Power Virtuoso

Published Jul 1, 2024 Updated Mar 5, 2025

Open World - February 2025 Balance

Power Virtuoso Power Virtuoso Greatsword

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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
	Berserker'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
as an alternate Stun Break, with Knockback, Might and Fury
for more Defiance Break
for Damage, and an easily-avaliable Vulnerability spike
for group Stability and Stun Break
for Condition Removal
for more Defiance Break
for Projectile Reflect
for teleporting 20 people up to 5000 units away

can be replaced by:

for single target Defiance Break
for Quickness in short fights

Skill Reference Guide

Dagger & Sword	Default Keybind
	Auto Attack
	`2`
	`3`
	`4`
	`5`

Spear	Default Keybind
	Auto Attack Chain
	`2`
	`3`
	`4`
	`5`

Bladesong	Default Keybind
	`F1`
	`F2`
	`F3`
	`F4`
	`F5`

Trait Notes

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

Equipment Notes

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 which gives you access to however it removes your Ranged Damage and has slightly overall less Damage.

Relic Notes

can be replaced when needed:

is easy to maintain Damage buff
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 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

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:

Important things to know about :

Hitting an enemy will grant you Clarity. This buff effects of all Spear skills, making them much stronger.
Using resets , allowing you to use Clarity-enhanced skills more frequently.
It should be the first skill you cast on Spear and will be most likely be the last too.
It 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.

Use 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 .

Use off Cooldown
Use and off Cooldown unless you need Vulnerability.

Follow this skill priority on your Dagger / Sword set:

is maintained with and Bladesongs other than .

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

Your Vulnerability uptime is different on each weapon set:

On your Spear set, it comes primarily from strategic usage of and
On your Dagger / Sword set, Vulnerability 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 for mobility and Stun Break.

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

Crowd Control

Skill	Defiance Damage	Source
	200	Sword
	300 (With Clarity)	Spear
	150	Alternate Utility
	200	Alternate Utility
	150 per Charge	Alternate Utility
	600	Alternate Elite
	50 per Blade, up to 250	Profession Mechanic

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