Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Wasn't recording the 138K, but here's a 137.5 lol.
137K CMX at 2:49. 138K CMX at 3:31.

Surprisingly got the 138 after maybe 20 minutes but spent almost another 2 hours trying to replicate it. The 138 was with Lava Foot and 137.5 was with Max Stam food but crits weren't as good. I recommend Lava Foot unless you want to push high 130s. Max Stam food adds roughly another 1K but is hard to manage.

I was swapping between Thief and Apprentice mundus and I'm getting 133-134K average with both. For this specific plar setup the damage calculator is saying Thief is slightly better on average by ~0.6%, so I'd only go with Apprentice Mundus if you want to crit farm an extra 1-2K. But be wary that with Apprentice it's a heavier crit farm than last patch.

Damage Modifiers Calculator (Thanks to Skinny Cheeks): docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Cs77zhPIfCZcuOBFfeh7wRPdGMP7r7ZmLG-X98qKSWo/edit?usp=sharing

140K is def still doable, but I believe that is basically the new ceiling (without any cheesy prebuffs) after the Rele stat lines change. Highest bowplar last patch was ~142 by Alduin.

I will leave links to 140K+ U45 parses here if others achieve it:
(TBA)

- - - - - ⚠️ What's New in U45 ⚠️ - - - - -
Tbh, this patch is pretty boring in terms of PvE. Basically 0 combat changes other than the following:

1.) Null Arca multi-proc fix
- From Week 4 notes: "This set [can] no longer proc multiple times before its cooldown is applied [...]"

In terms of Single Target (ST), this is really only a noticeable nerf for nightblades (and Runeblades/Force Pulse builds) due to all their instant cast skills/hits.

In my opinion, it's still a good set in pure ST fights, especially in short bursty fights less than 1 minute. I just can't see any trial set beating Null in short ST fights except for Coral or Bahsei. It's just going to be more of a niche set.

Some examples of where Null would be good are: most bosses in AA, Sunspire and Kyne's, Zhaj'hassa in Maw, etc. I probably wouldn't use Null in add-heavy boss fights anymore tho.


2.) Relequen stat lines change
- 2 piece: 657 Critical Chance ➤ 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
- 4 piece: 657 Critical Chance ➤ 1487 Offensive Penetration
- Perfected bonus: 1096 Max Stamina ➤ 129 Weapon and Spell Damage

This can either be a good or slightly bad change depending on your build or content focus.

It's good for players that can make use of the pen line (i.e. casual players, solo or 4man content, etc). If you fall within that group of players, expect a 1-2% overall damage buff compared to old Rele.

However, it's noticeably bad for Stam DPS in optimized trial groups or dummy parsing (where the pen line isn't useful) with an overall damage loss of 1.5 to 2% (depending on your stats). So if you were a Stam DPS doing 100K with Rele before, expect a 1-2K DPS loss. According to damage calculator, it's technically a very slight nerf for Mag DPS chars as well (~0.5% loss).


- - - - - 🔥 About The Parse 🔥 - - - - -

As always, this is a dynamic rotation, so I'm just spamming and refreshing DoTs when they run out.

Ideally prebuff your Majors/Minors (Brutality, Force, Savagery) to get a proper opener. It's not necessary but will add a tiny bit to your damage.

If you're using Green Max Stam food, I highly recommend also prebuffing Radiant Aura and Restoring Focus. It's basically required.

⚠️ Prebuff and Opener:
Prebuff Solar Barrage at a distance ➤ Hail ➤ Shooting Star while walking in ➤ (Start Light Attacking now) Venom Arrow ➤ PotL ➤ Trap ➤ Shard ➤ Ritual ➤ Vamp Bane ➤ Spam

💥 Skill Priorities:
PotL ➤ Venom Arrow ➤ Vamp Bane ➤ Hail ➤ Barbed Trap ➤ Solar Barrage ➤ Ritual ➤ Blazing Spear ➤ Spam (Lethal Arrow/Beam)

🗡️ Execute:
- At 37% replace Lethal Arrow with Beam and stop casting Ritual, Vamp Bane, and Shard (If using Radiant Glory morph, you can keep up Ritual until ~20%)
- At 10-15% cast PotL, Trap, Hail, and Venom Arrow one last time
- Ideally when under 10% all your DoTs/Buffs are active and you can just spam Beam

Other Info:
🧬Race - Dark Elf
🧃Potion - Ult pots and Spell Power Potions
✨️Mundus - Thief (or Apprentice)
🍲Food: Lava Foot Soup OR any Green Max Stam Food

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