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Condition Willbender

Published Aug 13, 2023 Updated Mar 5, 2025
Open World - February 2025 Balance
Pros +
Good mobility Plenty of CC Lots of cleave
Cons -
High mastery curve Fast paced rotation Forced movement
Gear
Item Stat

Viper'sHelm

Viper'sShoulders

Viper'sCoat

Viper'sGloves

Viper'sLeggings

Viper'sBoots

Item Stat

SinisterBackpiece

SinisterAccessory

SinisterAccessory

SinisterAmulet

SinisterRing

Viper'sRing

Relic

Primary Weapon Set

Viper's ScepterMain Hand

Viper's PistolOff Hand

Secondary Weapon Set

Viper's PistolMain Hand

Viper's TorchOff Hand

Other Items

Enrichment

Food

Utility

Jade Bot Core

Traits & Skills
Skills
Skill Notes

can be replaced when needed:

  • for more damage
  • is a single-target shadowstep, with to disengage
  • to Reflect Projectiles
  • for personal Condition Removal
  • for massive Defiance Break
  • for even more Defiance Break
  • to Revive and teleport to allies
  • for Resolution, Stability and a Stun Break
  • for Protection and Regeneration.

can be replaced when needed:

  • will make you Invulnerable for three seconds and will Recharge your Virtues
  • for Quickness, Fury and Superspeed.
Skill Reference Guide
Scepter & Pistol Default Keybind
Auto Attack
2
3
4
5
Pistol & Torch Default Keybind
Auto Attack
2
3
4
5
Virtue Default Keybind
F1
F2
F3
Trait Notes

causes high self-healing at a moderate damage loss.

Equipment Notes

This build has no Vulnerability output. Consider taking on both weapon sets to help combat that.

Sword can be taken instead of Pistol if you do not have access to Secrets of the Obscure (SotO).

  • Sword offers you mobility in both main hand and off hand sets.

can be replaced when needed:

  • for a Heal every time you Block
  • grants Condition Removal when you use a shout
  • grants Condition Removal when you use your heal skill
  • provides increased Movement Speed and Superspeed when entering combat
  • inflicts Torment and Burning when an enemy is inflicted with Bleeding at six or more stacks of Bleeding
  • for passive damage through a Jagged Horror minion that inflicts Bleeding
  • triggers a Death Nova when you kill an enemy that inflicts Poison and Bleeding
  • grants 3% Condition Duration when you inflict Weakness or Vulnerability
  • inflicts Vulnerability when you apply Cripple, Chilled or Immobilize
  • gain Might x 3 and Fury when you disable an enemy on a one second Cooldown
  • gain Might x 8 and Fury when you use your heal skill on a 10 second Cooldown
  • gain Aegis, Quickness, Swiftness, Resistance and Might when you hit an enemy with your mount engage skill.
Rotation & Extras

Willbender Flames are gained when using your Virtues and constantly damage enemies that are standing within them. Maintaining uptime on your Willbender Flames is the key to success on this build.

causes your Willbender Flames to inflict Burning.

Just in case you forgot, these are your Virtues:

Each Virtue produces its own Willbender Flames and only one can be active at any one time. Make sure not to overlap them as they will be wasted. Each Willbender Flame has a slightly different shape but they all have the same effects.

You have a lot of traits that interact with your Virtues:

  • grants Might, Regeneration or Protection
  • grants Resolution
  • grants Swiftness
  • grants Might and Fury
  • grants +2% Damage, +2% Condition Damage per stack upon using a Virtue up to five stacks. You also gain a stack when you trigger your Virtue's passive.
  • buffs up to 5% but reduces its duration down to four seconds.

Every three seconds in combat, or when your Aegis blocks an attack, you gain one stack of . Gain significant buffs at 10 stacks for five seconds.

Use , , and off Cooldown.

Follow this skill priority on your Pistol / Torch set:

Follow this skill priority on your Scepter / Pistol set:

Place on your target; strike foes in the symbol rapidly to Burn them.

essentially functions as an invulnerability window, use this to your advantage.

Stand in your to Cleanse one condition every second.

Use for the following effects:

  • Heal yourself every five consecutive hits
  • Regeneration due to
  • Condition Removal due to
  • An Evade for 0.75 seconds.

has quite a few defensive effects:

  • It provides Aegis and Stability every five consecutive hits
  • Protection due to .

also has some defensive effects:

  • It's a Stun Break and Evade
  • It provides Resistance.

and will Blind nearby foes on use.

gives Weakness to nearby foes.

Skill Defiance Break Source
100 100 Sword
300 Utility
450 Elite
150 x 7 for a total of 1050 Alternate Utility
200 Alternate Utility

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