Dragonhunter - DPS

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Overview

A basic DPS build for any PvE Dungeon/Fractal.

Skill Bar

GreatswordHealingUtilityElite

Sword/Focus

Scepter/x

¼

Orb of Wrath

Fire a slow-moving orb at your foe.

Damage: 162

Range: 1,200

¼

6

Smite

Strike foes in the target area repeatedly.

Damage: 80

Number of Impacts: 16

Radius: 200

Range: 1,200

½

20

Chains of Light

Immobilize and make your foe vulnerable with ethereal chains.

Damage: 61

Immobilize (2s): Unable to move.

₃Vulnerability (6s): 3% Incoming Damage

Range: 900

x/Torch

15

Zealot's Flame

Set yourself alight, periodically burning up to three nearby foes.

Zealot's Flame (3s): Burn nearby foes.

Burning (6s): 786 Damage

Number of Targets: 3

Radius: 180

Unblockable

4¼

15

Cleansing Flame

Breathe magical flames that damage foes and cure conditions on allies.

₁₀Damage: 800

Number of Targets: 3

Pulses: 9

Range: 400

Slot Changes

Utilities

Swapping out

Bane Signet

¾

40

Bane Signet

Signet Passive: Improved Power.
Signet Active: Knock down and damage your foe.

Signet Passive: 180 Power

Damage: 244

Knockdown: 3 seconds

Range: 1,200

is perfectly acceptable if needed, but keep in mind that you are giving up a significant personal DPS boost.
Use

Wall of Reflection

40

Wall of Reflection

Consecration. Protect the targeted area with a wall of mystic power that reflect projectiles.

Duration: 10 seconds

Combo Field: Light

for fights where projectiles are an issue.
- Additionally, use
  
  Shield of the Avenger
  
  1½
  
  60
  
  Shield of the Avenger
  
  Spirit Weapon. Summon an arcane shield to destroy incoming projectiles.
  
  Duration: 20 seconds
  
  for projectile heavy fights.
- If you are still having trouble, replace with in Virtues.
Use

Hallowed Ground

1

80

Hallowed Ground

Consecration. Consecrate the ground around you, granting stability to allies inside.

Stability (2s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.

Hallowed Ground (2s): Boon duration is increased by 20%

Number of Targets: 5

Pulses: 10

Duration: 10 seconds

Radius: 240

Combo Field: Fire

and/or

"Stand Your Ground!"

30

"Stand Your Ground!"

Shout. Grant stability to yourself and allies.

₅Stability (5s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.

Retaliation (5s): Reflect incoming damage back to its source.

Number of Targets: 5

Range: 600

Breaks stun

for crowd control heavy fights.
Use

Purging Flames

¾

35

Purging Flames

Consecration. Create a ring of fire that burns foes and cures conditions on allies.

₃Burning (5s): 1,965 Damage

Purging Flames: Condition duration is reduced by 33%

Conditions Removed: 3

Number of Targets: 5

Duration: 5 seconds

Radius: 240

Combo Field: Fire

for condition heavy fights.
Use

"Retreat!"

40

"Retreat!"

Shout. Grant aegis and swiftness to up to five nearby allies.

Aegis (20s): Block the next incoming attack.

Swiftness (20s): 33% Movement Speed

Number of Targets: 5

Range: 600

for blocks in hard boss fights or for swiftness and aegis during skips.
Use

Test of Faith

30

Test of Faith

Trap. Lay a trap that creates a ring of weapons which punish enemies that attempt to cross their threshold.

Damage: 965

Pass-Through Damage: 1,465

Protection (6s): -33% Incoming Damage

Pass-Through Cripple (6s): -50% Movement Speed

Duration: 6s

Trigger Radius: 180

Effect Radius: 240

Unblockable

for cripple and damage (you even get protection).
Use

Procession of Blades

½

25

Procession of Blades

Trap. Set a trap that whirls around and damages enemies when activated.

₁₀Damage: 1,200

Fury (8s): 20% Critical Chance

Trigger Radius: 180

Effect Radius: 240

for more damage from your utility slots, if you can get one free.

Elite Skill

Use

Renewed Focus

3

90

Renewed Focus

Meditation. Focus, making yourself invulnerable and recharging your virtues.

Duration: 3 seconds

Prevents Capture-Point Contribution

for more survivability and utility.
Use

"Feel My Wrath!"

¼

45

"Feel My Wrath!"

Shout. Grant fury and quickness to nearby allies.

Quickness (5s): Skills and actions are 50% faster.

Fury (10s): 20% Critical Chance

Max Number of Allied Targets: 5

Radius: 600

for a DPS increase.
Use

Dragon's Maw

½

75

Dragon's Maw

Trap. Lay a trap that pulls enemies and creates a barrier which holds them in.

