⚔️ Tempest

Overview

Jegodin's ranged Warrior Tempest burst spec (61 Tempest / 10 Paragon / 5 Reaver). A glass-cannon lightning caster that kites at range, builds its burst with Lightning Torrent under Turn the Blade, then chains Finisher into spam on a dead-simple loop. Fragile up close, so kite like your life depends on it. The exact tree is on the Magelo link below.

Rotation

The core rotation is the same for both legendary variants (see the Legendaries card). What changes is the opener and which legendary you build your burst with.

Shared rotation (super simple, don't mess it up):
1. Finisher (always if you're at 3 attack points).
2. Spam to 3 attack points.
3. Finisher.
4. Repeat.

Lightning Torrent variant opener:
1. Turn the Blade ON.
2. Ravaging Strike to keep Legendary Tactics up.
3. Legendary Lightning Torrent to build your burst, with 3 attack points before.
4. Turn the Blade OFF (before you burst with the Spam macro).

Shock Pulse variant opener:
1. Turn the Blade ON (optional).
2. Shock Pulse to 3 attack points.
3. Finisher.
4. Turn the Blade OFF (if you cast it).
5. Spam to 3 attack points to start the rotation.

This is a ranged spec. Kite like crazy and don't let melee get on you, you're made of glass. Use Turn the Blade wisely, and always keep Elude for a break free once Fading Light and Break Free are down, you'll need that 3rd break free.

Macros

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cast [notactive] Turn the Blade
cast Delayed Pulse
cast Wavelength
cast Jolt
cast Charged Pulse
cast Double Pulse
cast Dual Pulse
//cast Arc
cast Shock Pulse
cast @self Power Manipulation
cast Storm Shield

cast Electricity Cascade
cast Arc
cast Skyfall

cast Fading Light
cast Break Free
cast Elude
cast Jolt

Key Abilities

• Turn the Blade Toggle it on and off to get Legendary Tactics up and Lightning Torrent out quicker. Make sure it's OFF before you burst with the Spam macro.
• Ravaging Strike Use it in your opener to keep Legendary Tactics up.
• Disorienting Blast Stuns up to 8 enemies. Great CC around objectives, and for stunning to create distance with Elude. Good after Thunderous Kick if melee is on you.
• Light Refraction Your cloak. Find a good objective to defend and a hiding spot. Once you use it you cannot move or attack without breaking it.
• Thunderous Kick A DPS-loss knockback that eats a GCD, but fun for creating space and knocking people off cliffs and objectives.
• Storm Shield + Jolt Not going to save your life, but you get a small shield and a self HoT out of it.
• Soul Sickness Optional. Good to keep up and spread around while waiting on Wavelength or for your target to come out of LOS. Every damage tick counts.
• Distracting Pulse Your interrupt.
• Elude Your leap-back break free (its own macro). Keep it for the 3rd break free once Fading Light and Break Free are down.

Tips & Notes

• This is a ranged glass cannon. Kite constantly and never let melee stick to you.
• Turn the Blade is a toggle: flip it ON to get Legendary Tactics and your burst going faster, and flip it OFF before you burst with the Spam macro.
• Always fire the Finisher at 3 attack points, no matter what.
• Save Elude for your 3rd break free once Fading Light and Break Free are on cooldown.
• Disorienting Blast stuns up to 8 targets, great for objective fights. Pair it with Elude to peel off melee.
• Thunderous Kick is a fun knockback for cliffs and objectives, but it's a DPS loss and eats a GCD.
• LIGHTNING TORRENT variant: always fire Lightning Torrent just before Wavelength, and again as soon as it's back up once Wavelength goes down. Its opener leans on Ravaging Strike and Lightning Torrent to build the burst (see Rotation).
• SHOCK PULSE variant: run Legendary Shock Pulse in place of Lightning Torrent. It opens with Shock Pulse to 3 attack points into a Finisher, then goes straight into the normal spam rotation (see Rotation). A simpler, lower-maintenance burst than the Lightning Torrent line.