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Condition Alacrity Tempest Gameplay Guide

Published Oct 6, 2022 Updated Apr 13, 2024
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General Tempest Tips

Always open with so that you can stack up Might for your subgroup. You may want to use after to not cause any delay, especially if you have classes in your group focusing on Power damage.

To maintain Alacrity you can not afford to deviate from your rotation in favor of better burst timing.

You should bring powerful utility skills where necessary. All Shout skills have useful effects that you can take advantage of. and are the primary skills to consider, but you can also make use of to stack up Might faster, or to save allies from lethal damage.

and are the first utility skills to swap out, depending on whether the boss will move out of .

You're always able to use in phases where the boss is Invulnerable. This will allow you to stack up on Alacrity whilst not misaligning any of your skills as is not used in the rotation. Once the boss is vulnerable, you can re-start your rotation in . If the boss is Invulnerable for a longer period, you can additionally cycle through and as well.

Spirit Vale

Vale Guardian

Skills Weaponset

General Tempest Tips

Use before or after to keep yourself and allies healthy. If your healer is struggling to keep everyone topped off, you can use in before the fight and activate after .

can be used to Immobilize Seekers when they are near your group.

Split Phase

You will likely be most useful on the Red Guardian, where you can maintain boons and healing.

Make sure to be ready in before the phase ends!

Gorseval

Skills Weaponset

General Tempest Tips

provides Stability and should be used to protect allies from .

Breakbar Phase

You should assist with the Breakbar as much as possible while not cancelling or delaying your Overloads.

, , and are good skills to use during the Breakbar.

to cleanse the Vulnerability from .

Split Phase

You can use and to slow down the Charged Souls.

Sabetha

Skills Weaponset

General Tempest Tips

Be careful with and during Sabetha's Firestorm attack.

Salvation Pass

Slothasor

Skills Weaponset

General Tempest Tips

Be careful with the positioning of skills like and as they will make quick work of your friendly Slubling.

Breakbar Phase

can be used to mitigate the Fear from Narcolepsy. Be careful not to use this skill otherwise, as Stability may be corrupted by Evolved Slublings.

Matthias

Skills Weaponset

General Tempest Tips

and with grant you Magnetic Aura which can help remove stacks of Blood Shield. However, will block projectiles. Do not use this skill while Matthias is casting .

to assist allies in reaching Forsaken Thicket Waters faster, Stun Break during Downpour and preventing Fear when Matthias transforms.

to cleanse a condition when using Dodge in .

Breakbar Phase

If the player targeted by this mechanic is in your subgroup, try to hold off your until they are out again to immediately grant them 25 Might and Fury.

Stronghold of the Faithful

Xera

Skills Weaponset

General Tempest Tips

Xera is a pretty standard encounter.

Bastion of the Penitent

Cairn

Skills Weaponset

General Tempest Tips

to grant Stability to allies.

Magnetic Aura can reflect Cairn's when positioned outside of the inner circle. Because of this, ensure you're inside the inner circle when using .

Mursaat Overseer

Skills Weaponset

General Tempest Tips

Consider taking if your group has trouble using Dodge to avoid .

Samarog

Skills Weaponset

General Tempest Tips

You should summon in for additional Breakbar damage with .

Breakbar Phase

Try to use , and for every Breakbar.

Split Phase

If your group is struggling to control Rigom, you can use or bring to Immobilize him.

Deimos

Skills Weaponset

General Tempest Tips

to grant Aegis for or .

Make sure is ready when the pre-event is completed.

You can use to Immobilize Prides.

Hall of Chains

Soulless Horror

Skills Weaponset

General Tempest Tips

Be careful not to or on top of the Tormented Dead.

Dhuum

Skills Weaponset

General Tempest Tips

Start casting your in the pre-event. If you are taking a Green, use instead.

Use during to heal and cleanse allies.

10% Phase

Grant Protection to allies with and and Swiftness by swapping to before performing the ritual.

Mythwright Gambit

Qadim

Skills Weaponset

General Tempest Tips

Start the encounter by using , then and right before players enter Qadim's menagerie.

Qadim's Resolution will reduce your overall damage to him by 20%.

The Key of Ahdashim

Cardinal Adina

Skills Weaponset

Split Phase

or Magnetic Aura from can also be used to block projectiles.

Cardinal Sabir

Skills Weaponset

General Tempest Tips

for Magnetic Aura which will reduce the pressure from Voltaic Wisps.

can save your subgroup from Cardinal Sabir's .

Breakbar Phase

If your group is extremely lacking in Breakbar damage, you can swap the Arcane Trait Line for Air Trait Line and use to increase the potency of Flash Discharge. This also requires you to compensate with at least 12% additional Boon Duration.

Qadim the Peerless

Skills Weaponset

General Tempest Tips

With proper positioning you will be able to grant to a kiter as well as the main group.

and can help break Entropic Distortions.

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