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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:

Difficulty:

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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 Willbender offers very high burst damage from melee range in a small AoE, high vulnerability application and has excellent mobility. It also provides high Might and Fury to itself and allies.

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Greatsword

Spear

Utility

Weapon Variants

Usage of Spear requires the Janthir Wilds expansion.

Longbow - provides high burst damage from range, but has slightly lower damage.
Mainhand Sword + Focus - default set for players without Spear.

Skill Variants

Heal

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

Signet of Resolve can be considered as a more defensive option.
Reversal of Fortune - blocks one attack but has weaker healing.

Utility

Swap out Bane Signet. first, then Flash Combo.

Heel Crack - moderate CC on a short cooldown
"Stand Your Ground!" - defense; area Stability and personal stunbreak.
"Advance!" - provides on-demand Aegis and Swiftness. Good in zergs or when fighting enemies with predictable attack patterns.
"Hold the Line!" - Protection for yourself and allies.
Smite Condition - condi cleanse
Wall of Reflection - excellent projectile reflection
Sanctuary - projectile block and extreme CC, though it has a long cooldown

Elite

"Feel My Wrath!" - Quickness and Fury
Renewed Focus - invulnerability on a long cooldown.

Specializations

Equipment

Ascended gear is not required. This set uses gear similar to that of its raid variant; as such, it is excellent for general PVE.

DPS Equipment

This set uses equipment similar to typical Power Willbender raid builds and is a great choice for general 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

Consider Relic of Zakiros to trade damage for high sustain.
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

Virtues

Willbender virtues lose their passive effects, but their activations are more useful.

It is extremely important to periodically use your virtues to maintain stacks of Lethal Tempo, which is empowered by Tyrant's Momentum; and maintain Inspiring Virtue. They also provide boons through Holy Reckoning.

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 Virtues. Prioritise Rushing Justice to gain boons from Holy Reckoning.
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.

Opener

This is a basic opener that can easily be performed with no Alacrity or Quickness. Use Rushing Justice off cooldown; use Flowing Resolve or Crashing Courage to maintain Inspiring Virtue. Fill gaps with auto-attacks and Sword of Justice. Open on Spear

Precast Flowing Resolve twice before big fights to trigger Lethal Tempo.
Sword of Justice
Rushing Justice
Symbol of Luminance
Gleaming Disc
Solar Storm
Helio Rush
weapon swap ⇒ Greatsword
Symbol of Resolution
Whirling Wrath
Binding Blade
Leap of Faith
Sword of Justice
Whirling Wrath
Symbol of Resolution
Weapon Swap

Priorities

Greatsword:

Symbol of Resolution
Whirling Wrath
Binding Blade
Leap of Faith
Do not interrupt auto-attack chains.

Spear:

Symbol of Luminance
Solar Storm
Gleaming Disc
Helio Rush

If using Longbow:

True Shot
Symbol of Energy
Hunter's Ward
Deflecting Shot

If using Sword/ Focus:

On S/F loops, try to use Zealot's Defense twice before swapping.
Ray of Judgment
Zealot's Defense
Symbol of Blades
Do not interrupt auto chains.

Defense

Crashing Courage - very strong defensive tool. Breaks stuns thanks to Indomitable Courage.
Litany of Wrath - impossibly strong heal skill but requires you to keep dealing damage; you cannot hesitate while using this.
Flowing Resolve - high healing
Conceited Curate - defensive variant, very high healing

CC

Heaven's Palm
Binding Blade
Symbol of Luminance
Bane Signet (Emergencies)

