Chronomancer - Power DPS - MetaBattle

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Expansions required: Heart of Thorns builds Secrets of the Obscure builds Janthir Wilds builds

Difficulty: Normal

This build was last updated on January 25, 2026 and is up to date for the June 2, 2026 patch.

Overview

A power DPS Chronomancer build for raids, strikes, and fractals. This build is very complex and very not-beginner-friendly. Compared to Virtuoso, power chronomancer is much harder to play while dealing very similar damage, so it's a niche build.

This build requires practice and mastery to make the most out of 时空裂缝. In addition, it has very good Crowd Control, utility, and versatility, and provides 50% 激怒 to its subgroup and a little 敏捷 to itself.

Skill Bar

Dagger/Sword

Utility

Weapon Variants

Sword is the best mainhand weapon for players that don't own Secrets of the Obscure.
Greatsword is the best option for players that don't own Janthir Wilds, or want ranged damage.
- Sword/Focus allows for the utility of Focus, though it is a DPS loss compared to Greatsword.

Skill Variants

双面镜像 should replace 苦痛咒语 if using Focus, as you need quick clone generation for the opening 时空裂缝.
苦痛咒语 could be swapped for 行动法池 or 衰老法池 if you find yourself accidentally using the last charge at the wrong time, or if you want the extra utility.
谦逊纹章 if you want a smaller CC on a lower cooldown.

These are the skills suggested for full DPS, but if the situation requires, you can slot utility skills like 斥力穹窿, 传送入口, 错乱咒语 or other. If you have to take other skills, replace Mantra of Pain first, and if you really need another skill, replace Well of Calamity at a significant dps loss.

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Specializations

Take 飞刃反弹 if using Greatsword.

Equipment

Head

Berserker

Shoulders

Berserker

Chest

Berserker

Hands

Berserker

Legs

Assassin

Feet

Berserker

Backpiece

Berserker

Accessory

Berserker

Accessory

Berserker

Amulet

Berserker

Ring

Berserker

Ring

Berserker

Dagger

Berserker

Sword

Berserker

Sigil

Spear

Berserker

Empty slot

Sigil

Rune

Infusion

x14

Infusion

Relic

潜行者古物 is a good option for players that don't own Janthir Wilds.
- 烟花古物 is slightly higher damage, but making the most of it involves using utility shatters to maintain the Fireworks buff.
If you don't have infusions, use an Assassin stats Assassin stats headpiece.
超级猎龙者符文 and 超级学者符文 are practically identical damage.
This setup aims for ~2008 precision.

Consumables

Food

碗装甜辣冬南瓜汤, or ascended alternatives

Utility

超级磨刀石 or alternatives

Usage

Power chronomancer has a very complex rotation. Due to 时流不息, your cooldowns are even shorter than normal, so the rotation is longer by squeezing more skills into it. You should memorise the opening and practice it, because then you can just follow your cooldowns to sort of know what to do.

Beginner rotation

You can opt to drop Spear (or replace it with a Focus) to greatly simplify the rotation, though at a significant DPS loss. The rotation below assumes the use of Focus in the second set, but you can choose to camp Dagger/Sword if you prefer, though this is an additional DPS loss.

Opening Continuum Split As this is a beginner rotation, Continuum Split is kept very simple:

利刃呼唤 to start with a clone to shatter
时空裂缝
幻影守望 (replace with 幻影剑客 if not using Focus)
幻影除魔
狂刃风暴
时空转移
幻影守望
Weapon Swap Weapon Swap

Rest of the Rotation For the rest of the rotation you use Dagger skills, 重力陷阱, and your three utility skills off cooldown (be sure not to consume the last charge of 苦痛咒语 if using). Additionally:

On offhand Sword use 幻影剑客 ⇒ 幻光纹章 ⇒ 幻影剑客, then continue using other skills off cooldown until you can use 幻影剑客 once more. Then immediately Weapon swap Weapon swap afterwards (if using Focus).
On offhand Focus, use 幻影守望 whenever it comes off cooldown, then Weapon swap Weapon swap back to offhand Sword as soon as you can.

Video guide by Masel

Simplified rotation

As a step between the Beginner rotation and the full rotation(s) below, you can choose to omit 时空裂缝 and replace it with an opener such as:

And then follow the looping parts of the rotation.

Spear Fundamentals

The most important skill to understand on Spear is 间隙危机. This skill is a spin attack that deals extra damage to enemies that are on the outer edge of its radius. This radius roughly corresponds to maximum melee range, so you can reliably hit with it, but you may need to stand further back than usual and annoy some boon supports.

