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Condition Scourge is a slow and steady build that deals damage through {{Tooltip|Torment}}, {{Tooltip|Bleeding}}, and {{Tooltip|Burning}}.   
 
Condition Scourge is a slow and steady build that deals damage through {{Tooltip|Torment}}, {{Tooltip|Bleeding}}, and {{Tooltip|Burning}}.   
  
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Although it has a clear lack of burst damage, condi scourge is a great build for open world due to its simplicity, tankiness, and great damage, making it great for solo or group play.
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Although it has low burst damage, condi scourge is a great build for open world due to its simplicity, tankiness, and amazing damage over time, making it great for solo or group play.
  
 
This build has access to barriers to absorb damage, passive defense from {{Trait|Blood as Sand}}, can remove boons from enemies with {{Skill|Feast of Corruption}} and Punishment skills such as {{Skill|Sand Flare}}, and can remove conditions from allies and itself with {{Skill|Nefarious Favor}}.
 
This build has access to barriers to absorb damage, passive defense from {{Trait|Blood as Sand}}, can remove boons from enemies with {{Skill|Feast of Corruption}} and Punishment skills such as {{Skill|Sand Flare}}, and can remove conditions from allies and itself with {{Skill|Nefarious Favor}}.
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|weapon1 = Scepter
 
|weapon1 = Scepter
 
|weapon2 = Torch
 
|weapon2 = Torch
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|weapon3 = x
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|weapon3 = Pistol
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|weapon4 = Warhorn
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|weapon4 = X
 
|healing = Sand Flare
 
|healing = Sand Flare
 
|utility1 = Blood Is Power
 
|utility1 = Blood Is Power
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|utility2 = Signet of Undeath
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|utility2 = Epidemic
 
|utility3 = Trail of Anguish
 
|utility3 = Trail of Anguish
 
|elite = Plaguelands
 
|elite = Plaguelands
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===Weapon Variants===
 
===Weapon Variants===
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* Staff - low damage but can be taken instead of Warhorn to sacrifice CC for its utility.
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If you don't have access to Weaponmaster Training with Secrets of the Obscure, you will not be able to wield a pistol. Instead, use only scepter.
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* Your choice of second offhand weapon doesn't matter much. You can use warhorn for extra CC, focus if you need extra boon removal, or only use torch for easier access to its good damage skills.
  
 
===Skill Variants===
 
===Skill Variants===
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* {{Skill|Consume Conditions}} is great vs. enemies that inflict conditions (though beware the self-inflicted {{Tooltip|Blind}} from {{Trait|Master of Corruption}}).
 
* {{Skill|Consume Conditions}} is great vs. enemies that inflict conditions (though beware the self-inflicted {{Tooltip|Blind}} from {{Trait|Master of Corruption}}).
 
====Utility Skills====
 
====Utility Skills====
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{{Skill|Blood Is Power}} is taken for damage and boon generation and should never be replaced. {{Skill|Signet of Undeath}} provides good life force generation in long fights and can be used to revive an ally. {{Skill|Trail of Anguish}} is a good stunbreak and provides {{Tooltip|Stability}}. You can consider other alternatives:
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{{Skill|Blood Is Power}} is taken for damage and boon generation and should never be replaced. {{Skill|Epidemic}} is amazing for AoE damage by spreading the conditions on your enemy to other nearby enemies, but useless in single target fights. {{Skill|Trail of Anguish}} is a good stunbreak and provides {{Tooltip|Stability}}. You can consider other alternatives:
 
* {{Skill|Corrosive Poison Cloud}} - destroys projectiles.
 
* {{Skill|Corrosive Poison Cloud}} - destroys projectiles.
 
* {{Skill|Desiccate}} - boonstrip and damage.
 
* {{Skill|Desiccate}} - boonstrip and damage.
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* {{Skill|Epidemic}} - amazing for AoE damage by spreading the conditions on your enemy to other nearby enemies.
 
 
* {{Skill|Plague Signet}} - amazing condi transfer but beware of its passive when playing in groups.
 
