Tempest - Condition Auramancer

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Focused on: Condition damage

Designed for: PvP Conquest

Difficulty:

TBD

Overview

A condition Tempest build for PvP with exceptional sustain against all types of damage and moderate group support.

Skill Bar

Scepter/Focus

Utility

Skill Variants

Heal

• Ether Renewal - better condition cleansing but the longer cast time makes it easier to interrupt.
• "Wash the Pain Away!" - if playing Tempestuous Aria variant.

Utility

Lightning Flash can be replaced with one of the following:

• Armor of Earth - much stronger defensive utility than Lightning Flash but big loss to mobility. Can be used to safestomp.
• "Eye of the Storm!" - AoE stunbreak and mobility took, only worth considering if playing Tempestuous Aria variant.

Elite

• Conjure Fiery Greatsword - burst damage and better mobility, could be a lifesaver when you're getting chased. Good in teamfights and for cleaving downed enemies.
• "Rebound!" - niche pick for team support and self-sustain under pressure, only worth considering if playing Tempestuous Aria variant.

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Specializations

Variants

• Blinding Ashes trades damage for a bit more sustain.

Variants

• Diamond Skin provides a frequent additional condition cleanse at the cost of losing some strike damage reduction.

Variants

• Invigorating Torrents adds extra sustain to the build but makes it harder to secure your Overloads.
• Tempestuous Aria additional Might generation and great Weakness uptime in teamfights and duels. Consider additional Shouts in slot skills.

Equipment

Scepter

Focus

Sigil

Sigil

Rune

Amulet

Equipment Variants

Runes

• Rune of Forge - tankier to strike damage and offers a frequent aura proc.
• Rune of Soldier - very tanky option with additional AoE cleanse on shouts. Particularly good with Tempestuous Aria variant.

Sigils

• Sigil of Purging - additional cleanse against condition-heavy comps. Replaces Sigil of Energy.

Usage

Elite Specialization Basics

• Tempest gains access to Overloads after staying attuned to an element for a period of time. Overloads are stun breaks that pulse while channeling and have a powerful effect at the end.

• Tempests also gain access to Shouts, which have a large AoE effect that buffs allies and harms enemies.

Pros

• Surprisingly high damage, good cleave, and mostly ranged. Excellent downed cleave.
• Exceptional sustain and utility, especially in protracted teamfights near allies; very hard to kill for a DPS. Good AoE healing, Protection application, condi cleanse, and unique defensive effects like Magnetic Aura.
• Flexible build decisions for adjusting to different comps and metas.

Cons

• Heavily reliant on Burning for damage, lacks cover conditions; soft to builds with frequent and reliable cleanse, such as Shoutsworn.
• Somewhat lacking in mobility.
• Low CC output; forced to switch to suboptimal attunements for CC.

General

• This build is all about maintaining as close to 100% Fire Aura uptime as possible. Ideally, you will Transmute Fire each aura just before it expires. Thanks to your traits, each application will heal you, cleanse a condition, and grant enchanced Protection. If taking Invigorating Torrents, you'll also gain Vigor and Regeneration.

• Your Overloads should not be spammed or used as part of the damage rotation: they are a free stun break. While almost always worth finishing the channel, their primary use is to break stuns and allow you to kite (especially in Earth). You'd rather stay ranged and autoattack than get close enough to Overload Fire on someone, unless they are downed and you want to cleave (but Flamewall is on cooldown.)

• You should try to free cast in Fire attunement for as long as possible; even your autoattacks in Fire do good ranged AoE damage and aren't projectiles. Only switch to Earth when you're being pressured or run out of cooldowns and want to cast Hurl from inside a fire field to burst a single target.

• While Fire and Earth are your primary attunements to swap between, Air can be useful (especially for opening fights) due to the quick burst, projectile denial, CC, and blind. Do not stay in Air unless you are waiting to Overload for Swiftness to rotate off a point (more on that later). You should rarely, if ever, use Water attunement; it can be helpful to pop into for a spot of healing and/or CC but do not linger.

• As with most ranged DPS, try to get the high ground and LoS/kite enemy attacks. If possible, still stay close enough to get value from your Shouts and share your auras. If an ally is being focused, get near enough to protect them and counterpressure but be prepared to swap Earth and kite away again should they switch to you.

Tips

• Start each match in Air attunement. Use Overload Air as you approach the door, then use all your blast finishers in the combo field to stack Swiftness on your team. As soon as the combo field drops, switch Fire for Dragon's Tooth and Phoenix, then switch Earth and use "Aftershock!" and Magnetic Wave.

• Use Rock Barrier for the toughness buff before entering combat or switching attunements and throw Dust Devil before switching as well.

• Don't bother casting Flamewall unless the enemy will take multiple ticks (CC'd or downed, for example), as your autoattacks will do more against a moving target.

• Try to use your blast finishers in your Fire fields when possible for more AoE Might stacking. Your Fire fields come from Flamewall and overloading Fire.

• If taking Glyph of Elementals, use in Fire for very high damage or in Earth for Protection, Weakness application, and Immobilize. Don't forget that you can support your Elemental, including sharing auras!

• If facing an enemy that uses a lot of projectiles (Rangers, Dragon Hunters, Rifle/Pistol Engineers, etc.) save "Aftershock!" and Magnetic Wave for critical moments. Also remember that Overloading Earth grants Magnetic Aura too!