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| specialization = Renegade
 
| specialization = Renegade
 
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| designed for = Fractal, Raid
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| rating = test
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| focus = Direct Damage, Support, Utility
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| focus = Direct Damage, Utility
 
| xpac = pof, soto
 
| xpac = pof, soto
 
| meta =  
 
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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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A power DPS build renegade build.
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A power DPS build for Renegade featuring impressive burst that scales well with hitbox size, along with a small amount of incidental boon support and healing. It can also trade DPS for extra utility.
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The fully melee requirement, fast pace and energy management make it a rather difficult build to play, and it also loses a lot of damage if forced to dodge.
  
  
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{{Specialization|Invocation|mid|top|mid}}
 
{{Specialization|Invocation|mid|top|mid}}
 
{{Specialization|Renegade|top|bot|mid}}
 
{{Specialization|Renegade|top|bot|mid}}
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* {{skill|Darkrazor's Daring}} is essentially interchangeable with {{skill|Razorclaw's Rage}} in the rotation. If using the latter skill, {{trait|Blood Fury}} will be stronger.
  
  
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| sigil3 = Superior Sigil of Force
 
| sigil3 = Superior Sigil of Force
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| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Air
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| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Hydromancy
 
| infusion1 = Mighty +9 Agony Infusion
 
| infusion1 = Mighty +9 Agony Infusion
 
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* The optimal number of {{tooltip|Dragon stats}} pieces will depend on how many infusions are used. Full {{tooltip|Berserker stats}} is almost identical damage.
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* On bosses that can be regularly stunned, {{sigil|Superior Sigil of Impact}} will be better than {{sigil|Superior Sigil of Air}}/{{sigil|Superior Sigil of Hydromancy}}.
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* The optimal number of {{tooltip|Dragon stats}} pieces will depend on how many infusions are used. Full {{tooltip|Berserker stats}} is only a small DPS loss.
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* {{relic|Relic of the Brawler}} stronger burst for very short phases, such as those in fractals.
  
  
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==Usage==
 
==Usage==
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You can use {{skill|Razorclaw's Rage}} instead of {{skill|Darkrazor's Daring}}. This is slightly higher damage, but the difference is so small that you can choose whichever you prefer. {{skill|Darkrazor's Daring}} is used as default as access to CC is generally useful, particularly in fractal encounters that start with breakbars. {{skill|Razorclaw's Rage}} is preferable on encounters with boon corruption, as the AoE {{tooltip|Stability}} can be corrupted into {{tooltip|Fear}}.
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If using {{skill|Razorclaw's Rage}}, you should use the {{trait|Blood Fury}} trait.
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===Rotation===
 
===Rotation===
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<big>'''Assassin/Sword Loop'''</big>
 
<big>'''Assassin/Sword Loop'''</big>
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The positioning of {{skill|Chilling Isolation}} and {{skill|Shackling Wave}} is flexible and can be adjusted to line up with {{tooltip|Exposed}}, for example.
 
# {{skill|Chilling Isolation}}
 
# {{skill|Chilling Isolation}}
 
# {{skill|Preparation Thrust}} {{to}} {{skill|Brutal Blade}} {{to}} {{skill|Rift Slash}}
 
# {{skill|Preparation Thrust}} {{to}} {{skill|Brutal Blade}} {{to}} {{skill|Rift Slash}}
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<big>'''Renegade/Greatsword Loop 1'''</big>
 
<big>'''Renegade/Greatsword Loop 1'''</big>
  
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{{skill|Breakrazor's Bastion}} will be instant cast if used after {{skill|Icerazor's Ire}}, and is used to improve {{trait|All for One}} uptime. As the cooldown is longer than the rotation, it will drift backwards over time.
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In this section you want to use {{skill|Mist Unleashed}} and/or {{skill|Phantom's Onslaught}} a total of four times. {{skill|Mist Unleashed}} is higher priority, but depending on when {{Skill|Citadel Bombardment}} comes off cooldown it can be better to replace one with {{skill|Phantom's Onslaught}}. The goal is to get complete auto chains off without delaying important skills.
 
