# {{Skill|Bladecall}}
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# {{Skill|Phantasmal Warden}}
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# {{Skill|Signet of the Ether}}
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# {{Skill|Bladesong Harmony}} - as an ammo skill, we want to get this on cooldown early
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# {{Skill|Phantasmal Warden}}
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# {{Skill|Thousand Cuts}} - cast once you hit 10 stacks of {{trait|Fencer's Finesse}}, as an instant cast it can be used during other skills
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# {{Skill|Bladesong Harmony}} - use once you're back at fives blades
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# {{Skill|Bladecall}}
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# {{Skill|Rain of Swords}} or {{Skill|Signet of Illusions}}
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# {{Skill|Bladesong Sorrow}} - use once you're back at fives blades, this will only be available if you used '''Signet of Illusions'''
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<big>'''Rest of the Rotation'''</big>
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Most of the rest of the rotation is using skills off cooldown, though there is some structure:
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* Thanks to {{trait|Bloodsong}} in combination with {{trait|Jagged Mind}} and {{trait|Sharper Images}}, you stock blades almost as fast as you can spend them.
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** {{Skill|Bladesong Harmony}}, {{Skill|Bladesong Sorrow}} and {{skill|Bladeturn Requiem}} should be used as soon as you reach five blades, with {{Skill|Bladesong Sorrow}} taking priority.
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** {{Skill|Bladesong Dissonance}} deals negligible damage, but can be used to maximise uptime of {{trait|Deadly Blades}} if you cast it as you are about to lose the buff.
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** Use {{Skill|Signet of Illusions}} when {{Skill|Bladesong Sorrow}} is on a long cooldown and {{Skill|Bladesong Harmony}} is out of charges.
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* Use all '''Dagger''' skills, {{Skill|Thousand Cuts}} and {{Skill|Rain of Swords}} (if using) off cooldown.
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* Use {{Skill|Phantasmal Warden}} as soon as you swap to '''Focus''' and {{tooltip|Weapon Swap}} away again as soon as you can
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** Use {{Skill|Signet of the Ether}} as soon as it comes off cooldown, and follow up with another {{Skill|Phantasmal Warden}} - over time {{Skill|Signet of the Ether}} will come up later and later in the '''Focus''' section. The best choice then will depend on how long the phase will last:
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*** If the phase will end within ~50 seconds, stay on '''Focus''' each loop until you can use {{Skill|Signet of the Ether}} &rarr; {{Skill|Phantasmal Warden}}.
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*** If the phase will go on longer, skip {{Skill|Signet of the Ether}} for one '''Focus''' section so that it is immediately available for the '''Focus''' section after that.
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* Use {{Skill|Phantasmal Swordsman}} as soon as you swap to '''Sword''', use it again when it is off cooldown, and then {{tooltip|Weapon Swap}} immediately.
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[https://youtu.be/t8toyNqYQzk Video example]
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===Defense===
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* {{Skill|Bladesong Distortion}} - invulnerability.
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* {{Skill|Illusionary Riposte}} - block.
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===Sustain===
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* Dealing damage heals you thanks to {{Trait|Jagged Mind}}.
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* When {{Skill|Signet of the Ether}} is not on cooldown, every Blade you stock will heal you for a small amount.
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===Crowd control===
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* {{Skill|Bladesong Dissonance}} - daze. Daze duration increases with number of stocked Blades.
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* {{Skill|Illusionary Riposte}}{{to}}{{Skill|Counter Blade}} - daze.
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* {{Skill|Temporal Curtain}}{{to}}{{Skill|Into the Void}} - pull.
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* {{Skill|Signet of Domination}} - stun (emergencies only).

Latest revision as of 14:31, 6 November 2024

Part of the current metagame

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: Hybrid damage

Designed for: Fractals and Raids

Expansions required: End of Dragons builds

Difficulty:
Easy
This build was last updated on November 06, 2024 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

Condition Virtuoso is a powerful ranged condition DPS build with innate sustain.

This build inflicts enormous amounts of Bleeding Bleeding damage through critical hits while generating lots of Blades to use Bladesongs essentially off cooldown. It is quite simple, yet effective, but very dependent on having the right gear.


Template Code

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Skill Bar

Dagger/Sword
Dagger/Focus
Utility


Weapon Variants

  • Phantasmal Warden attacks randomly any target at range. If there are many adds, it might be better to use pistol.


Skill Variants

Utility

  • Signet of Illusions can be dropped for more utility if needed.
  • Rain of Swords can replace Signet of Illusions for a higher cleave, but at the cost of burst.


Elite

  • Signet of Humility - large amount of crowd control if needed.


Specializations


Equipment

Head
Rampager
Shoulders
Sinister
Chest
Rampager
Hands
Sinister
Legs
Viper
Feet
Sinister
Backpiece
Rampager
Accessory
Sinister
Accessory
Rampager
Amulet
Sinister
Ring
Sinister
Ring
Sinister
Dagger
Sinister
Sword
Sinister
Sigil
Sigil
Focus
Sinister
Sigil
Rune
x6
Infusion
x18
Relic
  • This setup with provides 60% crit chance, or 100% with Fury Fury thanks to Quiet Intensity.
  • Sigil of Superior Sigil of Accuracy should not be used because Illusions do not gain the increased critical chance from it.
  • If you want to fully min-max, you can use and optimise your gear set around it.
  • You want to aim for 2155 precision and 100% bleed duration whichever setup you go for.


