








Power Bladesworn
Rotation
Precast
"To the Limit!"
Flow Stabilizer
Tactical Reload
Flow Stabilizer
Overcharged Cartridges
Opener
Dragon's Roar
Gunstinger
Cyclone Axe
Dragon Trigger
Dragon Slash - Force
Dragonspike Mine
Dragon Trigger
Dragon Slash - Force
x 2Artillery Slash
Overcharged Cartridges
Sheathe Gunsaber
Dragon's Roar
Cyclone Axe
Throw Axe
- Axe
Auto-attack chain Throw Axe
Dragon Trigger
Dragon Slash - Force
Blooming Fire
Artillery Slash
Cyclone Trigger
- Gunsaber
Auto-attack chain Cyclone Trigger
Overcharged Cartridges
Tactical Reload
Sheathe Gunsaber
Dragon's Roar
Gunstinger
Dragon Trigger
Dragon Slash - Force
Dragonspike Mine
Dragon Trigger
Dragon Slash - Force
x 2Artillery Slash
Overcharged Cartridges
Sheathe Gunsaber
Loop
Dragon's Roar
Cyclone Axe
Throw Axe
- Axe
Auto-attack chain Throw Axe
Dragon Trigger
Dragon Slash - Force
Blooming Fire
Artillery Slash
Cyclone Trigger
- Gunsaber
Auto-attack chain Cyclone Trigger
Overcharged Cartridges
Sheathe Gunsaber
Gunstinger
Dragon's Roar
Cyclone Axe
Tactical Reload
Dragon Trigger
Dragon Slash - Force
Dragonspike Mine
Dragon Trigger
Dragon Slash - Force
x 2Artillery Slash
Overcharged Cartridges
Sheathe Gunsaber
Bladesworn not only competes in the game for the highest possible damage output but is also famous for having the hardest hitting skill in the game, Dragon Slash - Force
This doesn’t come without certain disadvantages though. Bladesworn’s unique playstyle requires the player to stand still for longer than any other popular build. This can be played around but requires experience of the class and encounter.
Build Fundamentals
Most of your damage comes from Dragon Slash - Force
Make sure to not cancel Dragon Trigger
The needed Flow
Dragon Trigger
Gun X Sword
Unseen Sword
"To the Limit!"
Flow Stabilizer
There are some conditional damage modifiers you want to keep up like Guns and Glory
Fierce as Fire
Due to Superior Rune of the Thief
Rotation Tips
After seeing the rotation you might feel lost and confused, however, don’t worry, it can be broken down into smaller chunks.
The rotation tries to use Dragon Trigger
Dragon Trigger
to resetDragonspike Mine
immediatelyDragon Trigger
- A loop consisting of your Axe/Pistol set
- A loop consisting of your Gunsaber.
Fortunately, you will always choose the right loop due to weapon swap cooldowns.
Before a fight, you can precast all charges of Break Step
Blooming Fire
Artillery Slash
Then precast "To the Limit!"
Flow Stabilizer
Tactical Reload
Flow Stabilizer
Overcharged Cartridges
Fierce as Fire
Positive Flow
Dragon Trigger
After the opener, use Flow Stabilizer
Use Dragonspike Mine
Dragon Slash - Force
Triggerguard
Flicker Step
Dragon Trigger
Dragonspike Mine
Move forward when casting Dragon's Roar
Gunstinger
Utility skills
Dragonspike Mine
Dragon Trigger
Overcharged Cartridges
Dragon Slash - Force
Dragon's Roar
Dragon Slash - Force
Sheathe Gunsaber
Dragon's Roar
Flow Stabilizer
Flow
Dragon Trigger
Flow
Dragon Slash - Force
Tactical Reload
Dragon Slash - Force
Dragon Trigger
Crowd Control
There isn’t much to mention here. Your only CC to consider are your 3 Dragon Slash skills with the trait Unyielding Dragon
You will have to judge if slashing a breakbar is worth it as it might heavily decrease your damage. That said its still the best option if you get a Dragon Slash off for free and it’s always worth CC’ing to avoid one of your friends being jumped on and sacrificed to Samarog for example.
If your squad lacks CC it might be better to swap to Berserker.
Further things to consider
Due to its unique playstyle, there are quite a few encounters rather unfriendly to Bladesworn. Making it much harder to play and at least a bit less effective even if you manage the challenge.
Don’t forget the surprising amount of mobility options in your kit. Dragon Slash - Boost
Break Step
Gunstinger
Flicker Step
You have access to one very welcome 3-second stack of Stability
Dragon Trigger
Aegis
Triggerguard
To start with 10 Fierce as Fire
Fierce as Fire
Dragon Slash - Force
Be aware of the encounter. If the boss is about to go into a breakbar, don’t waste time going into a Dragon Trigger
Dragon Slash - Force
Dragon Slash - Boost
Dragon Slash - Reach
The gear setup in this guide can be used for Power Berserker, with a very small DPS loss. The only thing you will need to change is swapping your Off-hand Pistol to an Off-hand Axe with the same stats and sigil. And add a Berserker’s Greatsword in your other weapon set, also with the same sigils.
Alternatives
Skills
You can exchange your heal skill to Mending
Defiant Stance
Traits
If your subgroup is lacking might you can change Martial Cadence
Phalanx Strength
Martial Cadence
Gear
There are some variations in builds you can use to optimize for different scenarios. The gear listed here is the standard build for most encounters. Another version has 0.7% less damage output on the golem and most raid bosses but has the option to bring a Superior Sigil of Impact
Superior Sigil of the Night
In order to swap out Superior Sigil of Accuracy