Damage: 638

Slow (4s): Skills and actions are slower.

₁₀Might (8s): +300 Power, +300 Condition Damage

Maw Barrier Duration: 6s

Trigger Radius: 180

Effect Radius: 240

Maw Barrier Radius: 90

Range: 180

for breakbar damage and an AoE pull.

Weapons

Having a Hammer is good for the short cooldown blast on

Mighty Blow

¾

5

Mighty Blow

Damages nearby foes with a mighty ground slam.

Damage: 426

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 180

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 300

or for the CC.
Having a Staff for additional swiftness when skipping with

Symbol of Swiftness

¾

15

Symbol of Swiftness

Symbol. Sear a mystic symbol into the target area, damaging foes and granting swiftness to allies.

₅Damage: 610

Swiftness (4s): 33% Movement Speed

Number of Targets: 5

Symbol Duration: 4 seconds

Symbol Radius: 180

Combo Field: Light

Range: 1,200

is the only thing a Staff is good for outside of niche uses of

Empower

2½

20

Empower

Channel might to yourself and allies around you. Heal nearby allies when it ends.

Healing: 1,500

₁₂Might (10s): 360 Power, 360 Condition Damage

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 600

and

Line of Warding

1

40

Line of Warding

Ward. Create a line in front of you that foes cannot cross.

Duration: 5 seconds

Combo Field: Light

Range: 1,200

.

Specializations

GS Build (Dungeons and Low Level Fractals)

Variants

for better reflection uptime.
for more group support.

Variants

if you need extra support from blocks.

Scepter Build (High Level Fractals)

Scepter Variant

Radiance can be used instead of Virtues if you can't maintain a proper Aegis uptime, or if you have problems with the additional Retaliation from Virtues.

Equipment

Stats

2x Assassin's Earrings or Assassin's Weapons.
All other armor, weapons, and trinkets are Berserker's.

Upgrades

Superior Sigil of Accuracy

+7% Critical Chance

Superior Sigil of Force

+5% Damage

Superior Sigil of Accuracy

+7% Critical Chance

Superior Sigil of Force

+5% Damage

6x

Superior Rune of the Scholar

(1): +25 Power (2): +35 Ferocity (3): +50 Power (4): +65 Ferocity (5): +100 Power (6): +125 Ferocity, +5% damage while your health is above 90%.

Infusions

Versatile Precise Infusion

Versatile Precise Infusion

+5 Precision +5 Agony Resistance

for armor.
Precise Infusion

Precise Infusion

+5 Precision +5 Agony Resistance

for weapons and trinkets.

Sigil Variants

Swap

Superior Sigil of Accuracy

+7% Critical Chance

to:

⇒

Superior Sigil of the Night

Outgoing damage is increased by 10% at night.

for night time dungeons/fractals.

⇒

Superior Sigil of Undead Slaying

+10% Damage vs. Undead

for The Ruined City of Arah.

⇒

Superior Sigil of Justice

+10% Damage vs. Outlaws

for Caudecus's Manor and Cliffside.

⇒

Superior Sigil of Icebrood Slaying

+10% Damage vs. Icebrood

/

Superior Sigil of Wrath

+10% Damage vs. Sons of Svanir

for Honor of the Waves.

Note: It may benefit you to keep a separate weapon for each variant in your inventory as swapping sigils over time can become expensive.

Equipment Variant

Use

Superior Rune of the Flame Legion

Superior Rune of the Flame Legion

(1): +25 Power (2): +10% Burning Duration (3): +50 Power (4): 25% chance to cause burning for 1 sec when hit. (Cooldown: 10s) (5): +100 Power (6): +20% Burning Duration; +7% damage against burning foes.

if you find yourself dipping below 90% health.
Use full berserkers gear and

Superior Sigil of Air

3

Superior Sigil of Air

50% Chance on Critical: Cause a Lightning Strike. (Cooldown: 3s)

if you're using radiance.

Consumables

Food

Bowl of Curry Butternut Squash Soup

Bowl of Curry Butternut Squash Soup

Nourishment (30 m):

+100 Precision+70 Ferocity+10% Experience from Kills

Consumable
- Plate of Truffle Steak
  
  Plate of Truffle Steak
  
  Nourishment (30m):
  
  +100 power+70 precision+10% Experience from kills
  
  Consumable
  
  can be used as well.

Utility

Superior Sharpening Stone

Superior Sharpening Stone

Nourishment (30 m):

Gain power equal to 3% of your precisionGain power equal to 6% of your ferocity+10 Experience from kills

Consumable
- Bountiful Sharpening Stone
  
  Bountiful Sharpening Stone
  
  Nourishment (30 m):
  
  Gain Power equal to 6% of your Healing PowerGain Power equal to 8% of your Concentration+10% Experience from Kills
  
  Consumable
  
  can be used for a higher boon uptime but is not needed.

