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Power Dragonhunter

Trap and topple mighty foes with our Guild Wars 2 Power Dragonhunter build.
Published Jul 20, 2022 Updated Feb 13, 2025
Raids - February 2025 Balance
Yulian meta team
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Power Dragonhunter Radiance Longbow Virtues Spear
Skills Gearset Build Template DPS Report
Guardian Builds

Power Dragonhunter wields light and virtues as power sources to purge Tyria of its enemies with an arsenal of options:

  • Spear excels at short, close-range skirmishes.
  • Longbow excels at longer skirmishes and gives you the option to (temporarily) fight from a distance.
  • Radiance rewards you for actively blocking enemy attacks by reducing the cooldown of through .
  • Virtues rewards you with a sizeable power boost, if you can maintain a high number of boons due to and if you are able to avoid enemy attacks due to .
Pros +
Good mobility Fluid rotation Strong bursts Defensive options Lots of cleave
Cons -
Easy to cancel skills Loses damage on moving targets
Attributes
Power 3005
Toughness 1000
Vitality 1823
Precision 1795
Critical Chance 42.85%
Ferocity 1593
Critical Damage 256.1%
Condition Damage 0
Healing Power 0
Expertise 0
Condition Duration 0%
Concentration 0
Boon Duration 0%
Benchmark History
Last Benchmark Max
42293
Last Benchmark Average
41870
Gear
Item Stat

Berserker'sHelm

Berserker'sShoulders

Dragon'sCoat

Berserker'sGloves

Dragon'sLeggings

Berserker'sBoots
Item Stat

Dragon'sBackpiece

Berserker'sAccessory

Berserker'sAccessory

Dragon'sAmulet

Dragon'sRing

Dragon'sRing

Relic
Primary Weapon Set

Berserker's SpearMain Hand
Secondary Weapon Set

Berserker's GreatswordMain Hand
Other Items

Infusionx18

Food

Utility
Traits & Skills
Skills
Skill Notes

can be replaced with for a stronger self-heal.

can be replaced with:

  • for frequent Breakbar damage.
  • for infrequent Breakbar damage.
  • for Aegis and Swiftness.
  • for Resolution and Stability.
Skill Reference Guide
Greatsword Default Keybind
Auto Attack
2
3
4
5
Spear Default Keybind
Auto Attack
2
3
4
5
Virtue Default Keybind
F1
F2
F3
Equipment Notes

by itself ensures sufficient uptime on .

Dragon Equipment only increases your damage by a small amount. Feel free to replace it with Berserker Equipment. Additional Dragon Equipment will actually decrease your damage output.
Rotation & Extras

This build relies on Resolution for optimal damage. If no one in your group provides you with Resolution, casting your heal skill while on Spear will be sufficient to maintain it.
  8. Weapon Swap

Illuminated enhances your next , , or . You gain it after casting one of those skills and while standing in .

After your opener, cast your skills and Weapon Swap with the following priority.

Followed by these weapon skills:

Greatsword Spear
3. 3.
4. 4. (when you have two Charges)
5. 5.
6. 6.

Weapon Swap after casting or for the second time.

Always keep one charge of and cast it before your second .

Cast the following skills while and are active, but don't delay Priority Skills:

  • Illuminated
  • (without interrupting Auto Attack Chains)

Cast and to maintain for your priority skills.
Rotation Notes

Actively block to reduce the Cooldown of through .

and both spawn projectiles. You should cast them inside a foe's hitbox to ensure that all projectiles connect. The latter can spawn up to four additional projectiles when additional foes are in range.

A few things to know about :

  • Hover over an UI element (e.g. skill bar) with your cursor while casting to stay in place for optimal damage.
  • Avoid Weapon Swap while casting as it will incur an aftercast.
Skill Defiance Break Source
150 Greatsword
150 Spear
150 Virtue
300 Utility Skill
150 Elite Skill
200 Alternate Utility Skill
150 per Pulse Alternate Utility Skill

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