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| designed for = open world, open world general
 
| designed for = open world, open world general
 
| focus = strike damage
 
| focus = strike damage
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| rating = draft
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| rating = great
 
| xpac = eod
 
| xpac = eod
 
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==Draft Build==
 
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This is a draft build. You are encouraged to participate via discussion in the comments.
 
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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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Power Virt carries extremely high solo DPS and offers some of the highest long-range damage in the game. Combined with the hit-scan nature of  {{Tooltip|Greatsword}} this makes pVirt one of the best farming builds for open world.  
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Power virtuoso is a power based virtuoso build with good burst potential, long range damage, and is simple to play. As a virtuso, clones are replaced by blades, so they no longer tank for you but they don't dissapear after the fight.
  
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Compared to [[Build:Virtuoso - Condition Virtuoso|condition virtuoso]], this build offers excellent burst damage, but has very low sustained damage and sustain.
  
 
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|specialization = virtuoso
 
|specialization = virtuoso
 
|weapon1 = Dagger
 
|weapon1 = Dagger
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|weapon2 = Focus
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|weapon2 = Sword
 
|weapon3 = Greatsword
 
|weapon3 = Greatsword
 
|weapon4 =  
 
|weapon4 =  
 
|healing = Signet of the Ether
 
|healing = Signet of the Ether
 
|utility1 = Rain of Swords
 
|utility1 = Rain of Swords
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|utility2 = Mantra of Pain
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|utility2 = Phantasmal Disenchanter
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|utility3 = Arcane Thievery
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|utility3 = Mantra of Pain
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|elite = Time Warp
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|elite = Thousand Cuts
 
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* {{Skill|Mirror Images}} - valuable stunbreak
 
* {{Skill|Mirror Images}} - valuable stunbreak
 
* {{Skill|Mantra of Resolve}} - condition cleanse
 
* {{Skill|Mantra of Resolve}} - condition cleanse
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* {{Skill|Signet of Inspiration}} - passive swiftness
 
 
* {{Skill|Mimic}}, {{Skill|Blink}}, {{Skill|Portal Entre}} - very strong utility
 
* {{Skill|Mimic}}, {{Skill|Blink}}, {{Skill|Portal Entre}} - very strong utility
 
* {{Skill|Mass Invisibility}} - stealth for channeling hero points or sneaking passed powerful enemies
 
* {{Skill|Mass Invisibility}} - stealth for channeling hero points or sneaking passed powerful enemies
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==Specializations==
 
==Specializations==
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{{Specialization|Dueling|top|mid|top}}
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{{Specialization|Dueling|top|bot|top}}
 
{{Specialization|Illusions|mid|mid|top}}
 
{{Specialization|Illusions|mid|mid|top}}
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{{Specialization|Virtuoso|mid|top|bot}}
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{{Specialization|Virtuoso|mid|mid|mid}}
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;Variations
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* {{Trait|Bloodsong}} - outperforms {{Trait|Infinite Forge}} when you have very high critical chance and can continually attack your enemy, due to {{Trait|Sharper Images}}.
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===Domination===
 
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Domination may potentially offer higher DPS than Illusions if permanent {{Tooltip|Quickness}} can be maintained through {{Trait|Duelist's Reversal}}. This needs to be tested.
 
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{{Specialization|Domination|top|mid|top|variant=y}}
 
  
  
 
==Equipment==
 
==Equipment==
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Ascended gear is not required. [Equipment Description]
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Ascended gear is not required.
 
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| stats = Berserker
 
| weight = Light
 
| weight = Light
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| stats = Berserker
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| rune = Superior Rune of the Eagle
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| rune = Superior Rune of the Scholar
 
 
| rune-qt = 6
 
| rune-qt = 6
 
| weapon1 = Dagger
 
| weapon1 = Dagger
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| weapon2 = Focus
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| weapon2 = Sword
 
| sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Force
 
| sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Force
 
| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Accuracy
 
| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Accuracy
 
| weapon3 = Greatsword
 
| weapon3 = Greatsword
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| weapon4 =
 
 
| sigil3 = Superior Sigil of Force
 
| sigil3 = Superior Sigil of Force
 
| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Accuracy
 
| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Accuracy
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| variant = y
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| head = Assassin
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| shoulders = Assassin
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| chest = Berserker
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| hands = Assassin
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| legs = Berserker
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| feet = Assassin
 
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* {{Tooltip|Knight}} trinkets or {{Tooltip|Marauder}} gear - defense
 
* {{Tooltip|Knight}} trinkets or {{Tooltip|Marauder}} gear - defense
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* {{Rune|Superior Rune of Durability}}, {{Rune|Superior Rune of Vampirism}} - defense
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* {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Scholar}} is worse in open world content, but better in group instanced content. Consider this rune if you're going to be playing instanced group pve content often with this gear set.
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* {{Rune|Superior Rune of Strength}}, {{Rune|Superior Rune of Infiltration}} - budget dps
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* If you want to use one single gear set for power chronomancer and power virtuoso, you can use full {{Tooltip|Berserker stats}}.
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* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Energy}} - defense
 
