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The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Strike damage

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Expansions required:

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This build was last updated on September 16, 2024 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

Power dragonhunter offers very high burst damage from melee range in a small AoE, high vulnerability application, and has decent mobility. Although it has low health, it has access to several defensive options and decent sustain. Moreover, it can opt to bring Longbow if ranged damage is required.

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Skill Bar

Standard

Greatsword

Spear

Utility

Weapon Variants

Usage of Spear requires the Janthir Wilds expansion.

Longbow - provides high burst damage from range, but lacks the much-needed boon generation of spear and has slightly lower damage.
Mainhand Sword + Focus - default set for players without Spear.

Skill Variants

Heal Skills

Litany of Wrath provides insane sustain, making you almost immmortal for its duration.

Signet of Resolve can be considered as a more defensive option.

Utility Skills

Replace Procession of Blades first, then Bane Signet.

Test of Faith - defense + offense; replaces Procession of Blades against moving targets and grants Protection.
"Hold the Line!" - defensive; grants area Protection to yourself and nearby allies
Wall of Reflection - defensive; reflects projectiles
"Advance!" - defense; provides area Aegis and Swiftness
"Stand Your Ground!" - defense; area Stability and personal stunbreak.
Merciful Intervention - mobility
Sanctuary - projectile block and extreme CC, though it has a long cooldown

Elite Skills

Dragon's Maw is a good damage option.

Renewed Focus - defensive option.
"Feel My Wrath!" - area Quickness and Fury.

Specializations

Fiery Wrath - take this if allies are providing you Might.

Equipment

Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; you can use exotic gear with the same stats.

Standard Equipment

This set uses gear that is generally applicable in all of PVE.

Head
Berserker

Shoulders
Assassin

Chest
Assassin

Hands
Assassin

Legs
Assassin

Feet
Assassin

Backpiece
Assassin

Accessory
Assassin

Amulet
Assassin

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Assassin

Greatsword
Assassin

Sigil

Spear
Assassin

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

Relic of the Dragonhunter further increases your burst damage. Consider Relic of Zakiros to trade damage for high sustain. If you lack access to these relics, consider Relic of the Thief.
For defense, equip the highest tier Jade Core you can afford. Use defensive food, traits, or skills if required. If necessary, use Knight trinkets.

Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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Defense

Farming

Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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(and variants)

Usage

Spear of Justice

Spear of Justice is the dragonhunter's first profession skill. Thanks to Big Game Hunter, your Spear of Justice allows you to deal massive burst damage to your target and also activates Inspiring Virtue.

Always mark your target with Spear of Justice before bursting it down.

Damage

Turn off "Melee Attack Assist" in Options. This allows you to use Whirling Wrath and Binding Blade inside an enemy's hitbox so that all projectiles hit your target.
Make sure to hit enemies with your symbols to gain stacks of Symbolic Avenger and inflict vulnerability from Symbolic Exposure.
Maintain uptime on Inspiring Virtue with Spear of Justice, Wings of Resolve, and Shield of Courage.
Use Procession of Blades off cooldown for damage, Fury, and uptime of Relic of the Dragonhunter.
Use Sword of Justice at the start to apply vulnerability, and then periodically throughout the fight instead of autoattacks.
Make sure to use Symbol of Luminance first to empower your other spear skills with Illuminated.
Mark the target with Spear of Justice before unleashing your combo.

Opener

Procession of Blades
Spear of Justice
Sword of Justice
Symbol of Luminance
Gleaming Disc
Solar Storm
Helio Rush
weapon swap
Dragon's Maw
Symbol of Resolution
Whirling Wrath
Binding Blade
Leap of Faith

Defense

Chain Shield of Courage and Litany of Wrath to cover your opening rotation.
Indomitable Courage turns Shield of Courage into a stunbreak.
Use Wings of Resolve to heal and cleanse conditions.
Use Leap of Faith and Gleaming Disk to Blind enemies.
Review the defensive skill variants above for more defensive options.

