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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 afar.
  • 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 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 1576
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
Gear Notes

by itself ensures sufficient uptime on .

Dragon Gear merely increases your damage by a small amount; you can freely replace it with Berserker Gear. Additional Dragon Gear would decrease your damage output.
Skill Notes

You can also cast to Blind foes. When necessary, you can replace it with for a stronger self-heal.

Instead of , you have these notable options:

  • for frequent Defiance Break.
  • for infrequent Defiance Break.
  • 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
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.
  3. F1
  4. 5
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. 4
  8. Weapon Swap

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

Always cast the skill with the highest priority first:

Greatsword Spear
1. 1.
2. F1 2. F1
3. 4 3. 3
4. 2 4. 2 (at two Charges)
5. 3 5. 5

Fill the time between prioritised skills with Auto Attacks and your remaining skills:

  • and to maintain .
  • Illuminated 4, 5, and while and are active.
  • 2 before your second 3.

Weapon Swap after casting 3 / 3 for the second time.
Rotation Notes

F1 applies to all foes you hit with it. Try to block attacks with Aegis or F3 to reduce its Cooldown through .

Cast 2 and 5 inside a foe's hitbox to ensure that their projectiles connect. spawns a projectile per foe in range (up to five).

Hover over a UI element (e.g. skill bar) with your cursor while casting 2 to stay in place for optimal damage, and avoid Weapon Swap during it as it will incur an aftercast.
Skill Defiance Break Source
5 150 Greatsword
5 150 Spear
F1 150 Virtue
300 Utility Skill
150 Elite Skill
200 Alternate Utility Skill
150 per Pulse Alternate Utility Skill

Casting F1 will remove from your targets.

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