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Power Bladesworn

Study the blade and embrace the meditative Dragon Trigger with our Guild Wars 2 Power Bladesworn build.
Published Feb 10, 2024 Updated Feb 28, 2025
Open World - February 2025 Balance
Evo meta team
The Dragon Waits
Power Bladesworn
Skills Gearset Build Template
Warrior Builds
Pros +
High damage Strong bursts Lots of cleave
Cons -
No ranged DPS Requires accurate positioning Frequent animation locks
Gear
Item Stat

Berserker'sHelm

Berserker'sShoulders

Berserker'sCoat

Berserker'sGloves

Assassin'sLeggings

Berserker'sBoots
Item Stat

Berserker'sBackpiece

Berserker'sAccessory

Berserker'sAccessory

Berserker'sAmulet

Berserker'sRing

Berserker'sRing

Relic
Primary Weapon Set

Berserker's SwordMain Hand

Berserker's PistolOff Hand
Other Items

Enrichment

Food

Utility

Jade Bot Core
Traits & Skills
Skills
Skill Notes

can be replaced with:

  • for better Might coverage
  • for Condition Removal and Stun Break.

Keep in mind that dropping will result in a significant DPS loss.
Skill Reference Guide
Sword & Pistol Default Keybind
Auto Attack Chain
2
3
4
5
F1 Default Keybind
Swift Cut Steel Divide Explosive Thrust Auto Attack Chain
Blooming Fire 2
Artillery Slash 3
Cyclone Trigger 4
Break Step 5
F2 Default Keybind
Dragon Slash—Force 1
Triggerguard 4
Flicker Step 5
Trait Notes

can be replaced when needed:

  • when doing group content.
  • when using for extra healing.
Equipment Notes

Axe or Mace can be taken instead of Sword:

  • Axe provides decent damage, additional Fury and Vulnerability
  • Mace provides additional Defiance Break.

can be replaced when needed:

  • is easy to maintain Damage buff
  • coverts Critical Strikes into Healing
  • grants Condition Removal when you use a shout
  • grants Condition Removal when you use your heal skill
  • provides increased Movement Speed and Superspeed when entering combat
  • gain Might x 3 and Fury when you disable an enemy on a one second Cooldown
  • gain Might x 8 and Fury when you use your heal skill on a 10 second Cooldown
  • gain Aegis, Quickness, Swiftness, Resistance and Might when you hit an enemy with your mount engage skill.
Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

Flow generates over time and can be gained at an increased rate by using . This skill should be used off Cooldown, as it generates both Flow and Fury.

Flow is then consumed by using Dragon Slash—Force.

Dragon Slash—Force is your bread and butter, it will deal most of your damage and should be used off Cooldown as soon as you have enough Flow.

charges up slowly so make sure you're well positioned before using it. Triggerguard can be used to give yourself Aegis while you channel.

Even though we are only using for Dragon Slash—Force, it actually gives you access to three skills:

  • Dragon Slash—Force is a frontal melee cleave
  • Dragon Slash—Boost moves you in a line towards and through your target
  • Dragon Slash—Reach is a ranged attack.

has access to ranged skils that can be useful to tagging, like Cyclone Trigger that shoots up to five nearby enemies.

Dealing Damage

has two important functions:

  • It reloads all the Ammunition on your Bladesworn skills
  • It decreases the charge time of your next .

should be used off Cooldown to take advantage of these functions.

makes your explosion skills deal significantly more damage and it should be used before:

  • Dragon Slash—Force

instantly recharges which lets you burst with the following:

  1. Flicker Step Dragon Slash—Force
  3. Flicker Step Dragon Slash—Force

Always keep one charge of Flicker Step for when you charge Dragon Slash—Force after to close the gap. Using Flicker Step will also trigger your .

Consume Ammunition periodically to increase the damage via :

  • *
  • Blooming Fire
  • Artillery Slash*
  • Cyclone Trigger
  • Break Step
  • Triggerguard
  • Flicker Step

(*) Keep in mind that these two skills consume all Ammunition.

and Artillery Slash deal more damage based on the amount of Ammunition consumed. Try to use them both with the most amout of Ammunition available.

Use before in order to gain more Ammunition and deal more damage.

Triggerguard and Flicker Step can be used during to help maintain . These skills will not interrupt .

Defense

can be used for it's massive Condition Removal and decent healing. When paired with it also makes you deal more damage for a short duration and is best used before entering .

The following skills grant us Aegis on use:

  • Cyclone Trigger
  • Triggerguard

grants passive life regeneration whenever getting Might. You gain Might whenever you charge due to .

You have a lot of mobility skills:

  • Break Step
  • Dragon Slash—Boost
  • Flicker Step.

Crowd Control

Skill Defiance Break Source
Artillery Slash 200
Dragon Slash—Force 500
Dragon Slash—Boost 500
Dragon Slash—Reach 500

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