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 | profession = guardian
 | specialization = willbender
-| designed for = open world, open world general, open world dps
+| designed for = open world, open world general
 | focus = strike damage
 | rating = great
-| xpac = eod
+| xpac = eod, soto
-| meta = y
 | difficulty = 2
 }}
 ==Overview==
-Power Willbender is a hyper-mobile, burst strike DPS that applies considerable {{tooltip|vulnerability}} and grants itself capped {{tooltip|might}} and {{tooltip|fury}} while also maintaining some {{tooltip|quickness}} if taking {{Skill|"Feel My Wrath!"}}
+Power Willbender offers very high burst damage from melee range in a small AoE, high vulnerability application and has excellent mobility. It also provides high {{Tooltip|Might}} and {{Tooltip|Fury}} to itself and allies.
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 |weapon1 = Greatsword
 |weapon2 =
-|weapon3 = Sword
+|weapon3 = Spear
-|weapon4 = Focus
+|weapon4 =
 |healing = Litany of Wrath
 |utility1 = Sword of Justice
-|utility2 = Purging Flames
+|utility2 = Flash Combo
 |utility3 = Bane Signet
 |elite = Heaven's Palm
 }}
-===Weapon Options===
-* Staff can be useful when farming in a farm zerg.
-* Scepter can be used for ranged DPS.
-* Offhand Sword is a significant DPS loss but provides extra mobility.
-===Skill Options===
-Note that {{Skill|Sword of Justice}} is an incredibly powerful skill when solo and it should not be dropped. Swap out {{Skill|Purging Flames}} first, then {{Skill|Bane Signet}}.
+===Weapon Variants===
-* {{Skill|Reversal of Fortune}} - a moderately effective heal alternative
+Usage of {{Tooltip|Spear}} requires the Janthir Wilds expansion.
-* {{Skill|Shelter}} - can be chained with {{Skill|Renewed Focus}} to cheese certain mechanics
+* {{Tooltip|Longbow}} - provides high burst damage from range, but has slightly lower damage.
-* {{Skill|Signet of Resolve}} - an easy-to-use, reliable heal.
+* {{Tooltip|Sword|Mainhand Sword}} + {{Tooltip|Focus}} - default set for players without Spear.
+===Skill Variants===
+====Heal====
+{{Skill|Litany of Wrath}} provides insane sustain, making you almost immmortal for its duration.
+* {{Skill|Signet of Resolve}} can be considered as a more defensive option.
+* {{Skill|Reversal of Fortune}} - blocks one attack but has weaker healing.
+====Utility====
+Swap out {{Skill|Bane Signet}}. first, then {{Skill|Flash Combo}}.
 * {{Skill|Heel Crack}} - moderate CC on a short cooldown
-* {{Skill|Flash Combo}} - very short cooldown teleport
+* {{Skill|"Stand Your Ground!"}} - defense; area {{Tooltip|Stability}} and personal stunbreak.
-* {{Skill|"Stand Your Ground!"}} - useful if even more {{Tooltip|Stability}} is needed, very strong in farm zergs.
 * {{Skill|"Advance!"}} - provides on-demand {{Tooltip|Aegis}} and {{Tooltip|Swiftness}}. Good in zergs or when fighting enemies with predictable attack patterns.
 * {{Skill|"Hold the Line!"}} - {{Tooltip|Protection}} for yourself and allies.
 * {{Skill|Smite Condition}} - condi cleanse
-* {{Skill|Wall of Reflection}} - excellent projectile hate
+* {{Skill|Wall of Reflection}} - excellent projectile reflection
-* {{Skill|Sanctuary}} - projectile hate and extreme CC, though it has a long cooldown
+* {{Skill|Sanctuary}} - projectile block and extreme CC, though it has a long cooldown
+====Elite====
 * {{Skill|"Feel My Wrath!"}} - {{Tooltip|Quickness}} and {{Tooltip|Fury}}
-* {{Skill|Renewed Focus}} - can be chained with {{Skill|Shelter}} to cheese certain mechanics
+* {{Skill|Renewed Focus}} - invulnerability on a long cooldown.
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 This set uses equipment similar to typical Power Willbender raid builds and is a great choice for general PVE.
