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Power Chronomancer Greatsword

Published Aug 26, 2024 Updated Mar 5, 2025
Open World - February 2025 Balance
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

Berserker'sHelm

Assassin'sShoulders

Berserker'sCoat

Assassin'sGloves

Assassin'sLeggings

Assassin'sBoots

Item Stat

Berserker'sBackpiece

Assassin'sAccessory

Assassin'sAccessory

Berserker'sAmulet

Berserker'sRing

Berserker'sRing

Relic

Primary Weapon Set

Berserker's DaggerMain Hand

Berserker's SwordOff Hand

Secondary Weapon Set

Berserker's GreatswordMain Hand

Other Items

Enrichment

Food

Utility

Jade Bot Core

Traits & Skills
Skills
Skill Notes

Priority order when swapping out skills:

  • for Damage and Boon Removal
  • for Damage and an easily-avaliable Vulnerability spike
  • for group Stability and Stun Break
  • for Condition Removal
  • for more Defiance Break
  • for group Aegis and Stability
  • for more Defiance Break
  • for Projectile Reflect
  • for powerful mobility and Stun Break
  • for teleporting 20 people up to 5000 units away

can be replaced by:

  • for single target Defiance Break
  • for Quickness in short fights
  • provides Stealth to 10 allies.
Skill Reference Guide
Dagger & Sword Default Keybind
Auto Attack
2
3
4
5
Greatsword Default Keybind
Auto Attack
2
3
4
5
Shatter Default Keybind
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
Trait Notes

for Quickness or for Alacrity.

is your highest Damage trait when you already have Quickness and Alacrity covered. You can also use it when you're solo and don't want Alacrity.

Equipment Notes

Shield can be taken instead of Sword off hand for the additional Blocks and Defiance Break.

Focus can be taken instead of Sword off hand for a Pull and Vulnerability at a cost of damage.

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

  • Sword gives you access to however it removes your Ranged damage and has slightly overall less damage.
Relic Notes

can be replaced when needed:

  • provides you with Quickness when using a Well
  • for a Heal every time you Block
  • coverts Critical Strikes into Healing
  • grants Condition Removal when you use your Heal skill
  • provides increased Movement Speed and Superspeed when entering combat
  • inflicts Vulnerability when you apply Cripple, Chilled or Immobilize
  • 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

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

  • Use your Phantasm and Clone skills off Cooldown.
  • Use your Shatter skills when you have three Clones.

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

Follow this skill priority on your Greatsword set:

Follow this skill priority on your Dagger / Sword set:

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

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

    • Use and off Cooldown unless is about to come off Cooldown.

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.

Greatsword has many easy to cancel skills. As such, keep in mind to go fast, but not too fast

  • will cancel other Greatsword skills.
  • can interrupt your first cast.
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 a Phantasm. 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 :

  • Wells
  • Phantasm Phantasm
  • Other weapon skills

Use for a single channeled Block into an Evade.

Use the Shatter skill for Invulnerability, with the duration based on the amount of Clones that you Shatter.

can be used for mobility and Stun Break.

Avoid using if you are standing in a hazardous area.

Skill Defiance Break Source
200 Sword
150 Greatsword
300 100 150 Elite
300 Alternate Utility
150 per Charge Alternate Utility
600 Alternate Elite
100 per Clone, up to 400 Profession Mechanic

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