Part of the current metagame
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Focused on: Directdamage
Designed for: Raids and Fractals
Expansions required:
Difficulty:
Normal
This build was last updated on December 23, 2023 and is up to date for the March 19, 2024 patch.
Contents
Overview
Bladesworn trades its second weapon set for a Gunsaber that combines ranged explosions with melee slashes. Most importantly, it gains access to the unique Dragon Slash burst skills - incredibly powerful single strikes that take a long time to prepare. As the Bladesworn is immobile this preparation, it can be challenging to manage against targets that move a lot, or can disrupt you. With so much of its damage loaded into the Dragon Slash, Bladesworn is incredibly strong if the player can perform them off cooldown, but even one missed Slash is a significant damage loss.
With Tactics, the Bladesworn can also provide some passive Might generation for their subgroup, making them an excellent choice for filling in gaps in your boon uptime while still being top DPS.
Skill Bar
Sword/Pistol
Utility
Skill Variants
Healing
- Depending on the encounter, you may find
"To the Limit!" makes the opener more consistent, as it provides a bonus to flow generation for 15 seconds upon use. It is used in the same way as
Mending.
- In fractals, you can precast
"To the Limit!" at a Mistlock then switch to
Mending to gain the benefits of both.
- In fractals, you can precast
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Specializations
Martial Cadence could be used if the extra
Stability uptime will be useful - just be wary on encounters that corrupt boons, as
Stability gets corrupted into
Fear!
Equipment
Head
Assassin
Shoulders
Berserker
Chest
Berserker
Hands
Assassin
Legs
Berserker
Feet
Berserker
Backpiece
Berserker
Accessory
Berserker
Accessory
Berserker
Amulet
Berserker
Ring
Berserker
Ring
Berserker
Sword
Berserker
Pistol
Berserker
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
x6
Infusion
x18
Relic
- You want to hit 2217 precision (with a
Sigil of Superior Sigil of Accuracy).
- In strikes where the boss gets
Exposed, or at Keep Construct, it would be more beneficial to swap the
Sigil of Superior Sigil of Force for a
Sigil of Superior Sigil of Impact.
Relic of the Thief is the best relic for players that don't own Secrets of the Obscure.
Consumables
Food
- or ascended versions
Utility
- for a cheaper alternative
Usage
There are two openers you can use for Bladesworn. The higher damage opener immediately starts with Dragon Slash - Force, but requires getting into combat at just the right time to avoid having to delay later parts of the rotation. The other opener has a slightly delayed
Dragon Slash - Force which allows a bit more time for flow to build up and makes it easier to line up cooldowns.
If possible, you can pre-cast Blooming Fire,
Artillery Slash and
Break Step to build up stacks of
Fierce as Fire. Pre-cast both charges of
Flow Stabilizer,
Tactical Reload, an additional charge of
Flow Stabilizer, and your healing skill.
Overcharged Cartridges
Dragon Trigger
Dragon Slash - Force
Dragonspike Mine
Dragon Trigger
Flicker Step back into melee range
Dragon Slash - Force
Sheathe Gunsaber
Sword/Pistol 1
Dragon's Roar
Final Thrust
Gunstinger
Sever Artery ⇒
Gash ⇒
Hamstring x2
Overcharged Cartridges
Dragon's Roar
Dragon Trigger
Gunsaber 1
Flicker Step just before Dragon Slash is fully charged
Dragon Slash - Force
Blooming Fire
Cyclone Trigger
Artillery Slash
Swift Cut ⇒
Steel Divide ⇒
Explosive Thrust
Cyclone Trigger
Overcharged Cartridges
Tactical Reload
Sheathe Gunsaber
- Proceed to Loop
Start on Sword/Pistol.
Overcharged Cartridges
Dragon's Roar
Final Thrust
Dragon Trigger
Gunsaber 1
Flicker Step just before Dragon Slash is fully charged
Dragon Slash - Force
Dragonspike Mine
Dragon Trigger
Flicker Step back into melee range
Dragon Slash - Force
Artillery Slash
Overcharged Cartridges
Sheathe Gunsaber
Sword/Pistol 1
Gunstinger
Dragon's Roar
Final Thrust
Sever Artery ⇒
Gash ⇒
Hamstring x2
Dragon Trigger
Gunsaber 2
Flicker Step just before Dragon Slash is fully charged
Dragon Slash - Force
Blooming Fire
Cyclone Trigger
Swift Cut ⇒
Steel Divide ⇒
Explosive Thrust
Cyclone Trigger
Overcharged Cartridges
Tactical Reload
Sheathe Gunsaber
- Proceed to Loop
Loop
Use Flow Stabilizer and
Tactical Reload off cooldown.
Sword/Pistol 1
Dragon's Roar
Final Thrust
Dragon Trigger
Gunsaber 1
Flicker Step just before Dragon Slash is fully charged
Dragon Slash - Force
Dragonspike Mine
Dragon Trigger
Flicker Step back into melee range
Dragon Slash - Force
Artillery Slash OR
Blooming Fire - Use Artillery Slash if it is at three charges, otherwise use Blooming Fire
Overcharged Cartridges
Sheathe Gunsaber
Sword/Pistol 2
Gunstinger
Dragon's Roar
Final Thrust
Sever Artery ⇒
Gash ⇒
Hamstring x2
Dragon Trigger
Gunsaber 2
Flicker Step just before Dragon Slash is fully charged
Dragon Slash - Force
Blooming Fire
Cyclone Trigger
Swift Cut ⇒
Steel Divide ⇒
Explosive Thrust
Blooming Fire
Cyclone Trigger
Overcharged Cartridges
Sheathe Gunsaber
- Return to start of Sword/Pistol 1
General Tips
- Both openers follow the same broad structure as the loop, so learning the loop first might be helpful.
- Outside of the opener, you always use
Overcharged Cartridges as your last skill before exiting your Gunsaber.
Flicker Step is not only used for positioning, but triggers
Relic of Peitha.
- While charging
Dragon Trigger, you can use
Triggerguard to generate extra charges of
Fierce as Fire, to ensure you are at 10 stacks for
Dragon Slash - Force.
- If there is any danger of you getting interrupted while in
Dragon Trigger, you can forgo this step so they are available for defence.
- If there is any danger of you getting interrupted while in
Dragon Slash - Force alone is over half your total damage, so it is essential not to delay
Dragon Trigger. If necessary, you can skip some of the Sword skills in your rotation if it is already available.
- If you find yourself getting lost in the rotation, glance at the cooldowns on your F1 and F2 skills. This will tell you how long your next section will be - e.g. If you are charging
Dragon Trigger and Gunsaber is still on a long cooldown, you know you need to do the long Gunsaber section next (Gunsaber 2').