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Power Catalyst

Guild Wars 2 Power Catalyst - Hammer Meta build for pvp: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

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Build Template

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Overview

Build Difficulty: ● ● ● ○ ○

Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • High damage
  • Provides party boons
  • Provides self boons
  • Strong bursts
  • Defensive options
  • High mastery curve
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Equipment

Item
Stat
Berserker'sAmulet
Relic of FireworksRelic
Primary Weapon Set
Other Items
Superior Rune of the Warrior (PvP)Rune

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

Hammer Catalyst is an extremely straight foward build. It has high burst and high sustain but has a very low health pull which can make surviving on it quite the challenge.

It uses in Air Attunement to get Quickness and have fast bursts.

Hammer brings devastating AoE on every ability.

Damage

The primary addition of Catalyst is 部署翠玉元晶 图标部署翠玉元晶. You will passively generate energy to be able to use it. Focus on using it in Air Attunement for Quickness and Fire Attunement for Might.

Another important side of this build is the 3 ability on each attunement. They all provide different bonuses and damage around you. You should press it as soon as you enter a new attunement. If cast again it will use 高潮结尾 图标高潮结尾 which damage scales on how many 3 passives are up.

Every attunement offers really high damage abilities but Water Attunement is also a source of sustain. The best is to swap from Air or Earth to Fire as they provide CC skills which will help you land your abilities. If you can't swap attunement they also have a damage ability of their own.

You can fully reset Fire cooldowns with 元素迅捷 图标元素迅捷 for a second burst.

You can use 秘法护盾 图标秘法护盾 to cover your burst and if broken by 3 hits it will also deal significant damage.

Defense

A lot of your sustain comes from Water Attunement.

In Earth Attunement, 屹立之石 图标屹立之石 gives you a one hit block and Barrier.

秘法绚爆 图标秘法绚爆 should always be used inside a combo field, including any jade sphere.

风驰电掣 图标风驰电掣 is your main mobility skill but remember it isn't a Stun Break.

Your Stun Breaks are 秘法护盾 图标秘法护盾 and 大地护甲 图标大地护甲, they both also provide Stability.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance BreakSource
凶狠风暴 图标凶狠风暴2 secondsAir Attunement
震爆冲击 图标震爆冲击1½ secondsAir Attunement
捶地 图标捶地3 secondsEarth Attunement