34.5k DPS
37 APM

Flying Blades [cDPS]

If you ever wanted to be Tenten from Naruto, this is it.

scooby April 02, 2024 Updated: September 13, 2024 [ group ] #condi #mesmer #virtuoso #eod #lowcog

Notes


Condition Virtuoso is a simple to play, press skills off cooldown build that excels at dealing ranged damage.

This build is also capable of doing large amounts of CC, and has multiple skills that can be swapped around for more utility, making it an excellent build for almost all bosses and situations.

It is also relatively sturdy for a DPS build, and has good HP self sustain.

Gearing

There are multiple gear combinations that will arrive at the same total value of stats. However, we will be copying the gear that Snow Crows uses as that is most widely used.


ArmorStatUpgrade
Rampager's Krait
Rampager's Krait
Sinister Krait
Rampager's Krait
Sinister Krait
Sinister Krait
WeaponTypeStatUpgrade
Dagger Viper's Agony
Sword Viper's Earth

TrinketsTypeStat
Back item Rampager's
Amulet Sinister
Accessory Sinister
Accessory Sinister
TrinketsTypeStat
Ring Rampager's
Ring Rampager's
Relic Aristocracy

Build

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Rotation


To maximise damage on Condition Virtuoso, you should space out your Bladesong Skills in order to upkeep Deadly Blades, as this provides you with a +5% all damage buff. However, by simply comboing a Bladesong Skill with each use of Bladecall (Dagger 2), you will be able to maintain 100% uptime on Deadly Blades.

Opener:

  1. Unstable Bladestorm (Dagger 3)
  2. Bladeturn Requiem
  3. Phantasmal Swordsman (Sword 5)

Use Off Cooldown:

  1. Bladecall (Dagger 2) + Bladesong Skill
  2. Unstable Bladestorm (Dagger 3)
  3. Phantasmal Swordsman (Sword 5)

Bladesong Skill Priority:

  1. Bladeturn Requiem
  2. Bladesong Sorrow
  3. Bladesong Harmony

Following the above rotation, you will never run out of Bladesong Charges.

Bladesong Distortion is also a very long immune skill, scaling up to a maximum of 3.75 seconds with the number of blade stacks you currently have, and should be your panic button. It can also be used to dodge mechanics on various raids to increase your damage uptime.

Crowd Control


Your CC skills are, in order of priority

CC Skills:

  1. Signet of Humility (BIG CC)
  2. Bladesong Dissonance
  3. Signet of Domination (big DPS loss, not recommended)
  4. Signet of Midnight (very not recommended)

Bladesong Distortion is also a very long immune skill, up to 3.75 seconds if you use it with maximum stacks of blades, and should be your panic button. It can also be used to dodge mechanics on various raids to increase your damage uptime.

Advanced Tips


You can block attacks with Illusionary Riposte (Sword 4), but it is not recommended unless you are very confident of the mechanic. An example of using this to increase DPS would be on Deimos, where it's cooldown is short enough to block both the knockback "pizza" mechanic and mindcrush, allowing you to maximise damage uptime on the boss. An example of this can be seen in the demo video below.

 

For fights without CC,

Replace:

  1. Signet of Illusions
  2. Signet of Humility

With:

  1. Rain of Swords
  2. Thousand Cuts

And use both skills off cooldown for more damage. Thousand Cuts can be used at any time as it has no cast time and will not interrupt your current action.

More advanced tips coming soon

Video


Build demo in high end static