Power Untamed Carnivore

Unleash the potential of your pet with our Guild Wars 2 Power Untamed Carnivore build.

Published Aug 26, 2024 Updated Mar 5, 2025

Open World - February 2025 Balance

Power Untamed Power Untamed Carnivore

Skills Gearset Build Template

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Skills Gearset Build Template

Ranger Builds

Pros +

Fluid rotation Easy to learn Sustained damage Plenty of CC Provides self boons

Cons -

Lacks utility Forced movement High mastery curve

Gear

Item	Stat
	Berserker'sHelm
	Berserker'sShoulders
	Berserker'sCoat
	Berserker'sGloves
	Berserker'sLeggings
	Berserker'sBoots

Item	Stat
	Berserker'sBackpiece
	Berserker'sAccessory
	Berserker'sAccessory
	Berserker'sAmulet
	Berserker'sRing
	Berserker'sRing
	Relic

Primary Weapon Set
	Berserker's AxeMain Hand
	Berserker's AxeOff Hand
Secondary Weapon Set
	Berserker's MaceMain Hand
	Berserker's MaceOff Hand
Other Items
	Enrichment
	Food
	Utility
	Jade Bot Core

Traits & Skills

Skills

Pets

Skill Notes

can be replaced when needed:

for pulsing Condition Cleanse.

can be replaced when needed:

for a Stun Break that also converts all your conditions into Vulnerability
for mobility, Quickness and Vulnerability
for a Stun Break
provides a backwards Evade and Stun Break
for Quickness, Superspeed and a Stun Break
provides Invulnerability to Strike Damage but not Condition Damage. Also applies to your Pet.
for a spike of damage on your burst
for Defiance Break.

can be replaced when needed:

allows you to Revive up to ten Downed allies at Range
to Immobilize up to five targets in a large radius.

Skill Reference Guide

Axe & Axe	Default Keybind
	Ambush Attack
	Auto Attack
	`2`
	`3`
	`4`
	`5`

Mace	Default Keybind
	Ambush Attack
	Auto Attack Chain
	`2`
	`3`
	`4`
	`5`

Pet	Default Keybind
	`F1`
	`F2`
	`F3`

Unleash	Default Keybind
	`F1`
	`F2`
	`F3`
/	`F5`

Pet Notes

Jacaranda can be replaced when needed:

Jungle Stalker for Might
White Tiger for Aegis
Warclaw for Superspeed and Defiance Break
Rock Gazelle for more Defiance Break
Electric Wyvern for more Defiance Break
Siege Turtle for more Defiance Break and to Block Projectiles via

Trait Notes

for a minor increase in damage.

can be taken if you need additional Quickness.

Equipment Notes

Feel free to run the same equipment as the raid build for Power Untamed and the following traits if you already have Quickness covered.

Hammer can be taken instead of dual Mace if you do not have access to Secrets of the Obscure (SotO).

Hammer provides similar Defiance Break but loses out on utility and survivability.

Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

You should be in almost all the time to increase your damage via .

Unleashed Ambush skills are the primary source of boons via . This is how to use it:

Every nine seconds, you will gain the effect
While affected by , use to gain access to Ambush skills for four seconds
You also gain when you Weapon Swap which lets you Ambush a second time.

The basics of your rotation will look like this:

Gain the buff
Ambush
Weapon Swap Ambush Weapon Skills
Repeat from step one

Weapon Swap and Pet Swap frequently to get boons:

for Swiftness
for Fury
for Might and Fury
Access your Unleashed Ambush skills

Defiance Break is extremely important to this build:

will generate Fury and Might
will grant Life Siphon and is your main source of sustain.

Dealing Damage

Nature's Strength and what you need to know:

Every skill on Mace generates one stack. Use all your Mace skills to gain five stacks.
At five stacks, gain Force of Nature, refreshing all Mace skills.
When this happens, use all your Mace skills again.

On Axe, use skills with the following loose priority:

Use to Pull enemies.

Always Swap Pets before your Pet dies to avoid a longer Cooldown.

Use your offensive Pet skills and off Cooldown.

Use , and off Cooldown when you are in .

Keep in mind that is a Boon Removal.

Do not overlap and due of their delayed nature and because of the internal cooldown of .

Defense

grants Life Siphon on each Unleashed Ambush skill.

adds an absurd amount of sustain via Defiance Break. Use your Defiance Break skills whenever you need Healing.

Mace skills have inherent defense and is the best set to stay on when threatened.

Regeneration from
Protection from
Barrier from

Use to heal yourself and your Pet. It will also gain a copy of each other's boons.

provides Projectile Destruction.

Use or for condition cleansing via .

Use for significant damage reduction and Stability. While active, strikes will reduce its Cooldown. Hitting multiple enemies can recover its Cooldown entirely.

Make sure to maintain Protection in order to benefit from .

You can get Protection by Dodging via
You can get Protection from

Crowd Control

Skill	Defiance Break	Source
	150	Axe
	250	Mace
	200	Mace
	200	Utility Skill
	200	Utility Skill
	232	Pet Skill
	200	Pet Skill
	232	Alternate Utility Skill
	232	Alternate Pet Skill

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Power Untamed Carnivore

Key Concepts

Dealing Damage

Defense

Crowd Control

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