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CC Druid

Guild Wars 2 CC Druid - Hammer / Mace & Mace Meta build for pvp: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

游侠 (Ranger)druid

Build Template

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Overview

Build Difficulty: ● ● ○ ○ ○

Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Plenty of CC
  • Good mobility
  • Provides party boons
  • Provides self boons
  • Access to healing & support
  • No ranged DPS
  • Forced movement
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Equipment

Item
Stat
HereticAmulet
Relic of AtrocityRelic
Primary Weapon Set
Other Items
Superior Rune of the Fighter (PvP)Rune

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

Rotation & Extras

Your Hammer skills should be:

巨锤打击 图标巨锤打击 猛烈横击 图标猛烈横击 专横碾压 图标专横碾压 野蛮冲击 图标野蛮冲击 碎地重击 图标碎地重击

Key Concepts

CC Druid focuses on Crowd Control for Damage and Healing thanks to 食肉动物 图标食肉动物. Druid offers the best Crowd Control options out of every ranger specs. 天界化身 图标天界化身 brings additional sustain which is a must have to stay alive in duels.

食肉动物 图标食肉动物 also works for your pet so managing them correctly will be essential to get as much damage as possible.

Damage

Both your weapons bring a very high amount of Crowd Control you can chain while weaving some other abilities which also bring Damage.

On Hammer:

  • 猛烈横击 图标猛烈横击 is your lowest cooldown ability. As such it deals average Damage but gives you Barrier if it hits.
  • 专横碾压 图标专横碾压 also brings Barrier and Dazes twice.
  • 野蛮冲击 图标野蛮冲击 applies Immobilize and Vulnerability but has a long cast time and is better used after 碎地重击 图标碎地重击
  • Start fights with 碎地重击 图标碎地重击, as it is a two seconds Knockdown and a leap.

Mace are quite similar:

  • 芽新枝蓓 图标芽新枝蓓, average Damage and Regeneration.
  • 橡木棍打 图标橡木棍打 has a small leap. It Stuns and gives you Protection.
  • 蓟菊防御 图标蓟菊防御 is a quick purely defensive ability, bringing Barrier and Condition Removal.
  • 狂野打击 图标狂野打击 is another long cast time ability which will only Dazes at the end of it. It is very hard to fit it in a normal skill rotation but it's better to use it rather than autoattack.

天界化身 图标天界化身 mostly brings Healing but the Dazes and potential Damage damage from it is worth mentioning.

  • Entering 天界化身 图标天界化身 Dazes around you.
  • 月色引力 图标月色引力 Dazes, Immobilize and Heals, always use it to hit both yourself and your opponent.
  • 自然汇流 图标自然汇流 locks you in place but deals extremely high damage and pulses Slow. If the last part of it hits it will also Immobilize. Using 甩头猛冲 图标甩头猛冲 during it can ensure hitting the last part.

平等雕文 图标平等雕文 can be used offensively rather than as a Stun Break.

Defense

天界化身 图标天界化身 has three skills and its autoattack Healing in AoE.

  • 天外射线 图标天外射线 usually isn't worth using but it can help Healing an ally from far.
  • 生命种子 图标生命种子 Heals and Condition Removal. It also applies Blind.
  • 月色引力 图标月色引力 is a simple burst Heal and should always be used first.
  • 回春潮汐 图标回春潮汐 slowly Heals and Chills opponents.

平等雕文 图标平等雕文 and "快保护我!" 图标"快保护我!" are your Stun Breaks.

磐石纹章 图标磐石纹章 provides an Invulnerable effect only towards power damage.

Your heal 治疗之泉 图标治疗之泉 and elite both bring Healing and a Condition Removal AoE.

Exiting 天界化身 图标天界化身 will give you Stealth and Superspeed.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance BreakSource
橡木棍打 图标橡木棍打1½ secondsMace
狂野打击 图标狂野打击1 secondMace
专横碾压 图标专横碾压¼ seconds into 1¼ secondsHammer
野蛮冲击 图标野蛮冲击2 secondsHammer
碎地重击 图标碎地重击2 secondsHammer
月色引力 图标月色引力2 seconds天界化身 图标天界化身
自然汇流 图标自然汇流4 times 2 seconds天界化身 图标天界化身
平等雕文 图标平等雕文2 secondsUtility
魔径能量脉冲 图标魔径能量脉冲2 secondsSky-Chak Striker
甩头猛冲 图标甩头猛冲80Rock Gazelle