Whirling Bunny Thumper [qDPS]

Notes

This build is simplified to activate the  Relic of the Claw to reduce relic downtime on burst windows on a fixed, consistent and easy-to-remember rotation. This provides steady quickness for the group and decent sustained CC. There is a relatively a large amount of button downtime filled with auto attacks. This build however still performs decently and allows one to comfortably learn the class mechanics with fewer APMs while providing very good and steady quickness uptime.

There are two channeled skills that will destroy your build when cancelled. These skills are positioned in the rotation where they are less likely to be cancelled (because the other skills are on cooldown).

Gearing

Consumables

•  Cilantro Lime Sous-Vide Steak
•  Superior Sharpening Stone

Build

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Rotation

Start in Unleash Pet using Sword/Axe

General Rotation

The entirety of quickness Untamed rotation can be summarised into two steps.

1. Opener (optional)
2. Quickness Rotation
3. DPS Rotation

Opener

The opener can give a very good burst, especially when the boss has different phases.

1. Unleash Pet
2. "Sic 'Em!"
3. 3 pet skills (can be cast simultaneously)
   • Venomous Outburst
   • Rending Vines
   • Enveloping Haze
4. Unleash Ranger

• If you skip the opener, you have to use Unleash Ranger to unlock Unleash Ambush to give quickness.
• Starting the opener with sword will trigger  Relic of the Claw right at the beginning which is a significant initial DPS burst.
• If you use a 2KRO/3KRO keyboard, your simultaneous cast of pet skills may result in input failure. Most gaming keyboards are 6KRO, allowing all the buttons to be pressed at the same time. Alternatively, you press the three pet skills one by one as fast as you can.

Quickness Rotation

This build starts off with a very simple quickness rotation through the trait Unleashed Power.

1. Unleashed Ambush
   • Relentless Whirl OR
   • Deft Strike
2. 🔃 Weapon Swap
3. Unleashed Ambush (other weapon)
4. Continue with DPS Rotation

DPS Rotation (2/3/4/5/7/8)

After using your 2nd Unleash Ambush -> Autos about to start/started

1. Weapon 2
   • Unleashed Wild Swing OR Pounce
2. Weapon 3
   • Unleashed Overbearing Smash OR Serpent's Strike
3. Weapon 4
   • Unleashed Savage Shock Wave OR Path of Scars
4. Weapon 5
   • Unleashed Thump OR Whirling Defense
5. Utilities 7/8 if available +/- Pet skill (F3)
   • Exploding Spores OR "Sic 'Em!"
   • Undead Plague
6. Optional Weapon 2 on refresh
7. Autos (till 🔃 Weapon Swap refreshes)
8. Unleash Pet -> Unleash Ranger
9. Continue with Quickness Rotation

• Use "Sic 'Em!" on cooldown or during a comfortable window when you are not pressing any skills.
• Your pet skills don't interrupt your rotation and you may use them as desired. Any power based pet is viable.
• Try not to cancel Relentless Whirl or Whirling Defense.
• You may wish to introduce a slight delay after casting Relentless Whirl
• The sequence of button presses are similar on both weapons.
• If you are slow on your rotation, you can skip Weapon 3.
• If you use Unleash Ranger before your 🔃 Weapon Swap refreshes, your Unleashed Ambush will not be ready.
• Dragging your feet on using ambush will lead to a small 1-2k DPS loss. Swapping Unleash Mode too early will lead to a higher DPS loss.

Relic of the Claw Uptime

< Relic of the Claw is triggered by your CC skills. These are littered between your important skill casts except during the end of the hammer phase. If you have followed the DPS rotation above Exploding Spores should be available towards the later part of your hammer DPS rotation.

If you started off with the wrong weapon, then remember to reserve Exploding Spores for hammer.

Crowd Control Skills

1. Deft Strike before Relentless Whirl
2. Path of Scars before Whirling Defense
3. Exploding Spores during hammer rotation
4. Your pet F3 skills deal CC through the trait Beastly Warden

Benchmark

This bench was done with ascended food, standard utiltiies and without infusions.