Hitting your target with 间隙危机 applies a buff called Clarity Clarity. Your next use of one of your Spear skills 2-5 will consume the buff and gain an enhanced effect:

间隙危机 grants you 威能
虚拟反转 heals for more
幻影长矛 summons an extra phantasm
精神崩塌 stuns your target

Of these, the only one that increases your damage is 幻影长矛, so this will be the skill we want to enhance.

Rotation

Opening Continuum Split

幻影除魔
狂刃风暴
幻影剑客
利刃呼唤
Weapon Swap Weapon Swap
间隙危机, and 时空裂缝 during the cast
精神崩塌
间隙危机
幻影长矛
重力陷阱, and 强力钉刺 during the cast
灾难法池, and 分裂时间 during the cast
虚拟反转
时空转移
间隙危机, and 强力钉刺 during the cast
幻影长矛
幻光纹章
精神崩塌, and 分裂时间 during the cast (try to make sure you're at three clones)
间隙危机
灾难法池
幻影长矛
Weapon Swap Weapon Swap

Dagger/Sword Loop

The standard dagger loop uses 利刃呼唤 four times, but as you won't have 幻光纹章 available the first time after the opener, it's better to only use it three times, and use 幻影剑客 as the first skill upon swapping.

If the buffs from 克达之爪古物 and 危机时刻 are about to expire, use 幻象还击 ⇒ 还击之剑.

利刃呼唤
幻影剑客
幻光纹章 - the first time after continuum split, this will not be available
幻影剑客 - the first time after continuum split, this will not be available
狂刃风暴
利刃呼唤
幻影除魔
Autoattack and use 利刃呼唤 as it comes off cooldown.
狂刃风暴
幻影剑客
利刃呼唤
Weapon Swap Weapon Swap

Spear Loop

间隙危机
幻影长矛
虚拟反转
Autoattack and use 间隙危机 when it comes off cooldown - Mind the Gap takes priority over finishing your auto chains
精神崩塌 - this recharges Mind the Gap
间隙危机
幻影长矛 when Mind the Gap is nearly ready
间隙危机
Weapon Swap Weapon Swap
Return to start of Dagger/Sword Loop

Whenever you reach three clones, use 分裂时间, or 回归原位 if it is not available
Use 强力钉刺 whenever it reaches two charges
Through the rotation, use 灾难法池, 幻影除魔 and 重力陷阱 off cooldown, but prioritise weapon skills

Second Continuum Split

When 时空裂缝 is ready and you're on Dagger:

Video example

Dagger/Sword & Sword/Focus Rotation

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Opening Continuum Split

Start on Sword/Focus.

Sword/Focus Loop

恍惚狂热
幻影守望
幻影除魔
Autoattack until Blurred Frenzy is available - try to finish your auto chains!
恍惚狂热
Weapon swap Weapon swap when available

Dagger/Sword Loop

利刃呼唤
幻影剑客
狂刃风暴
Autoattack and use Bladecall and Phantasmal Disenchanter as they come off cooldown.
幻影剑客
幻光纹章
幻影剑客
狂刃风暴
利刃呼唤
Weapon swap Weapon swap

Fill the gaps with auto attacks.
Use 灾难法池 and 苦痛咒语 off cooldown.
- 重力陷阱 can be used for CC, or off cooldown for damage.
With 苦痛咒语, use the last charge just before the end of a phase and recharge it near the start of the next one to provide some 威能 to your subgroup.
This rotation spams shatters:
- 分裂时间 deals a lot of damage so save clones for it
- 时间沉降 or 失真 can be saved for cc or defense
Every third dagger autoattack triggers a Cutter Burst, so try to do this before swapping to sword.

Second Continuum Split

When 时空裂缝 is ready and you're on Dagger:

Video example

Dagger/Sword & Greatsword Rotation

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Opening Continuum Split

Start on Dagger.

Dagger Loop

利刃呼唤
狂刃风暴
幻影剑客 + Shatter
幻光纹章 (skip on first loop)
Autoattack and use 利刃呼唤 and 狂刃风暴 when they come off cooldown, Shatter when you reach 3 clones
幻影剑客 + Shatter
利刃呼唤
Weapon Swap Weapon Swap

Greatsword Loop

幻影狂战
镜像飞刃
心灵穿刺
Autoattack, use 镜像飞刃 when it comes off cooldown, and Shatter when you reach 3 clones
心灵穿刺
幻影狂战
镜像飞刃
Weapon Swap Weapon Swap
Return to start of loop

Fill the gaps with auto attacks.
Use 苦痛咒语, 灾难法池, and 幻影除魔 off cooldown.
With 苦痛咒语, use the last charge just before the end of a phase and recharge it near the start of the next one to provide some 威能 to your subgroup.
This rotation spams shatters:
- 分裂时间 deals a lot of damage so save clones for it
- 时间沉降 or 失真 can be saved for cc or defense
You can add 幻象之波 just before Mind Stab in the greatsword loop to maintain the 烟花古物 (if using).
Every third dagger autoattack triggers a Cutter Burst, so try to do this before swapping to greatsword.

