Dragonhunter - Hammer DH

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Focused on: Strike damage and Dps

Designed for: WvW Zerg

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Easy

Overview

A melee build that provides high DPS via Autoattacks with strong party support through Shield of Courage

Skill Bar

Weapon 1: Hammer

Weapon 2:

Weapon 3: Longbow

Weapon 4:

Healing skill: Litany of Wrath

Utility skill 1: Test of Faith

Utility skill 2: "Stand Your Ground!"

Utility skill 3: Procession of Blades

Elite skill: Renewed Focus

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Specializations

Zeal: Bot, Mid, Bot

Honor: Bot, Bot, Mid

Dragonhunter: Bot, Bot, Mid

Equipment

Rune: 6 Superior Rune of the Scholar

Infusion 1: 18 Mighty WvW Infusion

Infusion 2:

Relic: Relic of the Brawler

Weapon 1: Hammer

Weapon 2:

Sigil 1: Superior Sigil of Force

Sigil 2: Superior Sigil of Energy

Weapon 3: Longbow

Weapon 4:

Sigil 3: Superior Sigil of Bloodlust

Sigil 4: Superior Sigil of Energy

Main stats: Marauder

Consumables

• Peppercorn-Crusted Sous-Vide Steak
  • Fried Oyster Sandwich personal food option
• Superior Sharpening Stone

Usage

Priorities

High

• Traps
• Shield of Courage

Moderate

• Ranged engage
• Sustained damage

Surviving

• This build has moderate passive defense
• This build has moderate mobility skill access
  • Use Wings of Resolve if you're separated from your group and can't safely move back
    • Beware of ground CCs (Line of Warding) that will interrupt your movement
• This build has high active defenses
  • Shield of Courage will only block attacks from the front
    • To block ground AoE face the player that cast it
  • Do not use Renewed Focus until Shield of Courage is on cooldown, unless you will die without it

Active defense priority

• Wings of Resolve - for Immobilize
• Dodge
• Shield of Courage
• Wings of Resolve - general use
• Renewed Focus

Detailed Explanations

Traps

• Use Procession of Blades and Test of Faith when the enemy group is pushing towards you or your group is in melee
• Don't try to predict the enemy group far in advance or precast traps, wait until you have an opportunity to get immediate value
• Don't put yourself in a position where you could die trying to get better traps off

Shield of Courage

• Shield of Courage blocks for allies inside the cone of the shield animation in front of you
  • Shield of Courage blocks damage coming from enemy players you are facing
    • This means the center of an AoE can be behind you, but if you're facing the player that cast it the damage will be blocked

Ranged Engage

• Open with Longbow and use Hunter's Ward before going in with Wings of Resolve

Sustained damage

• In melee just autoattack (AA) on Hammer, swapping weapons and casting other weapon skills is a DPS loss
• Use Litany of Wrath to activate Protector's Restoration
• Use Wings of Resolve as an engage when far away
• If you are in range to land Mighty Blow but not in range to AA, use it to close the gap