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Condition Virtuoso

Guild Wars 2 Condition Virtuoso - Dagger & Sword / Focus Meta build for open-world: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

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Build Template

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Condition Virtuoso is a solo Open World build that applies large quantities of bleeding due to having 100% critical chance, with high toughness and a large health pool, this build is perfect for solo play.

Overview

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Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Plenty of CC
  • Easy to learn
  • Relies on resource management
  • Requires accurate positioning
  • Lacks burst damage
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Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

Replace 秘法汲取 图标秘法汲取 or 支配纹章 图标支配纹章 as the situation requires:

谦逊纹章 图标谦逊纹章 can be replaced when needed:

迷幻大师 图标迷幻大师 can be taken instead of 自我回复 图标自我回复 whenever you're running a Glamour skill for the bonus Superspeed and Resistance.

The Illusions Trait Line can be taken instead of the Inspiration Trait Line if you do not need the survivability.

Feel free to run the same equipment as the raid build for Condition Virtuoso. The equipment listed here provides you with slightly more survivability.

Pistol or Focus can be taken instead of Shield if you do not have access to Secrets of the Obscure (SotO).

海盗女王古物 图标海盗女王古物 can be replaced when needed:

Visions of Eternity Relics:

Janthir Wilds Relics:

  • 悲伤古物 图标悲伤古物 turns your elite skill into a powerful panic button.

Secrets of the Obscure Relics:

  • 碎层古物 图标碎层古物 inflicts Torment and Burning when an enemy is inflicted with Bleeding at six or more stacks of Bleeding.
  • 术士古物 图标术士古物 inflicts Vulnerability when you apply Cripple, Chilled or Immobilize.
  • 寻路者古物 图标寻路者古物 provides increased Movement Speed and Superspeed when entering combat.
  • 巫师塔古物 图标巫师塔古物 grants your elite skill an additional Pull and Reflect.
  • 午夜国王古物 图标午夜国王古物 to share Fury and Might frequently with nearby allies.

Core Game Relics:

  • 流水古物 图标流水古物 grants Condition Removal when you use your Heal Skill.
  • 巫妖古物 图标巫妖古物 for passive damage through a Jagged Horror minion that inflicts Bleeding.
  • 骑兵古物 图标骑兵古物 grants you Aegis, Quickness, Swiftness, Resistance and Might when you hit an enemy with your mount engage skill. (Hint: the Skyscale engage skill will leave a pulsing field that will give boons on every strike!).

Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

Use your Dagger and Sword abilities to apply massive amounts of Bleeding thanks to the trait combination of 波动思维 图标波动思维 and 锐利幻象 图标锐利幻象.

Generate Blades passively by inflicting Bleeding via 鲜血之歌 图标鲜血之歌 and by:

  • Having a Phantasm complete its attack
  • Using skills like 利刃呼唤 图标利刃呼唤 that would otherwise generate a Clone

Convert your Blades into damage and significant healing through Bladesong skills.

Most of your attacks Pierce so are most effective when you line up to hit multiple enemies at once. This can be a large boost to your Blade generation and hence your Damage and safety.

Dealing Damage

Stay on your Dagger / Sword set whilst dealing Damage and use a Bladesong whenever you have five Blades.

Follow this skill priority on your Dagger / Sword set:

Follow this skill priority for your Bladesongs:

幻光纹章 图标幻光纹章 resets the Cooldown of your Phantasm skills. When available, use it in the combo:

For a strong opening, consider the following skill sequence, starting with Shield offhand:

  1. 时间潮汐 图标时间潮汐 to gain Quickness and 8 Might.
  2. Weapon Swap
  3. 幻影剑客 图标幻影剑客幻光纹章 图标幻光纹章幻影剑客 图标幻影剑客
  4. Continue with Dagger abilities and Bladesongs as needed.

Please note that 幻影剑客 图标幻影剑客 will only give Might if cast at close range.

Generate Fury with:

Generate Quickness with:

These sigils stack, unlike other sigils. Use 秘法汲取 图标秘法汲取 to cover potential gaps.

Use 秘法汲取 图标秘法汲取 to steal Protection and Resolution from your enemies and transfer debilitating conditions from yourself back to your target.

Whenever you kill an enemy while wielding your Sword, you gain 10 Precision from 超级洞察法印 图标超级洞察法印. More Precision generates more Bleeding which generates more Blades. This effect maxes at 25 stacks and resets on being Downed.

Defense

Heal in an area by stocking Blades and using Bladesongs with the traits 幻象灵感 图标幻象灵感 and 幻象回复 图标幻象回复 respectively.

Use 幻象还击 图标幻象还击 to Block an attack and stock a Blade.

Use 回忆幻像 图标回忆幻像 for a channeled Block and unlock 流忆残影 图标流忆残影 for another channeled Block. Reset with 幻光纹章 图标幻光纹章 in emergencies.

失真咏刃 图标失真咏刃 grants 0.75 seconds of Distortion per Blade spent. It can be used even while stunned.

Stun Break with 午夜纹章 图标午夜纹章 in emergencies.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance BreakSource
时间潮汐 图标时间潮汐100 x2Shield
幻象还击 图标幻象还击还击之剑 图标还击之剑200Sword
支配纹章 图标支配纹章300Utility
谦逊纹章 图标谦逊纹章600Elite
灵能之力 图标灵能之力150Alternate Utility
毁灭利刃 图标毁灭利刃200Alternate Utility
错乱咒语 图标错乱咒语150 per ChargeAlternate Utility
不谐咏刃 图标不谐咏刃50 per Blade, up to 250Profession Mechanic