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Power Renegade

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

魂武者 (Revenant)renegadepower damage

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Power Renegade is a versatile Open World build that combines strong ranged strike damage with Kalla’s support skills, offering reliable DPS and sustain for solo and group content.

Overview

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Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Plenty of CC
  • Plenty of utility
  • No ranged DPS
  • High mastery curve
  • Relies on resource management
  • Underperforms on long fights
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Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

传奇矮人姿态 图标传奇矮人姿态 can be taken instead of 传奇刺客姿态 图标传奇刺客姿态. This gives you access to the following:

  • 抚伤之石 图标抚伤之石 is a strong heal with Condition Removal
  • 稳固激发 图标稳固激发 provides Stability in a large AoE
  • 强制束缚 图标强制束缚 inflicts Slow and Taunt on a single target
  • 复仇之锤 图标复仇之锤 deals decent damage and grants you 20% damage reduction
  • 崇高矮人 图标崇高矮人 is your elite which provides a 50% damage reduction and is a Stun Break.

传奇半人马姿态 图标传奇半人马姿态 can be taken in situations when projectile destruction is needed through 慰藉屏护 图标慰藉屏护. The Upkeep cost is huge and so this should only be a last resort.

好斗降临 图标好斗降临 can be taken for Resistance uptime.

升腾潮水 图标升腾潮水 can be taken for more personal damage if don't need any Condition Removal.

迷雾涌能 图标迷雾涌能 can be taken if you've got Quickness covered from an outside source. This will give you access to more Energy.

Staff can be taken instead of Greatsword if you do not have access to Secrets of the Obscure (SotO).

  • Staff very large amounts of Defiance Break and defensive skills.

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:

  • 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

Kalla's Fervor is a Renegade specific mechanic. It plays an important role and here's what you should know:

  • It increases your Strike Damage, Condition Damage and Life-Steal Damage by 3% per stack, up to a maximum of five stacks.
  • Gain Kalla's Fervor by disabling, striking from behind or flanking, critically hitting or hitting a defiant foe.
  • 英勇指挥 图标英勇指挥 grants Might per stack of Kalla's Fervor and refreshes their durations.

Using a 传奇龙魂使姿态 图标传奇龙魂使姿态 skill with grant you Band Together for the next four seconds. This enhances the next 传奇龙魂使姿态 图标传奇龙魂使姿态 skill and can be useful due to the utility gained:

压倒优势 图标压倒优势 should always be active while in 传奇刺客姿态 图标传奇刺客姿态 as it deals significant damage when striking enemies.

Only Dodge when necessary, as 残暴冲力 图标残暴冲力 grants additional 33% Critical Chance when at full Endurance.

Dealing Damage

Your weapon sets and Legends work best on different types of fights:

These are your big hitting skills on Greatsword:

  1. 永恒挽歌 图标永恒挽歌
  2. 迷雾释放 图标迷雾释放
  3. 幻影突袭 图标幻影突袭

These are your big hitting skills on Swords:

  1. 冰冻隔离 图标冰冻隔离
  2. 桎梏波动 图标桎梏波动
  3. 死亡打击 图标死亡打击

冰冻隔离 图标冰冻隔离 deals more damage if it only hits one target.

壁垒轰炸 图标壁垒轰炸 can be difficult to aim, so try to use it close to enemies or on big enemies.

传奇龙魂使姿态 图标传奇龙魂使姿态 skills grant a damage bonus due to 人人为我 图标人人为我. Always maintain this buff at all times.

冰刃怒火 图标冰刃怒火 does a significant amount of damage and applies Vulnerability. Don't sleep on it.

Burst Rotation

  1. 永恒挽歌 图标永恒挽歌
  2. 冰刃怒火 图标冰刃怒火
  3. 刃爪之怒 图标刃爪之怒
  4. Swap to 传奇刺客姿态 图标传奇刺客姿态
  5. 壁垒轰炸 图标壁垒轰炸
  6. 压倒优势 图标压倒优势
  7. 冰冻隔离 图标冰冻隔离
  8. 桎梏波动 图标桎梏波动死亡打击 图标死亡打击
  9. 冰冻隔离 图标冰冻隔离

Defense

Use 断刃壁垒 图标断刃壁垒 to Heal yourself and allies.

断魂之峰 图标断魂之峰 grants Life Siphon to allies at a moderate Energy cost.

Your Weapons have a variety of defensive skills:

  • Greatsword has access to a channeled Block with 帝国守卫 图标帝国守卫. Its follow-up skill, 真实打击 图标真实打击, deals more damage per Block.
  • Sword has access to 无情突击 图标无情突击 which Evades attacks.

You can Stun Break with 暗刃勇气 图标暗刃勇气 or 暗影回撤 图标暗影回撤.

净化引导 图标净化引导 acts as a Condition Removal when you Legendary Stance Swap.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance BreakSource
暗刃勇气 图标暗刃勇气200 + 400 bonus Defiance Break传奇龙魂使姿态 图标传奇龙魂使姿态
翠玉风暴 图标翠玉风暴300传奇刺客姿态 图标传奇刺客姿态