* {{Skill|Plague Signet}} - amazing condi transfer but beware of its passive when playing in groups.
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* {{Skill|Signet of Spite}} - single target damage.
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* {{Skill|Signet of Undeath}} provides good life force generation in long fights and can be used to revive an ally
 
* {{Skill|Serpent Siphon}} - if you need {{Tooltip|Aegis}} to block a predictable but dangerous attack.
 
* {{Skill|Serpent Siphon}} - if you need {{Tooltip|Aegis}} to block a predictable but dangerous attack.
 
* {{Skill|Spectral Armor}} - can replace Trail of Anguish to give up the Stability for life force generation.
 
* {{Skill|Spectral Armor}} - can replace Trail of Anguish to give up the Stability for life force generation.
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====Elite Skills====
 
====Elite Skills====
 
* {{Skill|Summon Flesh Golem}} - tanky CC buddy.
 
* {{Skill|Summon Flesh Golem}} - tanky CC buddy.
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====Minions====
 
====Minions====
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Minions provide extra bodies for defense but will drastically lower DPS. If taking minions, it is advised to keep {{Skill|Blood Is Power}} and {{Skill|Signet of Undeath}}.  
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Minions provide extra bodies for defense but will drastically lower DPS. Never use all minions, always keep {{Skill|Blood Is Power}}.
 
* {{Skill|Summon Blood Fiend}}
 
* {{Skill|Summon Blood Fiend}}
 
* {{Skill|Summon Shadow Fiend}}
 
* {{Skill|Summon Shadow Fiend}}
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* {{Skill|Summon Bone Minions}}
 
* {{Skill|Summon Flesh Golem}}
 
* {{Skill|Summon Flesh Golem}}
  
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{{Specialization|Curses|mid|top|bot}}
 
{{Specialization|Curses|mid|top|bot}}
 
{{Specialization|Scourge|mid|mid|mid}}
 
{{Specialization|Scourge|mid|mid|mid}}
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* {{Trait|Parasitic Contagion}} - greatly nerfed with End of Dragons, but still provides decent sustain.
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* {{Trait|Parasitic Contagion}} - trades a large amount of damage for some sustain.
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* {{Trait|Eternal Life}} - trades a bit of damage for superb life force generation.
 
 
* {{Trait|Abrasive Grit}} - when you need more condition cleanse.
 
* {{Trait|Abrasive Grit}} - when you need more condition cleanse.
 
* Don't use {{Trait|Desert Empowerment}} because it requires a lot of boon duration to be useful, which you do not have as a dps build.
 
* Don't use {{Trait|Desert Empowerment}} because it requires a lot of boon duration to be useful, which you do not have as a dps build.
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Death Magic can be taken if using the minion variant to trade a large amount of damage for an increase to minion health and personal defense.
 
Death Magic can be taken if using the minion variant to trade a large amount of damage for an increase to minion health and personal defense.
 
{{Specialization|Death Magic|top|top|top|variant=y}}
 
{{Specialization|Death Magic|top|top|top|variant=y}}
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* If you ever need a lot of defense, use Death Magic with {{Trait|Putrid Defense}} + {{Trait|Dark Defiance}} + {{Trait|Corrupter's Fervor}} for permanent {{tooltip|Protection}} and large increase to your toughness. This synergyses with the variant rune {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Undead}}. This is normally not needed as scourge is already relatively tanky.
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* If you ever need a lot of defense, use Death Magic with {{Trait|Putrid Defense}} + {{Trait|Dark Defiance}} + {{Trait|Corrupter's Fervor}} for permanent {{tooltip|Protection}} and large increase to your toughness. This is normally not needed as scourge is already relatively tanky.
  
 
===Blood Magic===
 
===Blood Magic===
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{{Specialization|Blood Magic|top|bot|bot|variant=y}}
 
{{Specialization|Blood Magic|top|bot|bot|variant=y}}
 
* When doing this, change your healing skill to {{Skill|Well of Blood}}.
 