Crowd Control

Pull
Dragon's Maw
Symbol of Luminance
Bane Signet (as a last resort)

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 ==Overview==
-A very high-burst build for power dragonhunter. This build offers extremely high burst damage, great CC, great defensive tools, and decent mobility.
+Power dragonhunter offers very high burst damage from melee range in a small AoE, high vulnerability application, and has decent mobility. Although it has low health, it has access to several defensive options and decent sustain. Moreover, it can opt to bring {{Tooltip|Longbow}} if ranged damage is required.
+<!--An alternative version of this build exists which focuses on {{Tooltip|Radiance}}'s {{Trait|Righteous Instincts}}, {{Trait|Retribution}}, and {{Trait|Radiant Power}} and deals slightly higher damage, but it relies on {{Tooltip|Resolution}} uptime which is hard to maintain when soloing, and requires a unique gear set. For this reason, we instead the {{Tooltip|Virtues}} variant which sacrifices a minor amount of damage for some extra defense and uses the same gear set as power willbender.-->
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 ==Skill Bar==
+===Standard===
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 |weapon1 = Greatsword
 |weapon2 =
-|weapon3 = Longbow
+|weapon3 = Spear
 |weapon4 =
 |healing = Litany of Wrath
-|utility1 = Bane Signet
+|utility1 = Sword of Justice
-|utility2 = Sword of Justice
+|utility2 = Procession of Blades
-|utility3 = Procession of Blades
+|utility3 = Bane Signet
 |elite = Dragon's Maw
 }}
 ===Weapon Variants===
-* Sword/Focus - Strong weapon set with a bit more defense that also provides {{Tooltip|Fury}}
+Usage of {{Tooltip|Spear}} requires the Janthir Wilds expansion.
-* Staff - good farming weapon thanks to spammable ranged AOE
+* {{Tooltip|Longbow}} - provides high burst damage from range, but lacks the much-needed boon generation of spear and has slightly lower damage.
+* {{Tooltip|Sword|Mainhand Sword}} + {{Tooltip|Focus}} - default set for players without Spear.
 ===Skill Variants===
-====Healing====
+====Heal Skills====
-* {{Skill|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.
+{{Skill|Litany of Wrath}} provides insane sustain, making you almost immmortal for its duration.
-* {{Skill|Purification}} - heal trap that blinds an an area when triggered
+* {{Skill|Signet of Resolve}} can be considered as a more defensive option.
+====Utility Skills====
+Replace {{Skill|Procession of Blades}} first, then {{Skill|Bane Signet}}.
-====Utilities====
+* {{Skill|Test of Faith}} - defense + offense; replaces {{Skill|Procession of Blades}} against moving targets and grants {{Tooltip|Protection}}.
-* {{Skill|Test of Faith}} - great AOE damage that mobs can be made to repeatedly walk over; higher burst than {{Skill|Procession of Blades}}. This skill also provides {{Tooltip|Protection}}
+* {{Skill|"Hold the Line!"}} - defensive; grants area {{tooltip|Protection}} to yourself and nearby allies
-* {{Skill|Light's Judgment}} - generates {{Tooltip|Vulnerability}}
+* {{Skill|Wall of Reflection}} - defensive; reflects projectiles
-* {{Skill|"Stand Your Ground!"}} - stunbreak that also grants you some {{Tooltip|Resolution}} uptime.
+* {{Skill|"Advance!"}} - defense; provides area {{Tooltip|Aegis}} and {{Tooltip|Swiftness}}
-* {{Skill|Hallowed Ground}} - grants more Resolution
+* {{Skill|"Stand Your Ground!"}} - defense; area {{Tooltip|Stability}} and personal stunbreak.
-* {{Skill|Smite Condition}} - condi cleanse
+* {{Skill|Merciful Intervention}} - mobility
-* {{Skill|Wall of Reflection}} - if you need to reflect projectiles.
+* {{Skill|Sanctuary}} - projectile block and extreme CC, though it has a long cooldown
-* {{Skill|"Advance!"}} - long-lasting swiftness while running, also gives aegis
-* {{Skill|Judge's Intervention}} - teleport with a moderate cooldown
