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Power Weaver

Guild Wars 2 Power Weaver - Sword & Dagger / Staff Meta build for open-world: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

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Power Weaver is an Open World build that uses complex rotations for high damage and mobility, offering a dynamic playstyle with high burst potential for solo and group content if used properly.

Overview

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Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Good mobility
  • Fluid rotation
  • Strong bursts
  • Lots of cleave
  • High mastery curve
  • Fast paced rotation
  • Loses damage on moving targets
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Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

再生纹章 图标再生纹章 can be replaced when needed:

  • 流水姿态 图标流水姿态 provides a highly potent Heal with bonus Endurance, which can also heal nearby allies
  • 幻光恢复 图标幻光恢复 for a strong Heal and enormous Condition Removal
  • 元素和谐雕文 图标元素和谐雕文 for a strong Heal and additional boons
  • 秘法绚爆 图标秘法绚爆 for a Blast Finisher that scales Healing by the amount of enemies hit.

秘法波动 图标秘法波动 can be replaced when needed:

自我编织 图标自我编织 can be replaced when needed:

  • 飓风形态 图标飓风形态 for an extremely strong but slow Defiance Break with added mobility
  • 元素雕文 图标元素雕文 summons an elemental depending on your Attunement.

燃烧精准 图标燃烧精准 for a minor Damage increase at a cost of Condition Removal.

狂风巨作 图标狂风巨作 for a slightly noticeable Damage increase at a cost of Superspeed.

狂怒风暴 图标狂怒风暴 for structure bosses without Defiance Bars.

大师坚韧 图标大师坚韧 for a decent gain in Vitality at the cost of a significant chunk of Critical Chance.

Warhorn can be taken instead of off hand Dagger if you have access to Secrets of the Obscure (SotO).

  • Warhorn provides more utility with access to boons, boon share and a Pull.

海盗女王古物 图标海盗女王古物 can be replaced when needed:

Janthir Wilds Relics:

Secrets of the Obscure Relics:

Core Game Relics:

  • 烟花古物 图标烟花古物 for 7% Damage after using high Cooldown skills.
  • 雄鹰古物 图标雄鹰古物 flat 10% Damage to enemies under 50% Health
  • 潜行者古物 图标潜行者古物 is an easy to maintain Damage buff.
  • 流水古物 图标流水古物 grants Condition Removal when you use your Heal skill.
  • 骑兵古物 图标骑兵古物 grants you Aegis, Quickness, Swiftness, Resistance and Might when you hit an enemy with your mount engage skill. (Hint: the Skyscale engage skill will leave a pulsing field that will give boons on every strike!).

Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

Weaver has its Attunement system reworked to a four second Cooldown, whilst gaining access to Dual Attunements, which make your:

  • 1st and 2nd weapon skill use your current Attunement
  • 4th and 5th weapon skill use the Attunement you had before
  • 3rd weapon skill change based on the combination of Attunements, for example 火焰协调 图标火焰协调 and 空气协调 图标空气协调 on Sword give you 烈焰漩涡 图标烈焰漩涡.

自我编织 图标自我编织 is a very strong buff that we use to gain access to the following:

  • Attunement swap Cooldown is halved, down to two seconds
  • Each Attunement provides a specific "Woven" buff
  • We care primarily about Woven Air, which provides +10% Strike Damage and +50%Movement Speed.

Here are some guidelines for how to use 自我编织 图标自我编织:

  • Use it only against bosses.
  • Always start 自我编织 图标自我编织 in 空气协调 图标空气协调 to instantly get Woven Air.
  • Perfect Weave is obtained when you attune to all four Attunements. It's a very strong buff.

Use your Sword/Warhorn set for single target enemies and high Damage. Use Staff to easily tag mobs and deal Ranged Damage.

Dealing Damage

Here are some guidelines for when you're on Sword/Warhorn:

  • Cycle between 火焰协调 图标火焰协调 and 空气协调 图标空气协调. Make sure to double-attune to both Attunements.
  • Use all your damage skills off Cooldown as you cycle through Attunements.
  • Use 火焰升腾 图标火焰升腾 twice in 火焰协调 图标火焰协调. It hits hard!
  • Try to not interrupt Auto Attack Chains, especially in 空气协调 图标空气协调. They deal significant amounts of Damage.

