Fractal

Fractal and Dungeon builds for Guild Wars 2. A wide variety of recommended/meta, great and viable GW2 builds and guides for all classes.

If you're a new player without access to elite specializations, check out the Core / Free to Play page for builds that can be played with only the core specializations unlocked.

Section builds are up to date for the August 22, 2023 patch. Ratings will not be updated until after the September 19th patch.
Strength
Discipline
Berserker
4.6
Spite
Soul Reaping
Reaper
4.8
Curses
Soul Reaping
Scourge
4.7
Deadly Arts
Trickery
Specter
4.7
Dueling
Illusions
Virtuoso
4.5
Great
Deadly Arts
Trickery
Daredevil
4.8
Zeal
Radiance
Dragonhunter
4.8
Invocation
Devastation
Vindicator
4.8
Domination
Dueling
Virtuoso
4.7
Viable
Dueling
Domination
Chronomancer
4.2
Virtues
Radiance
Firebrand
4.6
Curses
Soul Reaping
Harbinger
4.5
Devastation
Invocation
Herald
3.6
Curses
Soul Reaping
Reaper
3.7
Skirmishing
Soulbeast
Wilderness Survival
4.4
Radiance
Virtues
Willbender
4.3
Test
Draft
Featured Fractal Guides
Gear.webp
How to Gear a Character
An overview of some of the most efficient methods of gearing a character in PvE, PvP and WvW
Fractals.webp
Introduction to Fractals
Fractal Fundamentals, Mechanics, Team Composition, and Requirements
Settings.webp
Tips for Settings
Essential and optional game settings to make your gameplay more fluent in PvE, PvP and WvW
Gold.webp
Ways to Earn Gold
Overview of some of the best and most common ways to earn gold
Locked Profession.webp
What Profession Should I Play?
Help figuring out which Guild Wars 2 profession to try
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