Scorpion PvE Build Guide
Last Updated:June 8, 2025|Changelog
Welcome to the Scorpion PvE Build Guide. Scorpion allows for the highest single target burst damage in game. Due to the high number of hits from both weapons, you consistently reach 20 stacks of Thunderclouds to dish out explosive damage with frequent procs of Thunderclouds Bombing.
Scorpions are both unique weapons in the sense that they are dual-wielded. What makes dual-wielding so unique in this game is that for every attack you do with these weapons, there's a chance to do it again with their "off-hand". Between Off-Hand attacks and how many hits in these skills, Scorpion has the ability to do over 30-40 hits within a second. Crossbow and Dagger skills can be quite deceptive when it comes to damage numbers because of how many hits that are able to be thrown out.
End Game Scorpion PvE Build
If you're interested in PvP, check out our Scorpion PvP Build Guide!
Gear Progression
During T2 Gear progression, Queen Bellandir's Toxic Spine Throwers becomes the highest PvE Damaging Crossbow due to the added poison.
If your goal is to PvP, use our Scorpion PvP Build Guide as all important PvE content can be done with PvP Gear! PvE Gear is recommended for high tier Challenge Dungeons, however.
- There is no "Best Build", Talandre Gear allows for a wide variety of builds leading to different metas depending on your Server.
- Use the builds as a base, and swap different pieces around to gain the specific stats you desire.
- With the introduction of earrings to the game, use whichever provides you the most Dexterity or Wisdom to increase your overall weapon damage in PvE or to hit additional Stat Breakpoints.
Chaos Harbinger Set
- 4 Piece Chaos Harbinger Set gives 100 Critical Hit + 9% Crit Damage.
- Use Monster Bird of the Plains: Solar Stone and Monster Bird of the Plains: Lunar Stone to further increase Weapon Damage by up to 30!
Build
Build
Builds
Leviathan Daggers
Bercant's Daggers
Stats and Gearing Logic
- Queen Bellandir's Toxic Spine Throwers poison damage is considered to have very high additional damage in PvE for situations where you don't instantly kill within 5-10 seconds.
- Bercant's Spineflower Crossbow is still a great addition to your arsenal as it grants similar Dexterity and Bonus Damage while also granting additional Perception and Mana Sustain.
- Leviathan's Bladed Tendrils helps to further increase your damage by keeping Umbral Spirit way longer.
- Offensive Stats
- Nearly 2000 Critical Hit
- 36% - 46% Critical Damage
- Roughly 800 Heavy Attack Chance
4 Piece Void Stalker
- This build is an alternative which is great to use during Solo Content.
- Maintaining high damage stats, its now paired with relatively high sustain.
- 4 Piece Abyss Slayer Set ensures high survivability without sacrificing damage.
- Bercant's Spineflower Crossbows ensures high Mana Sustain without needing to spec into Mana Regen.
Fresh Level 55 T2 Rare Gear
- Realistically, it's not worth wasting additional Lucent to for T1 Epic items past what's recommended.
- Use this build full of free gear for the first few weeks of playing to do the content needed to work towards proper gear.
Post Talandre MSQ T2 Epic Gear
- This consists of all free gear obtained through the Talandre MSQ.
- Use this gear to work towards the recommended T2 PvE Builds.
Skill Builds, Rotations, and Mastery
PVE is all about getting 20 stacks of Thunderclouds and then using Thunderclouds Bombing to deal massive damage, repeating as often as possible.
- Pairs well with Leviathan Specter Hand as they increase the duration of Umbral Spirit and/or Thunder Spirit.
Skill Rotation
- Lightning Infusion
- Mother Nature's Protest
- Selfless Diffusion
- Thunder Spirit
- Shadow Strike
- Using this early helps to proc the Dagger Mastery, Off-Hand Frenzy
- Fatal Stigma
- If this is going off before getting 20 Stacks back after using Thunderclouds Bombing, then wait to use it after using Thunderclouds Bombing.
- Detonation Mark
- Quick Fire
- Mad Sword Dance
- Thunderclouds Bombing
- Knife Throwing
- Quick Fire
- Thunderclouds Bombing
Tips
- Can replace Thunder Spirit with Nimble Leap for additional uses of Quick Fire during downtime when waiting for cooldowns.
- Use Mana Exchange whenever possible to maintain your Mana.
- Block Blade is a solid source of gaining instant Mana if the opponent does a lot of Fury Attacks.
Skill Rotation
- Mother Nature's Protest
- Lightning Infusion
- Selfless Diffusion
- Mortal Mark
- Fatal Stigma
- Annihilation Barrage Shot
- Thunder Spirit
- Thunder Spirit
- Frenzied Sword Dance
- Cleaving Moonlight
Tips
- Mana Exchange can be replaced for additional damage options such as Thundering Bomb
Weapon Mastery Prioritization
Use this as a framework for the first 130 levels of Weapon Mastery. Ultimately, it's a preference thing, as some players opt for more Defensive Masteries as they're reaching higher levels, while others prefer more Offensive Masteries.
Crossbow
Daggers
Guardians
Guardians are special transformations that add offensive or defensive buffs or attacks to your character for 30 seconds.
- Wild Enchanter Dreadal is a perfect Guardian to use and increase not just your DPS but your entire party's DPS! There should always be a couple of these guardians in every party!
- Shade Revenant Stheno is a Guardian that shoots projectiles against all enemies around you for 30 seconds. The reason this Guardian synergizes so well with Scorpions is because the projectiles that hit enemies proc the Thunderclouds Weaken from Lightning Infusion, additional projectiles from Mother Nature's Protest, and even the bonus damage procs on Mortal Mark.
Gameplay
Summary
- Scorpion's PvE revolves around getting 20 Stacks of Thunderclouds and then using Thunderclouds Bombing to explode them for high damage as frequently as possible.
- Skills like Selfless Diffusion help lower your cooldowns to the point where you're constantly rotating through your skills with little to no downtime between cooldowns.
- Selfless Diffusion increases the chance for these two weapons to proc Offhand Attacks increasing your damage by 200-400%. This is something only Crossbows and Daggers can do.
- Scorpions can utilize Bonus Damage, unlike any other weapon combination due to the high number of hits you're able to throw out.
Credits
Written by Bloo
Reviewed by Dredscythe