Dragonhunter - Power DH

Part of the current metagame

Our curator decided this build is in the current metagame regardless of rating. The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Strike damage and Dps

Designed for: WvW Zerg

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Normal

This build was last updated on October 08, 2024 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A build designed for massive AoE DPS, with great access to spike damage and ground AoE.

Skill Bar

Spear

Greatsword

Utility

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Specializations

Variants

• Zealot's Aggression

Equipment

Head
Marauder

Shoulders
Marauder

Chest
Marauder

Hands
Marauder

Legs
Marauder

Feet
Marauder

Backpiece
Marauder

Accessory
Dragon

Accessory
Marauder

Amulet
Dragon

Ring
Marauder

Ring
Marauder

Spear
Dragon

Sigil

Sigil

Greatsword
Dragon

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

Variants

Sigils

• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Hydromancy

Consumables

• • personal food option

Usage

Priorities

High

• Traps
• Shield of Courage

Moderate

• 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
• Combine your Symbol of Luminescence and Solar Storm with your traps for even more burst damage

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

Damage

• In Greatsword use Symbol of Resolution ⇒ Whirling Wrath immediately then repeat both skills before swapping back to Spear
• In Spear use Symbol of Luminescence ⇒ Gleaming Disc ⇒ Solar Storm then Auto Attack filling with Helio Rush if you see an opportunity to use it safely
  • You can cast Solar Storm before using Gleaming Disc, but make sure you're Illuminated for the cast of Solar Storm
• Use Wings of Resolve when out of range of other skills to gap close and apply Immobilize