Raid Builds

Raid and Strike Mission builds for GW2. A wide variety of recommended/meta, great and viable builds and guides for all classes in Guild Wars 2.

Section builds are up to date for the February 14, 2023 game patch.
Virtues
Radiance
Firebrand
4.7
Invocation
Devastation
Vindicator
4.8
Fire
Air
Weaver
4.3
Great
Dueling
Domination
Chronomancer
4.2
Zeal
Radiance
Dragonhunter
4.6
Radiance
Virtues
Willbender
4.3
Viable
Deadly Arts
Critical Strikes
Daredevil
4.8
Devastation
Invocation
Herald
3.6
Spite
Soul Reaping
Reaper
4.2
Curses
Soul Reaping
Scourge
4.8
Skirmishing
Soulbeast
Wilderness Survival
4.6
Test
Draft


Basic Builds

With so many elite specialisations there are some builds that, while still viable, are sufficiently outclassed by other options that they are given the Basic rating. Builds here will be kept updated for fans of said builds, but they are not recommended.

Basic
Strength
Discipline
Berserker
4.5
Air
Fire
Tempest
4.5
Featured Raid Guides
Raid Portal.webp
Introduction to Raiding
Raid fundamentals, roles, group requirements, and team composition.
Leveling.webp
Leveling Up
Basic advice for leveling a character that includes information and options which can make leveling more efficient.
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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