Difference between revisions of "Virtuoso - Condition Virtuoso"

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| designed for = open world, open world general
 
| focus = condition damage
 
| focus = condition damage
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==Draft Build==
 
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This is a draft build. You are encouraged to participate via discussion in the comments.
 
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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
 
Condition virtuoso is a powerful ranged condition dps build for open world where the lack of clone setup requirements and persistent blade stacks make it more friendly to general open world play.
 
Condition virtuoso is a powerful ranged condition dps build for open world where the lack of clone setup requirements and persistent blade stacks make it more friendly to general open world play.
  
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This build inflicts enormous ammounts of bleeding damage through critical hits while generating lots of Blades to use Bladesongs essentially offcooldow. It is quite simple, yet effective, but very dependent on having the right gear.
  
 
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|weapon1 = Dagger
 
|weapon1 = Dagger
 
|weapon2 = Sword
 
|weapon2 = Sword
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|weapon3 = Dagger
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|weapon3 =  
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|weapon4 = Pistol
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|weapon4 = Focus
 
|healing = Signet of the Ether
 
|healing = Signet of the Ether
 
|utility1 = Rain of Swords
 
|utility1 = Rain of Swords
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|elite = Thousand Cuts
 
|elite = Thousand Cuts
 
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==Weapon variants==
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* None. Dagger is a must and cannot be substituted by any other weapon. We advise not to change the offhand weapons either since this build prefers phantasms that attack multiple times, making sword and focus better than the traditional condi offhands torch and pistol.
  
 
==Skill Variants==
 
==Skill Variants==
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* {{Skill|Mirror Images}} - valuable stunbreak
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===Healing skill===
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* {{Skill|Mantra of Resolve}} - condition cleanse
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* {{Skill|Ether Feast}} - very large heal, especially when used with maximun stocked blades, but less damage.
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* {{Skill|Signet of Inspiration}} - passive swiftness
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===Utility skills===
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* {{Skill|Mimic}}, {{Skill|Blink}}, {{Skill|Portal Entre}} - very strong utility
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* {{Skill|Mantra of Concentration}} - valuable stunbreak.
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* {{Skill|Mass Invisibility}} - stealth for channeling hero points or sneaking passed powerful enemies
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* {{Skill|Mantra of Resolve}} - condition cleanse.
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* {{Skill|Time Warp}} - small burst of quickness for yourself and allies
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* {{Skill|Mimic}}, {{Skill|Blink}}, {{Skill|Portal Entre}} - very strong utility.
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===Elite skills===
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* {{Skill|Mass Invisibility}} - stealth for channeling hero points or sneaking passed powerful enemies.
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* {{Skill|Time Warp}} - small burst of quickness for yourself and allies.
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* {{Skill|Signet of Humility}} - large amount of crowd control.
  
  
 
==Specializations==
 
==Specializations==
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{{Specialization|Dueling|bot|bot|top}}
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{{Specialization|Dueling|top|bot|top}}
 
{{Specialization|Illusions|top|bot|top}}
 
{{Specialization|Illusions|top|bot|top}}
 
{{Specialization|Virtuoso|bot|bot|bot}}
 
{{Specialization|Virtuoso|bot|bot|bot}}
  
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* {{Trait|Phantasmal Fury}} + {{Trait|Persistence of Memory}} + (optional){{Trait|Phantasmal Haste}} - Boon generation when solo
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* {{Trait|Persistence of Memory}} + {{Trait|Phantasmal Haste}} - Boon generation when solo.
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* {{Trait|Phantasmal Blades}} - more burst damage.
  
 
==Equipment==
 
==Equipment==
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Ascended gear is not required. [Equipment Description]
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Ascended gear is not required. Infusions are not required. This build suggest the exact same gear to the condi virtuoso raid build for ease of gearing.
 
{{PvE equipment
 
{{PvE equipment
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| stats = Rampager
 
| weight = Light
 
| weight = Light
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| stats = Rampager
 
 
| rune = Superior Rune of the Krait
 
| rune = Superior Rune of the Krait
 
| rune-qt = 6
 
| rune-qt = 6
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| weapon2 = Sword
 
| weapon2 = Sword
 
| sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Agony
 
| sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Agony
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| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Accuracy
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| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Earth
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| weapon3 =  
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| weapon4 = Focus
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| weapon4 = Pistol
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| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Earth
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| sigil3 =  
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| infusion1 = Precise +9 Agony Infusion
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| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Accuracy
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| infusion1-qt = 1
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| infusion2 = Malign +9 Agony Infusion
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| amulet = Viper
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| infusion2-qt = 17
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| ring1 = Viper
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| head = Viper
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| shoulders = Rampager
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| chest = Viper
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| hands = Rampager
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| legs = Viper
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| feet = Rampager
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| weapon1-stats = Rampager
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| weapon2-stats = Viper
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| weapon4-stats = Viper
 
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===Budget equipment===
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Since the build requires extremely high critical chance to function, gear alternatives are not recommeded.
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* You could use the same gear as mirage, full {{Tooltip|Viper}}, while working on acquiring {{Tooltip|Rampager}} pieces.
  
