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Song of the Mists Song of the Mists Condition Renegade[edit]

Build Rating (Subjective)
Criterion Rating
Burst Damage 3/5
Sustained Damage 4/5
Utility Options 4/5
Survivability 5/5
Difficulty 2/5

Condition Renegade is one of my all-time favourite builds. It's a beast in open world, very versatile and does great damage in group content, with a rather simple rotation. This iteration uses Song of the Mists Song of the Mists instead of Charged Mists Charged Mists, which removes the requirement for timely legend swaps at the cost of a small amount of damage.

Link to the Build in the Editor

Playstyle & Skills[edit]

Skill Type Skills
Citadel Orders
Heroic Command.png Citadel Bombardment.png Orders from Above.png Skill.png Skill.png
Spear
Abyssal Fire.png Abyssal Force.png Abyssal Blitz.png Abyssal Blot.png Abyssal Raze.png
Shortbow
Shattershot.png Bloodbane Path.png Sevenshot.png Spiritcrush.png Scorchrazor.png
Legendary Renegade Stance.png Legendary Renegade Stance
Breakrazor's Bastion.png Darkrazor's Daring.png Icerazor's Ire.png Razorclaw's Rage.png Soulcleave's Summit.png
Legendary Demon Stance.png Legendary Demon Stance
Empowering Misery.png Banish Enchantment.png Call to Anguish.png Pain Absorption.png Embrace the Darkness.png

Revenants are – together with Thieves– the only profession in the game that has a resource bar to manage determines how often you can use skills. On this profession, skills have different Energy costs. This leads to some skills being very powerful with comparably short cooldowns (moreso than on other professions), but the Energybar restricts your ability to use them. That is because they usually have a high Energy cost as the main trade-off.

Legends[edit]

  • On revenants, Legends invoked from the Mists define your utility skill bar. You can still change the order of them, but each legend has a fixed selection of utility skills.
  • Swapping Legends counts as a Weapon swap, and thus triggers all effects that occur when swapping weapons.
  • You can swap Legends every 10 seconds, which will replace your entire utility skill bar and is NOT affected by Alacrity.png Alacrity.

In this build, the two legends of choice are  Legendary Demon Stance.png Legendary Demon Stance and  Legendary Renegade Stance.png Legendary Renegade Stance, as they provide the highest combination of damage for a Condition-focused build.

Citadel Orders[edit]

Renegades gain access to citadel orders and the unique buff  Kalla's Fervor.png Kalla's Fervor. This boosts all damage you do and is very easy to stack up via Ambush Commander Ambush Commander and Blood Fury Blood Fury.

# Skill Activation.png Energy.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description
F2 Heroic Command.png Heroic Command 0.5½ 10 10 Citadel Order. Refresh the duration of your Kalla's Fervor and grant nearby allies might for every stack.
F3 Citadel Bombardment.png Citadel Bombardment 0.75¾ 35 15 Citadel Order. Open a portal through the mists of time, unleashing a storm of artillery from the united legions.
F4 Orders from Above.png Orders from Above 20 20 Citadel Order. Orders from above arrive, renewing your abilities and those of your nearby allies.

Skill Usage & Choices[edit]

Spear[edit]

  • Spear is a really strong weapon for Condition Damage.png Condition Damage builds, and excels at encounters with longer phase timings (note the discrepancy between the first and last damage number in the log).
  • All skills on Spear reduce the cooldown of the most important damage skill,  Abyssal Raze.png Abyssal Raze.
  • Abyssal Raze.png Abyssal Raze applies Conditions and gives you stacks of  Abyssal Raze.png Crushing Abyss on top. For each stack of  Abyssal Raze.png Crushing Abyss you have, it will apply additional stacks of Torment.png Torment. This ramps up the power of the skill over time. Swapping applies Torment.png Torment as well, but makes you lose the stacks.
  • The auto attack  Abyssal Fire.png Abyssal Fire is nice, since it tracks whether your target is in melee range or not. If it is not, it will become a throw attack and a potential Projectile finisher.
  • Abyssal Force.png Abyssal Force applies Burning.png Burning and reduces the cooldown of  Abyssal Raze.png Abyssal Raze by 4 seconds. Use on cooldown.
  • Abyssal Blot.png Abyssal Blot does good damage via Poisoned.png Poisoned and reduces the cooldown of  Abyssal Raze.png Abyssal Raze by 4 seconds, but it is an Area Pull and the only CC skill on Spear. Save this when you need CC or when you want to group mobs up.
  • Abyssal Blitz.png Abyssal Blitz is an Evade and a movement skill, but it does not apply any damaging conditions. You can use this to evade attacks though, which is pretty nice!

