Druid - Frontline Healer

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Focused on: Healing, Support.

Designed for:

World vs World

Overview

A highly self-sufficient support build that brings high sustained and burst healing, stealth access, and access to many water fields and forms of group condition clear. Provides Fury, Swiftness, Might and Regeneration application in addition to several unique buffs in the form of Spotter and Grace of the Land, as well as Frost Spirit or Glyph of Empowerment if slotted. Druid has many builds that will work, and has the potential to bring a wide range of utility to any group.

Skillbar

StaffHealingUtilityElite

Sword/Warhorn

Pet Variants

• 
  for fury access/aoe heal. Using this increases fury uptime.
• 
  for a guaranteed aoe heal on pet active.

Skill Variants

Heal

• Healing Spring for another waterfield/more condition removal.
• Glyph of Rejuvenation a large burst heal.
• Troll Unguent if avatar generation is a problem.

Utilities

• "Protect Me!" or Signet of Renewal/ Signet of Stone to

⇒ Frost Spirit alternate offensive option - outscales Glyph of Empowerment as a damage buff very quickly if not killed.

⇒ Glyph of the Tides for an aoe knockback/pull while in avatar

⇒ Glyph of Equality for an aoe daze outside of Celestial Avatar or stun break for allies when in Celestial Avatar.

⇒ Muddy Terrain for more CC.

⇒ "Guard!" for damage reduction for your group, will most likely kill your pet although a bear will invuln to eat damage.

⇒ Glyph of Alignment strong heal/condition clear

⇒ Sun Spirit comparable to frost spirit in that it provides offensive utility in the form of burning application.

⇒ "Search and Rescue!" for a shout that can allow you to pull an ally out of a bomb when they are down.

⇒ Glyph of Empowerment strong boost to healing output/damage.

Elite

• Glyph of Unity for more healing at the cost of stability uptime.
• Entangle for more CC.

Traits

Skirmishing:

Primal Reflexes Spotter Quick Draw

Variants

• Trapper's Expertise if running Healing Spring

Beastmastery:

Resounding Timbre Natural Healing Zephyr's Speed (ranger)

Druid:

Druidic Clarity Celestial Shadow Grace of the Land

Variants

• Primal Echoes If running double staff and conditions aren't an issue. Provides a daze on weapon swap/when entering celestial avatar. The reduced staff cooldown is very strong for double staff builds.
• Verdant Etching More healing/condition removal/reduced glyph cooldown. Great if building with 3+ glyphs.

Variants

Nature Magic:

Allies' Aid Windborne Notes Protective Ward

Nature magic is an option over beast mastery or skirmishing.

Equipment

6x

Superior Rune of the Monk

18x

Healing WvW Infusion

Variants

Sigils

Staff

• Superior Sigil of Benevolence

  Superior Sigil of Benevolence

  Gain a charge that grants 0.5% outgoing healing effectiveness toward other allies each time you kill a foe, five if you kill an enemy player.
  ⇒
  Superior Sigil of Renewal

  9

  Superior Sigil of Renewal

  Heal Nearby Allies on Weapon Swap (360 radius). (Cooldown: 9s)
  For GvGs/duels where stacking sigils are considered bad form.

Runes

• Superior Rune of Durability

  Superior Rune of Durability

  (1): +25 Toughness (2): +5% Boon Duration (3): +50 Toughness (4): 25% chance when struck to grant nearby allies protection and regeneration for 3 seconds and resistance for 1 second. (Cooldown: 20 seconds) (5): +100 Toughness (6): +15% Boon Duration; +125 Vitality
  for more personal survivability/buffs to the group at the cost of healing. Keep in mind the boon duration for gearing.
• Superior Rune of the Trooper

  Superior Rune of the Trooper

  (1): +25 Vitality (2): +35 Toughness (3): +50 Vitality (4): +65 Toughness (5): +100 Vitality (6): Shouts remove a condition from each affected ally.
  for more condition cleanse at the cost of healing. Only recommended with 4 shouts.
• Superior Rune of the Water

  Superior Rune of the Water

  (1): +25 Healing Power (2): +5% Boon Duration (3): +50 Healing Power (4): 25% chance when struck to remove a condition. (Cooldown: 30s) (5): +100 Healing Power (6): +15% Boon Duration; When you use a heal skill, you and nearby allies are healed for a small amount. (Cooldown: 10s)
  for an easier to acquire option over monk runes.

Consumables

Food

• Delicious Rice Ball

  Delicious Rice Ball

  Nourishment (30m):

  100 Healing Power+10% Healing Effectiveness (Outgoing)+25% Magic Find during Lunar New Year

  Consumable

Utility

• Bountiful Maintenance Oil

  Bountiful Maintenance Oil

  Nourishment (30 m):

  Gain 0.6% Outgoing Healing Increase for Every 100 Healing PowerGain 0.8% Outgoing Healing Increase for Every 100 Concentration+10% Experience from Kills

  Consumable

Usage

• Play around Quick Draw's 9s internal cooldown.
  • Entering and exiting Celestial Avatar both proc Quick Draw.
  • Outside of Celestial Avatar prioritize Ancestral Grace with Quick Draw procs. Call of the Wild on a Water Field is also a reasonable option.
  • When entering Celestial Avatar there is a choice between Rejuvenating Tides and Lunar Impact for your Quick Draw proc
    • Rejuvenating Tides gives the highest overall healing, acts as a Water Field and stacks Grace of the Land.
    • Lunar Impact gives higher burst healing, an AoE Daze and a Blast Finisher.
• You have access to two different skills that provide a Water Field. Sublime Conversion and Rejuvenating Tides. Coordinate with your team to maximize blasts on each field.
  • Ancestral Grace, Call of the Wild and Lunar Impact are all Blast Finishers, use them on your Water Fields for extra healing.
• Signet of Renewal removes all conditions from you and your party but only works when pet is alive, and will most likely kill your pet.
• Signet of Stone provides an invuln in case of mispositioning or heavy pressure.
• "Strength of the Pack!" is your main stability skill, use it during your team's stability downtime if there is any.

Gameplay Tips

• Signet of Stone should not be wasted. Be sure you are in real trouble before using it.
• Exit Celestial Avatar early to stealth downs/those resurrecting allies/re position.
• Use Natural Convergence and weapon stow to get Stability.
• Try to use Astral Wisp on targets the group is focusing to maximize healing.

Weaknesses

• Condition burst after Celestial Avatar and Signet of Renewal are on cooldown
• Zero damage or kill pressure.
• Compared to Tempest: No auras, little CC and no group Protection output.

Videos

• YouTube:
  [BoRP] Mal