Virtuoso - Power Signet Virtuoso Roamer

• Virtuoso - Power GS Signet - Conquest PvP version of this WvW roaming build.

Skill Variants

Utility

• 幻象纹章 over 灵刃新生 - allows you to spam shatters more by offering you an activate that can recharge them. This can be used both offensively and defensively, and the active itself gives you 失真 via trait synergy. It's not as good under pressure as Blade Renewal though, because it has a rather lengthy cast time whereas Blade Renewal instantly makes you immune to incoming attacks.

Equipment Varints

Runes

• 超级旅者符文 - if you can't get Surging but want to keep the movement speed boost.

• 超级学者符文 - maximum burst damage.

Relics

• 伊斯加然古物 - damage boost that's easy to maintain.

• 烟花古物 - slightly less damage than Isgarren, but you have more control over when to proc it. Also works on some shatter skills, not just weapons.

Food

• - great offensive stats and some direct damage mitigation.

  • - a bit more defensive but equally viable option.

• - highest damage option, no damage mitigation but the life steal procs still provide some sustain.

• - this food provides some defense against condition damage without sacrificing damage.

• - active damage mitigation via more frequent access to dodging, and the generation has synergy with various traits.

  • Budget version:

• or - cheap precision bump and armor ignoring damage procs that also heal you.

Utility

• or , whichever is cheaper (note that the sharpening stone lasts twice as long).

Elite specialization basics

• Shatters are replaced by Bladesongs (we're still going to refer to these as shatters).

• Instead of generating clones in combat you now stack Blades and Blades persist even after combat. The maximum count is 5 instead of 3.

• Bladesongs are a bit more clunky than regular shatters. They require you to face the target to activate and have a cast time, therefore cannot be used defensively while stunned.

General

• is a very simple yet versatile skill allowing you to chase enemies, retreat to the safety of the highghround, break stuns, or get around the map faster.

Sustain

• For Virtuoso the best defense is a good offense. Bladesongs/Shatters are crucial for sustain.

• Shatter skills grant from while blocking an attack procs and , applying boons and generating 3 Blades. This is the important part.

• Stocking a Blade heals you from the passive of , while using a shatter skills heals you from and even removes a condition.

• Try not to use the active of unless you're in serious trouble (or need to squeeze out more burst damage from Phantasms to get a kill) as the passive is way too valuable.

• Every Signet skill grants . is your panic button: break stuns, applies + and cleanses 5 conditions thanks to . SoM is the only mass condition cleanse in the build, keep that in mind when facing condition specs. Correcting mistakes or recovering from bursts becomes harder while this is on CD.

• acts as an instant cleanse and source of , plus the multiple hits could rip Aegis from enemies and get rid of in you so that your more important skills can connect. Aside from that it doesn't do much, it's by far your weakest shatter.