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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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A power DPS Chronomancer build for raids and fractals. This build deals decent burst and decent sustained damage against single targets. In addition, it has very good Crowd Control, utility, and versatility, and provides 50% {{tooltip|Fury}} to its subgroup and a little {{Tooltip|Alacrity}} to itself.  
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A power DPS Chronomancer build for raids, strikes, and fractals. This build is very complex and very not-beginner-friendly. Compared to [[Build:Virtuoso - Power DPS]], power chronomancer is much harder to play while dealing less damage overall, so it's a very niche build.
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This build requires practice and mastery to make the most out of {{Skill|Continuum Split}}. In addition, it has very good Crowd Control, utility, and versatility, and provides 50% {{tooltip|Fury}} to its subgroup and a little {{Tooltip|Alacrity}} to itself.  
  
  
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===Skill Variants===
 
===Skill Variants===
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*{{Skill|Phantasmal Defender}} instead of {{Skill|Phantasmal Disenchanter}} if your target has more boons than can be removed.
 
 
*{{Skill|Signet of Humility}} if extra CC is required. Be aware of the long cooldown.
 
*{{Skill|Signet of Humility}} if extra CC is required. Be aware of the long cooldown.
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These are the skills suggested for full DPS, but if the situation requires, you can slot utility skills like {{Skill|Feedback}}, {{Skill|Portal Entre}}, {{Skill|Mantra of Distraction}} or other.
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These are the skills suggested for full DPS, but if the situation requires, you can slot utility skills like {{Skill|Feedback}}, {{Skill|Portal Entre}}, {{Skill|Mantra of Distraction}} or other. If you have to take other skills, replace Mantra of Pain first, and if you really need another skill, replace Well of Calamity at a significant dps loss.
  
  
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==Usage==
 
==Usage==
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Your most important skills are {{Skill|Split Second}}, {{Skill|Phantasmal Berserker}}, and {{Skill|Phantasmal Swordsman}}.
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Power chronomancer has a very complex rotation. Due to {{Trait|Improved Alacrity}}, your cooldowns are even shorter than normal, so the rotation is longer by squeezing more skills into it. You should memorise the opening and practice it, because then you can just follow your cooldowns to sort of know what to do.
  
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==== Opening ====
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==== Opener ====
 
Start on Greatsword.
 
Start on Greatsword.
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Disenchanter}}
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Disenchanter}}
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# {{Skill|Illusionary Leap}}
 
# {{Skill|Illusionary Leap}}
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Swordsman}} {{to}} {{Skill|Continuum Split}} at the very end of the cast time of the Swordsman and start spamming {{Skill|Mantra of Pain}}.
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Swordsman}} {{to}} {{Skill|Continuum Split}} at the very end of the cast time of the Swordsman and start spamming {{Skill|Mantra of Pain}}.
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# {{Skill|Signet of the Ether}} try to use it rigth when the Swordsman spawns to cancel the aftercast animation.
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# {{Skill|Signet of the Ether}} try to use it right when the Swordsman spawns to cancel the aftercast animation.
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Swordsman}}
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Swordsman}}
 
# {{Skill|Well of Calamity}}
 
# {{Skill|Well of Calamity}}
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# {{Skill|Mind Stab}}  
 
# {{Skill|Mind Stab}}  
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Disenchanter}}
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Disenchanter}}
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# {{Skill|Gravity Well}}
 
  
 
====Loop====
 
====Loop====
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The loop revolves around the following priority.
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After the opener, you follow this loop:
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* When you swap to sword, the first and last skill before you swap again is {{Skill|Phantasmal Swordsman}}. Fill the gaps with {{Skill|Blurred Frenzy}} and never interrupt your auto attack chain because the most of the damage comes from the final strike {{Skill|Mind Spike}}.
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* When you swap to sword, the first and last skill before you swap again is {{Skill|Phantasmal Swordsman}}, and you will use {{Skill|Phantasmal Disenchanter}} in between. Fill the gaps with {{Skill|Blurred Frenzy}} and never interrupt your auto attack chain because most of the damage comes from the final strike {{Skill|Mind Spike}}.
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* When you swap to greatword, follow this rotation, filling the gaps with the auto attack {{Skill|Spatial Surge}}.
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* When you swap to greatword, you use {{Skill|Phantasmal Berserker}} 3 times thanks to {{Skill|Signet of the Ether}}, and {{Skill|Phantasmal Disenchanter}} once, while using your greatsword damage skills in between.
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Berserker}}
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Berserker}}
 
# {{Skill|Signet of the Ether}}
 
# {{Skill|Signet of the Ether}}
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# {{Tooltip|Weapon swap}}
 
# {{Tooltip|Weapon swap}}
  
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* Use {{Skill|Well of Calamity}} and {{Skill|Phantasmal Disenchanter}} off cooldown.
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* Use {{Skill|Well of Calamity}} off cooldown.
 
