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# {{Skill|Blurred Frenzy}}
 
# {{Skill|Blurred Frenzy}}
 
# {{Skill|Illusionary Leap}}
 
# {{Skill|Illusionary Leap}}
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# {{Skill|Phantasmal Swordsman}} {{to}} {{Skill|Continuum Split}} at the very end of the cast time of the Swordsman.
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# {{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|Well of Calamity}} and start spamming {{Skill|Mantra of Pain}}.
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# {{Skill|Well of Calamity}}  
 
# {{Skill|Signet of the Ether}}
 
# {{Skill|Signet of the Ether}}
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Swordsman}}
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Swordsman}}
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Disenchanter}}
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Disenchanter}}
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# {{Skill|Gravity Well}} and {{Skill|Split Second}}
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# {{Skill|Gravity Well}} and {{Skill|Split Second}}  
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# {{Skill|Blurred Frenzy}} Continuum Split ends during this cast, if you were succesful following this very tigth rotation, Gravity Well is off cooldown.
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# {{Skill|Blurred Frenzy}}. If you were succesful following this very tigth rotation, Continuum Split ends during Blurred Frenzy and Gravity Well is off cooldown.
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Swordsman}}
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Swordsman}}
 
# {{Skill|Well of Calamity}}
 
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====Loop====
 
====Loop====
 
The loop revolves around the following priority.
 
The loop revolves around the following priority.
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* When you swap to sword, the first and last skill before you swap again is {{Skill|Phantasmal Berserker}}. 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}}. 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}}.
 
* When you swap to greatword, follow this rotation filling the gaps with the auto attack {{Skill|Spatial Surge}}.
 
* When you swap to greatword, follow this rotation filling the gaps with the auto attack {{Skill|Spatial Surge}}.
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Berserker}}
 
# {{Skill|Phantasmal Berserker}}
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* 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.
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* After the opener, {{Skill|Mantra of Pain}} should be anytime there is a charge available.
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* After the opener, use {{Skill|Mantra of Pain}} anytime it gets a charge.
 
* You will need to flank (attack from behind or the side) at least for 40% of the figth to make use of your {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Thief}}.
 
* You will need to flank (attack from behind or the side) at least for 40% of the figth 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. That is why the Continuum Split burst rotation ends with Blurred Frenzy, to ensure you finish the casting time (by cancelling its aftercast) of your last skill inside the split, so that it is off cooldown after the split.
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* {{skill|Blurred Frenzy}}, {{Skill|Mind Stab}} and {{Skill|Signet of the Ether}} will interrupt your current skill cast. You can take advantage of this to cancel aftercast animations. These animation cancels are important to succesfully execute the Continuum Split opener.
 
* 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.

Revision as of 00:06, 30 July 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 July 30, 2022 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

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 CC, utility, and versatility, and is capable of generating its own Fury Fury and some Alacrity Alacrity, and even remove boons.


Skill Bar

Sword/Sword
Greatsword
Utility


Skill Variants

  • Phantasmal Defender instead of Phantasmal Disenchanter if your target has more boons than can be removed.
  • 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.


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Specializations

Specialization Variants

  • Delayed Reactions - if extra CC is needed


Equipment

Head
Berserker
Shoulders
Assassin
Chest
Berserker
Hands
Berserker
Legs
Assassin
Feet
Berserker
Backpiece
Assassin
Accessory
Assassin
Accessory
Berserker
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

Your most important skills are Split Second, Phantasmal Berserker, and Phantasmal Swordsman.

Opening

Start on Greatsword.

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

Loop

The loop revolves around the following priority.

  • When you swap to sword, the first and last skill before you swap again is Phantasmal Swordsman. Fill the gaps with Blurred Frenzy and never interrupt your auto attack chain because the most of the damage comes from the final strike Mind Spike.
  • When you swap to greatword, follow this rotation filling the gaps with the auto attack Spatial Surge.
  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 and Phantasmal Disenchanter off cooldown.


Continuum Split

When CS is almost off cooldown, prepare 3 clones to use it in the greatsword set.

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

Video example Please note this video is from before the buffs to chronomancer in 02 August 2022.


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 and Rewinder when Split Second is on cooldown and you know that you will have 3 clones again by the time Split Second comes off cooldown. Alternatively, just ignore Rewinder for a 2% dps loss.
  • 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.
  • You will need to flank (attack from behind or the side) at least for 40% of the figth to make use of your Rune of Superior Rune of the Thief.
  • Blurred Frenzy, Mind Stab and Signet of the Ether will interrupt your current skill cast. You can take advantage of this to cancel aftercast animations. These animation cancels are important to succesfully execute the Continuum Split opener.
  • 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.
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Ratings

This build has a rating of 4 stars based on 5 votes.
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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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