Shortbow[edit]

Rotation Concept[edit]

You can find my most recent rotation showcase here.
Link to Damage Log (add 1.6k DPS from Razorclaw's Rage to it)

Rotation Flow[edit]

Section Notes
General Stuff
Razorclaw's Rage.png Razorclaw's Rage makes this build scale with allies around you, since the Bleeding.png Bleeding applied by allies counts as your damage (and uses your stats). This adds ~1.6k DPS over time and makes the ramp-up much faster.
Opener
  1. use  Icerazor's Ire.png Icerazor's Ire to gain the Enhance buff for the next  Legendary Renegade Stance.png Legendary Renegade Stance ability,
  2. use  Razorclaw's Rage.png Razorclaw's Rage right after.
  3. Option a) with Shortbow: use  Sevenshot.png Sevenshot to use the remaining Energy and swap to  Legendary Demon Stance.png Legendary Demon Stance.
  4. Option b) without Shortbow: use  Abyssal Raze.png Abyssal Raze to use the remaining Energy and swap to  Legendary Demon Stance.png Legendary Demon Stance.
Section 1:  Legendary Demon Stance.png Legendary Demon Stance
  1. Abyssal Raze.png Abyssal Raze as often as possible.
  2. Abyssal Force.png Abyssal Force x2
  3. You can cancel  Embrace the Darkness.png Embrace the Darkness early when you see that you might be able to cast  Abyssal Raze.png Abyssal Raze another time, but it's not required.
Section 2:  Legendary Renegade Stance.png Legendary Renegade Stance
  1. Abyssal Raze.png Abyssal Raze as often as possible.
  2. Abyssal Force.png Abyssal Force x2
  3. Abyssal Blot.png Abyssal Blot x1
  4. End this section with  Icerazor's Ire.png Icerazor's Ire and swap to Mallyx, then repeat from Section 1.
CC Skills for Breakbar Damage
This alternative rotation swaps between Shortbow & Spear for a faster ramp-up and higher damage.
Link to a log

Rotation Concept[edit]

You can find my most recent "classic" rotation showcase here.

Opener[edit]

  1. use  Icerazor's Ire.png Icerazor's Ire to gain the Enhance buff for the next  Legendary Renegade Stance.png Legendary Renegade Stance ability,
  2. use  Razorclaw's Rage.png Razorclaw's Rage right after. When it is enhanced, it does not have a cast time, so you can use it while casting other skills.
  3. use  Sevenshot.png Sevenshot to use the remaining Energy and swap to  Legendary Demon Stance.png Legendary Demon Stance

Section 1: Mallyx[edit]

  1. Abyssal Raze.png Abyssal Raze x3
  2. Abyssal Force.png Abyssal Force x3

Section 2: Kalla[edit]

  1. Spiritcrush.png Spiritcrush x2
  2. Sevenshot.png Sevenshot x2
  3. Bloodbane Path.png Bloodbane Path x3

Utility Skills[edit]