# {{skill|Eternity's Requiem}}
 
# {{skill|Eternity's Requiem}}
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# {{skill|Phantom's Onslaught}}
 
 
# {{skill|Mist Unleashed}}
 
# {{skill|Mist Unleashed}}
 
# {{skill|Icerazor's Ire}}
 
# {{skill|Icerazor's Ire}}
 
# {{skill|Breakrazor's Bastion}}  
 
# {{skill|Breakrazor's Bastion}}  
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# Autoattack, and use {{skill|Mist Unleashed}} and {{skill|Phantom's Onslaught}} as they become available  
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# Autoattack, and use {{skill|Mist Unleashed}} as it becomes available - try not to interrupt your auto chains
 
# {{skill|Icerazor's Ire}}
 
# {{skill|Icerazor's Ire}}
 
# {{skill|Mist Unleashed}}
 
# {{skill|Mist Unleashed}}
 
# {{skill|Eternity's Requiem}}
 
# {{skill|Eternity's Requiem}}
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# {{skill|Darkrazor's Daring}} - this will be instant cast thanks to being ''Enhanced'' by the '''Icerazor's Ire'''
 
# {{skill|Legendary Assassin Stance}}
 
# {{skill|Legendary Assassin Stance}}
 
# {{tooltip|Weapon Swap}}
 
# {{tooltip|Weapon Swap}}
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# Return to start of '''Assassin/Sword Loop'''
  
  
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===General Usage===
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<big>'''Renegade/Greatsword Loop 2'''</big>
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* Generally you should swap legends as soon as your swap is available.
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* Your main DPS skills are {{Skill|Citadel Bombardment}} along with {{Skill|Chilling Isolation}}, {{Skill|Shackling Wave}} and {{Skill|Deathstrike}} (on  sword), and {{skill|Mist Unleashed}}, {{skill|Phantom's Onslaught}} and {{skill|Eternity's Requiem}} (on greatsword).
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If you're fast enough, {{skill|Eternity's Requiem}} won't be immediately available the second time you swap to '''Greatsword''' so you do a shorter loop.
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* When you're not casting skills make sure you're consistently auto-attacking the boss, being careful not to interrupt the chain as the damage is heavily back-loaded.
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{{skill|Breakrazor's Bastion}} is used to improve {{trait|All for One}} uptime.  
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# {{skill|Icerazor's Ire}}
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# {{skill|Mist Unleashed}}
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# {{skill|Eternity's Requiem}}
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# {{skill|Phantom's Onslaught}}
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# {{skill|Breakrazor's Bastion}} - this will be instant cast thanks to being ''Enhanced'' by the '''Icerazor's Ire'''
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# Autoattack, and use {{skill|Mist Unleashed}} as it becomes available
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# {{skill|Mist Unleashed}} - you should use this three times per loop
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# {{skill|Phantom's Onslaught}}
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# {{skill|Icerazor's Ire}}
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# {{tooltip|Weapon Swap}}
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# {{skill|Legendary Assassin Stance}}
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# Return to start of '''Assassin/Sword Loop'''
  
  
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===Renegade Stance===
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The full loop after the opener is as follows:
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* When you swap to {{Skill|Legendary Renegade Stance|label}} you should immediately cast {{Skill|Icerazor's Ire}}.
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: '''Assassin/Sword Loop''' {{to}} '''Renegade/Greatsword Loop 1''' {{to}} '''Assassin/Sword Loop''' {{to}} '''Renegade/Greatsword Loop 2''' {{to}} Repeat
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* You will likely have large amounts of energy available to cast your DPS skills while on renegade stance.
 
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** Make sure to get a second cast of {{Skill|Icerazor's Ire}} in before swapping legends.
 
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** You don't need to use any other renegade skills, so the enhanced effect from {{Skill|Icerazor's Ire}} can be used on {{skill|Breakrazor's Bastion}} for extra boons and to slightly increase the uptime of {{trait|All for One}}.
 
  
  
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===Assassin Stance===
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===General Usage===
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* When you swap to {{Skill|Legendary Assassin Stance|label}} you should immediately begin channeling {{Skill|Impossible Odds}}, only ending the upkeep when you swap legends.
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* 23% of your crit chance comes from having full endurance (via {{trait|Brutal Momentum}}), so try to avoid dodging if you can.
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* While in Assassin Stance you will have more energy to work with and so can cast DPS skills more freely, however be careful not to spend too much energy and be forced to delay a {{Skill|Orders from Above}} or lose {{Skill|Impossible Odds}}
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** Both weapon sets have active defense - {{skill|Unrelenting Assault}} on '''Sword''' and {{skill|Imperial Guard}} on '''Greatsword'''.
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* Use {{skill|Citadel Bombardment}} off cooldown - if it is not available during a loop, use {{skill|Orders from Above}} instead to ensure you get below the energy threshhold for {{trait|Charged Mists}}.
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* Your main DPS skills are {{Skill|Citadel Bombardment}} along with {{Skill|Chilling Isolation}}, {{Skill|Shackling Wave}} and {{Skill|Deathstrike}} (on  sword), and {{skill|Mist Unleashed}}, {{skill|Phantom's Onslaught}} and {{skill|Eternity's Requiem}} (on greatsword).
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* When you're not casting skills make sure you're consistently auto-attacking the boss, being careful not to interrupt the chain as the damage is heavily back-loaded.
  
