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Power Virtuoso

Guild Wars 2 Power Virtuoso - Spear / Dagger & Shield Meta build for pvp: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

幻术师 (Mesmer)virtuosopower damage

Build Template

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Overview

Build Difficulty: ● ● ○ ○ ○

Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • High damage
  • Strong bursts
  • Easy to learn
  • Lacks utility
  • Requires accurate positioning
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Equipment

Item
Stat
Berserker'sAmulet
Relic of FireworksRelic
Primary Weapon Set
Other Items
Superior Rune of the Scrapper (PvP)Rune

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

午夜纹章 图标午夜纹章 can be replaced with:

Dagger can be replaced with Axe, this is recommended when the enemy has a lot of projectile reflect.

Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

This build revolves around Virtuoso and it's 1200-Ranged Bladesongs. Furthermore making your Bladesongs stronger by picking up 破碎大师 图标破碎大师 in Illusions Trait Line.

To generate blades, you must wisely Dodge and Block enemy attacks due to 灵能回应 图标灵能回应.

It is crucial to hit an enemy with 间隙危机 图标间隙危机 to get the Clarity buff, so you can buff your other spear skills with it.

Game start

At the start of the game, cast 时间潮汐 图标时间潮汐 and 幻影长矛 图标幻影长矛 to gain Swiftness.

Dealing Damage

和谐咏刃 图标和谐咏刃 is your main burst damage, and you want to aim to cast it with 5 Blades up. Other Bladesong deal good damage, but they are not a priority to cast at 5 Blades.

Try to utilize the outer edge of 间隙危机 图标间隙危机 for a guaranteed critical strike. Gaining Clarity from this skill and using it for the Empowered Stun on 精神崩塌 图标精神崩塌 to setup hitting your 和谐咏刃 图标和谐咏刃 freely on the enemy.

Utilizing Dodge to make your Bladesongs Unblockable due to 灵能回应 图标灵能回应 is crucial to kill enemies who rely on Blocks and reflects for survivability.

On Dagger your main damage comes from auto-attacking 飞行利刃 图标飞行利刃, you can spam 利刃呼唤 图标利刃呼唤 for blade generation and 狂刃风暴 图标狂刃风暴 for some damage.

A basic high damage combo would look like this:

1. 群体隐形 图标群体隐形 -> Dodge (Use 和谐咏刃 图标和谐咏刃 if at 5 Blades)

2. 间隙危机 图标间隙危机 -> 精神崩塌 图标精神崩塌

3. 和谐咏刃 图标和谐咏刃 -> 间隙危机 图标间隙危机

4. 幻影长矛 图标幻影长矛

Defense

You're very slow due to not having many movement skills, also extremely squishy due to going full damage in traitlines, so positioning is key.

失真咏刃 图标失真咏刃 and 灵刃新生 图标灵刃新生 are your most important defensive keys due to granting you Distortion making you immune to all damage.

闪光传送 图标闪光传送 can be used offensively, but is best kept for running away, this is your only mobility skill. Also Stun Breaks you.

午夜纹章 图标午夜纹章 is a Stun Break, but also Blinds your foe and Stealths you for 2 seconds.

虚拟反转 图标虚拟反转 is an amazing skill, healing you, Removing 2 conditions, Evade for 1 second and dealing some damage to the enemy.

群体隐形 图标群体隐形 huge disengage tool, Stealths you and nearby teammates for 6 seconds. Can be used offensively to burst from Stealth.

回忆幻像 图标回忆幻像 into the flip skill if you get hit 流忆残影 图标流忆残影 giving you Protection and spawning 2 phantasms, which deal damage and applies Slow.

Casting Bladesongs grant you an Aegis due to 旋刃和声 图标旋刃和声.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance ValueSource
不谐咏刃 图标不谐咏刃0.5s per bladeBladesong
时间潮汐 图标时间潮汐2sShield
精神崩塌 图标精神崩塌2s withSpear