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Condition Scourge

Published Feb 1, 2024 Updated Nov 1, 2024
Open World - October 2024 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

Your utility choices are very flexible. Choose your skills to suit your specific situation. Try to have at least two Wells total to help upkeep Quickness with .

For Utility

  • is a Stun Break which also grants Stability
  • instead of another Well for a Stun Break when you cannot afford to use up your free slot. Note that the brief Stability is only personal
  • to help group up enemies for cleaving or as another source of Defiance Break
  • for passive Life Force while fighting tougher enemies
  • Replace with to have access to very high amounts of Defiance Break via . See notes

For Damage

  • coupled with the traits and for high single target damage at risk of personal peril
  • for lower-risk, lower-reward single target damage
  • or for area of effect damage
Trait Notes

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

and can greatly increase your single target damage when paired with the appropriate skills. Beware the increased personal risk when using these

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.

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 Well utility skills to give yourself Quickness via .

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 to 900 on average Elite
100 Profession Mechanic

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

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