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Condition Daredevil

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

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Condition Daredevil is an Open World build that excells at prolonged fights, and is a great option to deal damage while being extremely durable.

Overview

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Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • High damage
  • Easy to learn
  • Lots of cleave
  • Forced movement
  • Loses damage on moving targets
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Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

恶意纹章 图标恶意纹章 grants a lot of sustain from many small hits in this build, making it the best choice in many circumstances. However, it can be replaced for 镰爪毒液 图标镰爪毒液 when an infrequent, large Heal is needed.

敏捷纹章 图标敏捷纹章 and 阻碍匕首 图标阻碍匕首 can be replaced when needed:

  • 强横防御 图标强横防御 is a Block and Stun Break.
  • 战斗冲动 图标战斗冲动 is a Stun Break that grants a few boons.
  • 毒蝎钩索 图标毒蝎钩索 for the single target Pull.
  • 渗透纹章 图标渗透纹章 for passive Initiative gain, Stun Break and 1,200 Range teleport.
  • 暗影疾步 图标暗影疾步 for a Stun Break, 1,200 Range teleport and Condition Cleanse.
  • 障眼烟幕 图标障眼烟幕 will Blind enemies, Blocks Projectiles, and acts as a Smoke Field for Stealth.
  • 暗影庇护 图标暗影庇护 provides group Stealth, useful to help Revive allies or interact with objects without enemy interference.
  • 蜘蛛毒液 图标蜘蛛毒液 instead of 敏捷纹章 图标敏捷纹章 when near allies to inflict lots of Poison stacks very quickly.

匕首风暴 图标匕首风暴 can be replaced by:

  • 石蜥毒液 图标石蜥毒液 for Defiance Break when near other players.

  • 冲撞打击 图标冲撞打击 for Defiance Break when alone.

  • 同仇敌忾 图标同仇敌忾 when you need a distraction against a threatening enemy. It can also be cast before an extended engagement to increase your damage output.

  • 谨慎出击 图标谨慎出击 can grant Resistance when casting 死亡绽放 图标死亡绽放.

  • 劫掠强韧 图标劫掠强韧 can be taken when Condition Removal is not needed.

  • 顽强斗士 图标顽强斗士 can be taken alongside Physical skills to grant yourself extra Endurance.

When fighting alongside a group and obtaining boons from other sources, you can swap your Acrobatics Trait Line for the following trait options to increase your damage output:

  • The gear in this page is similar to Condition Alacrity Specter and is a great option since it makes your self-boons last longer, and happens to provide a good amount of extra health as well. Feel free to run the gear on the Condition Daredevil page instead if you desire.
  • You may substitute your mainhand Dagger for an Axe for an alternative playstyle:
    • Deal damage via Spinning Axe, Stealth Attacks and 痛苦风暴 图标痛苦风暴 while in this weapon set.

The gear in this page is similar to Condition Alacrity Specter and is a great option since it makes your self-boons last longer, and happens to provide a good amount of extra health as well. Feel free to run the gear on the Condition Daredevil page instead if you desire.

You may substitute your mainhand Dagger for an Axe for an alternative playstyle:

  • Deal damage via Spinning Axe, Stealth Attacks and 痛苦风暴 图标痛苦风暴 while in this weapon set.

碎层古物 图标碎层古物 can be replaced when needed:

Visions of Eternity Relics:

Janthir Wilds Relics:

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.
  • 莫辛古物 图标莫辛古物 removes non-damaging conditions when you Evade an attack.
  • 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.
  • 半人马古物 图标半人马古物 can be brought for personal Stability when you use your Heal Skill.
  • 幻象术士古物 图标幻象术士古物 can apply frequent Torment when you Evade an attack.
  • 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

Dodging and 死亡绽放 图标死亡绽放 are your bread and butter in this build; they function as both offense and defense. Both of these can be used extremely frequently as long as you have Initiative and Endurance.

Importantly, since these skills contain an Evade, they do not benefit from Quickness, so they will be very reliable even when not receiving this boon, making you very independent.