 ====Elite Skills====
+{{Skill|Dragon's Maw}} is a good damage option.
 * {{Skill|Renewed Focus}} - defensive option.
-* {{Skill|"Feel My Wrath!"}} - alternative DPS option; higher DPS if using Longbow
+* {{Skill|"Feel My Wrath!"}} - area {{Tooltip|Quickness}} and {{Tooltip|Fury}}.
 ==Specializations==
-{{Specialization|Honor|bot|bot|mid}}
+{{Specialization|Virtues|top|top|bot}}
 {{Specialization|Zeal|bot|mid|bot}}
-{{Specialization|Dragonhunter|top|mid|mid}}
+{{Specialization|Dragonhunter|bot|mid|bot}}
-* A note on Honor: While it may seem counter-intuitive, Honor is generally higher DPS than both Radiance and Virtues for this build due to increased symbol duration providing higher boon and vuln uptime. Virtues with 100% uptime on Aegis can come very close, but isn't realistic in open world.
+* {{Trait|Fiery Wrath}} - take this if allies are providing you {{Tooltip|Might}}.
 ==Equipment==
 :Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; you can use exotic gear with the same stats.
-This set uses gear that is very similar to [[Build:Dragonhunter_-_Power_DPS]], making it excellent for general PVE.
+===Standard Equipment===
+This set uses gear that is generally applicable in all of PVE.
 {{PvE equipment
-| stats = Berserker
+| stats = Assassin
 | weight = Heavy
-| rune = Superior Rune of the Scholar
+| rune = Superior Rune of the Dragonhunter
 | rune-qt = 6
 | weapon1 = Greatsword
 | weapon2 =
 | sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Force
-| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Impact
+| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Accuracy
-| weapon3 = Longbow
+| weapon3 = Spear
 | weapon4 =
 | sigil3 = Superior Sigil of Force
-| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Impact
+| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Accuracy
+| relic = Relic of the Dragonhunter
+| head = Berserker
+| ring1 = Berserker
 }}
+* {{Relic|Relic of the Dragonhunter}} further increases your burst damage. Consider {{Relic|Relic of Zakiros}} to trade damage for high sustain. If you lack access to these relics, consider {{Relic|Relic of the Thief}}.
+* For defense, equip the highest tier Jade Core you can afford. Use defensive food, traits, or skills if required. If necessary, use {{Tooltip|Knight}} trinkets.
-===Variant Equipment===
-====Gear====
-* {{Tooltip|Assassin}} - used to fine-tune crit cap
-* {{Tooltip|Marauder}} - you can use several piece of Marauder to reach the crit cap and provide additional defense, however this does lose some DPS.
-* {{Tooltip|Knight}} - use some trinkets to provide extra Defense
-====Runes====
+==Consumables==
-* {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Eagle}} / {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Thief}} - these runes are higher DPS than scholar against bosses, however Scholar is recommended as the default as it is the more versatile set in PVE and provides higher burst damage. If using these, it may be beneficial to run several pieces of {{Tooltip|Dragon}} gear with them. This is a very small DPS increase but can provide a bit of extra vitality.
+Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.
-* {{Rune|Superior Rune of Vampirism}} - defense
-====Sigils====
+===DPS===
-* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Accuracy}} - higher dps than {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Impact}} but less versatile; generally not used in other modes
+* Prioritize '''Steak''' Ascended food.
-* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Energy}} - strong defense
+* {{Food|Plate of Spicy Moa Wings}} / {{Food|Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup}}
+* {{Utility|Superior Sharpening Stone}} / {{Utility|Tin of Fruitcake}}
-==Consumables==
+===Defense===
-:'''Food'''
+* {{Food|Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew}}