 {{PvE equipment
+| stats = Assassin
 | weight = Heavy
-| stats = Berserker
+| rune = Superior Rune of the Dragonhunter
-| rune = Superior Rune of the Thief
 | rune-qt = 6
 | weapon1 = Greatsword
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 | sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Force
 | sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Accuracy
-| weapon3 = Sword
+| weapon3 = Spear
-| weapon4 = Focus
+| weapon4 =
 | sigil3 = Superior Sigil of Force
 | sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Accuracy
+| relic = Relic of the Thief
+| head = Berserker
+| ring1 = Berserker
 }}
+* Consider {{Relic|Relic of Zakiros}} to trade damage for high sustain.
+* 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.
-===Other Equipment===
-Open World allows players to be incredibly versatile with their build. If the above equipment above isn't to your liking, you can customize your build with some of the options below. Keep in mind that the variants listed below are not generally accepted in raids, fractals, or other instanced PVE which may limit the versatility or usability of your build.
-===Defense===
+==Consumables==
-* {{Tooltip|Knight}} trinkets can be used for a boost to Toughness. With a Jade Core, these provide more EHP than something like {{Tooltip|Marauder}} but the DPS loss is a bit higher.
+Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.
-* {{Sigil|Energy}} can replace {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Force}}, or {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Accuracy}} if crit cap is being reached some other way. Note that this is a very significant DPS loss for this build in particular and it's better to use dodge food like {{Food|Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew}} instead.
-===Budget===
-* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Air}} is a very good budget replacement for {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Force}}.
-* {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Eagle}} can be used in place of {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Thief}}
-==Consumables==
 ===DPS===
-When trying to maximize DPS, this build does not rely on food to cap crit, making {{Food|Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup}} the best food option for us and [https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Avocado_Smoothie Avacado Smoothie] our best budget DPS food. For utility, {{Utility|Superior Sharpening Stone}} or {{Utility|Tin of Fruitcake}} are our best options, though {{Utility|Hardened Sharpening Stone}} can be used as a budget replacement.
+* Prioritize '''Steak''' Ascended food.
+* {{Food|Plate of Spicy Moa Wings}} / {{Food|Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup}}
+* {{Utility|Superior Sharpening Stone}} / {{Utility|Tin of Fruitcake}}
 ===Defense===
-Since we don't rely on food to crit cap, it's easy to run {{Food|Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew}} as defensive food, or {{Food|Bowl of Meat and Winter Vegetable Stew}} for a huge boost to your endurance regen. Alternatively, {{Food|Scoop of Mintberry Swirl Ice Cream}} can be used for a bit of lifesteal while gaining some small profit buffs.
+* {{Food|Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew}}
+* {{Food|Fried Oyster Sandwich}}
+* {{Food|Bowl of Lemongrass Mussel Pasta}}
 ===Farming===
-* 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.
+* Prioritize '''Steak''' Ascended food.
-* {{food|Peppermint Omnomberry Bar}}
+* {{Item|Birthday Blaster}} / {{Item|Feast of Delectable Birthday Cake}}
+* {{Food|Peppermint Omnomberry Bar}}
 * {{Utility|Sharpening Skull}} (and variants)
