Power Virtuoso

Published Jul 1, 2024 Updated Nov 1, 2024

Open World - October 2024 Balance

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Power Virtuoso Power Virtuoso Greatsword

Skills Gearset Build Template DPS Report

Mesmer Builds

Pros +

High damage Fluid rotation Easy to learn Strong bursts Plenty of utility

Cons -

High mastery curve Fast paced rotation Easy to cancel skills

Gear

Item	Stat
	Berserker'sHelm
	Berserker'sShoulders
	Berserker'sCoat
	Berserker'sGloves
	Assassin'sLeggings
	Berserker'sBoots

Item	Stat
	Berserker'sBackpiece
	Berserker'sAccessory
	Berserker'sAccessory
	Berserker'sAmulet
	Assassin'sRing
	Berserker'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

or can be replaced with:

for Condition Transfer, Boon Steal, and additional Quickness.
for damage, and an easily-avaliable Vulnerability spike.
for teleporting people up to 5000 units away.
as an alternate Stun Break, with Knockback, Might and Fury
for Stability.
to reflect projectiles.
for more Defiance Break.
for even more Breakbar damage.

Replace with when Defiance Break is needed.

Trait Notes

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

Take if using Greatsword.

Equipment Notes

can be swapped with:

as an alternate damage relic, requiring less brain power at a cost of less damage.
for added sustain in solo scenarios.

Spear can be swapped with:

Greatsword as an option for players without Janthir Wilds, or simply to be fully capable of staying at range.
- Keep in mind that you should take Domination Trait Line with to use the weapon effectively.
Sword / Focus as another option for players without Janthir Wilds. It comes with a pull, better burst potential and additional Evades, making this set a good choice for solo play.

Off-hand Sword can be swapped with Focus for the aformentioned pull.

You can use the Raid Power Virtuoso setup 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.

Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

Virtuoso utilises Bladesongs, which are 1200-Ranged projectile skills, with the exceptions of and .

Virtuoso loses access to Clones, instead opting for Blades. They cannot serve as a distraction for enemies, but they persist indefinetly outside of combat.

Some Virtuoso skills have a Blade parametre. Its main purpose is trait synergies, in our case:

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

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

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

Always cast with five Blades.

Cast and with as many Blades as possible.

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

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

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

Follow this skill priority on your Dagger / Sword set:

Ideally, you want to Weapon Swap after casting your third or second .

is maintained with and Bladesongs other than .

and require you to be in melee range to activate the Relic.

Your Vulnerability uptime on Spear comes primarily from strategic usage of and . On Dagger / Sword set, the condition is very easy to upkeep thanks to .

Defense

Use for a single channeled Block into an Evade.

Use for Invulnerability, with duration based on the amount of Blades used.

can be used either to get into the enemy's face... or run away. You also Break Stuns with it.

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

Crowd Control

Skill	Defiance Damage	Source
	50 per Blade	Bladesong
	200	Sword
	300 (if empowered)	Spear
	200	Alternate Utility
	150 per charge	Alternate Utility
	600	Alternate Elite

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