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* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Energy}} - defense
 
  
  
 
==Consumables==
 
==Consumables==
 
:'''Food'''
 
:'''Food'''
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* Any ascended food is superior to any other food you could use. Steak for power, flatbread for conditions. Budget versions of these foods exist and are acceptable.
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* {{food|Peppermint Omnomberry Bar}} - farming.
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* {{food|Peppermint Omnomberry Bar}} - farming
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* {{food|Bowl of Fancy Potato and Leek Soup}} - DPS.
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* {{food|Plate of Fire Flank Steak}}, {{food|Bowl of Orrian Truffle Soup}}, {{food|Koi Cake}} - DPS
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* {{Food|Bowl of Potato and Leek Soup}} - budget DPS.
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* {{food|Fried Golden Dumpling}} - might generation when solo
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* {{food|Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew}} - defense
 
  
 
:'''Utility'''
 
:'''Utility'''
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* {{Utility|Sharpening Skull}} (and variants) - farming
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* {{Utility|Sharpening Skull}} (and variants) - farming.
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* {{utility|Tuning Icicle}} - DPS
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* {{utility|Tuning Icicle}} - DPS.
  
  
 
==Usage==
 
==Usage==
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The usage section of this build is still being tested! A few important notes for now:
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This build requires an extremely high critical chance, ideally 100%, which is why it uses so much {{Tooltip|Rampager}} gear. Thankfully, {{Trait|Quiet Intensity}} helps with this. The build then converts this high crit chance into {{Tooltip|Bleed}}ing damage through {{Trait|Sharper Images}} and {{Trait|Jagged Mind}}. This high bleeding output generates an insane amount of Blades with {{Trait|Bloodsong}}, which are then consumed on Shatters/Bladesongs to both deal direct damage and increase your damage with {{Trait|Deadly Blades}}.
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* Your shatters are very important to your DPS, especially {{Skill|Bladesong Sorrow}} (default F2)
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===Rotation===
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* Your ability to generate "clones" (blades) remains important, as it does in any mesmer build
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Against bosses and other durable enemies, try to follow this rotation
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#{{Skill|Phantasmal Swordsman}}
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#{{Skill|Bladesong Harmony}}
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#{{Skill|Bladecall}}
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#{{Skill|Unstable Bladestorm}}
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#{{Tooltip|Weapon swap}}
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#{{Skill|Phantasmal Warden}}
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#{{Skill|Signet of the Ether}} and {{Skill|Thousand Cuts}}
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#{{Skill|Phantasmal Warden}}
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#{{Skill|Rain of Swords}}
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#{{Skill|Bladesong Harmony}}
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From here on, just use your Phantasm and Blade skills offcooldown. When you swap to sword, use Phantasmal Swordsman and use it again when it recharges, then weapon swap. On the focus weapon set, cast Phantasmal Warden twice by using Signet of the Ether. You will generate a lot of Blades, but space your Bladesongs to upkeep the buff from {{Trait|Deadly Blades}}.
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===Defense===
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* {{Skill|Bladeturn Requiem}} - block.
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* {{Skill|Illusionary Riposte}} - block.
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===Sustain===
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* Dealing damage heals you thanks to {{Trait|Jagged Mind}}.
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* When {{Skill|Signet of the Ether}} is not on cooldown, every Blade you stock will heal you for a small amount.
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===Crowd control===
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* {{Skill|Bladesong Dissonance}} - daze. Daze duration increases with number of stocked Blades.
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* {{Skill|Illusionary Riposte}}{{to}}{{Skill|Counter Blade}} - daze.
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* {{Skill|Temporal Curtain}}{{to}}{{Skill|Into the Void}} - pull.
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* {{Skill|Signet of Domination}} - stun (emergencies only).

Revision as of 23:23, 9 April 2022

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: End of Dragons builds

Difficulty:
TBD
This build was last updated on April 09, 2022 and is up to date for the March 19, 2024 patch.

Overview

Condition virtuoso is a powerful ranged condition dps build for open world where the lack of clone setup requirements and persistent blade stacks make it more friendly to general open world play.

This build inflicts enormous ammounts of bleeding damage through critical hits while generating lots of Blades to use Bladesongs essentially offcooldow. It is quite simple, yet effective, but very dependent on having the right gear.

