Notes
This is a build which uses mostly Vipers and Grieving gear to maximise the dual swords' physical prowress and bleeding capabilities.
This build has a lot of auto attacks.
Gearing
| Armor | Stat | Upgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Viper's | Trapper | |
| Grieving | Trapper | |
| Viper's | Trapper | |
| Viper's | Trapper | |
| Viper's | Trapper | |
| Viper's | Trapper |
| Equipment | Stat | Rune/Sigil |
|---|---|---|
| Sword (MH) | Viper's | Â Superior Sigil of Torment |
| Sword (OH) | Viper's | Â Superior Sigil of Earth |
| All Trinkets | Viper's | N/A |
| Relic (DPS) | N/A | Relic of the Fractal |
| Relic (DPS) | N/A | Relic of the Thorn |
| Relic (Sust) | N/A | Relic of the Biomancer |
| Relic (Sust) | N/A | Relic of the Mistfire |
Optional weapon sets
| Equipment | Stat | Sigil |
|---|---|---|
| Mace (OH) | Viper's | Â Superior Sigil of Earth |
| Dagger (OH) | Viper's | Â Superior Sigil of Earth |
Food, Enhancement
- Food: Â Spherified Cilantro Oyster Soup
- Food: Â Dragon's Revelry Starcake (Budget)
- Enhancement: Â Toxic Tuning Crystal
- Better (prohibitively expensive) enhancements are available
- Snow Diamond Ornament
- Â Writ of Masterful Malice
- Â Writ of Masterful Accuracy
Infusions
- Â Malign WvW Infusion can be used for all empty slots (optional)
Build
An alternate set (more Grieving pieces and Krait Runes) is also available and may provide a faster competitive ramp when using Relic of Thorns and other sustain relics.
Viper's Variant
Grieving Variant
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Rotation
Opener
- Signets (Can be cast very early to maintain 5 stacks)
- Chant of Action
- "To the Limit!"
- None of these skills will trigger the boss fight, and you can perpetually keep refreshing signet until the fight begins.
- Signet of Fury and "To the Limit!" provide adrenaline so you may use them in between fight phases or as part of your opener
Skill Priority
Use the following off-cooldown
- Flurry (âš” Burst)
- Impale (âš” 4)
- Final Thrust (âš” 3)
- Dolyak Signet
- Signet of Might (if required)
- Other Signets only if required
- Try to maintain 4-5 stacks of Signet Mastery.
- Dolyak Signet has no cast time.
- Signet of Might has no cast time.
Crowd Control
This build has very poor CC options and you may bring additional CC by sacrificing Dolyak Signet and using other signets instead. Signet Mastery will be harder to maintain.
- "On Your Knees!"
- Kick
- Tremor (swap to mace for CC)
Sustain in Open World
- Switch to Healing Signet for baseline healing and to maintain Signet Mastery
- Use Relic of the Biomancer for baseline healing
- Use Relic of the Mistfire for life siphon and additional damage
- Use "We Will Never Yield!" in emergencies
- Use Dolyak Signet for stability
Video
- This bench was performed without infusions
- This bench is not grinded and you should easily be able to surpass 40k by optimising utilities, RNG procs and cancelling less autos.
- The complexity and damage ceiling of this build is low, so do not expect a much higher performance above 42k DPS.