Optimal Gear

The following gear allows you to benefit from ascended buffs, and will be slightly more DPS if the lifesteal version is used. This does provide 45 additional toughness though, which may interfere with tanking.

Head
Rampager
Shoulders
Sinister
Chest
Rampager
Hands
Sinister
Legs
Rampager
Feet
Sinister
Backpiece
Rampager
Accessory
Sinister
Accessory
Sinister
Amulet
Sinister
Ring
Sinister
Ring
Rampager
Dagger
Sinister
Sword
Sinister
Sigil
Sigil
Focus
Sinister
Sigil
Rune
x6
Infusion
x18
Relic
  • Use with this setup.


Consumables

Food


Utility


Usage

This build requires an extremely high critical chance, ideally 100%, which is why it uses so much Rampager Rampager gear. Thankfully, Quiet Intensity helps with this. The build then converts this high crit chance into Bleeding Bleeding damage through Sharper Images and Jagged Mind. This high bleeding output generates an insane amount of Blades with Bloodsong, which are then consumed on Shatters/Bladesongs to both deal direct damage and increase your damage with Deadly Blades.


Beginner Rotation

For a simpler introduction to Condition Virtuoso, Virtuoso - Condi Chaos DPS is recommended.


Rotation

Opener

The opener isn't extremely strict, but is mostly based around maximising the benefit of Fencer's Finesse and Deadly Blades.

  1. Unstable Bladestorm + Bladeturn Requiem during the cast
  2. Phantasmal Swordsman
  3. Weapon Swap Weapon Swap
  4. Bladecall
  5. Phantasmal Warden
  6. Signet of the Ether
  7. Bladesong Harmony - as an ammo skill, we want to get this on cooldown early
  8. Phantasmal Warden
  9. Thousand Cuts - cast once you hit 10 stacks of Fencer's Finesse, as an instant cast it can be used during other skills
  10. Bladesong Harmony - use once you're back at fives blades
  11. Bladecall
  12. Rain of Swords or Signet of Illusions
  13. Bladesong Sorrow - use once you're back at fives blades, this will only be available if you used Signet of Illusions


Rest of the Rotation

Most of the rest of the rotation is using skills off cooldown, though there is some structure:

  • Thanks to Bloodsong in combination with Jagged Mind and Sharper Images, you stock blades almost as fast as you can spend them.
    • Bladesong Harmony, Bladesong Sorrow and Bladeturn Requiem should be used as soon as you reach five blades, with Bladesong Sorrow taking priority.
    • Bladesong Dissonance deals negligible damage, but can be used to maximise uptime of Deadly Blades if you cast it as you are about to lose the buff.
    • Use Signet of Illusions when Bladesong Sorrow is on a long cooldown and Bladesong Harmony is out of charges.
  • Use all Dagger skills, Thousand Cuts and Rain of Swords (if using) off cooldown.
  • Use Phantasmal Warden as soon as you swap to Focus and Weapon Swap Weapon Swap away again as soon as you can
    • Use Signet of the Ether as soon as it comes off cooldown, and follow up with another Phantasmal Warden - over time Signet of the Ether will come up later and later in the Focus section. The best choice then will depend on how long the phase will last:
      • If the phase will end within ~50 seconds, stay on Focus each loop until you can use Signet of the Ether → Phantasmal Warden.
      • If the phase will go on longer, skip Signet of the Ether for one Focus section so that it is immediately available for the Focus section after that.
  • Use Phantasmal Swordsman as soon as you swap to Sword, use it again when it is off cooldown, and then Weapon Swap Weapon Swap immediately.


Video example


Defense

  • Bladesong Distortion - invulnerability.
  • Illusionary Riposte - block.


Sustain

  • Dealing damage heals you thanks to Jagged Mind.
  • When Signet of the Ether is not on cooldown, every Blade you stock will heal you for a small amount.


Crowd control

  • Bladesong Dissonance - daze. Daze duration increases with number of stocked Blades.
  • Illusionary Riposte⇒Counter Blade - daze.
  • Temporal Curtain⇒Into the Void - pull.
  • Signet of Domination - stun (emergencies only).
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Ratings

This build has a rating of 5 stars based on 2 votes.
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5 stars
OfficerAndyGentleman gave this build 5 stars • April 2024
Great sustain, fully ranged, and Signet of Illusions can easily be replaced, giving access to mesmer's excellent utilities. With so many recent strikes punishing melee builds, condi virtuoso just keeps looking better.
5 stars
Warming Hearth gave this build 5 stars • May 2022
The meta condi virtuoso build. Extremely high damage and innate sustain. The only downside is low burst damage. Can fight from range when needed, but works best in melee.

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