-Other options, such as [https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Feast_of_Delectable_Birthday_Cake Birthday Cake], [https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Homemade_Campfire_Treat Campfire Treats], [https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Spicy_Pumpkin_Cookie Spicy Pumpkin Cookie], or other similar food is fine to use. The general goal is to prioritize the following:
-# Flat % Experience, like we see on Ascended Food
-# % Karma Gain
-# % Magic Find
-# Experience from kills
-# % Gold find
-This assumes you are converting Karma and Spirit Shards to gold correctly. If you are not converting Karma or Spirit Shards, prioritize Magic Find.
 ==Usage==
-* Note that to play this build effectively, "Melee Attack Assist" must be turned off in the settings. This is to ensure you can enter enemy hitboxes to maximize the effectiveness of {{Skill|Whirling Wrath}} and {{Skill|Binding Blade}}.
+===Virtues===
+Willbender virtues lose their passive effects, but their activations are more useful.
-===DPS===
+It is extremely important to periodically use your virtues to maintain stacks of {{Trait|Lethal Tempo}}, which is empowered by {{Trait|Tyrant's Momentum}}; and maintain {{Trait|Inspiring Virtue}}. They also provide boons through {{Trait|Holy Reckoning}}.
-;General Advice
+===Damage===
-* Use {{Skill|Rushing Justice}} to trigger {{Trait|Inspiring Virtue}} and {{Trait|Holy Reckoning}} / {{Trait|Restorative Virtues}}. This is our absolute top priority.
+* 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.
-* This build strongly benefits from increasing the total number of hits within the rotation due to Willbender's Master-Tier traits, and this is doubly true if playing in groups and using {{Trait|Restorative Virtues}}.
+* Make sure to hit enemies with your symbols to gain stacks of {{Trait|Symbolic Avenger}} and inflict vulnerability from {{Trait|Symbolic Exposure}}.
-* Maintaining high symbol uptime to increase ticking hits/damage and vuln is critical.
+* Maintain uptime on {{Trait|Inspiring Virtue}} with Virtues. Prioritise {{Skill|Rushing Justice}} to gain boons from {{Trait|Holy Reckoning}}.
-* Using {{Skill|Whirling Wrath}} within {{Skill|Purging Flames}} helps maximize DPS, however the two will not always line up and it is never worth delaying them.
+* Use {{Skill|Sword of Justice}} at the start to apply vulnerability, and then periodically throughout the fight instead of autoattacks.
-* Stay inside the enemy hitbox for {{Skill|Whirling Wrath}} and {{Skill|Binding Blade}}.
+* Make sure to use {{Skill|Symbol of Luminance}} first to empower your other spear skills with {{Tooltip|Illuminated}}.
-;Opener
+====Opener====
-Power Willbender's opener when solo is slightly altered from its raid opener due to a lack of reliable quickness and alacrity and to optimize vuln ramp. Open on Sword/Focus.
+This is a basic opener that can easily be performed with no {{Tooltip|Alacrity}} or {{Tooltip|Quickness}}. Use {{Skill|Rushing Justice}} off cooldown; use {{Skill|Flowing Resolve}} or {{Skill|Crashing Courage}} to maintain {{Trait|Inspiring Virtue}}. Fill gaps with auto-attacks and {{Skill|Sword of Justice}}.
-# Note that Rushing Justice is only mentioned once in the opener, however you should use it off-cooldown. It takes priority over every other skill.
+Open on {{Tooltip|Spear}}
-# {{Skill|Shield of Wrath}}
+#Precast {{Skill|Flowing Resolve}} twice before big fights to trigger {{Trait|Lethal Tempo}}.
+#{{Skill|Sword of Justice}}
 # {{Skill|Rushing Justice}}
-# {{Skill|Sword of Justice}}
+#{{Skill|Symbol of Luminance}}
-# {{Skill|Symbol of Blades}}
+#{{Skill|Gleaming Disc}}
-# {{Skill|Ray of Judgment}}
+#{{Skill|Solar Storm}}
-# {{Skill|Sword of Justice}}
+#{{Skill|Helio Rush}}
-# Weapon Swap
