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Radiance Longbow

Trap and topple mighty foes with our Guild Wars 2 Radiance Longbow build.
Published Aug 23, 2024 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 Frequent animation locks 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
43250
Last Benchmark Average
42817
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 LongbowMain Hand
Secondary Weapon Set

Berserker's GreatswordMain Hand
Other Items

Infusionx18

Food

Utility

Jade Bot Core
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
Longbow 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 output by a small amount. Feel free to (partially) 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 Longbow will be sufficient to maintain it.

5 can easily be interrupted. Wait until the cast bar completed.
  3. F1
  4. 4
  5. 2
  6. 5
  7. Weapon Swap

Prioritise your skills in the following order:

Longbow Greatsword
1. 1.
2. F1 2. F1
3. 4 3. 4
4. 2 4. 2
5. 3 5. 3

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

  • and to maintain .
  • , 5, and 5 while and are active.

Weapon Swap after casting 3 / 4 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).
Skill Defiance Break Source
5 150 Greatsword
5 200 per Barrier Longbow
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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