* {{Skill|Gravity Well}} should be saved for CC. If there's no need for CC during the fight, Gravity Well can be used in the greatsword set instead of auto attacks. It has the lowest priority out of all your skills due to its very low damage.
 
* {{Skill|Gravity Well}} should be saved for CC. If there's no need for CC during the fight, Gravity Well can be used in the greatsword set instead of auto attacks. It has the lowest priority out of all your skills due to its very low damage.
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* If you have to interrupt the loop because the boss moved, or phased, or you have to do some mechanic, you don't simply resume your rotation where you left it.
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** If you're on sword, you want to return to greatsword whenever weapon swap is ready, casting your available skills while waiting. But if weapon swap is ready, cast Phantasmal Swordsman and swap inmediatly.
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** If you're on greatsword, try to follow the loop from the start skippig what's on cooldown and weapon swap when ready and your skills are on cooldown. If Signet of the Ether is on cooldown, don't wait for it.
  
 
==== Continuum Split ====
 
==== Continuum Split ====
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When CS is almost off cooldown, prepare 3 clones to use it in the greatsword set.
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When Continuum Split comes off cooldown after the opener, you will want to be on greatsword with your cooldowns available, and shatter with 3 clones. You will use your {{Skill|Signet of the Ether}} to cast your phantasms twice inside the split, and twice outside of it, and Well of Calamity Twice.
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Disenchanter}} {{to}} {{Skill|Continuum Split}}
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Disenchanter}} {{to}} {{Skill|Continuum Split}}
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Berserker}}
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Berserker}}
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# {{Skill|Phantasmal Disenchanter}}
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Disenchanter}}
 
# {{Skill|Well of Calamity}}
 
# {{Skill|Well of Calamity}}
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# {{Skill|Gravity Well}} and Continuum Split ends.
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# {{Skill|Gravity Well}} {{to}} {{Skill|Split Second}}
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# {{Skill|Mirror Blade}}
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# {{Skill|Mirror Blade}} and Continuum Split ends during its cast.
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Berserker}}
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Berserker}}
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# {{Skill|Phantasmal Disenchanter}} {{to}} {{Skill|Split Second}}
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# {{Skill|Phantasmal Disenchanter}}  
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# {{Skill|Signet of the Ether}}
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# {{Skill|Signet of the Ether}} {{to}} {{Skill|Split Second}}
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Berserker}}
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Berserker}}
 
# {{Skill|Mind Stab}}
 
# {{Skill|Mind Stab}}
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* Essentially, you use all your skills except {{Skill|Illusionary Leap}} and {{Skill|Illusionary Wave}}.
 
* Essentially, you use all your skills except {{Skill|Illusionary Leap}} and {{Skill|Illusionary Wave}}.
 
* Use {{Skill|Split Second}} whenever you have 3 clones up.
 
* Use {{Skill|Split Second}} whenever you have 3 clones up.
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** When on gretsword, if you already have 3 clones as {{Skill|Split Second}} is almost off cooldown, and you have phantasms attacking, you can shatter the 3 clones with {{Skill|Split Second}}, then shatter those phantasms (after they become clones) with {{Skill|Rewinder}}, because you will have 3 clones up again through {{Skill|Phantasmal Berserker}} and {{Skill|Mirror Blade}} by the time Split Second is off cooldown again. This is only a 2% dps gain, so ignore it if you're not confident that you can pull it off because delaying {{Skill|Split Second}} by even 1 second, or not having 3 clones ready for it, would be terrible.
 
 
* Make sure not to interrupt your autoattack chain as the damage from it is heavily loaded into the final strike, {{Skill|Mind Spike}}.
 
* Make sure not to interrupt your autoattack chain as the damage from it is heavily loaded into the final strike, {{Skill|Mind Spike}}.
 