Here are some guidelines for when you're on Staff:

These are your big AoEs on Staff, use them to tag multiple enemies. Your biggest priorities are:

Use 原始姿态 图标原始姿态 and 秘法波动 图标秘法波动 while attuned to 火焰协调 图标火焰协调 & 空气协调 图标空气协调. During 自我编织 图标自我编织, use it off Cooldown.

Use 风暴雕文 图标风暴雕文 off Cooldown. Try to prioritize using it in 空气协调 图标空气协调.

Defense

Dual attacks will inflict Weakness and grant you Barrier due to 超级元素 图标超级元素 and 元素振兴 图标元素振兴.

On Staff you can use 静电力场 图标静电力场 to stop enemies from getting close to you. You can also Knockback enemies with 疾风爆发 图标疾风爆发.

风灵附体 图标风灵附体 grants you Superspeed when you attune to 空气协调 图标空气协调. Use this to your advantage to catch up to foes...or to run away.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance DamageSource
极化跳跃 图标极化跳跃150Sword: 空气协调 图标空气协调
狂风打击 图标狂风打击200Sword: 空气协调 图标空气协调 - 大地协调 图标大地协调
疾风升流 图标疾风升流232Dagger: 空气协调 图标空气协调
地动山摇 图标地动山摇200Dagger: 大地协调 图标大地协调
疾风爆发 图标疾风爆发150Staff: 空气协调 图标空气协调
静电力场 图标静电力场200 on contactStaff: 空气协调 图标空气协调
大地动荡 图标大地动荡150 on contactStaff: 大地协调 图标大地协调
秘法波动 图标秘法波动200 per ChargeAlternate Utility
磁力激荡 图标磁力激荡200Alternate Utility: 地磁护盾 图标地磁护盾
盾磁拉拽 图标盾磁拉拽150Alternate Utility: 地磁护盾 图标地磁护盾
强风来袭 图标强风来袭232Alternate Utility: 闪电巨锤 图标闪电巨锤
静电力场 图标静电力场200 on contactAlternate Utility: 闪电巨锤 图标闪电巨锤
静电力场 图标静电力场200 when crossedAlternate Utility: 闪电巨锤 图标闪电巨锤
冲击水流 图标冲击水流150Alernate Elite: 元素雕文 图标元素雕文 in 流水协调 图标流水协调
电击箭矢 图标电击箭矢150Alernate Elite: 元素雕文 图标元素雕文 in 空气协调 图标空气协调

Tornado Notes

飓风形态 图标飓风形态 turns you into, you guessed it, a tornado, which can Launch enemies within the skill's Radius every three seconds. It pulses a maximum of five times.

Here's what you need to know:

  • 残骸飓风 图标残骸飓风 throws rocks at enemies, dealing Knockback. Switch to this skill instantly upon entering the transformation. Make sure to stand in the enemy's hitbox to ensure 残骸飓风 图标残骸飓风 projectile hits
  • 尘埃冲锋 图标尘埃冲锋 makes you charge towards the direction you're facing, Launching enemies hit by you. Use this skill off Cooldown.
  • Try to avoid hitting trash mobs with the tornado as to not send them flying. No one likes to chase trash.

Here's what's nice to know:

  • We are here for Defiance Break, the following skills don't help us with that.
  • 电能飓风 图标电能飓风 shoots bouncing lightning and 沙尘飓风 图标沙尘飓风 shoots 魔尘沙暴 图标魔尘沙暴.
  • 元素安魂曲 图标元素安魂曲 makes you launch several projectiles dependent on mode selected. This skill adds a little bit of extra Damage overall.
SkillDefiance Damage
飓风形态 图标飓风形态232
残骸飓风 图标残骸飓风 with 飓风形态 图标飓风形态150 + 232
尘埃冲锋 图标尘埃冲锋332