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Condition Virtuoso

Published Aug 11, 2023 Updated Nov 1, 2024
Open World - October 2024 Balance
REMagic meta team
Condition Virtuoso
Pros +
Plenty of CC Easy to learn
Cons -
Relies on resource management Requires accurate positioning Lacks burst damage
Gear
Item Stat

CelestialHelm

SinisterShoulders

CelestialCoat

SinisterGloves

Rampager'sLeggings

SinisterBoots
Item Stat

CelestialBackpiece

SinisterAccessory

CelestialAccessory

Rampager'sAmulet

Rampager'sRing

CelestialRing

Relic
Primary Weapon Set

Celestial DaggerMain Hand

Celestial SwordOff Hand
Secondary Weapon Set

Celestial DaggerMain Hand

Celestial ShieldOff Hand
Other Items

Enrichment

Food

Utility

Jade Bot Core
Traits & Skills
Skills
Skill Notes

Replace or as the situation requires:

  • to Stun Break and teleport at a low Cooldown.
  • to open a portal for yourself and allies, especially useful in Jumping Puzzles or to help players without Mounts.
  • to defend against projectiles.
  • for a generic strong Area of Effect damage skill.
  • for a Stun Break, generating extra Might, or a situational Knockback.

can be replaced by:

  • for extra damage if you do not need more crowd control.
  • for Quickness in short fights.
Trait Notes

When swapping in at least one utility skill of the type Glamour, equip the Inspiration trait for a small bonus.
Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

Use your Dagger and Sword abilities to apply massive amounts of Bleeding thanks to the trait combination of and . Generate Blades passively by inflicting Bleeding via and by:

  • Having a Phantasm complete its attack
  • Using skills like that would otherwise generate a Clone

Convert your Blades into damage and significant healing through Bladesong skills.

Most of your attacks Pierce so are most effective when you line up to hit multiple enemies at once. This can be a large boost to your Blade generation and hence your damage and safety.

Dealing Damage

Stay on your Dagger / Sword set whilst dealing damage and use a Bladesong whenever you have five Blades.

Follow this skill priority on your Dagger / Sword set:

Follow this skill priority for your Bladesongs:

  • (Ranged)
  • (Ranged)
  • (Melee)

resets the Cooldown of your Phantasm skills. When available, use it in the combo:

Generate Might with:

  • Nourishment.

Note will only give Might if cast at close range.

Generate Fury with:

  • .

Generate Quickness with:

  • Disabling enemies while using Shield via and

These sigils stack, unlike other sigils. Use to cover potential gaps.

Use to steal Protection and Resolution from your enemies and transfer debilitating conditions from yourself back to your target.

Whenever you kill an enemy while wielding your Sword, you gain 10 Precision from . More Precision generates more Bleeding which generates more Blades. This effect maxes at 25 stacks and resets on being Downed.

Defense

Heal in an area by stocking Blades and using Bladesongs with the traits and respectively.

  • also cleanses conditions
  • will only work while not at maximum Blades

Use to Block an attack and stock a Blade.

Use for a channeled Block and unlock for another channeled Block. Reset with in emergencies.

grants 0.75 seconds of Distortion per Blade spent. It can be used even while stunned.

Stun Break with in emergencies.
Rotation Notes

For a strong opening, consider the following skill sequence, starting with Shield offhand:

  1. to gain Quickness and 8 Might.
  2. Weapon Swap
  4. Continue with Dagger abilities and Bladesongs as needed.

Crowd Control

Skill Defiance Break Source
50 per Blade Bladesong
100 x2 Shield
200 Sword
300 Utility
600 Elite

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