  
 
===Break bars===
 
===Break bars===
 
Due to their large energy costs (or requirement to swap to staff) all of this build's CC options will result in a large drop-off in your DPS. However, they are all powerful AoE control effects so they can be used to rescue your group from dangerous situations.
 
Due to their large energy costs (or requirement to swap to staff) all of this build's CC options will result in a large drop-off in your DPS. However, they are all powerful AoE control effects so they can be used to rescue your group from dangerous situations.
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* {{Skill|Surge of the Mists}} should be your primary CC skill and against large hitbox targets or enemies against a wall it is one of the strongest CC skills in the game. If possible, step back from the target slightly before casting this to maximize the impacts that land on the boss. Be careful using this skill near the edges of platforms, such as on Xera or the final boss of the Chaos fractal as the forced movement can send you over the edge.
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* {{Skill|Surge of the Mists}} (only if using '''Staff''') is one of the strongest CC skills in the game. If possible, step back from the target slightly before casting this to maximize the impacts that land on the boss. Be careful using this skill near the edges of platforms, such as on Xera or the final boss of the Chaos fractal as the forced movement can send you over the edge.
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* {{Skill|Darkrazor's Daring}} outputs a large amount of total breakbar damage but over a long duration (6 seconds). This is best used as a tool to minimize damage from groups of trash mobs, or if you don't need instantaneous breakbar contribution.
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* {{Skill|Darkrazor's Daring}} outputs a large amount of breakbar damage, though be aware that you have to stay within 600 units for the skill to function so you can't move away if cast at max range.
 
* {{Skill|Jade Winds}} should be used only as a last resort due to the large energy cost for relatively low CC output compared to your other options.
 
* {{Skill|Jade Winds}} should be used only as a last resort due to the large energy cost for relatively low CC output compared to your other options.
  
  
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[https://youtu.be/A6QUWEU7lJI Video Example]
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[https://youtu.be/t4W_RlaU8DE Video Example]

Latest revision as of 18:44, 1 May 2025

This is a test build. You may comment and rate it.

Focused on: Direct damage and Utility

Designed for: Fractals and Raids

Expansions required: Path of Fire BuildsSecrets of the Obscure builds

Difficulty:
Hard
This build was last updated on May 01, 2025.

Overview

A power DPS build for Renegade featuring impressive burst that scales well with hitbox size, along with a small amount of incidental boon support and healing. It can also trade DPS for extra utility.

The fully melee requirement, fast pace and energy management make it a rather difficult build to play, and it also loses a lot of damage if forced to dodge.


Skill Bar

Sword/Sword
Greatsword
Utility
Utility
  • Players without Secrets of the Obscure don't have a strong second weapon set for DPS, so Greatsword can be replaced with Staff for access to more CC.


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Specializations

  • Darkrazor's Daring is essentially interchangeable with Razorclaw's Rage in the rotation. If using the latter skill, Blood Fury will be stronger.


Equipment

Head
Berserker
Shoulders
Berserker
Chest
Berserker
Hands
Berserker
Legs
Berserker
Feet
Berserker
Backpiece
Dragon
Accessory
Berserker
Accessory
Berserker
Amulet
Dragon
Ring
Dragon
Ring
Dragon
Sword
Berserker
Sword
Berserker
Sigil
Sigil
Greatsword
Berserker
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
x6
Infusion
x18
Relic
  • On bosses that can be regularly stunned, Sigil of Superior Sigil of Impact will be better than Sigil of Superior Sigil of Air/Sigil of Superior Sigil of Hydromancy.
  • The optimal number of Dragon stats Dragon stats pieces will depend on how many infusions are used. Full Berserker stats Berserker stats is only a small DPS loss.
  • Relic of the Brawler stronger burst for very short phases, such as those in fractals.


Consumables

Food

  • , or ascended versions


Utility


Usage

You can use Razorclaw's Rage instead of Darkrazor's Daring. This is slightly higher damage, but the difference is so small that you can choose whichever you prefer. Darkrazor's Daring is used as default as access to CC is generally useful, particularly in fractal encounters that start with breakbars. Razorclaw's Rage is preferable on encounters with boon corruption, as the AoE Stability Stability can be corrupted into Fear Fear.