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Skill Bar

Dagger/Sword
X/Focus
Utility

Weapon variants

  • None. Dagger is a must and cannot be substituted by any other weapon. We advise not to change the offhand weapons either since this build prefers phantasms that attack multiple times, making sword and focus better than the traditional condi offhands torch and pistol.

Skill Variants

Healing skill

  • Ether Feast - very large heal, especially when used with maximun stocked blades, but less damage.

Utility skills

  • Mantra of Concentration - valuable stunbreak.
  • Mantra of Resolve - condition cleanse.
  • Mimic, Blink, Portal Entre - very strong utility.

Elite skills

  • Mass Invisibility - stealth for channeling hero points or sneaking passed powerful enemies.
  • Time Warp - small burst of quickness for yourself and allies.
  • Signet of Humility - large amount of crowd control.


Specializations

  • Persistence of Memory + Phantasmal Haste - Boon generation when solo.
  • Phantasmal Blades - more burst damage.

Equipment

Ascended gear is not required. Infusions are not required. This build suggest the exact same gear to the condi virtuoso raid build for ease of gearing.

Head
Viper
Shoulders
Rampager
Chest
Viper
Hands
Rampager
Legs
Viper
Feet
Rampager
Backpiece
Rampager
Accessory
Rampager
Accessory
Rampager
Amulet
Rampager
Ring
Rampager
Ring
Rampager
Dagger
Rampager
Sword
Viper
Sigil
Sigil
Focus
Viper
Sigil
Rune
x6
Infusion
x1
Infusion
x17

Budget equipment

Since the build requires extremely high critical chance to function, gear alternatives are not recommeded.

  • You could use the same gear as mirage, full Viper Viper, while working on acquiring Rampager Rampager pieces.


Consumables

Food
  • - farming.
  • - DPS.
  • - budget DPS.


Utility
  • (and variants) - farming.
  • - DPS.


Usage

This build requires an extremely high critical chance, ideally 100%, which is why it uses so much Rampager Rampager gear. Thankfully, Quiet Intensity helps with this. The build then converts this high crit chance into Bleed Bleeding damage through Sharper Images and Jagged Mind. This high bleeding output generates an insane amount of Blades with Bloodsong, which are then consumed on Shatters/Bladesongs to both deal direct damage and increase your damage with Deadly Blades.

Rotation

Against bosses and other durable enemies, try to follow this rotation

  1. Phantasmal Swordsman
  2. Bladesong Harmony
  3. Bladecall
  4. Unstable Bladestorm
  5. Weapon swap Weapon swap
  6. Phantasmal Warden
  7. Signet of the Ether and Thousand Cuts
  8. Phantasmal Warden
  9. Rain of Swords
  10. Bladesong Harmony

From here on, just use your Phantasm and Blade skills offcooldown. When you swap to sword, use Phantasmal Swordsman and use it again when it recharges, then weapon swap. On the focus weapon set, cast Phantasmal Warden twice by using Signet of the Ether. You will generate a lot of Blades, but space your Bladesongs to upkeep the buff from Deadly Blades.

Defense

  • Bladeturn Requiem - block.
  • Illusionary Riposte - block.

Sustain

  • Dealing damage heals you thanks to Jagged Mind.
  • When Signet of the Ether is not on cooldown, every Blade you stock will heal you for a small amount.

Crowd control

  • Bladesong Dissonance - daze. Daze duration increases with number of stocked Blades.
  • Illusionary Riposte⇒Counter Blade - daze.
  • Temporal Curtain⇒Into the Void - pull.
  • Signet of Domination - stun (emergencies only).
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4 stars
Literallybad gave this build 4 stars • August 2022
The best open world build if you are looking to play Virtuoso, but this specialization does not excel in this area in the first place. Excellent in single target, zerg environments. The variant set is the one that is both slightly cheaper and keeps you alive for slightly longer. If you are not actively wanting to use this spec in particular, use a different one with better sustain and more relaxed gameplay, but otherwise this is your best set.
5 stars
Yanna gave this build 5 stars • August 2022
This has been a fun build to play with. Painful early on as you're collecting gear, since you're a glass cannon without much of a cannon, but once you get going this gets powerful. You want More Dakka, this has the Dakka to spare. Line up your shots and watch their health bars evaporate. But don't get hit. You must keep firing to keep lifestealing, so knockdowns can kill you fast.
5 stars
Warming Hearth gave this build 5 stars • April 2022
A very fun and easy to play build. While staff-staff mirage remains the best mesmer open world build, condi virtuoso can have a higher damage output when nearby players are providing you boons (since this build lacks self-boon generation). The build can play permanently from 1200 range, although being in melee range will increase your damage. Finally, the innate sustain makes the build forgiving to play.

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