Virtuoso - Power DPS

Part of the current metagame

Our curator decided this build is in the current metagame regardless of rating. 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 May 09, 2022 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A power DPS build for Virtuoso.

Skill Bar

Dagger/Sword

Greatsword

Utility

Weapon Variants

• Taking Sword/Focus instead of Greatsword will be higher sustained DPS against solo targets.

Skill Variants

• Phantasmal Disenchanter is your lowest damage ability, so it can be swapped out for other utilities as desired.

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Specializations

• Use Empowered Illusions when not running Greatsword.
• If you're not able to start phases with five blades, Infinite Forge may be more useful.

Equipment

Head
Assassin

Shoulders
Assassin

Chest
Berserker

Hands
Assassin

Legs
Berserker

Feet
Assassin

Backpiece
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Dagger
Berserker

Sword
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Greatsword
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Consumables

Food:

• or ascended versions

Utility:

Usage

Greatsword Rotation

Opener

Try to start with five blades stocked. Begin on Greatsword

1. Phantasmal Berserker
2. Bladesong Harmony
3. Thousand Cuts and Mantra of Pain once you have the Deadly Blades buff from Bladesong Harmony - both are instant cast and can be used during other skills
4. Weapon Swap
5. Bladecall
6. Phantasmal Swordsman
7. Phantasmal Disenchanter
8. Unstable Bladestorm
9. Signet of the Ether
10. Phantasmal Swordsman
11. Bladesong Sorrow - make sure you're at five blades
12. Bladecall
13. Rain of Swords
14. Phantasmal Disenchanter
15. Mantra of Pain
16. Flying Cutter and Mantra of Pain until Bladesong Harmony is ready - Mantra of Pain should come off cooldown when you still have the deadly Deadly Blades buff, but before you start losing stacks of Fencer's Finesse
17. Bladesong Harmony
18. Bladecall
19. Flying Cutter until Unstable Bladestorm is off cooldown
20. Unstable Bladestorm
21. Bladestorm Dissonance - this is mostly to maintain Deadly Blades, so skip if you think you'll need the CC
22. Phantasmal Swordman
23. Bladecall
24. Weapon Swap

Greatsword Loop

1. Phantasmal Berserker
2. Mirror Blade
3. Mind Stab
4. Bladesong Harmony - this won't be available on the first loop after the opener, so just use it as soon as it comes off cooldown
5. Spatial Surge until Mirror Blade is available
6. Mirror Blade
7. Spatial Surge and Phantasmal Disenchanter until Mind Stab is off cooldown - use Phantasmal Disenchanter as soon as it is ready
8. Mind Stab
9. Phantasmal Berserker
10. Mirror Blade
11. Weapon Swap

Dagger/Sword Loop

1. Bladecall
2. Phantasmal Swordman
3. Unstable Bladestorm
4. Signet of the Ether
5. Unstable Bladestorm
6. Bladesong Harmony
7. Bladecall
8. Phantasmal Disenchanter
9. Flying Cutter until you have five blades stocked
10. Bladesong Sorrow
11. Bladecall
12. Flying Cutter until Unstable Bladestorm is off cooldown
13. Unstable Bladestorm
14. Phantasmal Swordman
15. Bladecall
16. Weapon Swap
17. Return to start of Greatsword Loop

General Tips

• Use Rain of Swords and Thousand Cuts off cooldown
• Make sure Mantra of Pain doesn't reach maximum charges - ideally while under the effects of both Deadly Blades and Fencer's Finesse
• Bladesong Dissonance can be used to provide higher uptime of Deadly Blades, but make sure not to use up your stock of blades just before you want to use Bladesong Harmony or Bladesong Sorrow