Virtuoso - Carrion Confusion Virtuoso

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Focused on: Condition damage and Direct damage

Designed for: PvP Conquest

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

TBD

This build was last updated on July 10, 2022.

Overview

A roamer Virtuoso build, utilizing unblockable Bladesongs via Psychic Riposte to burst down targets with Confusion stacks. High burst, low sustain. Also has a power variant.

Skill Bar

Scepter/Pistol

Sword/Torch

Utility

Traits

Variants

Power Variant with

Equipment

Scepter

Pistol

Sigil

Sigil

Sword

Torch

Sigil

Sigil

Rune

Amulet

Variants

Power Variant

• Sigil of Cleansing instead of Sigil of Confusion
• Rune of Lynx instead of Rune of Traveler
• instead of

Usage

Blade Generation

• Blocks and dodges are important source of Blades due to Psychic Riposte.
• Make sure to utilize Aegis from Bladeturn Refrain.
• Specter/Pistol set has best blade generation due to Illusionary Counter, Ether Clone and Phantasmal Duelist.

Burst Combo

• Have up to 4-5 Blades stocked and make sure to have Psychic Riposte unblockable proc:
  • Phantasmal Duelist
  • Magic Bullet
  • Bladesong Sorrow (or Bladesong Harmony if Power)
  • Confusing Images

• This burst will apply up to 20+ Confusion stacks with Torment, Bleeding and Cripple as cover conditions.

• Signet of Humility can help set up a burst, but make sure to CC the target as they can evade the burst with Moa skill 5 (Flee).

Surviving

• Main defensive cooldowns are:
  • Blade Renewal
  • Bladeturn Requiem - 2 second block, doesn't scale with number of Blades.
  • Signet of Midnight - stunbreak, Stealth, AoE Blind.
  • Blink - stunbreak and 1200 range shadowstep.

• Sword/Torch is the defensive/mobility set
  • The Prestige - Stealth, AoE Blind and removes 1 condition.
  • Blurred Frenzy - 1 sec Evade.
  • Blade Leap - 600 range leap, use to escape or kite. Can juke with Returning Edge.

Streamers

• Twitch: Misha