Antiquary - Condi DPS

Rotation

All Double Edge skills except for can be reactivated while cooldown down, but they have a chance to backfire when doing so, with the chance increasing the more cooldown is remaining.

In the case of , the backfire damage is higher than the regular skill damage, so you want to use it rapidly to trigger the backfire. By immediately using it again you are almost guaranteed to get the backfire on the second use, but if you are slow there's a small chance you will get an extra use so just keep using until it backfires. There is a small delay on being able to activate the skill again, so intersperse each use of with another skill. The damage on the backfire is quite significant so you may wish to move out of the AoE, but make sure to keep attacking to not lose DPS.

Once the backfire is triggered, you must wait for the full cooldown before using again.

Opener Begin with precast if possible - the cooldown starts when you place the trap. You can also use without a target, allowing you to start with artifacts ready.

2. , or an Artifact if you have some prepared
3. , plus any instant-activation skills like or if you precast it
4. (if available)
5. if it still hasn't backfired
6. Artifact ⇒ if you prepared them
7. Any remaining Artifacts
10. Continue using Artifacts and spamming as much as you can. Remember that you must remain within the AoE of Skritt Scuffle to keep receiving artifacts.
11. Once you've used your last artifact from Skritt Scuffle, you can immediately use again.

Rest of the Rotation

• Keep spamming as much as you can, while using utility skills off cooldown.
• Remember to reactivate with a skill in-between until it backfires.
• Try to follow the artifact guidance above to pick the best options.
• Outside of the opener, and don't line up as nicely - try to use the artifact from as soon as they refresh, then immediately and use the two artifacts. Hopefully you can do this before refreshes again.
  • During this section you particularly want to avoid due to its excessive cast time.

Utility

CC

• - up to 750 defiance break if all five uses hit
• - 300 defiance break
• -
• , if bringing offhand pistol - 200 defiance break

Support

All your Scepter skills can be used with an allied target to provide AoE barrier and boons. This is a DPS loss, but can be used to save people if a healer isn't going to (particularly helpful on the tank).

General Tips

• Maximising damage on this build involves knowing the priority list of artifacts and how the list changes based on different conditions, as well as quickly recognising the icons.
• When starting out it may be easier to learn which skills to avoid rather than the whole priority list:
  • For example, you can opt to always use the Offensive Artifact. This simplifies , and for you focus on avoiding and .