37.1k DPS26 APM
Dual Blademaster [cDPS]
I am the bone of my sword.
xellink November 02, 2025 Updated: July 16, 2026 [ solo group ] #sword #condi #warrior #paragon #voe #lowcog #lowphys #lowrep
This build requires: VISIONS OF ETERNITY
Balance Patch:
2026-07
Notes
This is a build which uses mostly Vipers Gear to maximise the dual swords new reworked 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 equipment sets
| Equipment | Stat | Sigil |
|---|---|---|
| Mace (OH) | Viper's | Â Superior Sigil of Earth |
| Dagger (OH) | Viper's | Â Superior Sigil of Earth |
- Note: Sinister stats can be used in place of the one Grieving piece.
Food, Enhancement
- Food: Â Spherified Cilantro Oyster Soup
- Food: Â Dragon's Revelry Starcake (Budget)
- Food: Â Feast of Delectable Birthday Cake (Budget)
- Enhancement: Â Toxic Tuning Crystal
- Better (prohibitively expensive) food/enhancements are available
- Snow Diamond Ornament
- Â Writ of Masterful Malice
- Â Writ of Masterful Accuracy
- Cooking Golem and/or Sharpening Golem (may be freely available on occasion)
Infusions
- Â Malign WvW Infusion can be used for all empty slots (optional)
Build
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Rotation
Opener
- Signets (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
- Bloodthirster (âš” Burst)
- Impale (âš” 4)
- Rend (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 but Signet Mastery will be harder to maintain. Other weapon sets provide decent CC with minimal DPS loss.
- "On Your Knees!"
- Kick
- Tremor (swap to mace)
- Hushblade (swap to dagger)
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
Latest patch changes
- Sword has been reworked. The grieving variant has been removed from the guide as sword no longer scales well to power.
- Dagger has been added as a new CC option. This is useful as dagger offers boon-strip as well.