Build:Druid - Condition Druid

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

Focused on: Condition damage

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Normal

This build was last updated on August 26, 2023 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A Condition Druid build for open world. This build features very high evasion, great damage, and the strength of ranger pets like Jacaranda which can tank enemies for you.

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Skill Bar

Shortbow

Dagger/Dagger

Utility

Weapon Variants

• Mainhand Axe - higher burst + ranged, replaces Dagger; use this if you do not have weaponmaster.
• Torch - higher area damage

Skill Variants

Heals

• Troll Unguent - very strong self-heal

Utilities

• Glyph of the Tides - extra CC
• Quickening Zephyr - quickness uptime + stunbreak

Equipment

Standard Equipment

This setup uses equipment that is useful in general PVE.

Head
Viper

Shoulders
Viper

Chest
Viper

Hands
Viper

Legs
Viper

Feet
Viper

Backpiece
Grieving

Accessory
Grieving

Accessory
Grieving

Amulet
Viper

Ring
Viper

Ring
Viper

Shortbow
Viper

Sigil

Sigil

Axe
Viper

Torch
Viper

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

• If using full Viper, take Vicious Quarry or Quick Draw

Budget Equipment

This gearset uses cheap equipment but is only useful in open world.

Head
Carrion

Shoulders
Carrion

Chest
Carrion

Hands
Carrion

Legs
Carrion

Feet
Carrion

Backpiece
Carrion

Accessory
Carrion

Accessory
Carrion

Amulet
Carrion

Ring
Carrion

Ring
Carrion

Shortbow
Carrion

Sigil

Sigil

Axe
Carrion

Torch
Carrion

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

Variant Equipment

Relics

There are many good relics for general play in open world and others that may be specific to this build. Swap based on preference.

• Relic of the Cavalier - dps/defense; use with Skyscale's Fire Field for stacking boons.
• Relic of Speed - mobility
• Relic of the Adventurer - defense

Defense

• Invest in a Jade Core for additional HP and access to Jade Protocols.
• Trailblazer + Dire - luxury gear; significant increase to defense and a minor damage loss
• Celestial + Seraph/ Plaguedoctor - luxury gear; significant increase to defense and healing at a moderate damage loss
• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Energy - more evades

Budget

• This build features a budget Carrion variant.
• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Corruption - replaces Sigil of Superior Sigil of Bursting; you must also include one on all of your underwater weapons to prevent losing stacks.

Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

• Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
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Farming

• Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
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• (and variants)

Usage

Damage

Opener

A class's opener can be very important for establishing rotation loops and front-loading damage so that enemies die before they are able to kill you. A simple and very effective opener for Condi Druid in open world follows:

1. Sharpening Stone
2. Spike Trap
3. Poison Volley
4. Glyph of Alignment
5. Entangle
6. Crippling Shot
7. Quick Shot
8. Weapon Swap
9. Bonfire
10. Splitblade
11. Winter's Bite
12. Throw Torch
13. "We Heal As One!" (Copies your boons to your pet)
14. Celestial Avatar
15. Natural Convergence
16. Seed of Life
17. Lunar Impact
18. Cosmic Ray until Seed of Life is off cooldown
19. Seed of Life
20. Cosmic Ray x2
21. Drop Celestial Avatar
22. Splitblade

From here, fill with priority skills until you can cast Winter's Bite again, then swap back to Shortbow and begin the Rotation listed below.

A good way to remember this rotation is to use your utility skills, Shortbow 2+4+3 then weapon swap to Axe/Torch, use 5+2+3, enter Celestial Avatar for 5 + 2 + 3, 1 until you can use 2 again, 1 a few more times, drop Avatar and fill with your big skills.

Rotation

Condition Druid has a primarily priority-based rotation depending on the weapon set. While casting Sharpening Stone off cooldown, follow this priority:

Shortbow

1. Entangle
2. Celestial Avatar + 5 / 2
3. Poison Volley
4. Call Lightning
5. Spike Trap
6. Crippling Shot
7. Glyph of Alignment

Axe/Torch

1. Entangle
2. Celestial Avatar + 5 / 2
3. Splitblade
4. Call Lightning
5. Spike Trap
6. Bonfire
7. Winter's Bite
8. Glyph of Alignment

In general, you should focus on using Celestial Avatar when it is off cooldown, use 5, 2, and 3, then drop it while executing the rest of your rotation.

Quick Draw

If using Quick Draw, the priority of certain skills changes drastically. When utilizing the Quick Draw buff, always prioritize the following skills above others:

• Bonfire
• Poison Volley
• Natural Convergence

This also allows for you to stay in Celestial Avatar longer for a second cast of Natural Convergence, rather than dropping it after the normal rotation. This assists greatly with cleave, since you can reduce the cooldown of strong cleave skills such as Natural Convergence and Bonfire.

Defense

• Quick Shot - evade
• Celestial Avatar - lots of self-healing, especially with the heal-hybrid variants.

CC

• This build features significant Immobilize from several sources, including Entangle, Crippling Shot, Natural Convergence, and Lunar Impact
• Lunar Impact
• Concussion Shot
• Celestial Avatar
• Winter's Bite