Part of the current metagame
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Focused on: Direct damage
Designed for: Raids and Fractals
Expansions required: End of Dragons builds
Difficulty: Normal
This build was last updated on August 24, 2025 and is up to date for the June 2, 2026 patch.
Overview
Bladesworn trades its second weapon set for a Gunsaber that combines ranged explosions with melee slashes. Most importantly, it gains access to the unique Dragon Slash burst skills - incredibly powerful single strikes that take a long time to prepare. As the Bladesworn is immobile this preparation, it can be challenging to manage against targets that move a lot, or can disrupt you. With so much of its damage loaded into the Dragon Slash, Bladesworn is incredibly strong if the player can perform them off cooldown, but even one missed Slash is a significant damage loss.
With Tactics, the Bladesworn can also provide some passive 
威能 generation for their subgroup, making them an excellent choice for filling in gaps in your boon uptime while still being top DPS.
Skill Bar
Weapon Variants
Mainhand Axe is better when running 
其徐如林.
Skill Variants
Healing
- Depending on the encounter, you may find
"突破极限！" makes the opener more consistent, as it provides a bonus to flow generation for 15 seconds upon use. It is used in the same way as 
伤势愈合.
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- 其徐如林 offers higher long-term DPS, but
侵掠如火 allows for stronger Dragon Slashes and so is the burstier of the two options. 
武术节奏 could be used if the extra 
稳固 uptime will be useful - just be wary on encounters that corrupt boons, as 稳固 gets corrupted into 
恐惧!
Equipment
- You want to hit 2217 precision (with a
超级精确法印). - In strikes where the boss gets Exposed Exposed, or at Keep Construct, it would be more beneficial to swap the
超级武勇法印 for a 
超级冲击法印. 
潜行者古物 is the best relic for players that don't own Secrets of the Obscure.
Consumables
Food
碗装甜辣冬南瓜汤 or ascended versions
Utility
Usage
Simplified Rotation (by Masel)
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Bladesworn can simplified in two ways: First, by replacing some of the Armament skills with warrior's powerful signets, and second by using a consistent loop for Gunsaber and Sword/Pistol sections, rather than two variants as the full rotation uses.
- Replace
过载弹壳 and 
龙刺地雷 with 
威能纹章 and 
怒气纹章. - The 怒气纹章 means that different gear should be used. Pick one of the following:
超级学者符文, full Berserker stats Berserker stats gear, and 
碟装松露牛排 (or ascended versions).- 超级学者符文, full Berserker stats Berserker stats gear except one ring and one accessory in Assassin stats Assassin stats, and 碗装甜辣冬南瓜汤 (or ascended versions).
Opener
- Precast as many skills in Gunsaber as you can (make sure not to hit the boss early!), "突破极限！", both charges of
心流稳定器, and 
战术装填 - you can skip some or all of the Gunsaber skills if you're not confident. -
巨龙扳机
- Flicker Step Flicker Step just before Dragon Slash is fully charged
- Dragon Slash - Force Dragon Slash - Force
Part 1
- Stay in Gunsaber and use the following skills off cooldown
- Blooming Fire Blooming Fire
- Cyclone Trigger Cyclone Trigger (if available)
- Artillery Slash Artillery Slash (if at two or more charges)
- Autoattack until Dragon Trigger is available
- 巨龙扳机 as soon as you can
- Flicker Step Flicker Step just before Dragon Slash is fully charged
- Dragon Slash - Force Dragon Slash - Force
Part 2
- Blooming Fire Blooming Fire
- Weapon Swap Weapon Swap
-
巨龙怒吼
-
突击枪刺
-
巨龙怒吼
-
最终突刺
- Autoattack until Dragon Trigger is available
- 巨龙扳机 as soon as you can
- Flicker Step Flicker Step just before Dragon Slash is fully charged
- Dragon Slash - Force Dragon Slash - Force
- Return to start of Part 1
- Use 心流稳定器 and 战术装填 off cooldown.
- If the boss is about to phase, activate 怒气纹章 just before Dragon Slash - Force Dragon Slash - Force to make it even stronger.
Rotation
If possible, you can pre-cast Blooming Fire Blooming Fire, Artillery Slash Artillery Slash and Break Step Break Step to build up stacks of 侵掠如火. Pre-cast both charges of 心流稳定器, 战术装填, an additional charge of 心流稳定器, and your healing skill.
