Dragonhunter - Aegishunter
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Focused on: Strike damage and Mobility
Designed for: PvP Conquest
Overview
A survivable PvP Dragonhunter build made to deal high AoE burst damage to win teamfights and +1 your duelists while getting offensive and defensive value from Aegis. This build is very versatile and can sidenode 1vX quite well, but it really shines in teamfights where it can hit multiple enemies at once and share
Aegis with allies.
Skill Bar
Skill Variants
Heal
- - Works better as a panic heal due to the instant cast and does proc some of your block rewards, but overall provides less value unless you time it just before some massive burst.
Utility
Aegis to allies. Consider taking to give yourself an out from CC+burst combos.
- can be used for damage combos with push/pull or to get cheap burst on careless foes. Must either cut your source of move speed ( or your best stunbreak , both of which can also grant
Weapons
- Shield over Focus -
Aegis to yourself and allies, while adds a push to the build that can be used in the push/pull combo if you're taking .
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Specializations
- is better for longer fights but provides less up-front burst and is worse in teamfights.
- can be taken if replacing with .
Equipment
Sigils
- Other damage sigils like , , , etc., can replace .
- can be taken in condition-heavy matchups, but it should not usually be needed.
Usage
General
- To succeed with this build, play very aggressively and always be thinking of where you want your next mobility skill to put you - most of the time, that should be right on top of your enemy or away from danger. Kite in and out as you would with a Willbender or a Spellbreaker, unless you know your auto attacks will be more valuable than whatever your enemy can do to you.
- This build makes excellent use of the
Aegis boon, which blocks the next incoming enemy attack. Try to grant it to as many allies as possible for value in teamfights. Your sources of
Aegis are:
- (both the passive and active)
- (this is also one of your main mobility tools)
- (thanks to )
- (which grants one when cast and when triggered spreads fragments on the ground that grant one stack to any ally that touches it if they don't already have one. Use this strategically when dueling on node to block multiple attacks.)
- Your non-
Aegis blocks are:
- (active)
- (blocks projectiles)
- (blocks up to 3 attacks or explodes for AoE burst damage. Instant cast and can be used while disabled.)
- (not technically a block, but a window of invulnerability which recharges your Virtues)
- When you block an attack (including from
Aegis), the following are triggered:
- - your next attack triggers Justice and the cooldown on is reduced by 1 second.
- - cleanse 1 condition.
- - heal for 1% - 5% of your maximum health (224 - 1,122).
- Additionally, when
Aegis blocks an attack it also triggers the following:
Resolution and
Fury. This trait is essential for maintaining your 83.1% (93.1% vs. burning targets) critical strike chance, +10% strike damage, and of course reducing the condition damage you receive by 33%.
- grant 4 seconds of Aegis you grant to allies as well, making skills like into a big counterpressure swing in addition to breaking enemy
Aegis, etc.
- deals damage to up to 5 nearby enemies (240 radius). It does not critically strike, but usually deals anywhere from 500 to over 1000 damage depending on the armor and strike damage reductions of the enemy player. This triggers from
Your job is to roam the map and pressure vulnerable enemies as hard as possible, sticking to them for high burst and kiting away from counterpressure. Use your pulls to keep them from fleeing or to bring them into your symbols for extra damage. Your mobility is not as high as roamers like Daredevil, so decapping is not your role unless necessary. You can hold node 1v1 or 1v2 if needed so full capping is acceptable to give your team an advantage, however you are at your best helping your team win fights and pick off out of position enemies while they rotate. Unlike other similar Dragonhunter and Willbender builds you are extremely survivable and can kite under pressure for quite a while.
Damage
- Fight in melee range as often as possible to maximize the damage from .
- Your symbols are a lot of your damage so try to place them on stationary targets like downed enemies (especially if being resurrected) or objectives like the bell on Capricorn. If enemies stay in them too long, they will take heavy damage while your allies will gain
Resolution or
Fury.
Crowd Control
- Unlike some Guardian builds, you do have some CC. Don't reactivate them unless you can follow up with big burst or you just don't want them to escape:
- - time it wisely (such as on blocking opponents or to hit multiple enemies that are stacked).
- - short range but can hit enemies all around you.
- Additionally, you will inflict
Cripple on nearby foes when you weapon swap or on foes you hit with Justice and . You deal more damage to crippled enemies thanks to .
Mobility and Survival
- Space out your
Aegis procs maximize the value you get from them. Use your mobility skills to kite, chase, and rotate:
Swiftness but do not waste it, as it is powerful in teamfights.
- use to maintain - - great for kiting but can be used for chasing or simply rotating more quickly.
- - the most versatile skill in your kit, it does everything.
- - great vertical mobility and conditionally for kiting. Spam while chasing to keep the pressure on.
Greatsword
- This is the more aggressive/high burst set of the build, but it still has some nice defensive utility.
- is one of the most notoriously high burst-damage skills in the game and can be used while moving. Try to set this skill up by executing one of your pulls or closing the gap on a slow/stationary target first. It is also a Whirl finisher - use it inside your symbols for extra cleanse.
Blind and heals you while dealing great damage, but it can be unreliable to land (such as on uneven terrain).
is both a high burst damage skill and a great mobility tool. You can cross gaps or skip obstacles with it if you know how. Sometimes it is worthwhile to weapon swap just before the end of the leap to gain some extra distance. It inflicts
Sword/Focus
- This is the defensive set of the build, but still has some hard hitting skills.
- The main source of burst damage here comes from . Note that the projectiles can be very unreliable in anything but melee range.
- has many uses: vertical mobility via teleportation, symbol for cleaving, or a combo field which can be used for AoE cleansing by executing a blast finisher in it.
Sword/Focus Opener
- Cast at range and then activate ., starting the 4 second timer.
- the target.
- onto them, just before the detonation of .
- Use either
Aegis if necessary.
or to grant yourself - Use to pull them back into the symbol or just to stun them.
- from melee range.
Fighting an Aegishunter
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Ratings
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