Utility Skills (Kalla)
Skill Choice Notes
Breakrazor's Bastion.png Breakrazor's Bastion Cheap and strong area heal that also reduces incoming Condition damage in its radius by 50% for 10 seconds.
Icerazor's Ire.png Icerazor's Ire This skill is good damage on a condition build through its Torment.png Torment and applies lots of vulnerability.
Darkrazor's Daring.png Darkrazor's Daring One of the strongest Control effect skills in the game. Applies 600 Defiance bar damage in an area. Use this to annihilate Defiance bars!
Razorclaw's Rage.png Razorclaw's Rage This applies a buff to up to five allies in its radius, making them apply Bleeding.png Bleeding. This Bleeding.png Bleeding counts for your damage and uses your stats, making this incredibly powerful when you are not alone. In solo applications, it is decent, but not nearly as powerful.
Soulcleave's Summit.png Soulcleave's Summit This is an Upkeep skill that will keep your Energy steady and makes allies steal health every second. Do not use this unless your group desperately needs healing and you have spare energy.
Utility Skills (Mallyx)
Skill Choice Notes
Empowering Misery.png Empowering Misery Cheap and strong heal that also heals you for each condition on you, but does not remove them.
Banish Enchantment.png Banish Enchantment This skill applies Chilled.png Chilled and removes 3 boons, which can be very useful for encounters like Dhuum, Qadim the Peerless or Vale Guardian.
Call to Anguish.png Call to Anguish Leap finisher that also Pulls enemies to the spot where you land and applies Chilled.png Chilled. Can be used to group mobs up, but is very expensive to use.
Pain Absorption.png Pain Absorption Stun break that will transfer conditions from nearby allies to you and applies both Resistance.png Resistance and Resolution.png Resolution to you. Very expensive, should only be used in emergency situations on Mallyx.
Embrace the Darkness.png Embrace the Darkness This is an Upkeep skill that will slowly drain your Energy and applis Torment.png Torment every second. Very strong and the first thing you should actviate when you swap to Mallyx. Will apply even more Torment.png Torment whenever you used a skill that costs Energy.

Gear & Traits[edit]

  • Since the vast majority of damage comes from Bleeding.png Bleeding and Torment.png Torment, it is usually important to reach 100% condition duration on it. We violate that rule here, as Superior Rune of the Trapper.pngSuperior Rune of the Trapper is the best overall choice despite Superior Rune of the Nightmare.pngSuperior Rune of the Nightmare having longer condition duration.
  • The Sigil placements are chosen so that two ranged Sigils are on the ranged weapon and the melee sigil is on the melee weapon.
  • Sigil's that trigger on weapon swapping also trigger on swapping legends, so they trigger twice as often on Revenant icon small.png Revenants.

Important Stats (descending in Importance):

  1. ~62% Condition duration in the hero panel (Yearning Empowerment Yearning Empowerment and Pact of Pain Pact of Pain provide 25% on top)
  2. 100% Bleeding.png Bleeding Duration with Blood Fury Blood Fury
  3. Maximize Condition Damage
Gear
Armor Prefix Rune
Illustrious Visor.png Head Viper's Superior Rune of the Trapper.pngSuperior Rune of the Trapper
Illustrious Pauldrons.png Shoulders Viper's Superior Rune of the Trapper.pngSuperior Rune of the Trapper
Illustrious Breastplate.png Chest Viper's Superior Rune of the Trapper.pngSuperior Rune of the Trapper
Illustrious Warfists.png Gloves Viper's Superior Rune of the Trapper.pngSuperior Rune of the Trapper
Illustrious Tassets.png Legs Viper's Superior Rune of the Trapper.pngSuperior Rune of the Trapper
Illustrious Greaves.png Boots Viper's Superior Rune of the Trapper.pngSuperior Rune of the Trapper
Trinket Prefix
Vial of Salt.png Amulet Viper's
Gift of Prescience.png Ring 1 Viper's
Armbrace of Truth.png Ring 2 Viper's
Black Ice Earring.png Accessory 1 Viper's
Vision.png Accessory 2 Viper's
Ad Infinitum.png Backpack Viper's
Weapon Prefix Sigil
Dragonfury.png Spear (Main Hand) Viper's Superior Sigil of Earth.pngSuperior Sigil of Earth
Superior Sigil of Torment.pngSuperior Sigil of Torment
Aurene's Wing.png Shortbow (Main & Off Hand) Viper's Superior Sigil of Geomancy.pngSuperior Sigil of Geomancy
Superior Sigil of Doom.pngSuperior Sigil of Doom
Purpose Item Type Source
Damage Ascended Food Meaty Asparagus Skewer.pngMeaty Asparagus Skewer
Damage Non-Ascended Food Plate of Beef Rendang.pngPlate of Beef Rendang
Survivability Ascended Food Peppered Cured Meat Flatbread.pngPeppered Cured Meat Flatbread
Survivability Non-Ascended Food Oysters Gnashblade.pngOysters Gnashblade
Damage Utility Toxic Focusing Crystal.pngToxic Focusing Crystal
Survivability Utility Powerful Potion of Inquest Slaying.pngPotion Of Karka Toughness
Damage Relic Relic of the Fractal.pngRelic of the Fractal
Traits
Corruption
Corruption (specialization).png
Acolyte of Torment.png
Abyssal Chill.png
Diabolic Inferno.png
Invoking Torment.png
Demonic Defiance.png
Seething Malice.png
Demonic Resistance.png
Yearning Empowerment.png
Fiendish Tenacity.png
Replenishing Despair.png
Pact of Pain.png
Pulsating Pestilence.png
Invocation
Invocation.png
Cleansing Channel.png
Spirit Boon.png
Song of the Mists.png
Invoker's Rage.png
Rising Tide.png
Ferocious Aggression.png
Rapid Flow.png
Empty Vessel.png
Charged Mists.png
Fierce Infusion.png
Incensed Response.png
Roiling Mists.png
Renegade
Renegade.png
Ashen Demeanor.png
Sudden Reversal.png
Vindication.png
Ambush Commander.png
Blood Fury.png
Endless Enmity.png
Heartpiercer.png
Brutal Momentum.png
Lasting Legacy.png
Wrought-Iron Will.png
All for One.png
Righteous Rebel.png
  • For a budget variant, simply replace all armor and trinket pieces of Viper's with rare/exotic Ritualist's. For the backpack, you can use a Crafter's backpack of the highest tier and select either Celestial or Rabid.
  • Ascended food and gear is always ideal, but almost never required. Exotic gear is fine for everything aside from higher-tier fractals.

