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Power Reaper

Guild Wars 2 Power Reaper - Soul Reaping - Staff / Axe & Focus Meta build for pvp: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

死灵法师 (Necromancer)reaperpower damage

Build Template

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Overview

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Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • High damage
  • Plenty of CC
  • Provides self boons
  • Strong bursts
  • Easy to learn
  • High mastery curve
  • Relies on enemy conditions
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Equipment

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

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

Power Reaper is a high damage build with decent defense thanks to 夺魂之幕 图标夺魂之幕 Damage reduction but easy to kill once out of 夺魂之幕 图标夺魂之幕. Unlike other Necromancer shrouds it only reduces Power Damage and is very vulnerable to Condition Damage.

It plays with ranged weaponsets as 夺魂之幕 图标夺魂之幕 is fully melee.

Power Reaper truly shines when paired with a support such as Luminary.

Staff is your main source of life-force. You should spam 鲜血印记 图标鲜血印记 off cd even in spawn.

Damage

Staff mostly offers sustain but some skills are worth using for damage as they have good numbers and are Unblockable.

Axe/Focus is your main source of Ranged Damage.

  • 刺骨恶寒 图标刺骨恶寒 should always be used first to use 智慧法印 图标智慧法印. It's your highest hitting skill, scaling off of boons on your target.
  • 灵魂抓攫 图标灵魂抓攫 can be used off cooldown to generate lifeforce and apply Vulnerability.
  • 恐怖之爪 图标恐怖之爪 deals single target Damage, scaling with Vulnerability so use it after 灵魂抓攫 图标灵魂抓攫.
  • 噬灵盛宴 图标噬灵盛宴 is an AoE around you. It has a high cast time and should mostly be used when everything else is on cooldown or when kiting.

夺魂之幕 图标夺魂之幕 is the reason we play this spec. It brings Quickness aslong as you stay in.

  • 死亡冲刺 图标死亡冲刺 is the only mobility inside of 夺魂之幕 图标夺魂之幕. It's hard to chase targets with it but can be used to travel a fight. It also Blocks Projectiles.
  • 惊惧魔甲 图标惊惧魔甲 is a huge Damage reduction and Stability source. It's very important to press when cleaving multiple targets to not get bursted back. Its second use, 惊惧释放 图标惊惧释放, will fear every enemy around you.
  • 灵魂漩涡 图标灵魂漩涡 has the highest damage potential when cleaving multiple targets and has almost twice the range of your autoattacks.
  • 处决镰刀 图标处决镰刀 can be awkward to use. It has a very long cast time during which you won't deal damage. Use it on targets with low resources or when kiting to Chilled anyone chasing you even if you don't hit the Stun Break.

"死亡将临!" 图标"死亡将临!" will give you Unblockable for your next 10 hits and apply Vulnerability. It is great when paired with "严寒刺骨!" 图标"严寒刺骨!".

Defense

Staff provides Healing on all of its skills.

  • 腐烂印记 图标腐烂印记 also has Condition Removal if used on self or allies and Condition Transfer if used on enemies.
  • 夺魂印记 图标夺魂印记 gives Stability if used on self or allies.

Your heal, "灵魂夺取!" 图标"灵魂夺取!", is very low cooldown and generates life-force.

Your Stun Break also provide mobility under the form of teleports.

  • 鬼灵影步 图标鬼灵影步 will teleport back to where you first used it.
  • 召唤血肉地虫 图标召唤血肉地虫 lets you set up a wurm you can teleport to when pressing the skill again.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance BreakSource
夺魂印记 图标夺魂印记1 secondStaff
惊惧释放 图标惊惧释放1 secondProfession Mechanic
处决镰刀 图标处决镰刀2½ secondsProfession Mechanic