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    Condition Virtuoso
    February 2025

    Group PvE
    Damage
    Low intensity icon Low intensityRecommended icon Recommended

    Traits

    Armor

    Rampager's Helm
    Rampager's Shoulders
     Chest
    Rampager's Gloves
     Legs
     Boots

    Weapons & Sigils

     Dagger
     Sword
     Focus

    Trinkets

    Rampager's Backpiece
     Accessory
     Accessory
     Amulet
    Rampager's Ring
    Rampager's Ring

    Food

    Infusions

    19 x

    Weapon Skills

    Utility Skills

    copied
    1. After Rotation Opener, follow this Priority

      Dagger/Sword Loop

      Fill with Autoattacks when is ineeded.

      1. and when off CD.
      2. Shatters when off CD:
      3. Fill
      4. Weaponswap

      Dagger/Focus Loop

      Fill with Autoattacks when is ineeded.

      1. as soon as it’s off CD  
      2. and when off CD.
      3. Shatters when off CD:
      4. Fill
      5. Weaponswap (do not delay this)

    Opener

    1. +
    2. Weaponswap
    3. +
    4. Autoattacks fill
    5. Autoattacks fill
    6. Weaponswap
    7. Follow Priority after this

    Target Stats

    10001000100010000000
    1000159225%150%00%0%

    Introduction

    Condition Virtuoso is a relatively easy DPS build that deals consistent damage from range and cleaves enemies with its piercing attacks.

    Additionally, Virtuoso has a good amount of built-in defensive utility thanks to , , and .

    Build Fundamentals

    Stock up Blades by applying to enemies thanks to and . Once 5 Blades are ready, alternate between using , and .

    Use at the start of your Sword loop, then use it again before swapping to Focus to use .

    Build Specifics

    Reset the cooldown of with to summon more Phantasms for a DPS increase.

    Space your Shatters to keep up at all times. Always prioritize , and , Then use to reset the cooldown of your Shatters.

    Avoid from reaching Two Charges after the opening. You can slightly delay this, giving a priority on when off CD.

    Continuously generate Blades with , and . also generates Blades, but be careful to aim it correctly at the enemy.

    Use in the middle of the enemy hitbox in order to spawn all the projectiles inside them.

    can also be used as another way to upkeep the , but it is also a fantastic emergency button that makes you invulnerable, granting you the ability to ignore many high-damage abilities.

    should only be used when you need a block or CC with it’s aftercast . Use it when it doesn’t interfere with your Dagger skills and other Shatters.

    does not reflect projectiles, but destroys them. This can be important to pay attention to in fights such as Matthias where the distinction matters.

    turns into when placed on the ground which can be used for and pulling enemies.

    Crowd Control

    • – replace with this if you want more CC.
    • – lowest priority, as it results in a decent DPS loss.

    Alternatives

    is your weakest utility skill and can be swapped out for:

    • – for personal mobility
    • – for group mobility
    • – for boonstrip.
    • – for projectile reflection
    • – if your group is lacking
    • – if your rotation is slow, or if the fight’s phases are very short.

    If you absolutely need to replace a second utility skill, replace before .

    Food

    is also fine to use if Ascended Food is not available.

    Traits

    Armor

     Helm
    Rampager's Shoulders
    Rampager's Chest
    Rampager's Gloves
    Rampager's Legs
     Boots

    Weapons & Sigils

     Dagger
     Torch

    Trinkets

     Backpiece
     Accessory
     Accessory
    Rampager's Amulet
    Rampager's Ring
     Ring

    Food

    Infusions

    17 x

    Weapon Skills

    Utility Skills

    copied

    Shatter Priority

    Shatter only if you have max blades.

    Blade Generation skills

    Shatters priority

    Shatter only if you have max blades.

    Blade generation skills

    Target Stats

    10001000100010000000
    1000159225%150%00%0%

    Introduction

    Low-Intensity Condition Virtuoso is a powerful DPS build that is perfect for players struggling with high APM (actions per minute). Since this build’s damage is almost exclusively ranged, it can sustain high damage uptime, even on mobile enemies.

    It is difficult to min-max this build due to the rare combination of Precision and duration, but it’s really not that sensitive to gear shifts. You will perform adequately with full Viper’s as well as with multiple combinations of Sinister/Rampager’s/Viper’s gear.

    Note: The downside of the Chaos variant is the fact it requires for highest DPS due to bonuses from and . Make sure you are in a subgroup with a healer that can maintain this buff.

    Build Fundamentals

    Stock up Blades by applying with Dagger skills. Once 5 Blades are ready, alternate between using and to deal more damage. Use if the other Shatters are on cooldown while you have 5 Blades.

    Build Specifics

    Dagger doesn’t have Auto-attack chains, which means you can use everything off-cooldown. Keep generating your blades with and , and when available, with and .

    Timing your Shatters carefully can increase damage. Space them out to keep up at all times. A good way to learn how to do this is to align your shatters with , which has the same 5-second cooldown.

    To lower the stress and APM of this build, you don’t have to use any offhand skills, but having Focus and Sword are good choices for some utility and CC. As a default though, we recommend Torch for a small DPS increase from .

    can also be used as another way to upkeep , but it is also a fantastic emergency button that makes you invulnerable, granting you the ability to ignore many high-damage abilities.

    Crowd Control

    CC lies in your offhand weapons: We strongly recommend bringing at least Focus as  also has huge utility potential.

    • (Sword offhand)
    • (Focus offhand)
    • (Torch offhand)
    • – replace with this if you want more CC.
    • – lowest priority, as it results in a decent DPS loss.

    Alternatives

    Traits

    This variant has some freedom when it comes to trait choices in the Chaos trait line which makes it possible to pick or .

    Weapons

    Phantasms are not improved by any traits and are not worth using. That makes your offhand almost optional, so choose whatever benefits you most in the current fight. If you need or want to, you can swap out both offhands, as losing won’t affect your DPS much.

    • Sword: for block and CC from
    • Focus: for ranged pull with
    • Pistol: for bouncing CC from
    • Torch: if you need , condition cleanse, or a blast finisher from with a small CC from

    Skills

    is your weakest skill and can be swapped out for:

    • – for personal mobility
    • – for group mobility
    • – for projectile reflection
    • – if your group is lacking

    If you absolutely need to replace a second utility skill, replace before .

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