Bladesworn - Power Bladesworn

Bladesworn is a very bursty melee warrior build. Bladesworns have very little build customisation, they can only play power builds, they have almost no ranged damage options, and they almost can't choose their utility skills because of how important some of them are. Moreover, bladesworn requires significant game knowledge to play optimally as they must self-root to charge their attacks. They must also manage their unique resource: Flow, which is quite different from core warrior adrenaline. Most of their damage comes from one superpowered skill making it extremely important to ensure this skill is a critical strike, so achieving 100% critical chance is mandatory.

In exchange for these drawbacks, bladesworn offers very high burst damage with 巨龙扳机, capable of oneshotting many generic enemies. They can also sacrifice some damage for great sustain.

• For those without Secrets of the Obscure, use 潜行者古物. Alternatively, use 萨奇洛斯古物 to trade a minor amount of damage for sustain, 骑兵古物 to start combat with boons, or 耐久古物 for a little extra defense.
• For defense, equip the highest tier Jade Core you can afford. Use defensive food, traits, or skills if required. If necessary, use Knight trinkets.

Alternative set

This gear set uses the same armour as Build

卓加面甲

BerserkerHead

卓加肩甲

BerserkerShoulders

卓加胸甲

BerserkerChest

BerserkerHands

BerserkerLegs

BerserkerFeet

BerserkerBackpiece

BerserkerAccessory

BerserkerAccessory

BerserkerAmulet

BerserkerRing

BerserkerRing

AssassinAxe

BerserkerPistol

Sigil

Sigil

• This set requires replacing for .
• This set lets you reuse the armour and runes of berserker and spellbreaker, sacrificing moderate damage for a much cheaper and simpler gearing process.

Weapon Variants

The choice of mainhand weapon is flexible, as most of your damage comes from the Gunsaber anyway. Axe is a great option as it provides a mix of good damage and access to much-needed 激怒. The offhand pistol is almost mandatory because it synergises with two bladesworn traits 侵掠如火 and 枪与荣耀.

• Mainhand Sword - can replace mainhand axe for mobility but you lose fury and vulnerability.
• Offhand Mace - sacrifices damage in exchange for a lot of cc and vulnerability.

Skill variants

We don't recommend you make any changes to the suggested skills. 伤势愈合 will be your only source of condition cleanse (besides the less reliable 武术节奏), and is a great heal. 心流稳定器 is absolutely mandatory as your main source of flow. Gives more Flow if you already have 激怒 before using it. 龙刺地雷 is your only stun break and it resets your burst skill, which is the main point of this build. 过载弹壳 greatly increases the damage of your burst skill, which is the main point of this build. It can be used twice in a row to greatly increase burst damage. 战术装填 replenishes a charge for Flow Stabilizer and Overcharged Cartridges, and makes the next burst skill charge much faster.

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

• Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
• 盘装辛辣陆行鸟翅膀 / 碗装甜辣冬南瓜汤
• 超级磨刀石 / 罐装水果蛋糕

Defense

• 碗装欧尔松露鲜肉煲
• 煎扇贝三明治
• 碗装柠檬草贻贝意粉

Farming

• Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
• 生日爆破枪 / 令人愉快的生日蛋糕大餐
• 薄荷怪异莓棒
• 锐磨颅骨 (and variants)

Flow and Gunsaber

Flow and Gunsaber are the profession mechanics of the bladesworn.

Flow replaces adrenaline. Unlike adrenaline, attacking does not generate flow. Instead, flow slowly generates while in combat, and you need traits and skills that increase its generation rate. The main source of this is 心流稳定器. Having 激怒 before using Flow Stabilizer gives more flow. Your only source of fury is 旋风斧斩.

Gunsaber replaces your weapon swap. It has access to powerful skills but its auto attack sucks, so sheathe the Gunsaber if its skills are on cooldown and use your normal weapon instead.

Dragon Trigger is the key to bladesworn. It equips your Gunsaber and starts draining flow to charge Dragon Slash. You cannot move while charging. There are three Dragon Slashes: Force deals the highest damage, this is the one you want to use. Boost is a dash, but has lower damage. Reach is ranged but deals weak damage. Ensure good positioning before you start charging Dragon Slash. If needed, use Triggerguard to facetank one attack, or Flicker Step for a very short range teleport to reposition, then anhialate your enemy with Dragon Slash - Force.

Damage

Since most of your damage comes from Dragon Slash. The following buffs are required to maximise its damage: 激怒, 过载弹壳, stacks of 侵掠如火, stacks of 枪与荣耀. Sometimes you will also get the following modifiers: 斩腿专家, 力量聚集, 战士智慧, 狂战之力, 巅峰表现, 佩萨古物.

Once you get flow generation going, you activate as many of the aforementioned buffs as possible, then Dragon Slash. To that end, follow this opening:

1. 心流稳定器
2. 过载弹壳
3. 心流稳定器
4. 战术装填
5. 心流稳定器
6. 过载弹壳
7. 巨龙怒吼
8. 巨龙扳机 and immediately Flicker Step
9. Dragon Slash - Force
11. and delay Flicker Step right before the slash.
12. Dragon Slash - Force

Flicker Step is used to activate . This relic has a 4 second cooldown, which is why the first Flicker Step is used immediatly upon starting to charge Dragon Slash, but the second is used right before firing the second Dragon Slash. If you don't have Relic of Peitha, you don't need to use Flicker Step.

and should be spammed off cooldown. Try to use while you already have to gain more flow. If you want to burst something very fast, use twice before bursting.

Defense

• cleanses conditions.
• from and .
• Triggerguard and Cyclone Trigger grant .
• Cyclone Trigger briefly reflects projectiles
• provides a small amount of sustain. You can use for more healing, and it works great together with s.

CC

• Artillery Slash
• With , Dragon Slash is a significant source of CC.

Variants

• - sacrifices a large amount of damage for some sustain. Can combine with .
• - trades might and stun for significant healing.
• - taking this trait allows you to supply permanent to nearby allies. Never ever take this trait when playing solo.