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Power Renegade

Published Apr 8, 2024 Updated Mar 5, 2025
Open World - February 2025 Balance
Pros +
Plenty of CC Plenty of utility
Cons -
No ranged DPS High mastery curve Relies on resource management Underperforms on long fights
Gear
Item Stat

Dragon'sHelm

Dragon'sShoulders

Dragon'sCoat

Dragon'sGloves

Dragon'sLeggings

Dragon'sBoots

Item Stat

Berserker'sBackpiece

Berserker'sAccessory

Berserker'sAccessory

Dragon'sAmulet

Dragon'sRing

Berserker'sRing

Relic

Primary Weapon Set

Berserker's SwordMain Hand

Berserker's SwordOff Hand

Secondary Weapon Set

Berserker's GreatswordMain Hand

Other Items

Enrichment

Food

Utility

Jade Bot Core

Traits & Skills
Skills
Skill Notes

can be taken instead of . This gives you access to the following:

  • is a strong heal with Condition Removal
  • provides Stability in a large AoE
  • inflicts Slow and Taunt on a single target
  • deals decent damage and grants you 20% damage reduction
  • is your elite which provides a 50% damage reduction and is a Stun Break.

can be taken in situations when projectile destruction is needed through . The Upkeep cost is huge and so this should only be a last resort.

Trait Notes

can be taken for Resistance uptime.

can be taken for more personal damage if don't need any Condition Removal.

can be taken if you've got Quickness covered from an outside source. This will give you access to more Energy.

Equipment Notes

Staff can be taken instead of Greatsword if you do not have access to Secrets of the Obscure (SotO).

  • Staff very large amounts of Defiance Break and defensive skills.
Rotation & Extras

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 3% per stack, up to a maximum of five stacks.
  • Gain Kalla's Fervor by disabling, 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.

should always be active while in as it deals significant damage when striking enemies.

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

Your weapon sets and Legends work best on different types of fights:

  • Use and your Sword set for single target enemies.
  • Use and your Greatsword set on groups of enemies due to the higher AoE damage.

These are your big hitting skills on Greatsword:

These are your big hitting skills on Swords:

deals more damage if it only hits one target.

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

skills grant a damage bonus due to . Always maintain this buff at all times.

does a significant amount of damage and applies Vulnerability. Don't sleep on it.

Use to Heal yourself and allies.

grants Life Siphon to allies at a moderate Energy cost.

Your Weapons have a variety of defensive skills:

  • Greatsword has access to a channeled Block with . Its follow-up skill, , deals more damage per Block.
  • Sword has access to which Evades attacks.

You can Stun Break with or .

acts as a Condition Removal when you Legendary Stance Swap.

Skill Defiance Break Source
200 + 400 bonus Defiance Break
300

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