Overview
61 BD / 11 NB / 4 Ranger. High sustained melee DPS built around Fated Blades and Blade & Soul Parity. Open from stealth with Ebon Terror, spam to 3 combo points, finish with Double Strike, reset buffs with Twin Cleave before they expire. First-place build at the Gamigo PvP Event.
Rotation
Open from stealth with Ebon Terror, then spam the Precision Strike macro until you have 3 attack points, then hit Double Strike manually. Repeat that cycle. The spec lives and dies by Fated Blades and Blade & Soul Parity — without these up you hit like a wet noodle. Watch their timers and use Twin Cleave at 1–3 seconds remaining to reset them before they fall off. When both buffs are down, use Blade Tempo as a filler until they're back up. When Hellfire Blades is up, cast Hundred Blades for massive AoE damage. Use Dancing Steel separately when you need to avoid being stunned. Everything else — break frees, Cleanse Soul when DoTs stack, interrupt on cast bars, Anathema on healers, Flash of Steel to close range — is self-explanatory.
Macros
suppressmacrofailures use Warmonger's Charm cast Ebon Terror cast Fated Blades cast Blade and Soul Parity cast Call: Razorbeast cast Hellfire Blades cast @self Energy Manipulation cast Reprisal cast Precision Strike cast Binary Strike cast Twilight Force cast quick shot
suppressmacrofailures cast Flash of Steel cast Vapor Rush
Key Abilities
- Twin Cleave Buff reset. Use at 1–3 seconds left on Fated Blades / Blade & Soul Parity to reset them before they fall off. This is the most important timing skill in the spec.
- Fated Blades + Blade & Soul Parity Your damage engine. Without these active you do very little damage. Set KAlerts so you never lose track of their timers.
- Blade Tempo Filler ability. Use this when both Fated Blades and Blade & Soul Parity are down while you wait for them to come back up.
- Dancing Steel Use to avoid being stunned. Cast separately — not in a macro.
- Hundred Blades Massive AoE damage. Cast when Hellfire Blades is up for maximum effect. Cast separately from Dancing Steel.
- Ebon Terror Stealth opener. Always open with this from stealth before going into your spam cycle.
- Anathema Ascended Power. Apply to enemy healers — reduces their healing received. This spec does enough damage to punish healers hard.
- Weapon Barrage Interrupt. Use to stop cast bars (Rapid Fire Shot, heals, etc.).
- Disengage Stun. Use to lock down targets or create space.
- Side Steps NEVER use while Fated Blades or Blade & Soul Parity are active — it cancels one of them. Only use for movement after your buffs drop.
- Flash of Steel / Vapor Rush Gap closers for a melee build. Use the Charge macro to get in range.
- Untangle Extra Bladedancer-specific break free. Keep this alongside your regular break free.
- Cleanse Soul Ascended Power. Remove DoTs and dangerous debuffs when they stack up.
Tips & Notes
- Always open from stealth with Ebon Terror before starting your spam cycle.
- Spam to 3 attack points, finish with Double Strike, repeat. Keep it tight.
- Use Twin Cleave at 1–3 seconds left on your damage buffs — not after they fall off.
- Never use Side Steps while Fated Blades or Blade & Soul Parity are active. It cancels one.
- When Fated Blades and Blade & Soul Parity are both down, use Blade Tempo as filler until they're back up.
- Use Dancing Steel to avoid being stunned — cast it separately, not in a macro.
- Hundred Blades with Hellfire Blades up = massive AoE. Cast separately from Dancing Steel.
- Warmonger's Charm is in the spam macro — it activates automatically on cooldown.
- Hit Anathema on enemy healers early. This spec does enough damage to make a healer's life miserable.