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Power Ritualist

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

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Power Ritualist is an Open World build that blends strike damage with boon support, offering reliable DPS and utility for solo play and group events.

Overview

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Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Plenty of CC
  • Easy to learn
  • Provides party boons
  • Access to healing & support
  • Defensive options
  • Relies on resource management
  • Requires enemy target
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Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

Including 召唤血魔 图标召唤血魔, 召唤骸骨仆从 图标召唤骸骨仆从, and 召唤血肉魔像 图标召唤血肉魔像 on your Underwater skill template will prevent them from being destroyed when you enter deeper waters.

The following skills can be swapped in depending on the situation:

If Secrets of the Obscure (SotO) is not owned, Staff and Axe can be taken in place of Sword and Greatsword.

If Janthir Wilds (JW) is owned, Spear can be taken in place of Greatsword.

Axe can be taken instead of main-hand Sword if Ranged Damage is needed but the targets have Reflect Projectiles effects.

Dagger can be taken instead of main-hand Sword for additional Healing while losing Ranged Damage.

超级嗜血法印 图标超级嗜血法印 can be taken on either of the weapon sets. The bonus from the stacks will apply even while the weapon with the sigil is not the active set.

The armor from Power Ritualist (Raid) can be used in place of what is listed here. This page shows an alternative without any infusions.

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

Quickness is generated from using skills in 祭祀帷幕 图标祭祀帷幕 and disabling enemies with 海盗女王古物 图标海盗女王古物 equipped.

Using 分裂之器 图标分裂之器 around your 召唤骸骨仆从 图标召唤骸骨仆从 and 召唤血肉魔像 图标召唤血肉魔像 will provide a large amount of damage. Aside from this, 祭祀帷幕 图标祭祀帷幕 provides your most reliable damage but is inefficient at dealing with groups of enemies. Use Sword and Greatsword skills to fill gaps as necessary.

Using a mount, such as: Skyscale, Warclaw, or Skimmer can destroy your spirits and minions if they are drawing unnecessary aggression or to stop the Life Force drain from 萦绕灵魂 图标萦绕灵魂. Minions will be re-summoned after dismounting, but spirits will not. Minions re-summoned this way will generate Life Force and deal damage via 爆发生长 图标爆发生长.

Dealing Damage

Follow this skill priority on your Sword set:

Follow this skill priority on your Greatsword set:

Follow this skill priority while in 祭祀帷幕 图标祭祀帷幕:

Use the following when necessary. These skills only take effect around the corresponding spirit:

Fill the gaps between skills with Auto Attacks

Enter and stay in 祭祀帷幕 图标祭祀帷幕 often to maintain the benefits of your traits and to upkeep vital boons Boons on yourself

Sword flip skills will be available to cast even if the target hit by the initial skill is dead or out of range. Attempting to cast these will still take the same cast time and health cost, but no effect will be gained

Spirits target the most recent enemy targeted by 精华爆炸 图标精华爆炸 (visible by the symbol above their head), even if they have recently died or moved out of range. Ensure to target a new enemy with 精华爆炸 图标精华爆炸 before using 灵魂召集 图标灵魂召集 or your spirits will launch their attacks at the previous enemy.

Defense

祭祀帷幕 图标祭祀帷幕 will protect your health total with Life Force and provide -33% damage reduction. Losing all Life Force will force 退出祭祀帷幕 图标退出祭祀帷幕

Using 支配苦痛 图标支配苦痛, 支配流浪 图标支配流浪, and 支配庇护 图标支配庇护, 苦痛灵魂 图标苦痛灵魂, 流浪灵魂 图标流浪灵魂, or 庇护灵魂 图标庇护灵魂 can provide Life Force while in 祭祀帷幕 图标祭祀帷幕. It is possible to stay in 祭祀帷幕 图标祭祀帷幕 indefinitely while avoiding damage and using skills often.

庇护灵魂 图标庇护灵魂 and 支配庇护 图标支配庇护 provides defensive boons, including Protection, Resolution, Aegis, Stability, and Resistance.

召唤骸骨仆从 图标召唤骸骨仆从腐烂尸爆 图标腐烂尸爆 will provide a large amount of Life Force quickly for 祭祀帷幕 图标祭祀帷幕

坚韧之器 图标坚韧之器 provides variable damage reduction and a large amount of Healing.

守护之器 图标守护之器 is a Stun Break and provides multiple Blocks

鬼灵影步 图标鬼灵影步 is a Stun Break and pulsing Condition Removal

暴食征途 图标暴食征途暴殄天物 图标暴殄天物 provides a large amount of Self Healing if you can hit targets

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance BreakSource
黑暗抓攫 图标黑暗抓攫150Greatsword
吞噬面容 图标吞噬面容200Sword
流浪灵魂 图标流浪灵魂200Profession Mechanic
灵魂召集 图标灵魂召集200Profession Mechanic
支配流浪 图标支配流浪150Profession Mechanic
鬼灵缚爪 图标鬼灵缚爪150 per projectile, up to 750Utility
冲锋陷阵 图标冲锋陷阵 (召唤血肉魔像 图标召唤血肉魔像)400 - 600 on averageElite