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Power Daredevil

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

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Power Daredevil is an Open World build that uses Staff and Dodges for strong melee burst damage and mobility, offering a fast-paced playstyle for solo content and farming.

Overview

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Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Good mobility
  • Plenty of CC
  • Simple rotation
  • High mastery curve
  • Relies on resource management
  • Forced movement
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Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

恶意纹章 图标恶意纹章 can be replaced when needed:

  • 遁入暗影 图标遁入暗影 is a Condition Removal for damaging conditions and grants Stealth for 钩型打击 图标钩型打击
  • 镰爪毒液 图标镰爪毒液 is your strongest burst Heal and it shares a 6,000 Heal with nearby allies
  • 活力引导 图标活力引导 restores enough Endurance for two Dodges.

铁拳乱舞 图标铁拳乱舞 should be replaced when fighting crowds; otherwise, you can swap 战斗冲动 图标战斗冲动.

  • 强横防御 图标强横防御 to Block attacks; retaliate with 反身打击 图标反身打击 to Knockdown
  • 暗影疾步 图标暗影疾步 for a Stun Break, 1,200 Range teleport and Condition Cleanse.
  • 障眼烟幕 图标障眼烟幕 will Blind enemies, Blocks Projectiles, and acts as a Smoke Field for Stealth
  • 暗影庇护 图标暗影庇护 provides group Stealth, useful to help Revive allies or interact with objects without enemy interference.

匕首风暴 图标匕首风暴 can be replaced when needed:

If you take this build into group events with other players, consider swapping the Trickery Trait Line to the following, primarily to capitalize on 破绽揭露 图标破绽揭露:

重生精准 图标重生精准 can be taken if you require more sustain.

敏捷爆发 图标敏捷爆发 can be taken for the additional Quickness if you don't need the Might from 致命快感 图标致命快感.

劫掠强韧 图标劫掠强韧 can be taken if you do not need the Condition Removal from 逃生坚忍 图标逃生坚忍.

顽强斗士 图标顽强斗士 should be taken if you have more than two physical skills.

Feel free to run the same equipment as the raid build for Power Daredevil. The equipment listed here is easier to obtain due to not requiring +5精准痛苦灌注 图标+5精准痛苦灌注.

Spear can be taken instead of Staff if you have access to Janthir Wilds (JW).

  • Spear is more complex but provides Stealth, more Damage and generally more utility.

萨奇洛斯古物 图标萨奇洛斯古物 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

The main concept of this build is Dodge, followed by spending your Initiative on 虚弱回旋 图标虚弱回旋.

You are Dodging in order to trigger three main traits:

  • 弱化打击 图标弱化打击 causes your next attack after Dodging to inflict Weakness. Affected foes will receive 10% more Damage and deal 10% less Damage.
  • 浩劫专家 图标浩劫专家 grants you more Damage when your Endurance is not full.
  • 弹跳闪避 图标弹跳闪避 grants you a 15% Damage bonus after your Dodge.

顺手牵羊 图标顺手牵羊 is a key part of your build and offers you many benefits:

Two traits boost with your Critical Chance significantly and should be maintained if possible:

  • 敏锐观察 图标敏锐观察 grants you 10% Critical Chance and a further 5% when over 50% Health
  • 双牙撕咬 图标双牙撕咬 grants 7% Critical Chance when flanking; the bonus is always active when fighting Defiant enemies, regardless of your position.

This build is very mobile and you should use 顺手牵羊 图标顺手牵羊 and Short Bow to engage and disengage.

Dealing Damage

Spend Initiative on your Staff skills:

Your Auto Attack Chain on your Staff is very strong; fall back on it to save Initiative for 飞天杖舞 图标飞天杖舞.

Dodge deals great Damage, hits five targets and Evades attacks. Keep in mind to Dodge before combat to gain the 15% extra Damage from 弹跳闪避 图标弹跳闪避.

Use 战斗冲动 图标战斗冲动 and 顺手牵羊 图标顺手牵羊 as you get into combat to grant yourself Quickness and Fury.

铁拳乱舞 图标铁拳乱舞铁掌攻心 图标铁掌攻心 is a strong burst combo, with a two second Stun included.

Swap to Short Bow for Ranged Damage that also can cleave enemies.

  • Killing enemies that grant Experience refills Endurance via 超级精力法印 图标超级精力法印. This will help you Dodge more!
  • Your Auto Attack against multiple targets is strong as it bounces between three targets
  • You can spend excess Initiative on 集束炸弹 图标集束炸弹引爆集束炸弹 图标引爆集束炸弹 against full hordes.

Burst Rotation

  1. Dodge x 2
  2. 顺手牵羊 图标顺手牵羊
  3. 战斗冲动 图标战斗冲动
  4. 虚弱回旋 图标虚弱回旋
  5. 铁拳乱舞 图标铁拳乱舞铁掌攻心 图标铁掌攻心
  6. 虚弱回旋 图标虚弱回旋 x 2
  7. Dodge
  8. 虚弱回旋 图标虚弱回旋

Defense

You have multiple Evades build into your kit:

A properly timed Evade will Heal and Remove Conditions due to 逃生坚忍 图标逃生坚忍.

You can 顺手牵羊 图标顺手牵羊 from an enemy to restore enough Endurance for one Dodge due to 妙手耐力 图标妙手耐力.

Escape dangerous zones with 顺手牵羊 图标顺手牵羊 (when targeting an enemy) and Short Bow's 渗透暗箭 图标渗透暗箭.

沙尘打击 图标沙尘打击 is an extremely strong defensive skill that Reflects Projectiles and Blinds up to five enemies.

匕首风暴 图标匕首风暴 is an Evade, it Reflect Projectiles, and increases your Movement Speed.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance BreakSource
遁入暗影 图标遁入暗影钩型打击 图标钩型打击400Staff
衰弱弧击 图标衰弱弧击头盔破碎者 图标头盔破碎者90 → 200Staff
窒息瓦斯 图标窒息瓦斯AoE 100Short Bow
铁拳乱舞 图标铁拳乱舞铁掌攻心 图标铁掌攻心200Utility
强横防御 图标强横防御 + Block → 反身打击 图标反身打击200Alternate Utility
冲撞打击 图标冲撞打击浮空勾拳 图标浮空勾拳200 → 232Alternate Elite
石蜥毒液 图标石蜥毒液150 per playerAlternate Elite