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Power Paragon

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

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Build Template

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Power Paragon Strength is a more aggressive Open World build that provides high boon uptime while maintaining solid strike damage for general Open World play.

Overview

Build Difficulty: ● ● ○ ○ ○

Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Sustained damage
  • Provides party boons
  • Provides self boons
  • Plenty of CC
  • Good mobility
  • Easy to learn
  • Lacks burst damage
  • No ranged DPS
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Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

治疗纹章 图标治疗纹章 can be replaced when needed:

  • 藐视姿态 图标藐视姿态 for a strong Healing through damage negation.

"为了正义!" 图标"为了正义!" can be replaced when needed:

盛怒纹章 图标盛怒纹章 can be replaced when needed:

  • when mass Resurrection is needed

轻快节奏 图标轻快节奏 can be changed to 狂热节奏 图标狂热节奏 to grant Alacrity to yourself and nearby allies when using Chant. This comes at a significant DPS loss.

刚毅不屈 图标刚毅不屈 can be changed to 强力巨剑 图标强力巨剑 for better Might coverage.

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.
  • 骁骑兵古物 图标骁骑兵古物 grants Condition Removal when you use a shout.
  • 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

Paragon uses Burst Skills to build Motivation which is used to fuel Chant.

Chant have an initial effect and a follow up effect called Refrains that consume Motivation to pulse boons and healing to nearby allies. Motivation level increases the effectiveness of Refrains.

  1. 行动吟唱 图标行动吟唱
  2. 康复吟唱 图标康复吟唱
  3. 自由吟唱 图标自由吟唱

Dealing Damage

Before starting a fight, use 治疗纹章 图标治疗纹章, 盛怒纹章 图标盛怒纹章 and 怒气纹章 图标怒气纹章 to gain extra Ferocity with 纹章专精 图标纹章专精.

Use the following skill combos to deal damage:

Dagger/Mace Opener

  1. 行动吟唱 图标行动吟唱突破打击 图标突破打击
  2. 碎裂重锤 图标碎裂重锤大地震颤 图标大地震颤碎裂重锤 图标碎裂重锤干扰戳刺 图标干扰戳刺
  3. Weapon Swap

Sword/Axe

  1. 最终突刺 图标最终突刺双重打击 图标双重打击回旋斧斩 图标回旋斧斩
  2. Auto Attack Chain x 4
  3. 公牛冲锋 图标公牛冲锋盛怒纹章 图标盛怒纹章 (If available)
  4. Fill with Auto Attack Chain
  5. 怒气纹章 图标怒气纹章最终突刺 图标最终突刺双重打击 图标双重打击
  6. Weapon Swap

Dagger/Mace

  1. 干扰戳刺 图标干扰戳刺碎裂重锤 图标碎裂重锤突破打击 图标突破打击
  2. 大地震颤 图标大地震颤碎裂重锤 图标碎裂重锤
  3. Fill with Auto Attack Chain
  4. 突破打击 图标突破打击干扰戳刺 图标干扰戳刺
  5. Weapon Swap

Use 行动吟唱 图标行动吟唱 off-cooldown to grant Might and Fury to yourself and nearby allies. And to maintain 轻快节奏 图标轻快节奏 and 强力诗节 图标强力诗节.

Defense

康复吟唱 图标康复吟唱 grants Barrier, Heal and Vigor.

自由吟唱 图标自由吟唱 is a Stun Break and grants Stability, Resolution and Protection.

公牛冲锋 图标公牛冲锋 evades attacks during the animation.

治疗纹章 图标治疗纹章 grants Resistance when activated.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance BreakSource
乱舞 图标乱舞50 per secondSword
大地震颤 图标大地震颤300Mace
干扰戳刺 图标干扰戳刺100Dagger
公牛冲锋 图标公牛冲锋300Utility