Introduction
When Nex spawns for the first time in an instance she will be praying 
for the majority of the kill, making Ranged the meta for fast consistent kills. After every kill you will teleport out of the instance and re-enter in order to force Nex to always be praying .
Note: It is strongly advised to complete the Ritual of the Mahjarrat quest in order to get access to the Stone of Jas 
boost, which gives a +5% damage boost in GWD1 (including Nex). This can be done via Fairy ring code D.K.Q.
Presets and Relics
should be combo'd with either 
or 
is not recommended with 
here as it can proc on the Umbra phase transition and null the 
hit.
Due to this, 
is recommended instead.
Rotation
Pre-Fight
Use 
(6.0s) 
→ 
→ 
Smoke Phase
(tc) + 
+ 7 hit 
→ 
Fumus
+ 
→ 
+ 
→
Shadow Phase
→ 
→ 
if not phased
Umbra
+
Blood Phase
Cruor
+ → →
Ice Phase
→
Glacies
+
Zaros Phase
→ → → 
→ →
Positioning
Example Kills
Source & licence
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