* Save clones to shatter with {{Skill|Time Sink}} if you will need to CC in the immediate future.
 
* Save clones to shatter with {{Skill|Time Sink}} if you will need to CC in the immediate future.
 
* After the opener, use {{Skill|Mantra of Pain}} anytime it gets a charge.
 
* After the opener, use {{Skill|Mantra of Pain}} anytime it gets a charge.
 
* Try to flank (attack from behind or the side) whenever possible to make use of your {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Thief}}.
 
* Try to flank (attack from behind or the side) whenever possible to make use of your {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Thief}}.
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* {{skill|Blurred Frenzy}}, {{Skill|Mind Stab}} and {{Skill|Signet of the Ether}} will interrupt your current skill cast. The opener takes advantage of this to cancel the aftercast animations of {{Skill|Phantasmal Swordsman}}, but make sure to not interrupt yourself with these skills. {{Skill|Illusionary Leap}}'s animation can be cancelled almost instantly.
 
 
* Don't worry too much if you were unable to fit {{Skill|Gravity Well}} inside the Continuum Split opener, it deals less damage than one full sword auto attack chain, and 3 greatsword auto attacks.
 
* Don't worry too much if you were unable to fit {{Skill|Gravity Well}} inside the Continuum Split opener, it deals less damage than one full sword auto attack chain, and 3 greatsword auto attacks.
 
* {{Trait|Flow of Time}} provides enough {{Tooltip|Alacrity}} to counter the negative side of {{Trait|Improved Alacrity}}. This means that your Alacrity-provider doesn't have to increase their boon duration to give you more Alacrity. Your Alacrity might drop during transitions and other situations where you can't create and shatter clones, but that shouldn't be a problem.
 
* {{Trait|Flow of Time}} provides enough {{Tooltip|Alacrity}} to counter the negative side of {{Trait|Improved Alacrity}}. This means that your Alacrity-provider doesn't have to increase their boon duration to give you more Alacrity. Your Alacrity might drop during transitions and other situations where you can't create and shatter clones, but that shouldn't be a problem.
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* As you master this class, you can start considering some more advanced tips and tricks:
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** {{skill|Blurred Frenzy}}, {{Skill|Mind Stab}} and {{Skill|Signet of the Ether}} will interrupt your current skill cast. The opener takes advantage of this to cancel the aftercast animations of {{Skill|Phantasmal Swordsman}}, but make sure to not interrupt yourself with these skills. You can use them, or weapon stow, to cancel the aftercast animation of {{Skill|Illusionary Leap}}, which can be cancelled almost instantly, or {{Skill|Blurred Frenzy}}, which can be stowed after the final strik.
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** When on gretsword, if you already have 3 clones as {{Skill|Split Second}} is almost off cooldown, and you have phantasms attacking, you can shatter the 3 clones with {{Skill|Split Second}}, then shatter those phantasms (after they become clones) with {{Skill|Rewinder}}, because you will have 3 clones up again through {{Skill|Phantasmal Berserker}} and {{Skill|Mirror Blade}} by the time Split Second is off cooldown again. This is only a 2% dps gain, so ignore it if you're not confident that you can pull it off because delaying {{Skill|Split Second}} by even 1 second, or not having 3 clones ready for it, would be terrible.
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** {{Skill|Well of Calamity}} has artificially high priority in the rotation so that it is off cooldown for the second Continuum Split. If you had to interrupt your rotation at any point, you will no longer need to give such high priority to it. Instead, when Continuum Split is coming off cooldown, ensure that Well of Calamity will be available to use inside of it. With 13,3 seconds cooldown, this means you should leave WoC off cooldown when CS will be ready in 8-9 seconds or less.

Revision as of 11:29, 3 August 2022

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

Focused on: Strike damage

Designed for: Raids and Fractals

Difficulty:
TBD
This build was last updated on August 03, 2022 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A power DPS Chronomancer build for raids, strikes, and fractals. This build is very complex and very not-beginner-friendly. Compared to Build:Virtuoso - Power DPS, power chronomancer is much harder to play while dealing less damage overall, so it's a very niche build.

This build requires practice and mastery to make the most out of Continuum Split. In addition, it has very good Crowd Control, utility, and versatility, and provides 50% Fury Fury to its subgroup and a little Alacrity Alacrity to itself.


