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Power Chronomancer

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

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Power Chronomancer is an Open World build that uses Spear and shatters for high strike damage and mobility, offering a dynamic playstyle for efficient farming and exploration.

Overview

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Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Plenty of CC
  • Provides party boons
  • High damage
  • Strong bursts
  • High mastery curve
  • Fast paced rotation
  • Relies on resource management
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Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

Priority order when swapping out skills: 闪光传送 图标闪光传送行动法池 图标行动法池灾难法池 图标灾难法池

重力陷阱 图标重力陷阱 can be replaced by:

Instead of Illusions Trait Line, you can take Domination Trait Line for higher Damage at a cost of boon self-reliance. Run this when you already have Quickness and Alacrity covered.

Shield can be taken instead of Sword off hand for the additional Blocks and Defiance Break.

Focus can be taken instead of Sword off hand for a Pull and Vulnerability at a cost of Damage.

Sword can be taken instead of Dagger if you do not have access to Secrets of the Obscure (SotO).

  • Sword gives you access to 恍惚狂热 图标恍惚狂热 however it removes your Ranged Damage and has slightly overall less Damage.

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

Janthir Wilds Relics:

Secrets of the Obscure Relics:

Core Game Relics:

  • 潜行者古物 图标潜行者古物 is an easy to maintain Damage buff.
  • 烟花古物 图标烟花古物 for 7% Damage after using high Cooldown skills.
  • 雄鹰古物 图标雄鹰古物 flat 10% Damage to enemies under 50% Health.
  • 流水古物 图标流水古物 grants Condition Removal when you use your Heal skill.
  • 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

Group Quickness or Alacrity is generated from Phantasm and Shatter skills.

  • Use your Phantasm and Clone skills off Cooldown.
  • Use your Shatter skills when you have three Clones.

Use 时空裂缝 图标时空裂缝 on bosses to reset your skills. Try not to waste it on random mobs.

Important things to know about 间隙危机 图标间隙危机:

  • Hitting an enemy will grant you Clarity. This buff effects of all Spear skills, making them much stronger.
  • Using 精神崩塌 图标精神崩塌 resets 间隙危机 图标间隙危机, allowing you to use Clarity-enhanced skills more frequently.
  • It should be the first skill you cast on Spear and will be most likely be the last too.
  • It has a substantial Damage increase when hitting the enemy with outer edge. Walk back if needed to hit the main target with it.

Dealing Damage

Use 幻影长矛 图标幻影长矛 whilst being enhanced with Clarity, so you will spawn two Phantasms per cast.

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

  1. 间隙危机 图标间隙危机幻影长矛 图标幻影长矛
  2. 精神崩塌 图标精神崩塌幻光纹章 图标幻光纹章
  3. 间隙危机 图标间隙危机幻影长矛 图标幻影长矛

Fill the gaps between skills with your utilities, Auto Attacks and 虚拟反转 图标虚拟反转.

Follow this skill priority on your Dagger / Sword set:

  1. 利刃呼唤 图标利刃呼唤
  2. 狂刃风暴 图标狂刃风暴
  3. 幻影剑客 图标幻影剑客

Use 分裂时间 图标分裂时间 or 回归原位 图标回归原位 whenever you have three Clones for big Damage and boon uptime.

  • Clones disappear when the target they're focusing dies, so remember to Shatter them before that happens.

Continuum Split Notes

Some useful things to know about 时空裂缝 图标时空裂缝:

  • Use it with a minimum of two Clones to maximize the duration.
  • Enter 时空裂缝 图标时空裂缝 as you finish casting a Phantasm. This will maximise the time you have for casting other skills.
  • Delay your Wells and 幻光纹章 图标幻光纹章 if 时空裂缝 图标时空裂缝 is about to come off Cooldown.

Follow this skill priority when in 时空裂缝 图标时空裂缝:

  • Phantasm → 幻光纹章 图标幻光纹章 → Phantasm
  • Wells
  • Other weapon skills

Defense

Use 幻象还击 图标幻象还击 for a single channeled Block into an Evade.

Use the Shatter skill 失真 图标失真 for Invulnerability, with the duration based on the amount of Clones that you Shatter.

闪光传送 图标闪光传送 can be used for mobility and Stun Break.

虚拟反转 图标虚拟反转 serves both as an Evade, a source of Condition Removal and a Heal.

Avoid using 时空裂缝 图标时空裂缝 if you are standing in a hazardous area.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance BreakSource
幻象还击 图标幻象还击还击之剑 图标还击之剑200Sword
精神崩塌 图标精神崩塌300 (With Clarity)Spear
重力陷阱 图标重力陷阱300 → 100 → 150Elite
衰老法池 图标衰老法池300Alternate Utility
错乱咒语 图标错乱咒语150 per ChargeAlternate Utility
谦逊纹章 图标谦逊纹章600Alternate Elite
时间沉降 图标时间沉降100 per Clone, up to 400Profession Mechanic