The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great
Focused on: Condition damage, Support and Utility
Designed for: Raids
Expansions required: Heart of Thorns builds
Difficulty: Normal
This build was last updated on January 25, 2026 and is up to date for the June 2, 2026 patch.
Overview
Condition quickness chronomancer providess permanent 
急速 or 
敏捷 to its subgroup while dealing large amounts of 
困惑 and 
折磨.
Though more niche than the power version, condi has a much easier time tanking and the presence of the Chaos traitline significantly increases the range of boons the build can provide.
Skill Bar
Weapon Variants
- Axe is similar damage, but with more 折磨 and less 困惑. This means it will likely perform worse in real encounters (where torment loses damage and confusion gains it), plus it is a melee weapon. The difference is small enough for it to mostly be a matter of preference though, and there may be some niche situations where the evade from
对称利斧 is more useful than the block from 
幻象反击. - Focus for pulls at a DPS loss.
Skill Variants
Utility
If you need to provide utility such as, replace 
双面镜像.
行动法池 allows you to provide an extra ~10 stacks of 
威能 and ~50% 
激怒 uptime. The 激怒 uptime makes it easier to hold on to 
时间沉降 for CC without compromising boons.
衰老法池 does decent CC. Also removes boons if that is needed.
斥力穹窿 provides a long-duration reflect.
预知法池 provides 
圣盾 and 
稳固 to your subgroup, useful for fights like Deimos.
专注咒语 provides 稳固 to your group.
错乱咒语 for encounters that require heavy CC.
传送入口 if you need a portal.
镜像复制 allows you to get a second use out of a key skill if you'll need it more often than the cooldown. Often used together with 传送入口.
Elite
谦逊纹章 is a strong single-target CC on a fairly low cooldown.
重力陷阱 is your strongest CC, or can be used if AoE CC would be helpful.
时间扭曲 can be used when the CC from 重力陷阱/谦逊纹章 is not required.
Template Code
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Specializations
Quickness
variant
Use
机不可失
.
Alacrity
variant
Use
延展时间
.
Trait Variants
- The first trait in Chaos is optional and can be switch to
幻象壁垒 for permanent 
保护 uptime, or 
操纵大师 to provide 圣盾. In the latter case, you will need to swap 双面镜像 out for 
闪光传送 so you can actually trigger it. If you swap 
疯狂法则 out, you will need to slightly modify your rotation (see Usage, below). - On encounters with boon corruption, the 稳固 from may get corrupted into
恐惧. This may make it necessary to swap the trait out for another option: 
混乱打断 will occasionally recharge your weapon skills, which can speed up your rotation, and 
万华领悟 can improve your 
再生 uptime as you will gain a random boon whenever you use 
虚幻魔术. This could also be valuable on encounters where 
潜行 is useful, such as Harvest Temple.
Equipment
阿奇姆古物 and 
碎层古物 are very similar DPS. Though 阿奇姆古物 is also AoE, triggering it off cooldown requires frequent use of CC skills, which can mean you don't have them available for defiance bars.
- If tanking, Viper Viper gear can freely be swapped to Trailblazer Trailblazer.
Consumables
Food
Utility
Usage
A significant part of this rotation is structured around maintaining a high uptime of 
混沌光环 on yourself. This is because of the 
幻象防护 trait.
混沌光环 is granted when leaping or blasting in an ethereal field. 
混乱风暴 is your ethereal field, and you drop a second one with 
幻光纹章 thanks to 疯狂法则. Meanwhile, 
相位撤退 is a leap finisher, and 虚幻魔术 is a blast finisher. Additionally, you directly apply 混沌光环 to yourself with 
混乱护甲 and 
回归原位 (via 幻象防护).
Spacing out these sources allows for a high uptime of the aura and condition damage buff.
Note: If you aren't using 疯狂法则, delay your weapon swap on staff in order to get a second use of 混乱护甲.
This rotation regularly uses 相位撤退 both to generate clones and as a leap finisher inside an ethereal field to provide 混沌光环. As this teleports you backward, you will need to be sure it is safe to do so, and you may wish to skip entirely if you're tanking - the rotation generates more than enough 急速 or 敏捷 without having to rely on the extra clones.
Rotation
Throughout the rotation, where Shatter is used, use whichever of your shatters is available, with the following priority:
Opener
-
虚幻魔术
-
幻影法师
- 时间扭曲 (if using)
- 幻象反击 ⇒
反制施法 - Weapon Swap Weapon Swap
幻影术士 and 
时空裂缝 during the cast- 幻光纹章, plus 双面镜像 ⇒ 回归原位 during the cast
- 幻影术士, plus 混乱护甲 during the cast
-
相位撤退
- 混乱风暴 and spam other shatters before Continuum Split ends
-
时空转移
-
幻影术士
- 幻光纹章, plus 双面镜像 ⇒ 回归原位 and
分裂时间 during the cast -
幻影术士
-
混乱风暴
-
混乱护甲
- Autoattack and use 相位撤退 when it comes off cooldown - make sure to stand in your Chaos Storm to extend the duration of 混沌光环
- Weapon Swap Weapon Swap
Scepter
- 幻象反击 ⇒ 反制施法
-
幻影法师
困惑镜像, plus Shatter during the cast- Autoattack, and 幻象反击 ⇒ 反制施法 as soon as you can
- 虚幻魔术 - you will need to manually autoattack to break out of the stealth
幻光爆弹 ⇒ 
幻光箭矢 ⇒ 
幻光分身 x2, plus Shatter when you reach three clones- 幻象反击 ⇒ 反制施法
- Weapon Swap Weapon Swap
Staff
- 幻影术士, plus 相位撤退 and 混乱护甲 during the cast
- Autoattack, and Shatter when you reach three clones
- 混乱风暴 just before Phase Retreat comes off cooldown
-
相位撤退
- Autoattack, and Shatter when you reach three clones
-
幻影术士
-
幻光纹章
-
幻影术士
-
相位撤退
- Weapon Swap Weapon Swap
Continuum Split
When continuum split is off cooldown, skip a Shatter when on staff, and instead repeat the opener from step 6 when 幻光纹章 comes off cooldown.
General tips
- Open and close the Scepter section with 幻象反击 ⇒ 反制施法.
- On Staff, use 幻影术士 as soon as you swap so that you can cast it three times without delaying your weapon swap.
- Use 回归原位 off-cooldown, you should always have 3 clones up for it.
- You can use 双面镜像 to quickly provide 2 extra clones for 分裂时间 (or any of your shatters if it will be more valuable).
- You can delay the use of 幻象反击 if you will be able to block an attack with it - this is particularly useful when tanking.
- If you don't need the utility, 时间沉降 and
失真 can be used for extra boon generation. Make sure not to shatter clones that you need for 回归原位.