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Virtuoso - DPS Virt

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Focused on: Crowd control, Boon removal and Strike damage

Designed for: WvW Zerg

Expansions required: Heart of Thorns buildsEnd of Dragons builds

Difficulty:
TBD
This build was last updated on June 02, 2023.


Overview

A high spike damage power build that uses the combination of Bladesong Harmony and Psychic Riposte to effectively spike targets in zerg fights. Shattered Concentration allows it to also bring strong boon removal since it procs on each blade of Bladesong Harmony.


Skill Bar

Greatsword
Greatsword
Utility


Variants

Weapons
  • Sword/Focus can be used instead of one Greatsword for the utility of Temporal Curtain at the cost of damage
Utilities
  • Rain of Swords
  • Veil
  • Illusion of Life
Elite
  • Mass Invisibility
  • Signet of Humility


Template Code

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Specializations


Variants


Equipment

Head
Marauder
Shoulders
Marauder
Chest
Marauder
Hands
Marauder
Legs
Dragon
Feet
Marauder
Backpiece
Dragon
Accessory
Dragon
Accessory
Dragon
Amulet
Dragon
Ring
Dragon
Ring
Dragon
Greatsword
Marauder
Sigil
Sigil
Greatsword
Marauder
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
x6
Infusion
x18


Consumables


Variants

Gear


Usage

Overall Priorities

High
  • Damage
Moderate
  • Boon Removal
Low
  • Boon Application


Surviving

  • This build has moderate passive defense
  • This build has low mobility skill access
  • This builds has high active defenses
Active defense priority Toggle
  • Dodge
  • Distortion
  • Bladesong Requiem


Detailed Explanations

Damage


Boon Removal


Boon Application

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Ratings

This build has a rating of 5 stars based on 4 votes.
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5 stars
Soldier198 gave this build 5 stars • July 2023
This is a difficult build to play and requires much more awareness of positioning than other ranged dps builds but the results are incredibly good if played well. Power virtuoso is capable of inflicting massive spike damage and boon stripping and can opt to bring some of the powerful utility skills inherent to the mesmer profession (veil, portal). With a high skill level, this build can notably outperform a scourge in both strips and damage. Unforunately, I do not think most players will be able to achieve such a performance level with the build. Nonetheless, I rate it 5/5 because it truly is that good in skilled hands.
5 stars
Nwx gave this build 5 stars • July 2023
Really cool build. Making so your phantasmas now are summoned with the distortion is a game changer that finally allows you to utilize one of the Mesmer's main mechanic in zergs.
4 stars
Tyroxin gave this build 4 stars • July 2023
Snatches a DPS role that would previously be filled by Thief, dishing out sudden damage spikes. Doing so at range allows it to be much more forgiving for usage in public groups. Its action, including strips, are mostly projectile based though, and therefore not of unlimited effectivity. Could be compared to old Scourge, but I don't see it replacing Scourges en masse yet; however still a viable replacement for non-maxing groups.
5 stars
Julian gave this build 5 stars • June 2023
Superior strips to scourge, with DPS comparable to a staff weaver, and with single target spike capability comparable to gunflame. Very solid build, and most cases just a numerically superior scourge.

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