Usage

GS Sword/Focus

Start with Sword/Focus:

Weapon swap
½
Strike
Strike your foe.
Damage: 296
Number of Targets: 3
Range: 130

½
Vengeful Strike
Strike your foe again.
Damage: 296
Number of Targets: 3
Range: 130

½
Wrathful Strike
Attack with a final, powerful strike that applies might for each foe you strike.
Damage: 443
Might (5s): +30 Power, +30 Condition Damage
Number of Targets: 3
Range: 130
x2
Weapon swap
Sword of Wrath
Slash your foe once.
Damage: 269
Number of Targets: 3
Range: 150

½
Sword Arc
Slash your foe again.
Damage: 269
Number of Targets: 3
Range: 150

½
Sword Wave
Send out a cone attack, striking up to three foes.
Damage (3x): 504
Number of Targets: 3
Range: 300
x4
Weapon swap
Repeat from step 6.

GS Sword/Torch

Start with Sword/Focus:

and while running towards the boss, swap to Torch offhand before getting in combat.
Weapon swap
½
Strike
Strike your foe.
Damage: 296
Number of Targets: 3
Range: 130

½
Vengeful Strike
Strike your foe again.
Damage: 296
Number of Targets: 3
Range: 130

½
Wrathful Strike
Attack with a final, powerful strike that applies might for each foe you strike.
Damage: 443
Might (5s): +30 Power, +30 Condition Damage
Number of Targets: 3
Range: 130
x2
Weapon swap
15
Zealot's Flame
Set yourself alight, periodically burning up to three nearby foes.
Zealot's Flame (3s): Burn nearby foes.
Burning (6s): 786 Damage
Number of Targets: 3
Unblockable
Radius: 180

¾
Zealot's Fire
Throw your Zealot's Flame to damage the targeted foe.
Damage: 681
₃Burning (3s): 1,179 Damage
Range: 1,200
Sword of Wrath
Slash your foe once.
Damage: 269
Number of Targets: 3
Range: 150

½
Sword Arc
Slash your foe again.
Damage: 269
Number of Targets: 3
Range: 150

½
Sword Wave
Send out a cone attack, striking up to three foes.
Damage (3x): 504
Number of Targets: 3
Range: 300
x3
Weapon swap
Repeat from step 6.

Scepter/Torch Scepter/Focus

Start with Scepter/Focus:

Weapon swap
15
Zealot's Flame
Set yourself alight, periodically burning up to three nearby foes.
Zealot's Flame (3s): Burn nearby foes.
Burning (6s): 786 Damage
Number of Targets: 3
Unblockable
Radius: 180

¾
Zealot's Fire
Throw your Zealot's Flame to damage the targeted foe.
Damage: 681
₃Burning (3s): 1,179 Damage
Range: 1,200
Repeat step 4 and 5 when ready.

Other Tips

Try not to interrupt the auto attack chain of either weapon unless necessary. Interrupting the auto attack chain will result in a DPS loss.
can do more damage than stated in the tooltip. Click on the skill link for details.
When pulling a mob/group of mobs as a guardian, use . If you feel what you are pulling may hit you with crowd control conditions or a hard hitting skill, apply as you pull.
is a blast finisher, and can be used to blast combo fields, but it might unveil you if it is used to stack stealth.
is a blast finisher that should be taken advantage of when blasting fields as you can swap it in and out when out of combat.
¾
20
Spear of Justice
Virtue: Burn foes every few attacks.
Activate: Hurl a spear of light that passes through foes. Enemies struck become tethered and receive conditions periodically.
Damage: 224
Justice (6s): Periodically applies burning as long as you are within range of the caster.
Burning (passive effect) (2s): 262 Damage
Burning (active effect) (2s): 262 Damage
Crippled (1½s): -50% Movement Speed
Numbers of Attack to Trigger: 5
Interval: 1 second
Pierces
Unblockable
Range: 1,200

½
40
Hunter's Verdict
Pull all enemies tethered by the Spear of Justice to you, breaking the link. This ability's recharge is separate from that of Spear of Justice.
Pull: 1,200
has a 1200 range pull when tethered to target which can be really useful if used at the right place and time.
Always try to bring if you have a free utility slot.

Video Guides

YouTube:
The "Mysteries" about Whirling Wrath and Binding Blades

Dragonhunter - DPS

Contents

Overview

Skill Bar

Slot Changes

Specializations

GS Build (Dungeons and Low Level Fractals)

Scepter Build (High Level Fractals)

Scepter Variant

Equipment

Sigil Variants

Equipment Variant

Consumables

Usage

Video Guides

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