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Condition Renegade

Published Feb 7, 2024 Updated Mar 5, 2025
Open World - February 2025 Balance
Condition Renegade
Skills Gearset Build Template
Revenant Builds
Pros +
High damage Fluid rotation Provides party boons Sustained damage
Cons -
Fast paced rotation Relies on resource management Loses damage on moving targets
Gear
Item Stat

Ritualist'sHelm

Ritualist'sShoulders

Ritualist'sCoat

Ritualist'sGloves

Ritualist'sLeggings

Ritualist'sBoots
Item Stat

Ritualist'sBackpiece

Ritualist'sAccessory

Ritualist'sAccessory

Ritualist'sAmulet

Ritualist'sRing

Ritualist'sRing

Relic
Primary Weapon Set

Ritualist's MaceMain Hand

Ritualist's AxeOff Hand
Secondary Weapon Set

Ritualist's SpearMain Hand
Other Items

Enrichment

Food

Utility

Jade Bot Core
Traits & Skills
Skills
Skill Reference Guide
Mace & Axe Default Keybind
Auto Attack Chain
2
3
4
5
Spear Default Keybind
Auto Attack
2
3
4
5
Citadel Order Default Keybind
F2
F3
F4
Trait Notes

can be taken if more Condition Removal is needed.

can be taken if you're struggling to take advantage of .
Equipment Notes

Feel free to run the same equipment as the raid build for Condition Renegade and the following traits if you already have Alacrity covered.

Short Bow or Mace can be taken instead of Spear if you do not have access to Janthir Wilds (JW).

  • Short Bow provides lower damage than Spear but maintains Ranged damage on the build
  • Mace provides lower damage and also at the sacrifice of Ranged damage.

can be replaced when needed:

  • grants Condition Removal when you use your heal skill
  • provides increased Movement Speed and Superspeed when entering combat
  • for passive damage through a Jagged Horror minion that inflicts Bleeding
  • triggers a Death Nova when you kill an enemy that inflicts Poison and Bleeding
  • grants 3% Condition Duration when you inflict Weakness or Vulnerability
  • 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

Legendary Stance Swap while below 10 Energy to activate , giving you more Energy to use for more damaging skills.

Use as often as possible to share Alacrity with allies.

Kalla's Fervor is a Renegade specific mechanic. It plays an important role and here's what you should know:

  • It increases your Strike Damage, Condition Damage and Life-Steal Damage by 2% per stack, up to a maximum of five stacks.
  • Gain Kalla's Fervor by striking from behind or flanking, critically hitting or hitting a defiant foe.
  • grants Might per stack of Kalla's Fervor and refreshes their durations.

Using a skill with grant you Band Together for the next four seconds. This enhances the next skill and can be useful due to the utility gained:

  • grants Barrier
  • grants Resistance
  • inflicts Chilled
  • inflicts Torment.

Only Dodge when necessary, as grants additional 33% Critical Chance when at full Endurance.

should always be active while in to apply large amounts of Torment.

Pair up a Weapon set with a Legendary Stance. Aim to Legendary Stance Swap Weapon Swap to you trigger your weapon sigils twice.

  • Use your Spear with
  • Use your Mace & Axe with .

Dealing Damage

Pair up a weapon set with each stance, swap weapons shortly after swapping stances.

Follow this skill priority on your Spear set:

Keep in mind that reduces the Cooldown of .

Some useful things to know about :

  • Use as soon as you swap to
  • can be used to Pull enemies
  • can be scary if used in inopportune times.

Follow this skill priority on your Mace & Axe set:

You can use as a gap-closer or as addtional soft Defiance Break.

Some useful things to know about :

  • Use near allies to buff them and inflict additional Bleeding
  • Ue to generate Vulnerability.

can be difficult to aim, so try to use it close to enemies or on big enemies.

Defense

Use to Heal yourself and allies.

grants Life Siphon to allies at a moderate Energy cost.

You can Stun Break with or .

This build has little access to defensive skills, but brings a lot of Vitality. Focus on positioning well and make use of ranged attacks when necessary.

Crowd Control

Skill Defiance Break Source
150 Spear
200 + 400 bonus Defiance Break
150

Comments

Nikos2 months ago

What can you do about condition cleansing in condition heavy areas?Invoke torment doesnt seem that great an option.Change one of the stances maybe?
Harry2 weeks ago

Hi Nikos, that's for the question. You can take Cleansing Channel in Invocation for additional condition cleanses.
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