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Power Conduit

Guild Wars 2 Power Conduit - Retribution - Spear / Sword & Shield 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
  • Good mobility
  • Provides self boons
  • Sustained damage
  • Defensive options
  • Relies on resource management
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Equipment

Item
Stat
Berserker'sAmulet
Relic of MistburnRelic
Primary Weapon Set
Main HandSword
Off HandShield
Other Items
Superior Rune of the Fighter (PvP)Rune

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

Power Conduit, similarly to Power Herald is a very tanky teamfighter and a roamer that does significant damage despite being very hard to kill.

It mainly uses the synergy between 压倒优势 图标压倒优势 and 宇宙智慧 图标宇宙智慧 to deal heavy damage while simply using Spear autoattack, paired with Quickness.

Power Conduit also has a low cooldown on Legendary Stance Swap, making it really good at spending a lot of energy by keeping 宇宙智慧 图标宇宙智慧 or 复仇之锤 图标复仇之锤 up.

Dealing Damage

Your main source of damage is 压倒优势 图标压倒优势 paired with 宇宙智慧 图标宇宙智慧. It's usually better used on Spear because of the range and control the weapon brings. Activating 宇宙智慧 图标宇宙智慧 while in 传奇刺客姿态 图标传奇刺客姿态 will also give Quickness.

Focused on Ranged Damage, Spear is amazing to deal damage with while those two skills are up.

  • 深渊打击 图标深渊打击 can be ranged or melee. Try to utilize the range aspect of it to deal damage from a safe position.
  • 深渊原力 图标深渊原力 is a simple ability with high damage and Chilled.
  • 深渊突袭 图标深渊突袭 is only to be used when getting away from a melee roamer. Avoid using it offensively.
  • 深渊霹雳 图标深渊霹雳 is by far the best skill on Spear. Bringing an AoE Pull and Chilled all on one skill.
  • 深渊毁灭 图标深渊毁灭, a simple AoE with high damage. Its cooldown is lowered by every other Spear ability.

Your other offensive weapon, Sword, is purely melee. Therefore it isn't as good as spear for the sake of using 压倒优势 图标压倒优势 but it has higher damage on its abilities.

  • 冰冻隔离 图标冰冻隔离 deals high AoE damage and has a damage increase if hitting only one target.
  • 无情突击 图标无情突击 has you Evade while dealing damage.

When in melee use 释放潜力:刺客 图标释放潜力:刺客 for extra burst and Immobilize.

While in 传奇矮人姿态 图标传奇矮人姿态 make sure to use 强制束缚 图标强制束缚 to CC enemies.

Defense

Most of our active defense comes from 传奇矮人姿态 图标传奇矮人姿态 abilities. Its Stun Break is quite expensive but you won't need it often thanks to the Stability you get access to with 宇宙智慧 图标宇宙智慧 and 稳固激发 图标稳固激发.

Keeping up 复仇之锤 图标复仇之锤 is also incredibly good for the damage reduction it offers.

While in dwarf you also get 释放潜力:战士 图标释放潜力:战士 which gives you decent mobility and potential Barrier.

Your Weapons have a variety of defensive skills:

  • Sword has access to 无情突击 图标无情突击 which Evades attacks.
  • Shield has access to 茂盛特使 图标茂盛特使 which heals, grants Protection and Aegis to allies. Additionally has access to 水晶休眠 图标水晶休眠 which blocks and pulses healing to nearby allies.
  • Spear has access to 深渊突袭 图标深渊突袭 which is a short Evade.

You only have a few condition cleanses which come from 净化引导 图标净化引导 and 超级洁净法印 图标超级洁净法印 but this is compensated due to running Retribution Trait Line which grants you near permanent uptime of Resolution.

附魔匕首 图标附魔匕首 doesn't initially heal for much but by hitting enemies causes you to life siphon from them healing for much more.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance ValueSource
深渊霹雳 图标深渊霹雳PullSpear
翠玉风暴 图标翠玉风暴3 secondsUtility
强制束缚 图标强制束缚2 secondsUtility