Dragonhunter - Radiant Greatsword
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Contents
Overview
- A Dragonhunter build for running around in open world. This build deals extremely high burst damage and has excellent defensive skills allowing it to stay alive. Compared to Guardian - Radiant Greatsword, it has more burst damage and mobility, but less consistent sustained damage.
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Weapon Variants
- Your second weapon set is fairly flexible. Sword/Focus is suggested because it provides a good mix of defense, AoE damage, and mobility. Depending on what you need, you can run Hammer (crowd control), Scepter (ranged and high damage on bosses), and/or Shield (crowd control and projectile defense).
- You can carry a Staff for tagging mobs in open world farming.
Skill Variants
- Healing Skills
Shelter - defensive option. You can cancel the animation but keep the block by stowing your weapon during the cast. However, you won't receive any healing if you do this.
- Utility Skills
Sword of Justice - more burst damage.
Hallowed Ground - grants more retaliation for boss fights where you can't proc 
Renewed Justice much.
Hammer of Wisdom - more crowd control.
Smite Condition - if you need condition cleanse.
Wall of Reflection - if you need to reflect projectiles.
Shield of the Avenger - alternative projectile defense option.
"Retreat!" - long-lasting swiftness while running.
- Elite Skills
Renewed Focus - defensive option.
Specializations
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- Variants
Master of Consecrations - if running Hallowed Ground or Wall of Reflection.
Hunter's Fortification - if you're dying to lots of damage and/or conditions that you can't dodge. This trait sacrifices up to 20% of your damage so think carefully about slotting it.
Zeal Variant
- In short fights, or if you have an ally granting you retaliation, you can run Zeal instead of Virtues.
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Honor Variant
- When soloing extremely dangerous enemies such as Heart of Thorns hero challenges or Queen's Gauntlet bosses, it's sometimes worth running Honor instead of Virtues. This is a significant damage loss but allows you to dodge more often. Note that you will need to avoid using
Wings of Resolve to maintain the passive.
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Equipment
- Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; you can use exotic gear with the same stats.
Standard Equipment
- The Standard Variant uses similar gear to the Dragonhunter - Power DPS build for fractals and raids. This makes it a good general-purpose gear set and is the gear that most players should aim for.
6xSuperior Rune of the Flame Legion
Optimal Equipment
- The Optimal Variant is the best possible gear for this build. It's overkill in most cases, and you should only get it if you have spare gold or you don’t care about fractals and raids.
- Variants
- provides high sustain at the cost of damage.
Marauder/Valkyrie Variant
- For a tankier alternative, you can run this mix of Marauder and Valkyrie stats. You lose about 8% of your damage (significantly more if you drop retaliation) but have almost 70% increased health.
Consumables
- If you're having trouble you can use the following consumables:
- Food
- or
Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup
Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash SoupNourishment (1 h):
+100 Power+70 Ferocity+10% Experience from KillsConsumablefor more damage.
Dragon's Breath Bun
Dragon's Breath BunNourishment (20 m):+200 power for 30s after killing an enemy+70 Ferocity+10% Experience from KillsConsumable - for more dodges.
Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew
Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat StewNourishment (30 m):100% chance to gain might when you dodge.+40% to your Endurance refill rate.+10 Experience from killsConsumable 
Scoop of Mintberry Swirl Ice Cream for more healing.
- Utility
Potent Superior Sharpening Stone
Potent Superior Sharpening StoneNourishment (1 h):
Gain power equal to 3% of your precisionGain power equal to 6% of your ferocity+10 Experience from killsConsumable
Usage
Damage
- Your main damage skills are ,
Symbol of Wrath¼
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Symbol of WrathSymbol. Pierce the ground with a mystic symbol that damages foes while granting retaliation to allies.
5Damage: 670
5Retaliation (1s): Reflect incoming damage back to its source.
Number of Targets: 5
Symbol Duration: 4 seconds
Symbol Radius: 180
Combo Field: Light,
Whirling Wrath¾10Whirling WrathSpin in a place and swing your greatsword while hurling powerful projectiles.7Damage: 637Number of Impacts: 7Number of Targets: 5Radius: 130Combo Finisher: Whirl
Range: 600
Zealot's Defense, 
Ray of Judgment, 
Symbol of Blades, 
Procession of Blades, and 
Dragon's Maw. Swap between your weapons using these skills whenever possible, and fill with autoattacks.
- Never interrupt your autoattack chain as all the damage is loaded in the last hit.
Retaliation is a massive damage boost so you should try to have it up as much as possible. Your main retaliation sources are 
Spear of Justice, 
Symbol of Wrath, 
Healer's Retribution, and 
"Stand Your Ground!"
- Spear of Justice resets off every kill thanks to Renewed Justice. It's also a huge damage buff in its own right, so use it whenever possible.
- In long fights where you can't reset Spear of Justice you can consider bringing Hallowed Ground and traiting Master of Consecrations.
- If running Zeal, fight enemies in your symbols to get the damage buff from
Symbolic Avenger. - If using
Unscathed Contender, try not to get hit (ง ͠° ͟ل͜ ͡°)ง
Defense
Shield of Wrath is a powerful defensive skill.- Spear of Justice,
Leap of Faith, and Symbol of Blades blind enemies. - Wall of Reflection and Shield of the Avenger can be used against projectiles.
Shield of Courage is a block that also gives aegis, protection, retaliation, stability, and a stun break.- You can run Shelter for more active defense. You can also run Renewed Focus but this comes at the cost of one of your best burst damage skills.
- Remember to always dodge and sidestep attacks if possible. Don't get hit by anything you can move out of.
Sustain
- This build doesn't have much sustained healing unless you have , so avoiding damage is extremely important in long fights.
- Wings of Resolve is a powerful heal and condition cleanse. You can also use
Whirling Wrath in the light field from your symbols to cleanse conditions.
Crowd Control
Binding Blade¾25Binding BladeThrow blades at your foes, causing damage over time. Bound foes can be pulled to you. The effect ends when a foe moves out of range.Damage: 369
Number of Targets: 5Maximum Blade Duration: 10 secondsMaximum Leash Range: 600Combo Finisher: Whirl
Pull¾PullPull your foes to you.Leash Range: 600Range: 600- Procession of Blades
- Dragon's Maw
Spear of Justice¾20Spear of JusticeVirtue: 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 DamageBurning (active effect) (2s): 262 Damage
Crippled (1½s): -50% Movement SpeedNumbers of Attack to Trigger: 5Interval: 1 secondPiercesUnblockableRange: 1,200 
Hunter's Verdict½40Hunter's VerdictPull 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- Hammer of Wisdom
Bane Signet (as a last resort)
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This build deals insane AoE burst damage which makes it great for farming. It's also a fast, fun build for soloing group events thanks to its mobility and many defensive cooldowns.