-* Any ascended food is superior to any other food you could use. Steak for power, flatbread for conditions. Budget versions of these foods exist and are acceptable.
+* {{Food|Fried Oyster Sandwich}}
-* {{food|Peppermint Omnomberry Bar}} - farming
+* {{Food|Bowl of Lemongrass Mussel Pasta}}
-* {{food|Dragon's Breath Bun}}, {{food|Plate of Truffle Steak}} - DPS
-* {{food|Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew}} - defense
-:'''Utility'''
+===Farming===
-* {{Utility|Sharpening Skull}} (and variants) - farming
+* Prioritize '''Steak''' Ascended food.
-* {{utility|Tin of Fruitcake}}, {{utility|Superior Sharpening Stone}} - DPS
+* {{Item|Birthday Blaster}} / {{Item|Feast of Delectable Birthday Cake}}
+* {{Food|Peppermint Omnomberry Bar}}
+* {{Utility|Sharpening Skull}} (and variants)
 ==Usage==
+===Spear of Justice===
+{{Skill|Spear of Justice}} is the dragonhunter's first profession skill. Thanks to {{Trait|Big Game Hunter}}, your Spear of Justice allows you to deal massive burst damage to your target and also activates {{Trait|Inspiring Virtue}}.
+Always mark your target with Spear of Justice before bursting it down.
 ===Damage===
-====General Advice====
+* Turn off "Melee Attack Assist" in Options. This allows you to use {{Skill|Whirling Wrath}} and {{Skill|Binding Blade}} inside an enemy's hitbox so that all projectiles hit your target.
-* Note that to play this build optimally you must turn off "Melee Attack Assist" in your Options menu. This is so you can stand inside of boss hitboxes.
+* Make sure to hit enemies with your symbols to gain stacks of {{Trait|Symbolic Avenger}} and inflict vulnerability from {{Trait|Symbolic Exposure}}.
-* Your main damage skills are {{Skill|Symbol of Resolution}}, {{Skill|Whirling Wrath}}, {{Skill|Zealot's Defense}}, {{Skill|Ray of Judgment}}, {{Skill|Symbol of Blades}}, {{Skill|Procession of Blades}}, and {{Skill|Dragon's Maw}}. Swap between your weapons using these skills whenever possible, and fill with autoattacks. You should attempt to use {{Skill|Spear of Justice}} and {{Skill|Symbol of Resolution}} right before you use {{Skill|Whirling Wrath}}.
+* Maintain uptime on {{Trait|Inspiring Virtue}} with {{Skill|Spear of Justice}}, {{Skill|Wings of Resolve}}, and {{Skill|Shield of Courage}}.
-** Never interrupt your Greatsword or Sword autoattack chains as all the damage is loaded in the last hit.
+* Use {{Skill|Procession of Blades}} off cooldown for damage, {{Tooltip|Fury}}, and uptime of {{Relic|Relic of the Dragonhunter}}.
-* {{Tooltip|Resolution}} is a massive damage boost so you should try to have it up as much as possible. Your main Resolution sources are {{Skill|Symbol of Wrath}}, {{Trait|Healer's Resolution}}, and {{Skill|"Stand Your Ground!"}}. If using the Virtues variant, {{Skill|Spear of Justice}} will provide an enormous boost to your {{Tooltip|Resolution}} uptime as well as significant damage.
+* Use {{Skill|Sword of Justice}} at the start to apply vulnerability, and then periodically throughout the fight instead of autoattacks.
-** If using Virtues, {{Skill|Spear of Justice}} resets off every kill thanks to {{Trait|Renewed Justice}}. You should use it whenever possible.
+* Make sure to use {{Skill|Symbol of Luminance}} first to empower your other spear skills with {{Tooltip|Illuminated}}.
-** In long fights you should bring {{Skill|Hallowed Ground}} instead of {{Skill|"Stand Your Ground!"}} for increased {{Tooltip|Resolution}} uptime.
+* Mark the target with {{Skill|Spear of Justice}} before unleashing your combo.
-* If running Zeal, fight enemies in your symbols to get the damage buff from {{Trait|Symbolic Avenger}}.
+;Opener
-* You should wait until {{Trait|Inner Fire}} procs before activating {{Skill|Spear of Justice}}
+#{{Skill|Procession of Blades}}
+#{{Skill|Spear of Justice}}
