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    Power Bladesworn
    September 2023

    Group PvE
    Damage
    40K+

    Armor

    Illustrious Visor icon Superior Rune of Infiltration icon
    Berserker's HelmSuperior Rune of Infiltration
    Illustrious Pauldrons icon Superior Rune of Infiltration icon
    Berserker's ShouldersSuperior Rune of Infiltration
    Illustrious Breastplate icon Superior Rune of Infiltration icon
    Berserker's ChestSuperior Rune of Infiltration
    Illustrious Warfists icon Superior Rune of Infiltration icon
    Berserker's GlovesSuperior Rune of Infiltration
    Illustrious Tassets icon Superior Rune of Infiltration icon
    Berserker's LegsSuperior Rune of Infiltration
    Illustrious Greaves icon Superior Rune of Infiltration icon
    Berserker's BootsSuperior Rune of Infiltration

    Weapons & Sigils

    Axe icon Superior Sigil of Force icon
    Assassin's AxeSuperior Sigil of Force
    Pistol icon Superior Sigil of Accuracy icon
    Berserker's PistolSuperior Sigil of Accuracy

    Trinkets

    Quiver of a Thousand Arrows icon
    Berserker's Backpiece
    Black Ice Earring icon
    Berserker's Accessory
    Asgeir's Talisman icon
    Berserker's Accessory
    Asgeir's Amulet icon
    Berserker's Amulet
    Black Ice Band icon
    Berserker's Ring
    Mistborn Band icon
    Berserker's Ring
    Relic icon
    Relic of the Thief

    Food

    Cilantro Lime Sous-Vide Steak icon Furious Sharpening Stone icon
    Cilantro Lime Sous-Vide Steak Furious Sharpening Stone

    Infusions

    Mighty WvW Infusion icon
    18xMighty Infusion

    Utility Skills

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    Introduction

    Power Bladesworn is a high burst DPS build with large amounts of cleave for dealing with adds and excels in short phases. The build requires good knowledge of positioning in encounters because you cannot move during Dragon Trigger.

    Build Fundamentals

    Power Bladesworn builds Flow by being in combat and using Flow Stabilizer, which is used to enter Dragon Trigger. DT then converts Flow into charges. Once you gain 10 charges, use Dragon Slash - Force.

    Using any ammo skills increases damage for the next Dragon Trigger due to the trait Fierce as Fire.

    Build Specifics

    The build gains a massive damage increase from Overcharged Cartridges. This utility buffs the damage of Dragon Slash - Force, Dragon's Roar, and Gunsaber skills. Overcharged Cartridges should always be activated before using Dragon's Roar and entering Dragon Trigger.

    Use Cyclone Trigger before or after Dragonspike Mine to maintain Relic of the Thief stacks. If Cyclone Trigger is unavailable, use Blooming Fire instead.

    After the Precast, use Flow Stabilizer off-cooldown to generate Flow.

    Use Dragonspike Mine after a Dragon Slash - Force to reset Dragon Trigger.

    Dragon Trigger skills 4 and 5 can be used to block or move away from attacks to guarantee that you never get interrupted while charging Dragon Trigger.

    Use Tactical Reload before Dragon Trigger to charge it more quickly.

    Crowd Control

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    Gear

    Superior Sigil of Accuracy can be changed to Superior Sigil of Impact or a Slaying Sigil for encounters where this increases DPS.
    To do this, make the following adjustments to your gear:

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