* When doing this, change your healing skill to {{Skill|Well of Blood}}.
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==Equipment==
 
==Equipment==
 
Ascended gear is not required. You can use Exotic gear with the same stats.<br>
 
Ascended gear is not required. You can use Exotic gear with the same stats.<br>
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| weight = Light
 
| weight = Light
 
| stats = Viper
 
| stats = Viper
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| rune = Superior Rune of the Nightmare
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| rune = Superior Rune of the Trapper
 
| rune-qt = 6
 
| rune-qt = 6
 
| weapon1 = Scepter
 
| weapon1 = Scepter
 
| weapon2 = Torch
 
| weapon2 = Torch
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| sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Torment
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| sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Bursting
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| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Bursting
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| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Torment
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| weapon4 = Warhorn
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| weapon3 = Pistol
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| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Bursting
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| sigil3 = Superior Sigil of Bursting
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| relic = Relic of Akeem
 
}}
 
}}
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* {{relic|Relic of Akeem}} is by far the best option. You can trigger it easily with {{Skill|Vile Blast}}, {{Skill|Garish Pillar}}, or {{Skill|Oppressive Collapse}}.
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===Gear variants===
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* If you can afford the luxury of a gear set tailored for open world, use full {{Tooltip|Trailblazer}}. This trades 10-15% DPS for a massive increase to health and defense.
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* {{Tooltip|Celestial}} provides lower damage than Viper's and Trailblazer's, less defense than Trailblazer's, but in exchange the healing power makes your barriers bigger. Generally not recommended as the points into ferocity are completely wasted, and the points into boon duration won't be doing much either since this build has very little access to boons, only a bit of fury and might. This set is also not useful for most content outside of open world.
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* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Geomancy}} + {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Earth}} budget options while you work on acquiring the very expensive but very strong Superior Sigil of Torment and Superior Sigil of Bursting.
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* If you don't have access to {{relic|Relic of Akeem}}, you will have to resort to much weaker options such as {{Relic|Relic of the Cavalier}}, {{Relic|Relic of the Afflicted}}, or {{Relic|Relic of the Sunless}}.
  
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===Variant Equipment===
 
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* If you can afford the luxury of a gear set tailored for open world, use full {{Tooltip|Trailblazer}}. This trades 10-15% DPS for a massive increase to health and defense. You can also consider {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Undead}} for even more defense at a slight damage loss.
 
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'''Gear'''
 
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* {{Tooltip|Celestial}} - lower damage than Viper's and Trailblazer's, less defense than Trailblazer's, but in exchange the healing power makes your barriers bigger. Generally not recommended as the points into ferocity are completely wasted, and the points into boon duration won't be doing much either since this build has very little access to boons, only a bit of fury and might. This set is also not useful for most content outside of open world.
 
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'''Runes'''
 
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* {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Trapper}} - use 5 of these + 1 black diamond to very closely mimic {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Nightmare}} while you work on getting Nightmare runes.
 
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* {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Lich}} - less damage but more defense plus a pet.
 
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'''Sigils'''
 
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* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Energy}} - defense
 
  
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==Consumables==
 
==Consumables==
 
Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.
 
Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.
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===DPS===
 
===DPS===
 
* Prioritize '''Flatbread''' Ascended food.
 
* Prioritize '''Flatbread''' Ascended food.
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* {{Food|Peppermint Omnomberry Bar}}
 
* {{Food|Peppermint Omnomberry Bar}}
 
* {{Utility|Sharpening Skull}} (and variants)
 
* {{Utility|Sharpening Skull}} (and variants)
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===Damage===
 
===Damage===
 
This build is extremely easy to deal damage with. Simply follow this priority list.
 
This build is extremely easy to deal damage with. Simply follow this priority list.
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# Always have at least one Shade manifested. This is extremely important, because you gain concentration and expertise from {{Trait|Sand Sage}} and defense from {{Trait|Blood as Sand}}, and inflict damage from {{Skill|Manifest Sand Shade}}. Using any Shade skill causes existing Sand Shades and yourself to strike nearby enemies with Manifest Sand Shade for free. Manifest Sand Shade doesn't reset your auto attack chain.
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# Always have at least one Sand Shade manifested. This is extremely important, because you gain concentration and expertise from {{Trait|Sand Sage}} and defense from {{Trait|Blood as Sand}}, and inflict damage from {{Skill|Manifest Sand Shade}}. Using any Shade skill causes existing Sand Shades and yourself to strike nearby enemies with Manifest Sand Shade for free. Manifest Sand Shade doesn't reset your auto attack chain.
 
