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    Condition Scourge
    February 2025

    Group PvE
    Damage
    Recommended icon RecommendedWeapon Mastery icon Weapon Mastery

    Traits

    Armor

     Helm
     Shoulders
     Chest
     Gloves
     Legs
     Boots

    Weapons & Sigils

     Scepter
     Torch
     Pistol

    Trinkets

     Backpiece
     Accessory
     Accessory
     Amulet
     Ring
     Ring

    Food

    Weapon Skills

    Utility Skills

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    1. Summon and maintain at least one at all times.
    2. Cast these Shade skills off-cooldown to deal damage and activate :
    3. at the end of the cast time.
    4. twice per weapon swap
    5. twice per weapon swap

    Videos

    Condition Scourge video

    Target Stats

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    Introduction

    Condition Scourge is a flexible and durable ranged DPS build with a large amount of built-in, passive utility, including a lot of and . This Build is fairly easy for new players to pick up, as both main-hand weapons share similar rotation concepts, and all other cooldowns are visible at a glance.

    Build Fundamentals

    Maintain at least one  up at all times to gain Expertise (via ) and Damage Reduction (via ).

    Near the end of cast time, use to transfer the self-inflicted conditions onto your enemy thanks to .

    Always use and together off-cooldown, as they will always be ready at the same time.

    Build Specifics

    As a Scourge, your character also counts as a Shade just like the . Because of this, you can position yourself on the boss to do damage with Shade skills while placing  in the distance to kill adds, deal with mechanics, and/or support your team with condition cleanses and .

    Use and , as well as and twice per weapon swap.

    Make sure to never cancel Scepter Auto-attack chains since your last attack is the strongest. Try to use chain multiple skills together to avoid unnecessary Auto-attack chains which will end up being interrupted. This might not seem like much, but canceling Auto-attack chains will result in a very significant DPS loss. Placing a Shade () does not interrupt Auto-attack chains.

    has an internal cooldown of 1 second, and is activated whenever you use any Shade skill. Always use and off-cooldown, and try to use when you have extra life-force and can fit it in between casts of .

    Crowd Control

    • – This skill uses a lot of life force, so save it for CC or to enemies in a certain direction.

    Alternatives

    Skills

    • Replace  with:
      • – for CC.
      • – to spread conditions to multiple targets.
      • – to block projectiles.
      • – for Dhuum CM.
      • – for .
      • – to portal your group over short distances.
      • – a very powerful short cooldown aegis and barrier for your team!
    • You can also swap for the above skills if you don’t need the extra life force or revival, but replace  first.
    • Replace with  for more CC

    Traits

    • Swap for:
      • – if you are lacking and on the target is not an issue.

    Gear

    This build can also tank, but to be able to survive, run the following defensive gear setup:

    • Trailblazer Weapons, Armor, and Trinkets.
    • as Enhancement.

    Traits

    Armor

     Helm
     Shoulders
     Chest
     Gloves
     Legs
     Boots

    Weapons & Sigils

     Scepter
     Torch
     Pistol

    Trinkets

     Backpiece
     Accessory
     Accessory
     Amulet
     Ring
     Ring

    Food

    Weapon Skills

    Utility Skills

    copied
    1. Summon and maintain at least one at all times.
    2. Alternate between these Shade skills every 1s to activate :
    3. at the end of the cast time.

    Videos

    Condition Scourge video

    Target Stats

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    1000159225%150%00%0%

    Introduction

    Pylon Kiter Condition Scourge is a niche variant specifically designed for Qadim the Peerless in Wing 7. This flexible and durable ranged DPS has a large amount of built-in, passive utility, including a lot of , and Crowd Control. This Build is fairly easy for new players to pick up, as it doesn’t have a weapon swap and there are no cooldowns to keep track of.

    Build Fundamentals

    Maintain at least one up at all times to gain Expertise (via ) and Damage Reduction (via ).

    At the end of cast time, use to transfer the self-inflicted conditions onto your enemy thanks to .

    Always use and together off-cooldown, as they will always be ready at the same time.

    Do not use to damage the boss while kiting, as he will be out of range.

    Build Specifics

    Sustain your health while kiting with , , , and .

    Instantly swap to Warhorn as soon as you are lifted up at 80% and 60% to place Fires so that you can CC the Pylons and swap back to Torch when the boss is back. This will also give you the most value out of your when hitting the boss. When you cannot attack the boss directly, the Warhorn’s  will increase the damage of your conditions while they keep ticking.

    Make sure to never cancel Auto-attack chains since your last attack is the strongest. This might not seem like much, but canceling Auto-attack chains will result in a very significant DPS loss. Placing a Shade () does not interrupt Auto-attack chains.

    Activate constantly by using any Shade skills (, , ) in a 1-second interval. Count 1-second intervals by using a Shade skill after every full auto-attack chain, or after two weapon skills are used. Do not use too often, as it consumes a large amount of life force.

    As a Scourge, your character also counts as a Shade just like the . Because of this, you can position yourself on the boss to do damage with Shade skills while placing in the distance to kill adds, deal with mechanics, and/or support your team with condition cleanses and ,

    Make sure to use the Crowd Control skill below to CC the Anomalies that are walking to the Pylons if there is no player assigned to this task, as it will not cause a big DPS loss.

    Crowd Control

    • – This skill uses a lot of life force, so save it for CC or to enemies in a certain direction.

    Alternatives

    Skills

    • Replace with:
      • – for .

    Traits

    • Swap for:
      • – if you are lacking and on the target is not an issue.
    • Swap for:
      • – in fights with extremely poor life force generation and a single enemy with no ads.
    • Swap for:
      • – if you’re not having any life force issues.
    • If you are having trouble surviving, swap soul reaping out for blood magic and run , and !

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