Condition Thief

Opener

Precast up to five minutes before the fight, as it Recharges while armed. You can reset its cooldown with Mushroom King's Blessing when practicing.

Precast 6 Spinning Axes, and as combat starts, except when practicing on the golem.

2. (+ and during this cast)
3. →
4. (+ during this cast)
6. x2
8. →

Loop

Always use and off Cooldown.

2. x2
3. OR (if you have neither, use an additional instead)
5. →

You can use an encounter-specific, non-instant Stolen Skill in step 3 instead, such as Unstable Artifact or Detonate Plasma when available.

Rotation Notes

• Try to enter Stealth as soon as Revealed wears off, and try to recall at least 5 Spinning Axes every time you use . Spinning Axes are generated from , and .
• Your Initiative will naturally run low over time. You can use in step 3 instead and skip step 4 when this happens.
• Use off Cooldown when there are at least 4 allies nearby.
• Both and will cancel any skill casts, so make sure to let the previous action finish.
• Should you fumble the loop and find yourself low on Initiative (and have no available), skip the in step 1 and replace it with 2 - 3 Auto Attacks.

Skill Notes

• For highly mobile bosses, swap 撒播蒺藜 for 噬蝎毒液.
• Slot in 同仇敌忾 instead of 石蜥毒液 when the encounter does not require Defiance Break.

Skill Reference Guide

Axe & Dagger	Default Keybind
旋转利斧	1
灵巧齐掷	1
剧毒连掷	2
痛苦风暴	3
隐秘突袭	5

Dagger & Pistol	Default Keybind
钻心	2
爆头射击	4
	5

Trait Notes

• In Trickery Trait Line:
  • to pad some secondary boons for your party.
  • to minimize damage loss if you are forced to dodge a mechanic.
• In Shadow Arts Trait Line:
  • for strong, personal condition cleansing.
  • to help with unique condition count for and for power Engineers that use the trait.

Equipment Notes

• If bringing a Spear in a secondary set for Defiance Break, refer to our Condition Thief Spear variant for details on how to play while you are on this weaponset.
• You may take Dagger/Pistol in the second weapon set as an alternative to Spear for Defiance Break via . You can also combo for Stealth in your Smoke Field with , to pre-cast stacks of ( trait).
• is an accessible alternative rune for aproximately ~350 DPS loss.
• Relic alternatives:
  • as a powerful alternative in encounters with long phases and incoming boss damage. The arena's pulsing damage aura in many encounters is attributed to the boss!
  • to improve your cleave at a minor (~300 DPS) loss.