Use 顺手牵羊 图标顺手牵羊 on a target to activate lots of effects instantly when cast:

  • 致命伏击 图标致命伏击 will inflict Bleeding.
  • 利己主义 图标利己主义 will restore 2 Initiative.
  • 妙手耐力 图标妙手耐力 will restore 50 Endurance (equivalent to one segment of your Endurance bar).
  • 慷慨无私 图标慷慨无私 will grant Vigor and either steal up to 3 boons from your enemy, or grant Might if the target has no boons.
  • It will grant you a semi-random Stolen Skill, depending on what target 顺手牵羊 图标顺手牵羊 was used on.
  • It will activate 流畅攻势 图标流畅攻势 for a small bonus to Strike Damage only.

狂野打击 图标狂野打击, the second skill in your Auto Attack Chain, will restore some Endurance. Take advantage of this whenever running low.

Dealing Damage

When dealing damage, you’ll want to spend most of your time in your Dagger/Dagger weapon set.

死亡绽放 图标死亡绽放 and your special Dodge skill, 穿刺莲舞 图标穿刺莲舞, are your main sources of damage in this build. They’re focused on Bleeding, and you can be quite aggressive with them, since Initiative and Endurance is plentiful.

术士古物 图标术士古物 is exceedingly powerful in this build, as they are many sources of Cripple readily available to apply Vulnerability to enemies.

Dodging will do several things offensively:

  • It will activate 次级撒播蒺藜 图标次级撒播蒺藜 (from the 追击阻断 图标追击阻断 trait), which will leave a small field at the start of your Dodge that pulses Bleeding and Cripple.
  • 莲舞训练 图标莲舞训练 will increase your outgoing damage from conditions for 6 seconds. It will also activate 穿刺莲舞 图标穿刺莲舞, sending several daggers at nearby enemies that inflict Bleeding, Torment and Cripple.
  • 大幅增长 图标大幅增长 will grant you 3 Might, and 迅捷闪避 图标迅捷闪避 will grant you Swiftness.
  • 抢占先机 图标抢占先机 will restore a point of Initiative when you Dodge, and an extra point if you Evade any attack. This will keep you stocked up so you can keep spamming 死亡绽放 图标死亡绽放!

死亡绽放 图标死亡绽放 will:

  • Cleave 5 targets with heavy Bleeding.
  • Move you towards your target while Evading during the cast.
  • Proc 3 Whirl Finishers if any Combo Fields are present.
  • Give you stacks of 主导攻击 图标主导攻击 per Initiative spent (up to 15 stacks).

Weaving one or two casts of 死亡绽放 图标死亡绽放 between every Dodge is a good strategy to manage your resources.

You can swap to Short Bow to take down packs of mobs from a distance:

  • 窒息瓦斯 图标窒息瓦斯 can be used often to frequently Daze and apply Poison in an area.
  • Your Auto Attacks can then also apply Bleeding to those Poisoned enemies.
  • 集束炸弹 图标集束炸弹引爆集束炸弹 图标引爆集束炸弹 deals decent Strike Damage and applies some Bleeding in the area.

Burst Rotation

  1. 撒播蒺藜 图标撒播蒺藜 → Dodge (+顺手牵羊 图标顺手牵羊 while Dodging)
  2. 死亡绽放 图标死亡绽放 x2
  3. Dodge
  4. 死亡绽放 图标死亡绽放 x2

Defense

Once again, 死亡绽放 图标死亡绽放 and Dodging are your best defensive tools, since you are Evading while they cast and won’t be hit by most attacks. There’s a few other things that will keep you healthy however:

  • 恶意纹章 图标恶意纹章 will restore a small amount of health from every hit on enemies, including pulses from 撒播蒺藜 图标撒播蒺藜 and 次级撒播蒺藜 图标次级撒播蒺藜. Due to the sheer number of hits on this build, it will often restore a very significant amount of health, which increases further when fighting multiple targets.
  • 弱化打击 图标弱化打击 will apply Weakness to enemies, reducing the damage you take from their attacks.
  • 逃生坚忍 图标逃生坚忍 will Heal and Cleanse one condition whenever you Evade an attack.
  • 抢占先机 图标抢占先机 will grant you Regeneration whenever you Evade an attack.

In an emergency, you can also use 匕首风暴 图标匕首风暴 to have a 3-second long Evade while still applying Bleeding and Cripple.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance BreakSource
窒息瓦斯 图标窒息瓦斯100Short Bow
石蜥毒液 图标石蜥毒液750Alternate Elite Skill