# Use {{Skill|Nefarious Favor}} which deals great damage thanks to {{Trait|Sadistic Searing}}.
 
# Use {{Skill|Nefarious Favor}} which deals great damage thanks to {{Trait|Sadistic Searing}}.
 
# Use {{Skill|Blood Is Power}} anytime you can transfer the self-inflicted conditions. The easiest way to do this is to cast Blood is Power and {{Skill|Desert Shroud}} at the same time to trigger {{Trait|Plague Sending}}, but any condi transfer will work.
 
# Use {{Skill|Blood Is Power}} anytime you can transfer the self-inflicted conditions. The easiest way to do this is to cast Blood is Power and {{Skill|Desert Shroud}} at the same time to trigger {{Trait|Plague Sending}}, but any condi transfer will work.
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# Use {{Skill|Grasping Dead}} and {{Skill|Devouring Darkness}} off cooldown; try to use them together as they have the same cooldown. Interrupt your auto attack chain to cast them.
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# Use {{Skill|Grasping Dead}} and {{Skill|Devouring Darkness}} off cooldown; try to use them together as they have the same cooldown. Interrupt your auto attack chain to cast them. The same applies to {{Skill|Weeping Shots}} and {{Skill|Vile Blast}}.
 
# Cast {{Skill|Oppressive Collapse}} and {{Skill|Harrowing Wave}} any time they're off CD. Preferably, use Harrowing Wave when not at full life force for more value. If you're near your target, Oppressive Collapse will also give you {{Tooltip|Might}}.
 
# Cast {{Skill|Oppressive Collapse}} and {{Skill|Harrowing Wave}} any time they're off CD. Preferably, use Harrowing Wave when not at full life force for more value. If you're near your target, Oppressive Collapse will also give you {{Tooltip|Might}}.
 
* Cast {{Skill|Plaguelands}} off-cooldown. This is your highest damage skill, so position it carefully.
 
* Cast {{Skill|Plaguelands}} off-cooldown. This is your highest damage skill, so position it carefully.
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# {{Skill|Plaguelands}}
 
# {{Skill|Plaguelands}}
 
# {{Skill|Nefarious Favor}}
 
# {{Skill|Nefarious Favor}}
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# {{Skill|Blood Is Power}}
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# {{Skill|Blood Is Power}} + {{Skill|Desert Shroud}}
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# {{Skill|Desert Shroud}}
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# {{Skill|Vile Blast}} + {{Skill|Weeping Shots}}
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# {{Skill|Grasping Dead}} + {{Skill|Devouring Darkness}}
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# {{Tooltip|weapon swap}}
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# {{Skill|Devouring Darkness}} + {{Skill|Grasping Dead}}
 
# {{Skill|Harrowing Wave}} + {{Skill|Oppressive Collapse}}
 
# {{Skill|Harrowing Wave}} + {{Skill|Oppressive Collapse}}
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The {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Nightmare}} will transfer the self-inflicted {{Tooltip|Poison}} of {{Skill|Plaguelands}} (comes from {{Trait|Master of Corruption}}) and {{Skill|Nefarious Favor}} cleanses the {{Tooltip|Bleeding}}. Then, {{Skill|Desert Shroud}} triggers {{Trait|Plague Sending}} to transfer the self-inflicted {{Tooltip|Bleeding}} from {{Skill|Blood Is Power}} (and the {{Tooltip|Torment}} from {{Trait|Master of Corruption}}.
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* {{Skill|Nefarious Favor}} will transfer the self-inflicted {{Tooltip|Poison}} of {{Skill|Plaguelands}} (comes from {{Trait|Master of Corruption}}), while the {{Tooltip|Bleeding}} remains and gets added to {{Skill|Blood Is Power}}. Then, {{Skill|Desert Shroud}} triggers {{Trait|Plague Sending}} to transfer the self-inflicted 3{{Tooltip|Bleeding}} and the 2{{Tooltip|Torment}}.
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* In this opener, {{Skill|Vile Blast}} is the skill that activates {{Relic|Relic of Akeem}}.
  
