33.7k DPS 35 APM
Power Troubadour [pDPS]
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Notes
Melee Power build with high burst damage, ability to skip mechanics, and option to swap out utility for much more CC.
Gearing
| Armor | Stat | Upgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Assassin's | Infiltration | |
| Assassin's | Infiltration | |
| Assassin's | Infiltration | |
| Assassin's | Infiltration | |
| Berserker's | Infiltration | |
| Assassin's | Infiltration |
| Weapon | Type | Stat | Upgrade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sword | Berserker's | Force | |
| Sword | Berserker's | Accuracy |
| Trinkets | Type | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| Back item | Berserker's | |
| Amulet | Berserker's | |
| Accessory | Assassin's | |
| Accessory | Berserker's |
| Trinkets | Type | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| Ring | Berserker's | |
| Ring | Berserker's | |
| Relic | Eagle |
- Food:  Cilantro Lime Sous-Vide Steak or  Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup
- Enhancement: Â Superior Sharpening Stone
Build
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Rotation
Always start with:
Opener:
- Phantasmal Swordsman (Sword 5)
- Lively Lute
- Flustering Flute
- Deafening Drum
- Crescendo
Your opener is also your burst rotation, and should be used whenever Crescendo is coming off cooldown.
Phantasmal Swordsman (Sword 5) and Lively Lute have the same cooldown, and should always be used together. This is your highest priority and should not be delayed for anything else, and it should be extended into the burst rotation when Crescendo is available.
Take note that you do want to use Lively Lute with 3 Notes active for maximum damage, but by following this rotation you will always have 3 Notes when casting Lively Lute, removing one source of resource management.
On top of this, you should:
Use off cooldown:
- Power Spike (Only use 1 charge)
- Blurred Frenzy
- Tale of the Tortured Mastermind
In that order of priority. Power Spike has no cast time and can be used during the cast of another skill without interrupting it.
Tale of the August Queen is a 2 second long immune skill, and should be your panic button. It can also be used to dodge mechanics on various raids to increase your damage uptime.
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.
Crowd Control
Your CC skills are, in order of priority
CC Skills:
- Illusionary Leap --> Swap
- Deafening Drum
and you can swap out Tale of the August Queen for Signet of Humility if a lot of CC is required for the encounter.