Virtuoso - Power DPS
Overview
Power virtuoso is a simple yet effective build that deals great burst and sustained damage. It has access to evades and blocks, permanent Fury, and inflicts large amounts of
Vulnerability.
There are two variants of this build. The standard one with dagger/sword - greatsword, another with dagger/sword - sword/focus. The greatsword version has higher burst and Blade generation, while the focus version has access to the pull from
.
Skill Bar
Weapon Variants
- Taking Sword/Focus instead of Greatsword provides access to the pull from . Be aware that Greatsword is significantly more damage, and has superior Blade generation which makes it less punishing to use your Blades for CC with .
Skill Variants
or may be swapped out for other utilities as desired. Swap out first.
- offers very similar DPS to but adds some extra CC.
Template Code
Specializations
Trait Variants
- Use when running focus and not greatsword.
Equipment
Assassin
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Assassin
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
x6
x18
- is practically identical damage.
- is higher damage, but requires using in the rotation. The DPS difference is fairly small so use whichever you prefer.
- You should aim for ~2005 precision.
- The gear is the same whether you use focus or greatsword, the weapons should be
Berserker stats with Accuracy and Force.
Impact Variant
If you want to run this build on encounters where the boss can be stunned, you may benefit more from running a
instead of the . To make up for the lost crit chance, make the following gear changes:- Switch the amulet, one ring, one accessory and the backpiece to
Assassin stats.
- You should aim for 2155 precision.
More convenient, but lower DPS options:
- Use
Assassin stats.
and switch the amulet to - Switch the for the instead.
Consumables
Food
- or ascended versions
Utility
Usage
Greatsword Rotation
Opener
Try to start with five blades stocked and begin on Dagger/Sword.
- , and during the cast
- and once you have the buff - both are instant cast and can be used during other skills
Weapon Swap
Greatsword Loop
Each Greatsword Loop is opened and closed with
and , using other skills off cooldown in between. If you want to save for CC, then delay until just before at step 13- + (skip Mantra of Pain on the very first loop as you used a charge in the opener)
- until Mirror Blade is nearly off cooldown
- until Mind Stab is off cooldown
Weapon Swap
Dagger/Sword Loop
Steps 1-3 of the Dagger/Sword loop are important to perform quickly to avoid delaying the swap back to Greatsword, you also need to be sure to use
off cooldown so that you can fit 3 of them in.- , and once it reaches full charges
- , and when it comes off cooldown
- , and during the cast
Weapon Swap
- Return to start of Greatsword Loop
Sword/Focus Rotation
Opener
Try to start with five blades stocked and begin on Sword/Focus. The dagger section of the opener is broadly the same as the Dagger/Sword loop below.
Weapon Swap
- and once you have the buff from - both are instant cast and can be used during other skills
Weapon Swap
- - make sure you're at five blades
- and until Bladesong Harmony is ready - should come off cooldown when you still have the deadly buff, but before you start losing stacks of
- until Unstable Bladestorm is off cooldown
- - this is mostly to maintain , so skip if you think you'll need the CC
Weapon Swap
Sword/Focus Loop
The Sword/Focus loop is very simple, just be sure to use
early and weapon swap immediately after using it a second time.- Autoattack until Bladesong Harmony is off cooldown
- Autoattack until Phantasmal Disenchanter is off cooldown
Weapon Swap
Dagger/Sword Loop
Steps 1-5 of the Dagger/Sword loop are important to get in the correct order to avoid delaying the swap back to Sword/Focus, you also need to be sure to use
off cooldown so that you can fit 4 of them in. If you reach step 15 and is still on cooldown, just skip that step and weapon swap.- until you have five blades stocked
- until Unstable Bladestorm is off cooldown
Weapon Swap
- Return to start of Sword/Focus Loop
General Tips
- Use and off cooldown
- Use when it reaches
maximum charges - ideally while under the effects of both
and- can be used to provide higher uptime of , but make sure not to use up your stock of blades just before you want to use or
- If you cancel the aftercast of your Bladesongs too soon (such as with , or ), it will not apply the buff
Ratings
![4 stars](/wiki/images/b/b1/4-star.png)
![5 stars](/wiki/images/d/dd/5-star.png)
![5 stars](/wiki/images/d/dd/5-star.png)
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