 
;Priority
 
;Priority
 
# Maintaining at least one Sand Shade up.
 
# Maintaining at least one Sand Shade up.
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# Trigger {{Relic|Relic of Akeem}} (10 seconds internal cooldown)
 
# {{Skill|Nefarious Favor}}
 
# {{Skill|Nefarious Favor}}
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# {{Skill|Devouring Darkness}} {{to}} {{Skill|Grasping Dead}}
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# {{Skill|Devouring Darkness}}, {{Skill|Grasping Dead}}, {{Skill|Weeping Shots}}, {{Skill|Vile Blast}}
 
# {{Skill|Harrowing Wave}}
 
# {{Skill|Harrowing Wave}}
 
# {{Skill|Oppressive Collapse}}
 
# {{Skill|Oppressive Collapse}}
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# Scepter auto attacks.
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# auto attacks.
 
Note that {{Skill|Devouring Darkness}} requires to enemy to aready be suffering from conditions to inflict {{Tooltip|Torment}}. If that is not the case, this skill does nothing and should be delayed.
 
Note that {{Skill|Devouring Darkness}} requires to enemy to aready be suffering from conditions to inflict {{Tooltip|Torment}}. If that is not the case, this skill does nothing and should be delayed.
  
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* If you have trouble surviving, you can trait {{Trait|Parasitic Contagion}}.
 
* If you have trouble surviving, you can trait {{Trait|Parasitic Contagion}}.
 
* If you are downed, don't give up. {{Skill|Life Leech}} might keep you alive while your conditions finish the enemy. {{Skill|Fetid Ground}} is also quite strong.
 
* If you are downed, don't give up. {{Skill|Life Leech}} might keep you alive while your conditions finish the enemy. {{Skill|Fetid Ground}} is also quite strong.
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===Crowd Control===
 
===Crowd Control===
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* {{Skill|Garish Pillar}} - 1 second of Fear
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* {{Skill|Vile Blast}} - 1 second of stun.
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* {{Skill|Garish Pillar}} - 1 second of fear
 
* {{Skill|Oppressive Collapse}} - 2 seconds of knockdown
 
* {{Skill|Oppressive Collapse}} - 2 seconds of knockdown
 
* {{Skill|Charge (necromancer)}} - 1 second of knockdown, but hits multiple times against big enemies. (if using {{Skill|Summon Flesh Golem}}
 
* {{Skill|Charge (necromancer)}} - 1 second of knockdown, but hits multiple times against big enemies. (if using {{Skill|Summon Flesh Golem}}
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==Video Examples==
 
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* [https://youtu.be/-BT-w1nDki4 vs. Champion Avatar of Balthazar.]
 
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* [https://youtu.be/FlWZdbqx2fk vs. Champion Mushroom Queen Newborn Mushrooms hero challenge in Rata Novus.] This fight was done with full trailblazers with undead runes and Death Magic traitline.
 

Revision as of 16:34, 30 August 2023

The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Condition damage

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Expansions required: Path of Fire Builds

Difficulty:
Normal
This build was last updated on August 30, 2023 and is up to date for the March 19, 2024 patch.

Overview

Condition Scourge is a slow and steady build that deals damage through Torment Torment, Bleeding Bleeding, and Burning Burning.

Although it has low burst damage, condi scourge is a great build for open world due to its simplicity, tankiness, and amazing damage over time, making it great for solo or group play.

This build has access to barriers to absorb damage, passive defense from Blood as Sand, can remove boons from enemies with Feast of Corruption and Punishment skills such as Sand Flare, and can remove conditions from allies and itself with Nefarious Favor.


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Skill Bar

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Scepter/Torch
Pistol/X
Utility

Weapon Variants

If you don't have access to Weaponmaster Training with Secrets of the Obscure, you will not be able to wield a pistol. Instead, use only scepter.

  • Your choice of second offhand weapon doesn't matter much. You can use warhorn for extra CC, focus if you need extra boon removal, or only use torch for easier access to its good damage skills.

