Specter - Condition Specter
The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good
Focused on: Condition damage
Designed for: Open World and Open World General
Expansions required: 
Overview
Condition 
Specter 
bleeds, 
torments, and 
poisons its enemies with a continuous flurry of attacks and a very fluid rotation. for extra damage and utility, and enjoy some extra durability from and innate sustain from . With a different set of gear, condition specter can sacrifice damage and take to provide nearby allies with permanent 
Alacrity, but never do this when soloing.
As a downside, condition specter lacks AoE damage and burst damage, and it needs nearby allies for maximum damage by sharing Venom skills such as , but nevertheless performs good in solo open world.
Skill Bar
Template Code
Weapon variants
Spear is your best weapon, usage requires land spear with Janthir Wilds.
Pistol replaces spear for players without Janthir Wilds, and scepter+dagger becomes the main weapon set. Pistol should only be used for crowd control.
Skill variants
Utility skills
can be replaced with:
- - this provides more damage but has a longer cast time and mobile enemies may get out of the radius before you can detonate the trap.
- for a nice stunbreak.
Elite skills
can be replaced with:
- - better single target CC, especially when you can share the Venom with nearby allies.
- - extra damage but no CC.
Specializations
Equipment
Viper
This setup uses Viper equipment for high raw DPS.
Viper
Viper
Viper
Viper
Viper
Viper
Viper
Viper
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Viper
x6
- Other relics include , , and .
Alacrity
This setup provides much higher HP and boon duration while sacrificing about 16% of its damage. This allows for the ability to keep up Alacrity via .
Ritualist
Ritualist
Ritualist
Ritualist
Ritualist
Ritualist
Ritualist
Ritualist
Ritualist
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Ritualist
x6
- Use to provide Alacrity to nearby allies with your full
Ritualist gear. You will need to spend more time in Shadow Shroud. Also use and , and replace with .
- Spend all your initiative on , and your time in Shadow Shroud casting twice filling the cooldown gap with one and auto attacks.
- Generally speaking, it's not worth playing alacrity specter in solo open world, as you lose valuable damage, especially in short fights which are the majority of fights in open world. Only consider playing alacrity specter when in groups and fighting bosses.
Consumables
Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.
DPS
- Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
- /
- /
Defense
Farming
- Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
- /
- (and variants)
Usage
Shadow Shroud
is the profession mechanic of the specter. After building Shadow Force by spending initiative in combat and using , Enter Shadow Shroud to gain access to new skills.
Your damage skills in shroud are and , while provides a leap and CC, and stuns and gives stability.
Generally speaking, when playing condition specter you want to enter Shadow Shroud, use and once, then immediately leave. This also provides initiative due to .
Damage
Spear
On Spear you want to use the following combo: 2-2-3-1-2-2-2-4-2-3-1 (these are the keys you press on your keyboard)
- (2)
- (2)
- gives
Stealth (3) - stealth attack (1)
- (2)
- (2)
- (2)
- (4)
- (2)
- gives Stealth (3)
- stealth attack (1)
- and repeat from step 1
- This is your full rotation. It's actually very simple and fluid.
- Use , , and off cooldown.
- The first can be replaced with as Unsuspecting Strike deals more damage to targets above 90% health.
Scepter
Scepter is your ranged weapon but it offers less damage so only use it if range is needed. In this weapon set you just spam . Don't waste initiative on other skills, except for against groups of enemies.
Defense
- The best defense is always to dodge or sidestep attacks.
- All your well skills also allow you to quickly reposition yourself since they are shadowsteps. This includes your heal skill .
- replaces your health, so it is your main source of damage mitigation. will also heal you for a very small amount. You also have access to stability with .
Crowd control
- .
- .
- .
- (if the target is movement-impaired).
- Soft cc from , or .
Ratings
Comments
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