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Power Chronomancer

Published Aug 11, 2023 Updated Nov 1, 2024
Open World - October 2024 Balance
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Power Chronomancer Power Chronomancer Greatsword
Pros +
Plenty of CC Provides party boons High damage Strong bursts
Cons -
High mastery curve Fast paced rotation Relies on resource management
Gear
Item Stat

Assassin'sHelm

Assassin'sShoulders

Berserker'sCoat

Berserker'sGloves

Assassin'sLeggings

Berserker'sBoots
Item Stat

Assassin'sBackpiece

Assassin'sAccessory

Assassin'sAccessory

Assassin'sAmulet

Assassin'sRing

Assassin'sRing

Relic
Primary Weapon Set

Berserker's DaggerMain Hand

Berserker's SwordOff Hand
Secondary Weapon Set

Berserker's SpearMain Hand
Other Items

Enrichment

Food

Utility

Jade Bot Core
Traits & Skills
Skills
Skill Notes

Priority order when swapping out skills:

  • for damage, and an easily-avaliable Vulnerability spike
  • for group Stability and personal Stun Break
  • for group Aegis and Stability
  • for Projectile Reflect
  • for more Breakbar damage
  • over for more Breakbar damage. Also acts as a synergiser.
  • for teleporting 20 people up to 5000 units away

can be swapped to for stronger, single-target Breakbar damage.
Trait Notes

for Quickness.

for Alacrity.

for highest damage output or Illusions boon traits synergy. Use only in organised groups or when solo and running Illusions Trait Line.

Instead of Illusions Trait Line, you can take Domination Trait Line for higher damage at a cost of boon self-reliance.
Equipment Notes

can be swapped to:

  • for personal Quickness. If taken, use for Alacrity.
  • as an alternate damage relic, requiring less brainpower at a cost of less damage.
  • for added sustain in solo scenarios.

Off-hand Sword can be swapped with Focus, for aPull and Vulnerability at a cost of damage.

You can use any of the raid Power Chronomancer setups instead of the one featured on this site, although keep in mind that:

  • is generally higher value in Open World than in Raids or Strike Missions due to ease of getting value out of the 7% damage effect, as well as being more flexible when swapping the sigil for something else.
  • If you want an On-kill Effect food with a setup using Power / Precision food, use .
Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

Group Quickness/Alacrity is generated from Phantasm and Shatter skills.

  • Use your Phantasm and Clones skills off Cooldown.
  • Use your shatter skills when you have 3 Clones.

Use on bosses to reset your skills. Try not to waste it on random mobs.

Hitting your enemy with gives you Clarity. It improves effects of all the Mesmer Spear skills, making them much stronger.

Using resets , allowing you to use Clarity-enhanced skills more frequently.

has a substantial damage increase when hitting the enemy with outer edge. Walk back if needed to hit the main target with it.

Dealing Damage

On Spear, you want to use twice whilst being enhanced with Clarity, so you will spawn two Phantasms per cast.

Use combo for damage, whenever possible.

Ideally, you want to cast 4 times per every Spear loop.

Fill the gaps between skills with your utilities, Auto Attacks and .

Follow this skill priority on your Dagger / Sword set:

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

  • .

Use or whenever you have three Clones for big damage and boon uptime. Clones disappear when the target they're focusing dies, so remember to shatter them before that happens.
Continuum Split Notes

Some useful things to know about :

  • Use it with a minimum of two Clones to maximize the duration.
  • Enter as you finish casting or . This will maximise the time you have for casting other skills.
  • Delay your Wells and if is about to come off Cooldown.

Follow this skill priority when in :

  • or
  • Wells
  • Other weapon skills
Relic of the Claw Upkeep

damage bonus is upkept by using Crowd Control skills. Part of our uptime is already covered by empowered , although you also have to take care of upkeeping it on the Dagger / Sword set with any of the skills mentioned in the Crowd Control table below.

Keep in mind that Clarity can persist through a Dagger / Sword loop. Adjust your rotation accordingly if this happens.

Defense

Use for a single channeled Block into an Evade.

Use the shatter skill for Invulnerable, extended by Clones shattered.

can be used for mobility and Stun Break.

serves both as an Evade, a source of Condition Removal and a Heal.

Avoid using if you are standing in a hazardous area.

Crowd Control

Skill Defiance Break Source
200 Sword
300 (if empowered) Spear
300 100 150 Elite
100 per clone, up to 400 Profession Skill F3
300 Alternate Utility
150 per charge Alternate Utility
600 Alternate Elite

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