Skill Variants

Heal skill

Sand Flare provides a good mix of healing and barrier. You can consider other options:

  • Well of Blood provides slightly higher raw healing.
  • Consume Conditions is great vs. enemies that inflict conditions (though beware the self-inflicted Blind Blind from Master of Corruption).

Utility Skills

Blood Is Power is taken for damage and boon generation and should never be replaced. Epidemic is amazing for AoE damage by spreading the conditions on your enemy to other nearby enemies, but useless in single target fights. Trail of Anguish is a good stunbreak and provides Stability Stability. You can consider other alternatives:

  • Corrosive Poison Cloud - destroys projectiles.
  • Desiccate - boonstrip and damage.
  • Plague Signet - amazing condi transfer but beware of its passive when playing in groups.
  • Signet of Spite - single target damage.
  • Signet of Undeath provides good life force generation in long fights and can be used to revive an ally
  • Serpent Siphon - if you need Aegis Aegis to block a predictable but dangerous attack.
  • Spectral Armor - can replace Trail of Anguish to give up the Stability for life force generation.
  • Spectral Grasp - great CC or pull to cleave trash mobs.

Elite Skills

  • Summon Flesh Golem - tanky CC buddy.

Minions

Minions provide extra bodies for defense but will drastically lower DPS. Never use all minions, always keep Blood Is Power.

  • Summon Blood Fiend
  • Summon Shadow Fiend
  • Summon Bone Minions
  • Summon Flesh Golem

This still provides 3 minions, one of which has extremely high health and is good for CC.


Specializations

  • Parasitic Contagion - trades a large amount of damage for some sustain.
  • Abrasive Grit - when you need more condition cleanse.
  • Don't use Desert Empowerment because it requires a lot of boon duration to be useful, which you do not have as a dps build.

Death Magic

Death Magic can be taken if using the minion variant to trade a large amount of damage for an increase to minion health and personal defense.

  • If you ever need a lot of defense, use Death Magic with Putrid Defense + Dark Defiance + Corrupter's Fervor for permanent Protection Protection and large increase to your toughness. This is normally not needed as scourge is already relatively tanky.

Blood Magic

Blood Magic can be used when playing in groups and doing very hard content. This massively lowers your damage, but makes you great at reviving downed players. Do not use this specialization when playing solo.

  • When doing this, change your healing skill to Well of Blood.


Equipment

Ascended gear is not required. You can use Exotic gear with the same stats.
This set uses gear that is similar to Build:Scourge_-_Utility_Condi_DPS, which makes it a great option for general PVE

Head
Viper
Shoulders
Viper
Chest
Viper
Hands
Viper
Legs
Viper
Feet
Viper
Backpiece
Viper
Accessory
Viper
Accessory
Viper
Amulet
Viper
Ring
Viper
Ring
Viper
Scepter
Viper
Torch
Viper
Sigil
Sigil
Pistol
Viper
Sigil
Rune
x6


Relic
  • Relic of Akeem is by far the best option. You can trigger it easily with Vile Blast, Garish Pillar, or Oppressive Collapse.

Gear variants

  • If you can afford the luxury of a gear set tailored for open world, use full Trailblazer Trailblazer. This trades 10-15% DPS for a massive increase to health and defense.
  • Celestial Celestial provides lower damage than Viper's and Trailblazer's, less defense than Trailblazer's, but in exchange the healing power makes your barriers bigger. Generally not recommended as the points into ferocity are completely wasted, and the points into boon duration won't be doing much either since this build has very little access to boons, only a bit of fury and might. This set is also not useful for most content outside of open world.
  • Sigil of Superior Sigil of Geomancy + Sigil of Superior Sigil of Earth budget options while you work on acquiring the very expensive but very strong Superior Sigil of Torment and Superior Sigil of Bursting.
  • If you don't have access to Relic of Akeem, you will have to resort to much weaker options such as Relic of the Cavalier, Relic of the Afflicted, or Relic of the Sunless.


Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

  • Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
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Defense

Farming

  • Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
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  • (and variants)


Usage

Damage

This build is extremely easy to deal damage with. Simply follow this priority list.