+#{{Skill|Sword of Justice}}
-====Generic Opener====
+#{{Skill|Symbol of Luminance}}
-While this opener may not apply in every situation, it is a good general-use rotation to start with. Open on Sword/Focus.
+#{{Skill|Gleaming Disc}}
-# {{Skill|Shield of Wrath}}
+#{{Skill|Solar Storm}}
-# {{Skill|Dragon's Maw}} / {{Skill|"Feel My Wrath!"}}
+#{{Skill|Helio Rush}}
-# {{Skill|Procession of Blades}}
+#{{Tooltip|weapon swap}}
-# {{Skill|Sword of Justice}}
+#{{Skill|Dragon's Maw}}
-# {{Skill|True Shot}}
+#{{Skill|Symbol of Resolution}}
-# {{Skill|Symbol of Energy}}
+#{{Skill|Whirling Wrath}}
-# {{Skill|Hunter's Ward}}
+#{{Skill|Binding Blade}}
-# Weapon Swap
+#{{Skill|Leap of Faith}}
-# {{Skill|Symbol of Resolution}}
-# {{Skill|Whirling Wrath}}
-# {{Skill|Sword of Justice}}
-# Auto-attack until {{Skill|Symbol of Resolution}}, {{Skill|Whirling Wrath}}, and {{Skill|Spear of Justice}} are back up
-# {{Skill|Sword of Justice}}
-# {{Skill|Symbol of Resolution}}
-# {{Skill|Whirling Wrath}}
-# {{Skill|Leap of Faith}}
-# {{Skill|Binding Blade}}
-# Weapon Swap
-# {{Skill|Symbol of Energy}}
-# {{Skill|True Shot}}
-From there, your goal is to loop your weapon's big damage skills, {{Skill|True Shot}} and {{Skill|Whirling Wrath}} while filling the gaps with other weapon skills like {{Skill|Symbol of Energy}} and {{Skill|Symbol of Resolution}}. For Greatsword loops, you want to use {{Skill|Symbol of Resolution}} twice before weapon swapping. For Longbow loops, you want to get off at least three {{Skill|True Shot}}s. For Sword/Focus loops, focus on three {{Skill|Zealous Blade}}s (while also weaving in {{Skill|Symbol of Blades}} twice.)
 ===Defense===
-* You have a ton of {{Tooltip|Resolution}} uptime which helps you against conditions.
+* Chain {{Skill|Shield of Courage}} and {{Skill|Litany of Wrath}} to cover your opening rotation.
-* {{Skill|Shield of Wrath}} is a powerful defensive skill. If you stand on top of an ally while this is active it can block attacks for them as well.
+* {{Trait|Indomitable Courage}} turns {{Skill|Shield of Courage}} into a stunbreak.
-* {{Skill|Spear of Justice}}, {{Skill|Leap of Faith}}, and {{Skill|Symbol of Blades}} blind enemies.
+* Use {{Skill|Wings of Resolve}} to heal and cleanse conditions.
-* {{Skill|Wall of Reflection}} and {{Skill|Shield of the Avenger}} can be used against projectiles.
+* Use {{Skill|Leap of Faith}} and {{Skill|Gleaming Disk}} to {{Tooltip|Blind}} enemies.
-*{{Skill|Shield of Courage}} is a block that also gives aegis, protection, Resolution, stability, and a stun break.
+* Review the defensive skill variants above for more defensive options.
-* You can run {{Skill|Shelter}} for more active defense. You can also run {{Skill|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 {{Rune|Superior Rune of Vampirism}}, so avoiding damage is extremely important in long fights. You can run healing food, such as {{food|Scoop of Mintberry Swirl Ice Cream}} in these situations to relieve some pressure.
-* {{Skill|Wings of Resolve}} is a powerful heal and condition cleanse. You can also use {{Skill|Whirling Wrath}} in the light field from your symbols to cleanse conditions.
-===Zerging===
-* When zerging, use your {{Skill|Puncture Shot}}, {{Skill|Deflecting Shot}}, and {{Skill|Symbol of Energy}} to tag mobs. Try to make sure your {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Fire}} procs on groups so you get credit for all of them.
-* Against bosses or static groups of mobs (while the zerg isn't moving much), use your higher-damage weapon set such as Greatsword or Sword/Focus.
 ===Crowd Control===
 * {{Skill|Pull}}
-* {{Skill|Procession of Blades}}
 * {{Skill|Dragon's Maw}}
-* {{Skill|Hunter's Verdict}}
+* {{Skill|Symbol of Luminance}}
-* {{Skill|Hammer of Wisdom}}
 * {{Skill|Bane Signet}} (as a last resort)

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