Skill Bar

Sword/Sword
Greatsword
Utility


Skill Variants

  • Signet of Humility if extra CC is required. Be aware of the long cooldown.

These are the skills suggested for full DPS, but if the situation requires, you can slot utility skills like Feedback, Portal Entre, Mantra of Distraction or other. If you have to take other skills, replace Mantra of Pain first, and if you really need another skill, replace Well of Calamity at a significant dps loss.


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Specializations

Specialization Variants

  • Delayed Reactions - if extra CC is needed


Equipment

Head
Berserker
Shoulders
Berserker
Chest
Berserker
Hands
Berserker
Legs
Assassin
Feet
Berserker
Backpiece
Berserker
Accessory
Assassin
Accessory
Assassin
Amulet
Berserker
Ring
Assassin
Ring
Berserker
Sword
Berserker
Sword
Berserker
Sigil
Sigil
Greatsword
Berserker
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
x6
Infusion
x18
  • This set provides exactly 75% critical chance with , reaching 100% with Fury Fury.


Consumables

Food

  • /

Utility


Usage

Power chronomancer has a very complex rotation. Due to Improved Alacrity, your cooldowns are even shorter than normal, so the rotation is longer by squeezing more skills into it. You should memorise the opening and practice it, because then you can just follow your cooldowns to sort of know what to do.

Opener

Start on Greatsword.

  1. Phantasmal Disenchanter
  2. Phantasmal Berserker
  3. Mind Stab
  4. Mirror Blade
  5. Weapon swap Weapon swap
  6. Blurred Frenzy
  7. Illusionary Leap
  8. Phantasmal Swordsman ⇒ Continuum Split at the very end of the cast time of the Swordsman and start spamming Mantra of Pain.
  9. Signet of the Ether try to use it right when the Swordsman spawns to cancel the aftercast animation.
  10. Phantasmal Swordsman
  11. Well of Calamity
  12. Phantasmal Disenchanter and Split Second
  13. Gravity Well
  14. Blurred Frenzy. If you were successful following this very tigth rotation, Continuum Split ends during Blurred Frenzy and Gravity Well is off cooldown.
  15. Well of Calamity
  16. Phantasmal Swordsman
  17. Signet of the Ether
  18. Phantasmal Swordsman
  19. Weapon swap Weapon swap
  20. Phantasmal Berserker
  21. Mirror Blade followed by Split Second
  22. Mind Stab
  23. Phantasmal Disenchanter

Loop

After the opener, you follow this loop:

  • When you swap to sword, the first and last skill before you swap again is Phantasmal Swordsman, and you will use Phantasmal Disenchanter in between. Fill the gaps with Blurred Frenzy and never interrupt your auto attack chain because most of the damage comes from the final strike Mind Spike.
  • When you swap to greatword, you use Phantasmal Berserker 3 times thanks to Signet of the Ether, and Phantasmal Disenchanter once, while using your greatsword damage skills in between.
  1. Phantasmal Berserker
  2. Signet of the Ether
  3. Phantasmal Berserker
  4. Mirror Blade
  5. Mind Stab
  6. Phantasmal Disenchanter
  7. Mirror Blade
  8. Mind Stab
  9. Phantasmal Berserker
  10. Mirror Blade
  11. Weapon swap Weapon swap
  • Use Well of Calamity off cooldown.
  • Gravity Well should be saved for CC. If there's no need for CC during the fight, Gravity Well can be used in the greatsword set instead of auto attacks. It has the lowest priority out of all your skills due to its very low damage.
  • If you have to interrupt the loop because the boss moved, or phased, or you have to do some mechanic, you don't simply resume your rotation where you left it.
    • If you're on sword, you want to return to greatsword whenever weapon swap is ready, casting your available skills while waiting. But if weapon swap is ready, cast Phantasmal Swordsman and swap inmediatly.
    • If you're on greatsword, try to follow the loop from the start skippig what's on cooldown and weapon swap when ready and your skills are on cooldown. If Signet of the Ether is on cooldown, don't wait for it.

Continuum Split

When Continuum Split comes off cooldown after the opener, you will want to be on greatsword with your cooldowns available, and shatter with 3 clones. You will use your Signet of the Ether to cast your phantasms twice inside the split, and twice outside of it, and Well of Calamity Twice.

