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Condition Alacrity Specter

Guild Wars 2 Condition Alacrity Specter - Scepter & Pistol / Scepter & Pistol Meta build for raids: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

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Condition Alacrity Specter is an approachable Thief support specialization that has a good balance of boons, damage, and utility in its kit. In difficult situations, it can also protect its allies via Barrier and Shroud skills.

DPS Report

Overview

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Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Plenty of CC
  • Access to healing & support
  • Easy to learn
  • Easy to cancel skills
  • Loses damage on moving targets
  • Fast paced rotation
  • Relies on resource management
Power
1255
Toughness
1000
Vitality
2261
Precision
1140
Critical Chance
11.66%
Ferocity
0
Critical Damage
150%
Condition Damage
2090
Healing Power
140
Expertise
783
Condition Duration
67.19%
Concentration
493
Boon Duration
32.86%

Benchmarks

  • Last Benchmark Max: 33548
  • Last Benchmark Average: 33200

Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

进入暗影帷幕 图标进入暗影帷幕思维冲击 图标思维冲击 grants you and allies instant Stability and Aegis.

Take 同仇敌忾 图标同仇敌忾 instead of 石蜥毒液 图标石蜥毒液 if there are no Defiance Bars. Precast them right before combat starts and resummon them off Cooldown.

阴暗法池 图标阴暗法池 is valuable for sub-group Healing and personal mobility.

镰爪毒液 图标镰爪毒液 is your strongest self-heal; it also provides substantial subgroup healing.

Replace 准备千针万箭 图标准备千针万箭 with:

  • 恩惠法池 图标恩惠法池 for more Boons

  • 噬蝎毒液 图标噬蝎毒液 against highly mobile bosses.

  • 薄暮穿越 图标薄暮穿越 in the Specter Traitline will grant Resistance from your Well skills. It will also produce a small group heal whenever you cast 慎重射击 图标慎重射击.

  • Ignoring the Weapon Swap after each Shroud loop and using a single Scepter/Pistol set with 超级厄运法印 图标超级厄运法印 and 超级恶魔法印 图标超级恶魔法印 will cost you aproximately ~1400 DPS.

  • Running a full set of Ritualist's armor instead is around a ~600 DPS loss.

  • Non-SotO Relic alternatives:

    • 荆棘古物 图标荆棘古物 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!

Ignoring the Weapon Swap after each Shroud loop and using a single Scepter/Pistol set with 超级厄运法印 图标超级厄运法印 and 超级恶魔法印 图标超级恶魔法印 will cost you aproximately ~1400 DPS.

Running a full set of Ritualist's armor instead is around a ~600 DPS loss.

Non-SotO Relic alternatives:

  • 荆棘古物 图标荆棘古物 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!

Rotation & Extras

Grant Alacrity to allies around via 暗影抓攫 图标暗影抓攫 while in Shadow Shroud.

Opener

Precast 准备千针万箭 图标准备千针万箭 up to five minutes before the fight, as it Recharges while armed. You can instantly reset its Cooldown with Mushroom King's Blessing when practicing.

  1. 悲伤法池 图标悲伤法池 + 蜘蛛毒液 图标蜘蛛毒液 + 千针万箭 图标千针万箭
  2. 准备千针万箭 图标准备千针万箭
  3. 虹吸 图标虹吸

You can avoid the backwards teleport from 慎重射击 图标慎重射击 by casting it without a target. In this case, the projectile will simply fire in a straight line in front of you.

Shroud Loop

  1. 暗影抓攫 图标暗影抓攫永恒夜幕 图标永恒夜幕
  2. 鬼影射击 图标鬼影射击 x3
  3. 暗影抓攫 图标暗影抓攫
  4. 离开暗影帷幕 图标离开暗影帷幕 → Weapon Swap (triggers 超级地能法印 图标超级地能法印 and 超级厄运法印 图标超级厄运法印).

Add 虹吸 图标虹吸 any time between steps 1 and 3 if it becomes available during Shadow Shroud.

Scepter Loop

  1. Use up to two 慎重射击 图标慎重射击 + 无尽黑夜 图标无尽黑夜 sequences
  2. 进入暗影帷幕 图标进入暗影帷幕

Cast 虹吸 图标虹吸, 蜘蛛毒液 图标蜘蛛毒液, 悲伤法池 图标悲伤法池, and 准备千针万箭 图标准备千针万箭 off Cooldown.

Fill extra time with Scepter Auto-Attacks.

Skip the second 慎重射击 图标慎重射击无尽黑夜 图标无尽黑夜 if you don't have enough Initiative to cast both before 进入暗影帷幕 图标进入暗影帷幕 is available.

Rotation Notes

  • Cast Venoms after the boon strip at the start of combat, and never cast them without allies nearby (except when practicing).
  • Try not to delay 进入暗影帷幕 图标进入暗影帷幕, even if other, high-value skills are off Cooldown.
  • 无尽黑夜 图标无尽黑夜 is a channeled skill, and can be interrupted by any other skill cast. Make sure all 7 hits connect.
  • You can cast 慎重射击 图标慎重射击无尽黑夜 图标无尽黑夜 combos back-to-back with no interruptions by press-holding the skill key.
  • 虹吸 图标虹吸, 进入暗影帷幕 图标进入暗影帷幕, and 离开暗影帷幕 图标离开暗影帷幕 can interrupt other skill casts.
  • You can select a Shrouded Ally before the fight by casting 虹吸 图标虹吸 on an ally. This ally will receive the beneficial effects of Shadow Shroud even while away from the group (up to 1200 Range). Otherwise, only cast 虹吸 图标虹吸 on enemies.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance BreakSource
黎明之息 图标黎明之息170进入暗影帷幕 图标进入暗影帷幕
思维冲击 图标思维冲击150进入暗影帷幕 图标进入暗影帷幕
爆头射击 图标爆头射击200Pistol
石蜥毒液 图标石蜥毒液750Alternate Elite Skill

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