Power Vindicator

Overview

Equipment

Traits

Skills

Alliance stance

• selfishspirit
• nomad'sadvance
• scavengerburst
• reaver'srage
• spearofarchemorus

Assassin stance

• enchanteddaggers
• phasetraversal
• ripostingshadows
• impossibleodds
• jadewinds

Build Links

• Spear & Greatsword

Videos

• YouTube

Guide

Overview

Power Vindicator is a burst-focused Revenant that blends strong melee spikes with safe ranged pressure. Greatsword is your kill weapon for committed pushes, while Spear lets you keep contributing damage when you cannot safely stay in melee.

This version leans into the strengths that make the build valuable in organized WvW: fast target access, repeatable burst, strong cleave on downs, and enough mobility to disengage before enemy pressure catches up.

Core Concepts

• Treat Greatsword as your main melee spike set and Spear as your ranged pressure set.
• Your dodge is not just defense. It is part of your damage pattern, so try to weave it into bursts instead of panic-spending it.

Damage Priorities

Open on Spear when your squad is poking or softening targets at range. The weapon gives you safer pressure, cleave through enemy groups, and setup for your push without forcing you into melee too early.

Swap to Greatsword when your commander commits. That is where your real spike damage happens. Use your dodge aggressively during those bursts so you keep your damage bonuses rolling while avoiding return pressure.

Positioning And Survival

This build is strongest when you enter melee late, hit hard, and leave before the enemy punish lands. Do not sit in frontline pressure longer than your dodge, block, and leap tools can support.

If the enemy is winning space, go back to Spear and keep dealing damage from safer angles.

Practical Tips

• Greatsword is for confirmed commits, not idle trading.
• Spear is your safest way to keep value when melee is too dangerous.
• Avoid swapping legends with a lot of energy still available unless you must react immediately.
• Try to keep a dodge available when you are about to step into enemy melee pressure.