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Power Virtuoso Greatsword

Published Aug 26, 2024 Updated Never
Open World - Janthir Wilds
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Power Virtuoso Power Virtuoso Greatsword
Skip to Gearset Skills & Rotation
Pros +
Fluid rotation Strong bursts High damage
Cons -
High mastery curve Fast paced rotation Relies on resource management Easy to cancel skills
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 GreatswordMain Hand
Secondary Weapon Set

Berserker's DaggerMain Hand

Berserker's SwordOff Hand
Other Items

Enrichment

Food

Utility

Jade Bot Core
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Key Concepts

Instead of core Shatters, 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 and .

Dealing Damage

Always cast with 5 Blades.

Cast and with as many Blades as possible.

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.

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

Use under the buff with as many stacks as possible.

is maintained with Bladesongs other than .

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

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

There are multiple interractions on Greatsword which make you cancel skills. As such, keep in mind to go fast, but not too fast

  • has priority over other Greatsword skills. Don't ask us why.
  • When doing the double combo, can interrupt your first cast.

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.

Crowd Control

Skill Defiance Damage Source
50 per Blade Bladesong
200 Sword
150 Greatsword
200 Alternate Utility
150 Alternate Utility
150 per charge Alternate Utility
600 Alternate Elite
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.
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.

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

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.

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