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Support Troubadour

Guild Wars 2 Support Troubadour - Rifle / Sword & Shield Meta build for pvp: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

幻术师 (Mesmer)troubadour

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Support Troubadour. Keep people alive in music !

Overview

Build Difficulty: ● ● ● ○ ○

Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Provides party boons
  • Good mobility
  • Provides self boons
  • Access to healing & support
  • Plenty of utility
  • Defensive options
  • Short ramp-up
  • Relies on resource management
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Equipment

Item
Stat
AvatarAmulet
Relic of CastoraRelic
Primary Weapon Set
Main HandSword
Off HandShield
Other Items
Superior Rune of the Druid (PvP)Rune

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

Support Troubadour is the new support from Visions of Eternity. Its new skills, Tales, bring a lot of healing and utility to the table, making Troubadour able to compete with the top of the meta.

Outside of Tales it relies on Rifle and Instruments replacing shatters.

Healing

Healing

Reactivating 鼓舞成像 图标鼓舞成像 -> 成像分离 图标成像分离 grants a large burst of healing and it should always be reactivated.

跋山涉水 图标跋山涉水 should be used off cooldown, it heals allies in the area of impact and gives you a note.

奇点射击 图标奇点射击 grants Barrier and Resistance, it can be reactivated to open a portal for an ally. Pairing the portal with 闪光传送 图标闪光传送 can save an ally from a sticky position.

Your instrument skills all Heal and Condition Removal based on the amount of notes used. Focus on using 惑心长笛 图标惑心长笛 with 3 notes up for Protection.

The other important instrument skill is 和谐竖琴 图标和谐竖琴. It is a huge source of Heal and will give you Distortion. Focus on using 音浪渐强 图标音浪渐强 after it to make it Heal.

Your new utilities, tales, all Heal and bring Protection.

次子传说 图标次子传说 is a really good Heal and even empowers future heals received by affected allies.

勇帅传说 图标勇帅传说 gives Stability but also Stun Break allies.

侠盗传说 图标侠盗传说 will fully recharge a Dodge on top of giving Aegis and Superspeed. It is amazing to use on allies who are kiting or chasing.

尊后传说 图标尊后传说 is by far the craziest skill this expansion. The 2 seconds of shared Distortion can simply break a teamfight by denying a burst or allowing your allies to fully burst without having to be afraid of anything.

Defense

幻象跳跃 图标幻象跳跃 is your most spammable source of mobility, giving you a simple but powerful dash. Using it again will teleport you back to where you first used it.

恍惚狂热 图标恍惚狂热 is the same duration as a dodge but will lock in you place. Be very careful when using it into Elementalist as hitting into Shocking Aura will cancel it and stun you.

回忆幻像 图标回忆幻像 will let you use it a 2nd time if you block at least 1 hit.

闪光传送 图标闪光传送 is great to get out of deadly situations or quickly getting to an ally in dire need of healing

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance BreakSource
幻影狙击 图标幻影狙击1½ secondsRifle
时间潮汐 图标时间潮汐1 secondShield
迷神手鼓 图标迷神手鼓1 to 2 seconds based on rangeProfession Mechanic
惑心长笛 图标惑心长笛½ secondProfession Mechanic