Virtuoso - Power Virtuoso

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:

Difficulty:

Normal

This build was last updated on January 17, 2024 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

Power Virtuoso is a relatively simple build with good burst damage at very long ranges. It is an excellent option for open world, as blades replace clones and these do not disappear on target death.

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Skill Bar

Dagger/Focus

Greatsword

Utility

Weapon Variants

• Mainhand Sword - Lower DPS, melee. Strong defensive utility via Blurred Frenzy. Boonrip.
• Offhand Sword - Can replace Greatsword or Focus for higher DPS + a block at the cost of CC.

Skill Variants

Utility

• Mantra of Resolve - condition cleanse
• Mimic, Blink, Portal Entre - very strong utility

Elite

• Mass Invisibility - stealth for channeling hero points or sneaking past 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.
• Bladeturn Refrain - very high survivability at the cost of DPS.

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

Focus
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Greatsword
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

• Rune of Superior Rune of the Dragonhunter and Rune of Superior Rune of the Scholar are interchangeable.
• Other relics include Relic of the Adventurer, Relic of Cerus, Relic of the Cavalier, and Relic of Durability.
• For defense, equip the highest tier Jade Core you can afford. Use defensive food, traits, or skills if required. If necessary, use Knight trinkets.

Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

• Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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Farming

• Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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• (and variants)

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

Defense

• Illusionary Riposte - 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