Open World Build[edit]

You can find my most recent open world build showcase here.

Link to the Open World Build

Increasing General Survivability[edit]

For OW, it can make sense to make a build more forgiving, so that you can sustain on your own.

  • The first major step to increase survivability is to stay on Shortbow or Spear for ranged gameplay.
  • You can buy Stardust.pngStardust for . This brings additional survivability through its Celestial prefix and allows you to put more defensive Sigils on it (more on that later).
  • Use Vindication Vindication instead of Lasting Legacy Lasting Legacy for a conversion of outgoing damage to healing. This is a significant boost to survivability!
  • When swapping to  Legendary Demon Stance.png Legendary Demon Stance, you can stay at a decent amount of range, so long as the circle from  Embrace the Darkness.png Embrace the Darkness hits the enemy.
  • That strategy allows you to deal great damage from range so you can kite dangerous enemies instead of facetanking their damage.
  • To increase your survivability and self-healing noticeably for general roaming, use Fiendish Tenacity Fiendish Tenacity, All for One All for One, Cleansing Channel Cleansing Channel and Rapid Flow Rapid Flow:
Corruption
Corruption (specialization).png
Acolyte of Torment.png
Abyssal Chill.png
Diabolic Inferno.png
Invoking Torment.png
Demonic Defiance.png
Seething Malice.png
Demonic Resistance.png
Yearning Empowerment.png
Fiendish Tenacity.png
Replenishing Despair.png
Pact of Pain.png
Pulsating Pestilence.png
Invocation
Invocation.png
Cleansing Channel.png
Spirit Boon.png
Song of the Mists.png
Invoker's Rage.png
Rising Tide.png
Ferocious Aggression.png
Rapid Flow.png
Empty Vessel.png
Charged Mists.png
Fierce Infusion.png
Incensed Response.png
Roiling Mists.png
Renegade
Renegade.png
Ashen Demeanor.png
Sudden Reversal.png
Vindication.png
Ambush Commander.png
Blood Fury.png
Endless Enmity.png
Heartpiercer.png
Brutal Momentum.png
Lasting Legacy.png
Wrought-Iron Will.png
All for One.png
Righteous Rebel.png

Boon Coverage[edit]

Dealing with Incoming Conditions and Control effects[edit]

Optional: Salvation Salvation Bunker Build[edit]

Salvation
Salvation.png
Invoking Harmony.png
Words of Censure.png
Generous Abundance.png
Healer's Gift.png
Blinding Truths.png
Life Attunement.png
Resilient Spirit.png
Serene Rejuvenation.png
Unyielding Devotion.png
Tranquil Balance.png
Fortified Blessing.png
Invigorating Dismissal.png
  • This gives you a permanent inflow of Barrier, -15% damage taken from Unyielding Devotion Unyielding Devotion and both healing and a condition cleanse on dodging via Eluding Nullification Eluding Nullification.
  • This can be used to solo basically anything in the game with ease, but come at the cost of a larger chunk of your damage, as it costs uptime on Fury.png Fury and other damage sources from Invocation Invocation.