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Power Troubadour

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

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Power Troubadour is an Open World build that blends strike damage with boon support, providing strong DPS and utility for solo play and group events.

Overview

Build Difficulty: ● ● ○ ○ ○

Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Fluid rotation
  • Plenty of utility
  • Defensive options
  • Fast paced rotation
  • Easy to cancel skills
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Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

噬心传说 图标噬心传说 or 苦痛咒语 图标苦痛咒语 can be replaced with:

尊后传说 图标尊后传说 can be replaced with 谦逊纹章 图标谦逊纹章 for single target Defiance Break.

Focus can be taken instead of Sword off hand for a Pull and Vulnerability at a cost of Damage.

Sword can be taken instead of Dagger which gives you access to 恍惚狂热 图标恍惚狂热 however it removes your Ranged Damage and has slightly overall less Damage.

克达之爪古物 图标克达之爪古物 can be replaced when needed: Janthir Wilds Relics:

  • 悲伤古物 图标悲伤古物 turns your elite skill into a powerful panic button.
  • 河流古物 图标河流古物 grants you Alacrity and Regeneration when you Dodge.

Secrets of the Obscure Relics:

Core Game Relics:

  • 潜行者古物 图标潜行者古物 is an easy to maintain Damage buff.
  • 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
  • 流水古物 图标流水古物 grants Condition Removal when you use your Heal skill.
  • 时空术士古物 图标时空术士古物 provides you with Quickness when using a Well
  • 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

Troubadour builds Notes, in particular by spawning Phantasms and reciting Tales, which you can then use to play Instruments. After casting an Instrument, it will continue to play in the background to provide powerful bonuses via 交响共鸣 图标交响共鸣 and its duration depends on the amount of Notes you used to summon it.

Your goal is to play as many Instruments for as long as possible and then amplify them with 音浪渐强 图标音浪渐强 F5 and 节奏爆发 图标节奏爆发, while cycling through your weapon skills and reciting Tales at the right moment.

Important things to know about 间隙危机 图标间隙危机:

  • Hitting an enemy will grant you Clarity. This buff effects of all Spear skills, making them much stronger.
  • Using 精神崩塌 图标精神崩塌 resets 间隙危机 图标间隙危机, allowing you to use Clarity-enhanced skills more frequently.
  • It should be the first skill you cast on Spear and will be most likely be the last too.
  • It has a substantial Damage increase when hitting the enemy with outer edge. Walk back if needed to hit the main target with it.

Dealing Damage

Cast 活跃琵琶 图标活跃琵琶 F1 and 音浪渐强 图标音浪渐强 F5 whenever they Recharged to grant Might, Quickness, and Fury. You need to balance 惑心长笛 图标惑心长笛 F2, 迷神手鼓 图标迷神手鼓 F3, 和谐竖琴 图标和谐竖琴 F4, and the Notes you spend on them in a way that you frequently gain their bonuses, but also have them playing in the background for your next 音浪渐强 图标音浪渐强 F5. Note that you can cancel the cast of 和谐竖琴 图标和谐竖琴 F4 with Stow Weapon - you'll still gain Distortion and the Harp will play in background, but you won't get healed.

Cast 魂守传说 图标魂守传说 and 噬心传说 图标噬心传说 whenever they Recharged - ideally while 活跃琵琶 图标活跃琵琶 F1 and 惑心长笛 图标惑心长笛 F2 are playing in the background, respectively, to gain additional Notes.

Follow this skill priority on your Spear set:

  1. 幻影长矛 图标幻影长矛 4 (with Clarity)
  2. 间隙危机 图标间隙危机 2
  3. 精神崩塌 图标精神崩塌 5

Follow this skill priority on your Dagger / Sword set:

  1. 幻影剑客 图标幻影剑客 5
  2. 利刃呼唤 图标利刃呼唤 2
  3. 狂刃风暴 图标狂刃风暴 3

克达之爪古物 图标克达之爪古物 is easily maintained with the plethora of Defiance Break in your kit, but you can cast 幻象还击 图标幻象还击还击之剑 图标还击之剑 for additional uptime.

Burst Rotation

  1. (Optional) 和谐竖琴 图标和谐竖琴 F4尊后传说 图标尊后传说
  2. 狂刃风暴 图标狂刃风暴 3活跃琵琶 图标活跃琵琶 F1
  3. 利刃呼唤 图标利刃呼唤 2幻影剑客 图标幻影剑客 5
  4. Weapon Swap
  5. 间隙危机 图标间隙危机 2幻影长矛 图标幻影长矛 4
  6. 精神崩塌 图标精神崩塌 5间隙危机 图标间隙危机 2

Defense

Use 幻象还击 图标幻象还击 4 for a single channeled Block into an Evade.

Use 和谐竖琴 图标和谐竖琴 F4 for Invulnerability.

虚拟反转 图标虚拟反转 3 serves both as an Evade, a source of Condition Removal and a Heal.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance DamageSource
惑心长笛 图标惑心长笛 F2100Instrument
迷神手鼓 图标迷神手鼓 F3100 , 200, or 200Instrument
幻象还击 图标幻象还击还击之剑 图标还击之剑 4200Sword
精神崩塌 图标精神崩塌 5300 (With Clarity)Spear
噬心传说 图标噬心传说200 + 4x 75Utility Skill
错乱咒语 图标错乱咒语150 per ChargeAlternate Utility Skill
支配纹章 图标支配纹章300Alternate Utility Skill
谦逊纹章 图标谦逊纹章600Alternate Elite