If using Razorclaw's Rage, you should use the Blood Fury trait.


Rotation

Start on Legendary Renegade Stance and Greatsword


Opener

  1. Eternity's Requiem
  2. Icerazor's Ire
  3. Darkrazor's Daring - this will be instant cast thanks to being Enhanced by the previous skill
  4. Weapon Swap Weapon Swap
  5. Legendary Assassin Stance
  6. Citadel Bombardment


Assassin/Sword Loop

The positioning of Chilling Isolation and Shackling Wave is flexible and can be adjusted to line up with Exposed Exposed, for example.

  1. Chilling Isolation
  2. Preparation Thrust ⇒ Brutal Blade ⇒ Rift Slash
  3. Impossible Odds
  4. Preparation Thrust ⇒ Brutal Blade ⇒ Rift Slash x2
  5. Chilling Isolation
  6. Shackling Wave
  7. Deathstrike
  8. Preparation Thrust ⇒ Brutal Blade ⇒ Rift Slash x2
  9. Chilling Isolation
  10. Weapon Swap Weapon Swap
  11. Legendary Renegade Stance


Renegade/Greatsword Loop 1

In this section you want to use Mist Unleashed and/or Phantom's Onslaught a total of four times. Mist Unleashed is higher priority, but depending on when Citadel Bombardment comes off cooldown it can be better to replace one with Phantom's Onslaught. The goal is to get complete auto chains off without delaying important skills.

  1. Eternity's Requiem
  2. Mist Unleashed
  3. Icerazor's Ire
  4. Breakrazor's Bastion
  5. Autoattack, and use Mist Unleashed as it becomes available - try not to interrupt your auto chains
  6. Icerazor's Ire
  7. Mist Unleashed
  8. Eternity's Requiem
  9. Darkrazor's Daring - this will be instant cast thanks to being Enhanced by the Icerazor's Ire
  10. Legendary Assassin Stance
  11. Weapon Swap Weapon Swap
  12. Return to start of Assassin/Sword Loop


Renegade/Greatsword Loop 2

If you're fast enough, Eternity's Requiem won't be immediately available the second time you swap to Greatsword so you do a shorter loop.

Breakrazor's Bastion is used to improve All for One uptime.

  1. Icerazor's Ire
  2. Mist Unleashed
  3. Eternity's Requiem
  4. Phantom's Onslaught
  5. Breakrazor's Bastion - this will be instant cast thanks to being Enhanced by the Icerazor's Ire
  6. Autoattack, and use Mist Unleashed as it becomes available
  7. Mist Unleashed - you should use this three times per loop
  8. Phantom's Onslaught
  9. Icerazor's Ire
  10. Weapon Swap Weapon Swap
  11. Legendary Assassin Stance
  12. Return to start of Assassin/Sword Loop


The full loop after the opener is as follows:

Assassin/Sword Loop ⇒ Renegade/Greatsword Loop 1 ⇒ Assassin/Sword Loop ⇒ Renegade/Greatsword Loop 2 ⇒ Repeat


General Usage

  • 23% of your crit chance comes from having full endurance (via Brutal Momentum), so try to avoid dodging if you can.
    • Both weapon sets have active defense - Unrelenting Assault on Sword and Imperial Guard on Greatsword.
  • Use Citadel Bombardment off cooldown - if it is not available during a loop, use Orders from Above instead to ensure you get below the energy threshhold for Charged Mists.
  • Your main DPS skills are Citadel Bombardment along with Chilling Isolation, Shackling Wave and Deathstrike (on sword), and Mist Unleashed, Phantom's Onslaught and Eternity's Requiem (on greatsword).
  • When you're not casting skills make sure you're consistently auto-attacking the boss, being careful not to interrupt the chain as the damage is heavily back-loaded.


Break bars

Due to their large energy costs (or requirement to swap to staff) all of this build's CC options will result in a large drop-off in your DPS. However, they are all powerful AoE control effects so they can be used to rescue your group from dangerous situations.

  • Surge of the Mists (only if using Staff) is one of the strongest CC skills in the game. If possible, step back from the target slightly before casting this to maximize the impacts that land on the boss. Be careful using this skill near the edges of platforms, such as on Xera or the final boss of the Chaos fractal as the forced movement can send you over the edge.
  • Darkrazor's Daring outputs a large amount of breakbar damage, though be aware that you have to stay within 600 units for the skill to function so you can't move away if cast at max range.
  • Jade Winds should be used only as a last resort due to the large energy cost for relatively low CC output compared to your other options.


Video Example

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