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Condition Scourge

Published Feb 1, 2024 Updated Mar 4, 2025
Open World - February 2025 Balance
Pros +
Fluid rotation Access to healing & support Easy to learn Plenty of utility Defensive options Simple rotation
Cons -
Relies on resource management Loses damage on moving targets Lacks burst damage
Gear
Item Stat

Viper'sHelm

Viper'sShoulders

Viper'sCoat

Viper'sGloves

Viper'sLeggings

Viper'sBoots

Item Stat

CelestialBackpiece

CelestialAccessory

CelestialAccessory

CelestialAmulet

CelestialRing

CelestialRing

Relic

Primary Weapon Set

Viper's ScepterMain Hand

Viper's TorchOff Hand

Secondary Weapon Set

Viper's PistolMain Hand

Other Items

Enrichment

Food

Utility

Jade Bot Core

Traits & Skills
Skills
Skill Notes

Keep two Wells to upkeep Quickness with .

can be replaced when needed:

  • for Barrier and benefits from
  • for large Condition Removal

can be replaced when needed:

  • is a Stun Break and grants Stability
  • for passive Life Force while fighting tougher enemies
  • for Protection and Stun Break
  • for Swiftness, Stun Break and Condition Cleanse
  • for mobility
  • for Life Force generation
  • to spread conditions. Useful in prolonged fights, specifically at meta events.
  • for Projectile Destruction and Area of Effect Damage
  • for single target Damage
  • coupled with the traits and for single target Damage.

can be replaced when needed:

  • provides very high amounts of Defiance Break via .
Skill Reference Guide
Scepter & Torch Default Keybind
Auto Attack Chain
2
3
4
5
Pistol Default Keybind
Auto Attack
2
3
Shade Default Keybind
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
Trait Notes

when you need additional Swiftness. Note: this would be replacing your main source of Vulnerability.

can be taken to help with Condition Transference.

can also be paired with to greatly increase your single target Damage when taken with .

Equipment Notes

Feel free to run the same equipment as the raid build for Condition Alacrity Scourge. The equipment listed here provides you with slightly more survivability.

You can also run the same equipment as the raid build for Condition Scourge and the following traits if you already have Alacrity covered.

Focus or Warhorn can be taken instead of off hand Pistol if you do not have access to Secrets of the Obscure (SotO).

  • Focus can be used for Boon Removal, Life Steal and Life Force.
  • Warhorn can be used for Life Steal, Defiance Break and Swiftness.
Relic Notes

Keep in mind that you will lose your source of Quickness without .

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 a shout
  • 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 skil
Rotation & Extras

Utilize to extend the Area of Effect and target cap of your Shade Skills. Your inherit a lot of trait effects:

  • grants Concentration and Expertise
  • reduces incoming Damage by 15%
  • grants Barrier which in turn grants Alacrity.

Spend Life Force on Shade Skills (F1-5) for a variety of effects:

  • to convert conditions into boons
  • gives Alacrity due to and triggers
  • inflicts Fear but costs a lot of Life Force
  • grants Protection and Alacrity due to .

Gain Life Force by striking enemies with your weapons skills.

Use Wells to give yourself Quickness via .

  • , and

Some useful things to know about your Scepter / Torch set:

  • Your Auto Attacks get stronger as you go through the chain
  • Use as much as possible
  • will converts boons to conditions and grant Life Force
  • deals decent close-range Damage and grants Life Force
  • offers Defiance Break and Might.

Some useful things to know about your Pistol set:

  • Use as much as possible
  • can Pierce and offers decent Damage.

Remember to Weapon Swap to access more of them so that you can avoid having to Auto Attack.

Try to use whenever available to maintain Protection, Alacrity and .

Use to Pull together enemies and then burst them down with your Wells and other AoE skills.

provides a lot of Damage assuming you can use it on a stationary target. Don't waste it on an enemy that moves a lot.

Despite not being listed on the tooltip, using any Shade Skill deals a strike around yourself and any manifested Shade. This strike applies Torment and and .

Use your Range and Mobile Casting to avoid hard hitting attacks.

When fighting multiple enemies, spread your conditions equally across the group rather than focusing on a single target to gain the most benefit from .

All Shade Skills can be cast while moving without the need to face a target, and with the exception of also while casting other skills.

Remember that you have three sources of Alacrity, Barrier, Condition Removal and Might:

  • .

All these interactions are caused by and .

Skill Defiance Break Source
100 Pistol
200 Torch
150 per projectile, up to 750 Utility
500 - 900 on average Alternate Elite
100 Profession Mechanic

Defiance Break values stated on from are inaccurate, while other skills such as do not list any.

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