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Power Dragonhunter

Guild Wars 2 Power Dragonhunter - Longbow / Spear Meta build for wvw: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

守护者 (Guardian)dragonhunterpower damage

Build Template

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Overview

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Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Strong bursts
  • Defensive options
  • Lots of cleave
  • Relies on specific boon
  • Easy to cancel skills
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Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

怨毒纹章 图标怨毒纹章 may be swapped out for:

Longbow can be replaced with Greatsword for more melee damage but will remove any range pressure you have.

Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

Power Dragonhunter is a strong DPS choice. Due to the burst Damage from Traps, it pairs well with Longbow and Spear to deliver high melee burst Damage and good Ranged Spike Damage, creating frequent Downs and providing significant stopping power.

and 勇气之盾 图标勇气之盾 offer valuable utility to your squad and 猎人结界 图标猎人结界 provides a lot of Crowd Control for your squad's spikes.

Dealing Damage

Aim to start on Longbow and play defensively until your squad is ready to commit to a melee push. During this downtime try to look to reveal an enemy and Pull them with your

决心之翼 图标决心之翼 can be used as an offensive gap closer.

Dragonhunter heavily depends on Resolution for increased damage due to the Radiance Trait Line. To maximize your Damage output, ensure you're grouped with another source of Resolution to maintain high uptime.

Longbow Burst

  1. 能量符印 图标能量符印猎人结界 图标猎人结界
  2. 精准射击 图标精准射击 if there is no projectile reflects and making sure not to cancel the skill or 决心之翼 图标决心之翼 to gap close and apply Immobilize.

Spear Rotation

Weapon Swap to Spear if you're still committing to the melee push and continue the following priority:

  1. 光照符印 图标光照符印
  2. 闪耀圆转 图标闪耀圆转 (Whilst your symbol is active or you're Illuminated)
  3. 太阳风暴 图标太阳风暴 (Whilst your symbol is active or you're Illuminated)
  4. 日光奔袭 图标日光奔袭 (Only if you can use it in a safe manner)
  5. 拂晓挥砍 图标拂晓挥砍

Well of Corruption Spike

Try to cast your 信仰试炼 图标信仰试炼 and 利刃狂舞 图标利刃狂舞 simultaneously when a 腐化法池 图标腐化法池 call is made. Typically, you'll be able to use your traps twice before your Commander calls for 腐化法池 图标腐化法池 again, so you can also aim to cast them on a 恐怖吐息 图标恐怖吐息 call if the timing works out.

You should also aim to cast 能量符印 图标能量符印猎人结界 图标猎人结界 to prevent enemies from escaping your bomb.

Defense

勇气之盾 图标勇气之盾 is your primary defensive and acts as your Stun Break.

庇护治疗 图标庇护治疗 will Block attacks from hitting you as well as Heal you for it's duration.

专注复苏 图标专注复苏 will make you Invulnerable to attacks for it's duration and refresh your Virtues. Try to use this to reset 勇气之盾 图标勇气之盾 or when you're in a dangerous situation.

决心之翼 图标决心之翼 will Heal, Cleanse Conditions and allow you to reposition yourself to safety.

勇气之盾 图标勇气之盾 is a great skill to use when the enemy is bombing you, it grants allies Aegis and blocks attacks in a cone in front of you from connecting. You can even Block attacks from enemy AoEs behind you as long as you are facing towards the enemy that placed it.

Crowd Control

SkillNotesSource
光照符印 图标光照符印180 RangeSpear
猎人结界 图标猎人结界1200 RangeLongbow
猎人裁决 图标猎人裁决1200 RangeF1