Opener
Even if you skip the rest of the precast, it is very strong to precast your utilities:
- 过载弹壳 and 心流稳定器
-
战术装填
- 过载弹壳 - casting this twice within 10 seconds allows you to start with the supercharged buff
-
巨龙怒吼
-
巨龙扳机
Loop
Use 心流稳定器 and 战术装填 off cooldown.
Gunsaber
- Flicker Step Flicker Step just before Dragon Slash is fully charged
- Dragon Slash - Force Dragon Slash - Force
-
龙刺地雷
-
巨龙扳机
- Flicker Step Flicker Step back into melee range
- Dragon Slash - Force Dragon Slash - Force
- Cyclone Trigger Cyclone Trigger and Artillery Slash Artillery Slash
- Blooming Fire Blooming Fire
- Cyclone Trigger Cyclone Trigger
- Swift Cut Swift Cut ⇒ Steel Divide Steel Divide ⇒ Explosive Thrust Explosive Thrust
- Blooming Fire Blooming Fire
-
过载弹壳
-
巨龙扳机
- Flicker Step Flicker Step just before Dragon Slash is fully charged
- Dragon Slash - Force Dragon Slash - Force
-
收起刃枪
- If a phase goes on long enough, Cyclone Trigger Cyclone Trigger won't be available every time, so just skip it in this case.
- This rotation uses Flicker Step Flicker Step faster than you gain charges, so you can skip the one at step 5 if either of the first two Slashes will be affected by 战术装填.
- As you'll have to run back in in this case, you should use Artillery Slash Artillery Slash first as it's fully ranged.
Sword/Pistol
- 突击枪刺 (only on the first loop after the opener)
-
巨龙怒吼
-
最终突刺
放血 ⇒ 
割裂 ⇒ 
断筋 x2- 放血 ⇒ 割裂
- 过载弹壳 - you will still have stacks of this, so casting again will supercharge them ready for the double slash
-
巨龙扳机
- Repeat from start of Gunsaber section
Lush Forest rotation
其徐如林 doesn't have quite the same burst as the default built, but it does have higher long-term DPS and the gap between the two builds gets even smaller if you don't precast 侵掠如火 stacks.
Opener
- 过载弹壳 and 心流稳定器
-
战术装填
- 过载弹壳 - casting this twice within 10 seconds allows you to start with the supercharged buff
-
巨龙怒吼
-
巨龙扳机
Loop
Use 心流稳定器 and 战术装填 off cooldown.
Gunsaber
- Flicker Step Flicker Step just before Dragon Slash is fully charged
- Dragon Slash - Force Dragon Slash - Force
-
龙刺地雷
-
巨龙扳机
- Flicker Step Flicker Step back into melee range
- Dragon Slash - Force Dragon Slash - Force
- Artillery Slash Artillery Slash - skip if it is not at max charges
- Cyclone Trigger Cyclone Trigger
- Blooming Fire Blooming Fire
-
收起刃枪
Axe/Pistol
-
旋风斧斩
-
突击枪刺
-
飞斧投掷
- 伤势愈合 - occasionally you won't have two charges of Overcharged Cartridges available, so use this instead of one of them
- 过载弹壳 x2 - using this twice will supercharge it
- 巨龙怒吼 - on the first loop after the opener it's worth using Gunstinger first
单手斩 - if you're fast enough there's time for one auto here-
旋风斧斩
-
巨龙扳机
- Repeat from start of Gunsaber section
Some optimisations that can push the Lush Forest rotation further:
- A single use of 旋风斧斩 and two 飞斧投掷 (skipping the auto) will let you speed up the Axe/Pistol section, but using it efficiently can require delaying when you use 飞斧投掷 so it can reach maximum charges and trigger 其徐如林.
- If 战术装填 falls in the Gunsaber section, then using it between the two Dragon Slashes will allow a single use of the
佩萨古物 buff from Flicker Step Flicker Step to cover both slashes.
General Tips
- Always use 过载弹壳 as your last skill before exiting your Gunsaber.
- Flicker Step Flicker Step is not only used for positioning, but triggers 佩萨古物.
- While charging 巨龙扳机, you can use Triggerguard Triggerguard to generate extra charges of 侵掠如火, to ensure you are at 10 stacks for Dragon Slash - Force Dragon Slash - Force.
- If there is any danger of you getting interrupted while in 巨龙扳机, you can forgo this step so they are available for defence.
- If there is any danger of you getting interrupted while in
- Dragon Slash - Force Dragon Slash - Force alone is over half your total damage, so it is essential not to delay 巨龙扳机. If necessary, you can skip some of the Sword skills in your rotation if it is already available.