Druid - Power Druid

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Focused on: Direct damage, Control.

Designed for:

Conquest

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Overview

A power Druid build taking advantage of to land high burst damage.

Skill Bar

GreatswordHealingUtilityElite

Longbow

Slot Changes

Optional Utility Slot

• - anti-burst, damage mitigation, and another interrupt to gain .
• - extra damage reduction and might gain. Can easily kill your pet if you're not careful enough.
• - stunbreak plus instant on-demand quickness and superspeed.
• - another stun breaker.

Specializations

Variants

• - ranged focus over melee focus, consider taking Bristleback instead of Tiger as pet.

Variants

• - makes it easier to build Astral Force.
• - an additional CC to help land burst.

Equipment

9

Superior Sigil of Intelligence

Your next three attacks after swapping to this weapon while in combat has a 100% critical chance. (Cooldown: 9s)

18

Superior Sigil of Annulment

Your next attack after swapping to this weapon while in combat will remove 2 boons from your target.

9

Superior Sigil of Agility

Gain 5 seconds of swiftness and 1 second of quickness when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)

Superior Sigil of Exposure

Your next attack after you swap to this weapon while in combat inflicts 5 stacks of vulnerability for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 9s)

Superior Rune of Vampirism

(1): +25 Power (2): +35 Vitality (3): +50 Power (4): +65 Vitality (5): +100 Power (6): +10% Maximum Health; restore 10% of your health upon killing a foe.

Marauder Amulet

+1050 Power +1050 Precision +560 Vitality +560 Ferocity

Variants

Runes

• Superior Rune of the Scholar

  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%.
  - great for ganking from afar
• Superior Rune of the Mesmer

  Superior Rune of the Mesmer

  (1): +25 Power (2): +35 Precision (3): +50 Power (4): +65 Precision (5): +100 Power (6): +33% Daze Duration
  - longer daze duration
• Superior Rune of the Pack

  Superior Rune of the Pack

  (1): +25 Power (2): +10% Swiftness Duration (3): +50 Power (4): 25% chance when struck to grant nearby allies might, fury, and swiftness for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 20s) (5): +100 Power (6): +125 Precision; +20% Swiftness Duration
  - excellent stats and some extra boons.

Usage

General

• Cast "We Heal As One!" just before the match begins in order to grant Swiftness to allies via . In combat use this heal to double up on important boons such as Quickness, Protection, and Might.
• The pets carries half of your burst, keep them alive.
• Entering removes all conditions and breaks stun and grants AoE stealth when leaving it, making it a great disengage tool.
• You can also use 's Lunar Impact and
  Swoop

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  Swoop

  Run and leap at your foe, hitting them and nearby foes.

  Damage: 244

  Number of Targets: 3

  Evade Duration While Swinging: 0.5 seconds

  Combo Finisher: Leap

  Range: 1,100
  on Smokescale's Smoke Cloud to gain stealth and disengage.

Greatsword

• Pre-cast and then stun/daze and root your target with , then burst using . This stacks both an Attack of Opportunity and Opening Strike for a +75% damage increase with a 100% crit chance.
  • The Tiger's grants fury, so your next attack and the pounce itself is a guaranteed critical strike due to and .
  • will still grant an Attack of Opportunity to your pet even if you hit nothing or interrupt nothing.
• can also be used to proc .
  • 's kick portion will only activate in melee, so you can block ranged attacks for 3 seconds.

Longbow

• is the main damage tool, combine with to make sure all of it lands.
  • It's recommended to switch to Smokescale for it's Can't find such skill "Smoke Assault"! Please refer to our skill index. to avoid pushing your target out of the Tiger's 's range.
• Use to re-position or disengage.

Pet Swapping

• Swapping between pets grants Might, Fury, Swiftness and ~3 seconds of Quickness. If you wish to double up on these boons, start casting "We Heal As One!" and swap mid-cast - the boons will last even longer on your pets.
• Swapping cancels
  "Strength of the Pack!"

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  "Strength of the Pack!"

  Shout. Rampage with your pet, gaining stability, fury and swiftness. You and your pet also grant might to each other when you attack.

  "Strength of the Pack!" (10s): Grants might to your pet when you attack.

  Fury (3s): 20% Critical Chance

  ₃Stability (3s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.

  Swiftness (3s): 33% Movement Speed

  Boon Application Interval: 3 seconds
  on your pet.

Counters

• Heavy Condition Pressure
• Chain CC