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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.
 
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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Compared to [[Build:Virtuoso - Condition Virtuoso|condition virtuoso]], this build offers excellent burst damage, but has low sustained damage and sustain.
  
 
==Template Code==
 
==Template Code==
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===Weapon Variants===
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* Sword/Focus can replace Greatsword for improved sustained damage and a useful pull on focus at the cost of burst and easy ranged tagging in zergs.
  
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==Skill Variants==
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===Skill Variants===
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:'''Utility'''
 
* {{Skill|Mirror Images}} - valuable stunbreak
 
* {{Skill|Mirror Images}} - valuable stunbreak
 
* {{Skill|Mantra of Resolve}} - condition cleanse
 
* {{Skill|Mantra of Resolve}} - condition cleanse
 
* {{Skill|Mimic}}, {{Skill|Blink}}, {{Skill|Portal Entre}} - very strong utility
 
* {{Skill|Mimic}}, {{Skill|Blink}}, {{Skill|Portal Entre}} - very strong utility
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:'''Elite'''
 
* {{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
  
  
 
==Specializations==
 
==Specializations==
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{{Specialization|Dueling|top|bot|top}}
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{{Specialization|Domination|top|mid|top}}
 
{{Specialization|Illusions|mid|mid|top}}
 
{{Specialization|Illusions|mid|mid|top}}
 
{{Specialization|Virtuoso|mid|mid|mid}}
 
{{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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===Specialization Variants===
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* {{Trait|Bloodsong}} + {{Trait|Jagged Mind}} - Improved Blade generation if you can continually attack your enemy, cleave multiple enemies.
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** Will also be marginally higher DPS if attacking from beyond 600 range.
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* {{Trait|Empowered Illusions}} - If not using Greatsword.
  
  
 
==Equipment==
 
==Equipment==
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Ascended gear is not required.
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* Ascended gear is not required.
 
{{PvE equipment
 
{{PvE equipment
 
| stats = Berserker
 
| stats = Berserker
 
| weight = Light
 
| weight = Light
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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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| 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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| variant =
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| head = Assassin
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| head = assassin
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| shoulders = Assassin
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| shoulders =
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| chest = Berserker
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| chest =
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| hands = Assassin
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| hands =
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| legs = Berserker
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| legs = assassin
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| feet = Assassin
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| feet =
 
}}
 
}}
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* {{Tooltip|Knight}} trinkets or {{Tooltip|Marauder}} gear - 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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* 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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===Equipment Variants===
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:'''Stats'''
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* Swap between {{Tooltip|Berserker stats}} and  {{Tooltip|Assassin}} to finetune crit-chance if needed (e.g. if using exotic gear or different runes/sigils).
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* {{Tooltip|Knight}} trinkets - defense
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* {{Tooltip|Marauder}} and/or {{Tooltip|Dragon stats}} - Can be mixed in for extra HP at a slight damage reduction
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** Be aware of crit-cap when substituting these stats.
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:'''Runes'''
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* {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Eagle}} - Budget DPS option with extra critical chance and a more reliable damage modifier in open world. It is recommended to replace {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Accuracy}} if using this rune
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* {{Rune|Superior Rune of Vampirism}} - Sustain in zerg events.
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:'''Sigils'''
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* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Strength}} instead of {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Accuracy}} - Might generation if you have sufficient critical chance by changing gear stats or runes
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* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Energy}} - Generic defensive sigil
  
  
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:'''Utility'''
 
:'''Utility'''
 
* {{Utility|Sharpening Skull}} (and variants) - farming
 
* {{Utility|Sharpening Skull}} (and variants) - farming
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* {{utility|Tin of Fruitcake}}, {{utility|Superior Sharpening Stone}} - dps
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* {{utility|Tin of Fruitcake}}, {{utility|Superior Sharpening Stone}} - DPS
  
  
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This build focuses on stocking 5 blades then firing {{Skill|Bladesong Harmony}}.
 
This build focuses on stocking 5 blades then firing {{Skill|Bladesong Harmony}}.
 
===Damage===
 
===Damage===
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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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The build is very simple to use.
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* Prioritise your phantasm skills for damage, blade generation and {{Tooltip|fury}} uptime.
 
* Use {{Skill|Signet of the Ether}} to cast {{Skill|Phantasmal Swordsman}} twice, but only when {{Skill|Phantasmal Disenchanter}} is on cooldown.
 
* 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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* {{Skill|Illusionary Riposte}} - block
 
* {{Skill|Illusionary Riposte}} - block
 
* {{Skill|Bladeturn Requiem}} - block
 
* {{Skill|Bladeturn Requiem}} - block
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:'''Sword/Focus'''
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* {{Skill|Blurred Frenzy}} - evade
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* {{Skill|Phantasmal Warden}} - projectile block
  
 
===Crowd Control===
 
===Crowd Control===
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* {{Skill|Bladesong Dissonance}} - daze
 
* {{Skill|Bladesong Dissonance}} - daze
 
* {{Skill|Illusionary Wave}} - knockback
 
* {{Skill|Illusionary Wave}} - knockback
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:'''Sword/Focus'''
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* {{Skill|Temporal Curtain}} > {{Skill|Into the Void}} - pull

Revision as of 10:11, 26 July 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 July 26, 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 low sustained damage and sustain.

Template Code

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Skill Bar

Dagger/Sword
Greatsword
Utility

Weapon Variants

  • Sword/Focus can replace Greatsword for improved sustained damage and a useful pull on focus at the cost of burst and easy ranged tagging in zergs.

Skill Variants

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


Specializations


Specialization Variants

  • Bloodsong + Jagged Mind - Improved Blade generation if you can continually attack your enemy, cleave multiple enemies.
    • Will also be marginally higher DPS if attacking from beyond 600 range.
  • Empowered Illusions - If not using Greatsword.


Equipment

  • Ascended gear is not required.
Head
Assassin
Shoulders
Berserker
Chest
Berserker
Hands
Berserker
Legs
Assassin
Feet
Berserker
Backpiece
Berserker
Accessory
Berserker
Accessory
Berserker
Amulet
Berserker
Ring
Berserker
Ring
Berserker
Dagger
Berserker
Sword
Berserker
Sigil
Sigil
Greatsword
Berserker
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
x6



Equipment Variants

Stats
  • Swap between Berserker stats Berserker stats and Assassin Assassin to finetune crit-chance if needed (e.g. if using exotic gear or different runes/sigils).
  • Knight Knight trinkets - defense
  • Marauder Marauder and/or Dragon stats Dragon stats - Can be mixed in for extra HP at a slight damage reduction
    • Be aware of crit-cap when substituting these stats.
Runes
  • Rune of Superior Rune of the Eagle - Budget DPS option with extra critical chance and a more reliable damage modifier in open world. It is recommended to replace Sigil of Superior Sigil of Accuracy if using this rune
  • Rune of Superior Rune of Vampirism - Sustain in zerg events.
Sigils
  • Sigil of Superior Sigil of Strength instead of Sigil of Superior Sigil of Accuracy - Might generation if you have sufficient critical chance by changing gear stats or runes
  • Sigil of Superior Sigil of Energy - Generic defensive sigil


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.

  • Prioritise your phantasm skills for damage, blade generation and fury fury uptime.
  • 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
Sword/Focus
  • Blurred Frenzy - evade
  • Phantasmal Warden - projectile block

Crowd Control

  • Counter Blade - daze
  • Bladesong Dissonance - daze
  • Illusionary Wave - knockback
Sword/Focus
  • Temporal Curtain > Into the Void - pull
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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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