Beginner Condition Scourge

Step One

First we establish the core loop, which generates the majority of your Life Force and accounts for half your damage. It goes as follows:

1. →
2. Filler
3. →
4. Weapon Swap
5. →
6. Filler
8. Filler
9. → → Weapon Swap

The Filler are skills introduced in step 3 or Auto Attacks for now. Never delay anything in the core loop to cast a filler skill.

While maintaining the rhythm of this loop, always keep at least 1 Shade up using . Outside doing some damage, this will give you bonus stats from .

Step Two

Here we start to utilize our hard earned Life Force. Use and off Cooldown. Both are instant cast and can be used at any time, even while casting other skills. counts as "entering and exiting shroud" for the purposes of traits and effects, such as .

Step Three

This step introduces the filler skills of Torch: and . Though both deal great damage or provide other utility, also comes with the added benefit of 5% Life Force, so you should never run out at this point. Use both off Cooldown, however make sure to not delay any of the skills from the previous two steps.

Step Four

While is the default choice of last utility slot, for the majority of encounters you should be picking any other utility skill you can make use of. See our Condition Scourge page for more information.

Skill Reference Guide