PvP Builds

PvP builds for Guild Wars 2. A wide variety of meta, great and good GW2 builds and guides for all classes.

Tournament Meta = most common and highest performing builds in tournament play.

Ranked Meta = most common and highest performing builds in ranked arenas.

Great = top tier builds you'll often encounter in ranked, these builds have a good chance of becoming meta in the future.

Good = somewhat niche builds that can still be effective based on team comp, player skill and rating bracket, but generally they are outclassed by others in their role.

Section builds are up to date for the April 15, 2025 patch.

Tournament Meta

Rifle Mantra Support

4.6

Power Spear Vampbringer

4.5

Spear Power Herald

4.5

Poisonbeast

4.5

Condition Scepter

4.3

Staff Aurashare Support

4.7

Ranked Meta

Power Spear Vampbringer

4.5

Spear Power Herald

4.5

Balanced Condi Reaper

4.8

Poisonbeast

4.5

Condition Auramancer

4.8

Staff Aurashare Support

4.7

Radiant Spearbender

4.4

Great

Defensive Condizerker

4.6

D/D Duelist

4.5

Fresh Air Cata

4.5

Power Hammer Cata

4.8

Power Chronoshatter

4.6

Rifle Mantra Support

4.6

Dagger/Pistol

4.6

Power S/D

4.8

SA Axedevil

4.5

Marauder Rifle

4.5

Turbo Trapper

4.5

Condition Eclipse Duelist

4.7

Power CC Druid

5

Core Spear Engi

4.2

Support Valorbrand

4.6

Core Shout Support

4.9

Condition Mallyx

4.9

Power Shiro

4.7

Spear Condi Shiro

5

Power Tools Holo

4.5

Power Spear Mirage

4

Vanilla Condi Necro

4.9

Procmancer

4.8

Spectral Onslaught

4.5

Burst Gyro Scrapper

4.6

Power Melee Stancebeast

4.8

Condition Scepter

4.3

Defense Boonbreaker

4.8

Duelist Staffbreaker

4.7

Strength Spearbreaker

4.5

D/F Auramancer

4.6

Bunny Thumper Duelist

5

Unspeared

5

Greatsword Shiro

4.5

Power Hammer Vindi

4.5

Power Speartuoso

4.2

Fire Weaver

4.5

Radiant Swordbender

4.7

Good

Condi Macezerker

3.6

Defense Bladesworn

3.5

Condi P/P Blind Spammer

3.8

Aegishunter

4.4

Bunker Decap DH

4

Spirit Support Druid

4

Core Signet Ele

3.2

Core Support

4

S/F Fresh Air

4.3

Core Grenadier

3.7

Core Spirit Burn Guard

3

Radiant Greatsword (PvP)

4.3

Radiant Hammer

4.3

Pistol Curses

4.3

Condi Mechanist

3.2

Blurring Inspiration

3.7

Core Shatter

3.8

Carrion Axe

4.2

Power Shatter

4.2

Condi Minion Master

4.4

Power Survival

4.4

Shortbow Shiro

3.7

Core Power

3.5

Blood Sage

4.4

Blood Support

4.4

Sic 'Em Sniper

4.3

Defense GS/Dagger Duelist

4.3

Defense Spearbreaker

3.5

Staff Healbreaker

4

Strength Quickness Spellbreaker

4.3

D/Wh Shocking Aura

3.6

Core P/D Condition

4.4

Core Power S/D

4

LB/GS Untamed Marksman

4.4

Ventari Support

3

Condition Signet Virtuoso

4.3

Power GS Signet Virtuoso

3.4

Core Aoe Striker

4

Greataxe

4.2

D/F Lightning Rod

4.1

Earth Hammerweaver

4

Freshweaver

3.5

Radiant Burnbender

3.8

Test

Power Signet Gunzerker

3

D/Wh Boon Cata

N/A

Spear Cata

4

D/D Lightning Rod

N/A

Core Adrenal Explosions

4

Core Condi Engi

3.5

Core Sanguine Grenadier

N/A

Support Icebrand

N/A

Burn Holo

4.5

Power Spearsmith

N/A

Spear Mechanist

N/A

Power Stealth Chronomancer

2

Power VE Shatter

N/A

Bunker Renegade

N/A

Dwarf Renegade

N/A

Core Condi Shortbow

N/A

Core Support

N/A

Corrupter

3

Pyrophobia

3.2

Rifle Burst Scrapper

N/A

Shortbow Duelist

N/A

Shortbow Support Scrapper

4

Hybrid Condibeast

N/A

A/D Rending Shade

N/A

CondiAxe

3.7

Core Condi Spike

N/A

Core Hambow

N/A

Core Mighty Support

N/A

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There are currently no draft PvP builds

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