Second Continuum Split

When 时空裂缝 is ready and you're on Dagger:

From this point, you now use 幻光纹章 at the end of the Dagger Loop rather than the start of it.
- Everything else about the loop remains the same.

Video example

Sword/Sword & Greatsword Rotation

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Opener

Start on Greatsword.

幻影除魔
幻影狂战
心灵穿刺
镜像飞刃
Weapon swap Weapon swap
幻象跳跃
幻影剑客 ⇒ 时空裂缝 at the very end of the cast time of the Swordsman.
苦痛咒语 once you hit 10 stacks of 灵活剑客
幻光纹章 try to use it right when the Swordsman spawns to cancel the aftercast animation.
幻影剑客
幻影除魔 and 回归原位
灾难法池 and 分裂时间
重力陷阱
恍惚狂热. If you were successful following this very tight rotation, Continuum Split ends during Blurred Frenzy and Gravity Well is off cooldown.
幻影剑客
灾难法池 and 分裂时间
幻光纹章
幻影剑客
Weapon swap Weapon swap
幻影狂战
镜像飞刃
心灵穿刺
幻影除魔

Loop

After the opener, you follow this loop:

When you swap to sword, the first and last skill before you swap again is 幻影剑客, and you will use 幻影除魔 in between. Fill the gaps with 恍惚狂热 and never interrupt your auto attack chain because most of the damage comes from the final strike 心灵钻刺.
When you swap to greatword, you use 幻影狂战 3 times thanks to 幻光纹章, and 幻影除魔 once, while using your greatsword damage skills in between.

Use 灾难法池 off cooldown.
重力陷阱 should be saved for CC. If there's no need for CC during the fight, Gravity Well can be used in the greatsword set instead of auto attacks. It has the lowest priority out of all your skills due to its very low damage.
If you have to interrupt the loop because the boss moved, or phased, or you have to do some mechanic, you don't simply resume your rotation where you left it.
- If you're on sword, you want to return to greatsword whenever weapon swap is ready, casting your available skills while waiting. But if weapon swap is ready, cast Phantasmal Swordsman and swap inmediatly.
- If you're on greatsword, try to follow the loop from the start skippig what's on cooldown and weapon swap when ready and your skills are on cooldown. If Signet of the Ether is on cooldown, don't wait for it.

Continuum Split

When Continuum Split comes off cooldown after the opener, you will want to be on greatsword with your cooldowns available, and shatter with 3 clones. You will use your 幻光纹章 to cast 幻影狂战 twice inside the split, and twice outside of it, and Well of Calamity Twice.

Video example

Video example (Focus)

Crowd Control

General Tips

Use 分裂时间 or 回归原位 whenever you have 3 clones up.
Save clones to shatter with 时间沉降 if you will need to CC in the immediate future.
After the opener, use 苦痛咒语 anytime it gets a charge.
- Use the final charge just before a boss is about to phase, and recharge it before the start of the next.
If struggling to fit all the skills into the opening 时空裂缝, you can skip 重力陷阱.
时间涌流 provides enough 敏捷 to counter the negative side of 时流不息. This means that your Alacrity-provider doesn't have to increase their boon duration to give you more Alacrity. Your Alacrity might drop during transitions and other situations where you can't create and shatter clones, but that shouldn't be a problem.
On Spear, 虚拟反转 has a one-second evade on it. As you only use this skill once, you can delay it in order to avoid an attack you'd otherwise have to dodge.
On mainhand Sword, make sure not to interrupt your autoattack chain as the damage from it is heavily loaded into the final strike, 心灵钻刺.
As you master this class, you can start considering some more advanced tips and tricks:
- Skills such as 虚拟反转, 恍惚狂热, 心灵穿刺 and 幻光纹章 will interrupt your current skill cast. You can take advantage of this to cancel the aftercasts of some longer skills, but make sure to not interrupt yourself. For example, you can use them, or weapon stow, to cancel the aftercast animation of 幻象跳跃, which can be cancelled almost instantly, or 恍惚狂热, which can be stowed after the final strike.
- 灾难法池 has artificially high priority in the rotation so that it is off cooldown for the second Continuum Split. If you had to interrupt your rotation at any point, you will no longer need to give such high priority to it. Instead, when Continuum Split is coming off cooldown, ensure that Well of Calamity will be available to use inside of it. With 13,3 seconds cooldown, this means you should leave WoC off cooldown when CS will be ready in 8-9 seconds or less.