Build:Tempest - Condition Auramancer

The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Condition damage and Support

Designed for: PvP Conquest

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This build was last updated on August 05, 2023 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A condition Tempest build for PvP with exceptional sustain against all types of damage and moderate group support.

Skill Bar

Dagger/Dagger

Utility

Skill Variants

Utility

• Signet of Earth - good personal defense with a nice active. Note: Be mindful of Written in Stone's 25s internal cooldown.
• Signet of Water - extra sustain with Transmute Frost synergy if taking offhand Dagger. Note: Be mindful of Written in Stone's 25s internal cooldown.

Elite

• Conjure Fiery Greatsword - burst damage and mobility, could be a lifesaver when you're getting chased. Good in teamfights and for cleaving downed enemies.
• Tornado - teamfight CC option for certain comps, especially if you can coordinate well with your team.

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Equipment

Dagger

Dagger

Sigil

Sigil

Rune

Amulet

Equipment Variants

Weapons

• Offhand Focus - trades Transmute Water for Transmute Fire. Less mobility but longer range. Gain access to powerful defensive cooldowns like Obsidian Flesh, Magnetic Wave, and Swirling Winds. CC becomes ranged and single-target instead of melee AoE.

Runes

• Rune of Forge - extra aura proc, Burning duration, and toughness. Recommended if taking offhand Focus.
• Rune of Balthazar - increased Burning damage and health.
• Rune of Undead - high damage anti-Power option.

Sigils

• Sigil of Smoldering - increased Burning damage.
• Sigil of Agony - can be higher damage if staying longer in Earth.
• Sigil of Escape - decent for escaping in Earth or Air.

Usage

Elite Specialization Basics

• Tempest gains access to Overloads after staying attuned to an element for a period of time. Overloads are stun breaks that pulse while channeling and have a powerful effect at the end.

• Tempests also gain access to Shouts, which have a large AoE effect that buffs allies and harms enemies.

Pros

• Surprisingly high damage, good AoE. Excellent downed cleave.
• Exceptional sustain and utility, especially in protracted teamfights near allies; very hard to kill for a DPS. Good AoE healing, boon application (especially Protection and Vigor), condi cleanse, and auras.

Cons

• Heavily reliant on Burning/ Bleeding for damage, lacks cover conditions; can struggle against builds with frequent and reliable cleanse. Low burst.

General To be added.

Tips

• Start each match in Air attunement. Use Overload Air as you approach the door, then use all your blast finishers in the combo field to stack Swiftness on your team.

• Your Overloads should not be spammed or used as part of the damage rotation: they are a free stun break. While almost always worth finishing the channel, their primary use is to break stuns and allow you to kite (especially in Earth).

• Try to use your blast finishers in your Fire fields when possible for more AoE Might stacking.

• If taking Glyph of Elementals, use in Fire for very high damage or in Earth for Protection, Weakness application, and Immobilize. Don't forget that you can support your Elemental, including sharing auras!

• If facing an enemy that uses a lot of projectiles (Rangers, Dragon Hunters, Rifle/Pistol Engineers, etc.) save skills like "Aftershock!" and Magnetic Wave for critical moments. Also remember that Overloading Earth grants Magnetic Aura too!