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Condition Alacrity Specter

Strike from the shadows with our Guild Wars 2 Condition Alacrity Specter build.
Published Mar 9, 2022 Updated May 12, 2024
Raids - Secrets of the Obscure
Iskarel
Somehow, Qadim returned
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Condition Alacrity Specter
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Pros +
High damage Plenty of CC Access to healing & support Easy to learn Lots of cleave
Cons -
Easy to cancel skills Requires accurate positioning Forced movement Loses damage on moving targets
Attributes
Power 1000
Toughness 1000
Vitality 2528
Precision 1000
Critical Chance 5%
Ferocity 0
Critical Damage 150%
Condition Damage 2095
Healing Power 140
Expertise 783
Condition Duration 67.19%
Concentration 633
Boon Duration 42.2%
Benchmark History
Last Benchmark
Maximum 36661
Average 36400
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 DaggerMain Hand

Ritualist's DaggerOff Hand
Secondary Weapon Set

Ritualist's DaggerOff Hand
Other Items

Infusionx18

Food

Utility

Jade Bot Core
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Grant Alacrity to allies around your Tethered Ally by casting skills in Shadow Shroud. whenever it's off Cooldown.

Select a Shrouded Ally before the fight by casting on an ally who you can guarantee won't leave the group to resolve a mechanic during the fight.

Precast up to five minutes before the fight, as it Recharges while armed. You can instantly reset its Cooldown with Mushroom King's Blessing when practicing.

  1. + +

Loop

Keep Auto Cast enabled on on both weapon sets. This will copy Auto Cast to your Shroud.

  2. Let the game Auto Cast
  4. x 3
    • Your Weapon Swap should be off Cooldown. If not, fill with .
  6. Weapon Swap
    • (triggers and )
  7. Fill time with and Full Auto Chains

Cast , , and off Cooldown.
Rotation Notes

Cast Venoms after the boon strip at the start of combat, and never cast them without allies nearby (except when practicing).

, , and can interrupt other skill casts.

Crowd Control

Skill Defiance Break Source
170
150
750 Alternate Elite Skill
Skill Notes

grants you and allies instant Stability.

Take instead of if there are no Defiance Bars. Precast them right before combat starts and resummon them off Cooldown.

is valuable for sub-group Healing and personal mobility.

Replace with:

  • for more Boons
  • against highly mobile bosses, or bosses with shorter phase durations.
Skill Reference Guide
Dagger & Dagger Default Keybind
3
Shadow Shroud Default Keybind
1
2
3
4
5
Trait Note

You can use in the Specter Traitline with at least to grant Resistance.
Using Scepter

Scepter has a ranged, slightly burstier damage profile. Make the following swaps:

  • Mainhand Dagger with Scepter with
  • Trickery Trait Line :
  • Specter Trait Line :

Cast instead of . Don't worry about completing your Auto Attack Chain, but avoid interrupting individual casts.

You can also swap your offhand Dagger with to an offhand Pistol with ; only swap to cast for extra Defiance Break.

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