  1. Phantasmal Disenchanter ⇒ Continuum Split
  2. Phantasmal Berserker
  3. Signet of the Ether
  4. Mirror Blade
  5. Mind Stab
  6. Phantasmal Berserker
  7. Phantasmal Disenchanter
  8. Well of Calamity
  9. Gravity Well ⇒ Split Second
  10. Mirror Blade and Continuum Split ends during its cast.
  11. Phantasmal Berserker
  12. Phantasmal Disenchanter
  13. Signet of the Ether ⇒ Split Second
  14. Phantasmal Berserker
  15. Mind Stab
  16. Mirror Blade
  17. Weapon swap Weapon swap
  18. Phantasmal Swordsman
  19. Blurred Frenzy
  20. Well of Calamity
  21. Continue with the priority.

Video example


Crowd Control

  • Gravity Well
  • Time Sink
  • Illusionary Riposte ⇒ Counter Blade
  • Illusionary Wave


Notes

  • Essentially, you use all your skills except Illusionary Leap and Illusionary Wave.
  • Use Split Second whenever you have 3 clones up.
  • Make sure not to interrupt your autoattack chain as the damage from it is heavily loaded into the final strike, Mind Spike.
  • Save clones to shatter with Time Sink if you will need to CC in the immediate future.
  • After the opener, use Mantra of Pain anytime it gets a charge.
  • Try to flank (attack from behind or the side) whenever possible to make use of your Rune of Superior Rune of the Thief.
  • Don't worry too much if you were unable to fit Gravity Well inside the Continuum Split opener, it deals less damage than one full sword auto attack chain, and 3 greatsword auto attacks.
  • Flow of Time provides enough Alacrity Alacrity to counter the negative side of Improved Alacrity. This means that your Alacrity-provider doesn't have to increase their boon duration to give you more Alacrity. Your Alacrity might drop during transitions and other situations where you can't create and shatter clones, but that shouldn't be a problem.
  • As you master this class, you can start considering some more advanced tips and tricks:
    • Blurred Frenzy, Mind Stab and Signet of the Ether will interrupt your current skill cast. The opener takes advantage of this to cancel the aftercast animations of Phantasmal Swordsman, but make sure to not interrupt yourself with these skills. You can use them, or weapon stow, to cancel the aftercast animation of Illusionary Leap, which can be cancelled almost instantly, or Blurred Frenzy, which can be stowed after the final strik.
    • When on gretsword, if you already have 3 clones as Split Second is almost off cooldown, and you have phantasms attacking, you can shatter the 3 clones with Split Second, then shatter those phantasms (after they become clones) with Rewinder, because you will have 3 clones up again through Phantasmal Berserker and Mirror Blade by the time Split Second is off cooldown again. This is only a 2% dps gain, so ignore it if you're not confident that you can pull it off because delaying Split Second by even 1 second, or not having 3 clones ready for it, would be terrible.
    • Well of Calamity has artificially high priority in the rotation so that it is off cooldown for the second Continuum Split. If you had to interrupt your rotation at any point, you will no longer need to give such high priority to it. Instead, when Continuum Split is coming off cooldown, ensure that Well of Calamity will be available to use inside of it. With 13,3 seconds cooldown, this means you should leave WoC off cooldown when CS will be ready in 8-9 seconds or less.
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Ratings

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4 stars
OfficerAndyGentleman gave this build 4 stars • April 2024
Not a bad DPS, but hampered by the slow ramp and long cooldown of continuum split. The addition of dagger allows the build to go (almost) fully ranged, and it benches higher than power virtuoso.
4 stars
Warming Hearth gave this build 4 stars • August 2022
Compared to power virtuoso, this build is much much harder to play, with a slightly higher (but delayed) burst, but lower sustained dps. This makes power chronomancer worse pretty much everywhere. The only advantage of this build is Continuum Split, making chronomancer pull ahead on fights that end shortly after CS.
4 stars
Chinkeeyong gave this build 4 stars • September 2018
A strong, self-sufficient power DPS, but has worse burst than most power classes thanks to the "delayed burst" nature of its phantasms, and suffers on any fight where you have to switch targets.
5 stars
AlekSeven gave this build 5 stars • June 2018
Finally a good DPS build for Chrono/Mesmers.
5 stars
Nacho Replay gave this build 5 stars • April 2018
This is a great power DPS build for Chrono, really good CC, strong burst, and really good damage output thats consistent. 9/10

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