+#{{Tooltip|weapon swap}} {{to}} {{Tooltip|Greatsword}}
-# {{Skill|Symbol of Resolution}}
+#{{Skill|Symbol of Resolution}}
-# {{Skill|Purging Flames}}
+#{{Skill|Whirling Wrath}}
-# {{Skill|Whirling Wrath}}
+#{{Skill|Binding Blade}}
-# {{Skill|Sword of Justice}}
+#{{Skill|Leap of Faith}}
-# Fill with auto-attacks, {{Skill|Leap of Faith}}, {{Skill|Binding Blade}}
+#{{Skill|Sword of Justice}}
-# {{Skill|Whirling Wrath}}
+#{{Skill|Whirling Wrath}}
-# {{Skill|Symbol of Resolution}}
+#{{Skill|Symbol of Resolution}}
-# Weapon Swap
+#{{Tooltip|Weapon Swap}}
+====Priorities====
+{{Tooltip|Greatsword}}:
+#{{Skill|Symbol of Resolution}}
+#{{Skill|Whirling Wrath}}
+#{{Skill|Binding Blade}}
+#{{Skill|Leap of Faith}}
+#Do not interrupt auto-attack chains.
-;Priority
+{{Tooltip|Spear}}:
-After the opener above, the rotation boils down into a very simple priority. You should weapon swap off cooldown, but if a skill listed below is about to come off cooldown, delay the weapon swap. Note that {{Skill|Rushing Justice}} takes priority over every other skill.
+#{{Skill|Symbol of Luminance}}
-* On Sword, prioritize {{Skill|Ray of Judgment}} {{to}} {{Skill|Symbol of Blades}} {{to}} {{Skill|Zealot's Defense}}. Fill with auto-attacks.
+#{{Skill|Solar Storm}}
-* On Greatsword, prioritize {{Skill|Symbol of Resolution}} {{to}} {{Skill|Whirling Wrath}}. Fill with auto-attacks, {{Skill|Leap of Faith}}, or {{Skill|Binding Blade}}.
+#{{Skill|Gleaming Disc}}
-* Use {{Skill|Purging Flames}} and {{Skill|Sword of Justice}} off cooldown. Prioritize them over other filler skills.
+#{{Skill|Helio Rush}}
-===Defense===
+If using {{Tooltip|Longbow}}:
-* {{Skill|Crashing Courage}} is an incredible defensive tool that also helps proc {{Trait|Inspiring Virtue}}. If using {{Trait|Indomitable Courage}} it also breaks stun and grants us and our allies {{Tooltip|Stability}}.
+# {{Skill|True Shot}}
-* {{Skill|Shelter}} and {{Skill|Renewed Focus}} provide long-duration blocks that can further be chained with {{Skill|Crashing Courage}} for a very strong defensive skill chain to allow cooldowns to reset.
+# {{Skill|Symbol of Energy}}
+# {{Skill|Hunter's Ward}}
+# {{Skill|Deflecting Shot}}
-===Sustain===
+If using {{Tooltip|Sword}}/{{Tooltip|Focus}}:
-* {{Skill|Litany of Wrath}} is an incredibly powerful heal but has a bit of a learning curve. When using this skill, it is imperative that you continue to DPS; treat this ability like an invulnerability window.
+# On S/F loops, try to use {{Skill|Zealot's Defense}} twice before swapping.
-* {{Skill|Flowing Resolve}} can be a substantial heal, even in glass DPS gear.
+# {{Skill|Ray of Judgment}}
+# {{Skill|Zealot's Defense}}
+# {{Skill|Symbol of Blades}}
+# Do not interrupt auto chains.
-===Zerging===
+===Defense===
-* Equipping a Staff with a {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Fire}} can provide significant ranged AOE coverage. Keep your Greatsword for bosses or static mob packs.
+* {{Skill|Crashing Courage}} - very strong defensive tool. Breaks stuns thanks to {{Trait|Indomitable Courage}}.
-* Taking {{Skill|"Stand Your Ground!"}} over {{Skill|Purging Flames}} is amazing for a reliable stunbreak, though {{Trait|Indomitable Courage}} does this as well.
+* {{Skill|Litany of Wrath}} - impossibly strong heal skill but requires you to keep dealing damage; you cannot hesitate while using this.
+* {{Skill|Flowing Resolve}} - high healing
+* {{Trait|Conceited Curate}} - defensive variant, very high healing
 ===CC===
-* {{Skill|Heaven's Palm}} is one of the strongest CC skills in the game
+* {{Skill|Heaven's Palm}}
 * {{Skill|Binding Blade}}
+* {{Skill|Symbol of Luminance}}
+* {{Skill|Bane Signet}} (Emergencies)

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