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Support Dragonhunter

Guild Wars 2 Support Dragonhunter - Staff / Mace & Shield Meta build for wvw: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

守护者 (Guardian)dragonhunter

Build Template

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Overview

Build Difficulty: ● ● ○ ○ ○

Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Easy to learn
  • Plenty of utility
  • Defensive options
  • Provides party boons
  • High mastery curve
  • Requires accurate positioning
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Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

Feel free to swap out "前进!" 图标"前进!" if needed:

  • 仁慈纹章 图标仁慈纹章 for a 900 range revive.

  • 庇护之地 图标庇护之地 for additional CC, healing and projectile destruction.

  • 仁慈干涉 图标仁慈干涉 for the Heal and mobility.

  • Spear can be used instead of Staff for increased condition cleanse and Resistance output, at the cost of extra CC and Swiftness.

  • Axe can be used instead Mace for extra Pull and Fury generation at the cost of extra healing, Protection and Aegis output.

Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts:

Support Dragonhunter is a good support choice in the current meta focused on giving Stability and offering good mitigation through Blocks. Similar to Firebrand, you also provide Heals, Cleanses and good defensive boons output.

Boons and Supporting allies

Prestacking:

Use one Charge of "前进!" 图标"前进!" 15 seconds before a fight starts to grant your allies Aegis and Swiftness.

Keep casting 迅捷符印 图标迅捷符印 beneath your group to stack Swiftness out of combat.

If your Commander calls for Fire Fields or a Might call before a fight starts, combo any Fire Field with 神圣打击 图标神圣打击 then cast 能量引导 图标能量引导 to grant your allies Might.

Primary Boons

Support Dragonhunter has a relatively simple rotation priority and is as follows:

  • Start with "坚守阵地!" 图标"坚守阵地!". This is best used at 1200 Range from the enemy and prioritized over other Stability sources when available.
  • Cast 勇气之盾 图标勇气之盾 to trigger 不屈勇气 图标不屈勇气. This skill is your primary way of mitigating Damage. Make sure you aim the cone of this skill towards enemies to ensure you're Blocking enemy attacks.
  • Use 专注复苏 图标专注复苏 to reset 勇气之盾 图标勇气之盾 so you can have longer periods of mitigation when the enemy is bombing you or using 腐化法池 图标腐化法池 on you.
  • Granting Aegis to allies will reduce 勇气之盾 图标勇气之盾's cooldown thanks to 顽强防御 图标顽强防御 allowing you to mitigate for longer periods of time.
  • 神圣之地 图标神圣之地 is a Fire Field that pulses Stability. This is best used to fill in gaps in Stability or when your squad is mitigating or not moving mid fight.

Supporting Allies

守护界线 图标守护界线 is a strong Crowd Control skill used to stop enemy pushes or used on a 腐化法池 图标腐化法池 call.

神圣打击 图标神圣打击 and 能量引导 图标能量引导 will Heal allies whilst you are in Staff. 迅捷符印 图标迅捷符印 is a good way to provide cover boons to allies after you apply Stability.

信仰符印 图标信仰符印 and 吸收护盾 图标吸收护盾吸收护盾 图标吸收护盾 (this will also Knockback enemies from your) will heal allies on your mace/shield set whilst 裁决盾击 图标裁决盾击 and 防御反击 图标防御反击 are ways to apply Aegis and Protection. This is a great way of activating 顽强防御 图标顽强防御.

Stunbreaking yourself via "坚守阵地!" 图标"坚守阵地!" or 不屈勇气 图标不屈勇气 with 勇气之盾 图标勇气之盾.

Using 庇护治疗 图标庇护治疗 to block attacks.

Using 专注复苏 图标专注复苏 to turn yourself Invulnerable and resetting your Active Virtues.

决心之翼 图标决心之翼 is best used in clashes when you need to Heal and Cleanse allies whilst also applying Immobilize to enemies. 决心之翼 图标决心之翼 can also be used to reposition yourself, Heal and Cleanse.

is best used on a Pull call or to Reveal a specific target either at the start or during a fight for coordinated spikes.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance DamageSource
吸收护盾 图标吸收护盾320 RangeShield
守护界线 图标守护界线50 RangeStaff
猎人裁决 图标猎人裁决1200 RangeF1