  1. Always have at least one Sand Shade manifested. This is extremely important, because you gain concentration and expertise from Sand Sage and defense from Blood as Sand, and inflict damage from Manifest Sand Shade. Using any Shade skill causes existing Sand Shades and yourself to strike nearby enemies with Manifest Sand Shade for free. Manifest Sand Shade doesn't reset your auto attack chain.
  2. Use Nefarious Favor which deals great damage thanks to Sadistic Searing.
  3. Use Blood Is Power anytime you can transfer the self-inflicted conditions. The easiest way to do this is to cast Blood is Power and Desert Shroud at the same time to trigger Plague Sending, but any condi transfer will work.
  4. Use Grasping Dead and Devouring Darkness off cooldown; try to use them together as they have the same cooldown. Interrupt your auto attack chain to cast them. The same applies to Weeping Shots and Vile Blast.
  5. Cast Oppressive Collapse and Harrowing Wave any time they're off CD. Preferably, use Harrowing Wave when not at full life force for more value. If you're near your target, Oppressive Collapse will also give you Might Might.
  • Cast Plaguelands off-cooldown. This is your highest damage skill, so position it carefully.
Opener
  1. Manifest Sand Shade
  2. Plaguelands
  3. Nefarious Favor
  4. Blood Is Power + Desert Shroud
  5. Vile Blast + Weeping Shots
  6. weapon swap weapon swap
  7. Devouring Darkness + Grasping Dead
  8. Harrowing Wave + Oppressive Collapse
  • Nefarious Favor will transfer the self-inflicted Poison Poison of Plaguelands (comes from Master of Corruption), while the Bleeding Bleeding remains and gets added to Blood Is Power. Then, Desert Shroud triggers Plague Sending to transfer the self-inflicted 3Bleeding Bleeding and the 2Torment Torment.
  • In this opener, Vile Blast is the skill that activates Relic of Akeem.
Priority
  1. Maintaining at least one Sand Shade up.
  2. Trigger Relic of Akeem (10 seconds internal cooldown)
  3. Nefarious Favor
  4. Devouring Darkness, Grasping Dead, Weeping Shots, Vile Blast
  5. Harrowing Wave
  6. Oppressive Collapse
  7. auto attacks.

Note that Devouring Darkness requires to enemy to aready be suffering from conditions to inflict Torment Torment. If that is not the case, this skill does nothing and should be delayed.


Sustain and defense

  • You're a fully ranged build, so always stay on the move while attacking.
  • Nefarious Favor converts your conditions into boons, and Desert Shroud can be used to transfer them in emergencies.
  • If you have trouble surviving, you can trait Parasitic Contagion.
  • If you are downed, don't give up. Life Leech might keep you alive while your conditions finish the enemy. Fetid Ground is also quite strong.


Crowd Control

  • Vile Blast - 1 second of stun.
  • Garish Pillar - 1 second of fear
  • Oppressive Collapse - 2 seconds of knockdown
  • Charge (necromancer) - 1 second of knockdown, but hits multiple times against big enemies. (if using Summon Flesh Golem
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5 stars
Kirzan gave this build 5 stars • September 2023
Very, very strong currently (SotO release patch). For OW, I particularly enjoy going full Viper's, Parasitic Contagion and 2-3 minions. The DPS loss, while visible, isn't too bad, but the survivability is real good. You'll still instantly obliterate packs in the blink of an eye. Then you can fine tune defensive options for rougher champs. The barriers from the spec work real well with pets since they, by nature, hug your target, which is your shade. Of course, all subject to change when it gets nerfed :)
5 stars
Warming Hearth gave this build 5 stars • August 2023
Stronger than ever. The ability to wield a pistol thanks to Secrets of the Obscure provides even more damage. Together with its really good survivability, condi scourge is one of the best classes in the game right now.
5 stars
Starlitjupiter gave this build 5 stars • July 2023
The 7/18 update patch fixed the mistakes of the 6/27 patch and now scourge is in a better state than it has ever been in. This is probably one of the strongest condition options in the game right now.

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