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Condition Druid

Guild Wars 2 Condition Druid - Shortbow / Axe & Torch Meta build for open-world: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

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Condition Druid is a high-damage Open World build that applies Bleeding, Burning and Poison while offering strong crowd control through immobilization and disables for efficient solo and group play.

Overview

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Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Provides party boons
  • Access to healing & support
  • Plenty of utility
  • Fast paced rotation
  • Relies on resource management
  • Lacks burst damage
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Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

"同心治疗!" 图标"同心治疗!" can be replaced when needed:

毒蛇巢穴 图标毒蛇巢穴 can be replaced when needed:

藤蔓缠绕 图标藤蔓缠绕 can be replaced when needed:

Lynx can be replaced when needed:

  • Jungle Stalker for Might
  • White Tiger for Aegis
  • Warclaw for Superspeed and Defiance Break
  • Rock Gazelle for more Defiance Break
  • Electric Wyvern for more Defiance Break
  • Siege Turtle for more Defiance Break and to Block Projectiles via 蹲坐防御 图标蹲坐防御

Axe and Dagger can be taken instead of Short Bow for more over all Damage at the cost of Ranged Damage, Evade and Defiance Break.

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

  • Dagger provides more Damage at the cost of Ranged Damage.

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

Visions of Eternity Relics:

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:

  • 碎层古物 图标碎层古物 inflicts Torment and Burning when an enemy is inflicted with Bleeding at six or more stacks of Bleeding.
  • 术士古物 图标术士古物 inflicts Vulnerability when you apply Cripple, Chilled or Immobilize.
  • 寻路者古物 图标寻路者古物 provides increased Movement Speed and Superspeed when entering combat.
  • 巫师塔古物 图标巫师塔古物 grants your elite skill an additional Pull and Reflect.
  • 午夜国王古物 图标午夜国王古物 to share Fury and Might frequently with nearby allies.

Core Game Relics:

  • 流水古物 图标流水古物 grants Condition Removal when you use your Heal Skill.
  • 巫妖古物 图标巫妖古物 for passive damage through a Jagged Horror minion that inflicts Bleeding.
  • 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

Using Defiance Break to disable a foe or Immobilizing them applies Bleeding via 血月 图标血月.

血月 图标血月 is the core of the build!

Generate Astral Force to enter 天界化身 图标天界化身 to inflict Defiance Break or Immobilize triggering 血月 图标血月 for more Damage.

You generate Astral Force in the following ways:

Keep in mind that Astral Force cannot be generated while in 天界化身 图标天界化身.

Dealing Damage

Use the following skills off Cooldown:

Frequently cycle between 天界化身 图标天界化身, Axe, and Short Bow. Your general rotation looks like this:

  1. All weapon skills
  2. 天界化身 图标天界化身
  3. All weapon skills
  4. Weapon Swap
  5. Repeat

腾挪速射 图标腾挪速射 is used exclusively for Evading and not Damage.

Use the following when in 天界化身 图标天界化身:

Weapon skills will be interrupted by using 天界化身 图标天界化身, so use 毒蛇巢穴 图标毒蛇巢穴, 旭日精魂 图标旭日精魂, and 藤蔓缠绕 图标藤蔓缠绕 when available to transition in and out of 天界化身 图标天界化身.

Burst Rotation

  1. 毒蛇巢穴 图标毒蛇巢穴
  2. 直觉交战 图标直觉交战
  3. 灼燃火堆 图标灼燃火堆投掷火炬 图标投掷火炬
  4. 双重弧光 图标双重弧光
  5. Weapon Swap
  6. 旭日精魂 图标旭日精魂
  7. 寒冬撕咬 图标寒冬撕咬
  8. 致残之爪 图标致残之爪追猎之击 图标追猎之击
  9. 分裂之刃 图标分裂之刃
  10. 藤蔓缠绕 图标藤蔓缠绕
  11. Weapon Swap
  12. 生命种子 图标生命种子
  13. 自然汇流 图标自然汇流
  14. 月色引力 图标月色引力
  15. 生命种子 图标生命种子

Defense

"同心治疗!" 图标"同心治疗!" is one of the best healing skills in the game, use it whenever either you or your pet needs some healing!

Use Dodge and 腾挪速射 图标腾挪速射 to Evade danger. Thanks to 灵巧作战 图标灵巧作战, neither will be a big damage loss, so don't greed.

Slightly extending your time in 天界化身 图标天界化身 can provide massive group Healing, but do not drain more Astral Force than needed as it will delay your next 天界化身 图标天界化身:

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance BreakSource
月色引力 图标月色引力150天界化身 图标天界化身
震荡射击 图标震荡射击400Short Bow
准备拉拽 图标准备拉拽150Alternate Pet Skill
尖刺陷阱 图标尖刺陷阱232Alternate Utility
潮汐雕文 图标潮汐雕文150Alternate Utility
潮汐雕文 图标潮汐雕文150Alternate Utility
平等雕文 图标平等雕文200Alternate Utility
风暴精魂 图标风暴精魂召唤闪电 图标召唤闪电200Alternate Utility

This build has a lot of Immobilization sources which will also deal Defiance Break damage at 50 per second. Unless cleansed, you will easily have full Immobilization uptime.