  
  
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==Usage==
 
==Usage==
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The usage section of this build is still being tested! A few important notes for now:
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This build focuses on stocking 5 blades then firing {{Skill|Bladesong Harmony}}.
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* Your shatters are very important to your DPS
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===Damage===
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* Your ability to generate "clones" (blades) remains important, as it does in any mesmer build
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The build is very simple to use. Your highest damaging skills are {{Skill|Phantasmal Berserker}}, {{Skill|Phantasmal Swordsman}}, {{Skill|Phantasmal Disenchanter}}, {{Skill|Thousand Cuts}}, {{Skill|Blurred Frenzy}}, and sword auto attacks.
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* A significant amount of your damage comes from Phantasms.
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* Use {{Skill|Signet of the Ether}} to cast {{Skill|Phantasmal Swordsman}} twice, but only when {{Skill|Phantasmal Disenchanter}} is on cooldown.
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===Defense===
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* {{Skill|Illusionary Riposte}} - block
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* {{Skill|Bladeturn Requiem}} - block
  
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In general you should be using most of your skills on cooldown, however {{Skill|Illusionary Wave}} should be used defensively or to break Defiance bars.
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===Crowd Control===
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* {{Skill|Counter Blade}} - daze
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* {{Skill|Bladesong Dissonance}} - daze
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* {{Skill|Illusionary Wave}} - knockback

Revision as of 17:00, 9 June 2022

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

Focused on: Strike damage

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Expansions required: End of Dragons builds

Difficulty:
TBD
This build was last updated on June 09, 2022 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

Power virtuoso is a power based virtuoso build with good burst potential, long range damage, and is simple to play. As a virtuso, clones are replaced by blades, so they no longer tank for you but they don't dissapear after the fight.

Compared to condition virtuoso, this build offers excellent burst damage, but has very low sustained damage and sustain.

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Skill Bar

Dagger/Sword
Greatsword
Utility


Skill Variants

  • Mirror Images - valuable stunbreak
  • Mantra of Resolve - condition cleanse
  • Mimic, Blink, Portal Entre - very strong utility
  • Mass Invisibility - stealth for channeling hero points or sneaking passed powerful enemies


Specializations

Variations
  • Bloodsong - outperforms Infinite Forge when you have very high critical chance and can continually attack your enemy, due to Sharper Images.


Equipment

Ascended gear is not required.

Head
Assassin
Shoulders
Assassin
Chest
Berserker
Hands
Assassin
Legs
Berserker
Feet
Assassin
Backpiece
Berserker
Accessory
Berserker
Accessory
Berserker
Amulet
Berserker
Ring
Berserker
Ring
Berserker
Dagger
Berserker
Sword
Berserker
Sigil
Sigil
Greatsword
Berserker
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
x6


  • Knight Knight trinkets or Marauder Marauder gear - defense
  • Rune of Superior Rune of the Scholar is worse in open world content, but better in group instanced content. Consider this rune if you're going to be playing instanced group pve content often with this gear set.
  • If you want to use one single gear set for power chronomancer and power virtuoso, you can use full Berserker stats Berserker stats.


Consumables

Food
  • Any ascended food is superior to any other food you could use. Steak for power, flatbread for conditions. Budget versions of these foods exist and are acceptable.
  • - farming
  • , - DPS
  • - defense
Utility
  • (and variants) - farming
  • , - dps


Usage

This build focuses on stocking 5 blades then firing Bladesong Harmony.

Damage

The build is very simple to use. Your highest damaging skills are Phantasmal Berserker, Phantasmal Swordsman, Phantasmal Disenchanter, Thousand Cuts, Blurred Frenzy, and sword auto attacks.

  • Use Signet of the Ether to cast Phantasmal Swordsman twice, but only when Phantasmal Disenchanter is on cooldown.

Defense

  • Illusionary Riposte - block
  • Bladeturn Requiem - block

Crowd Control

  • Counter Blade - daze
  • Bladesong Dissonance - daze
  • Illusionary Wave - knockback
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Ratings

This build has a rating of 4 stars based on 2 votes.
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4 stars
Warming Hearth gave this build 4 stars • May 2023
Very easy to play and very good burst. Compared to condition virtuoso, however, this power variant doesn't have sustain and has much lower Blade generation in combat.
4 stars
Starlitjupiter gave this build 4 stars • March 2023
Power Virtuoso is a very solid Power DPS build with good damage at range and a simple rotation. It is an excellent option in farm zergs due to its high burst and good sustained DPS but may be on the squishy side for solo play. I strongly recommend players try this build, as it's relatively easy to get very high damage with it.

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