Build:Dragonhunter - Power DH (GvG)

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

Focused on: Strike damage and Dps

Designed for: WvW GvG

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

TBD

This build was last updated on June 01, 2022 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A build designed for massive AoE DPS, with great access to spike damage, ground AoE and ranged pressure.

Skill Bar

Longbow

Scepter/Torch

Utility

Variants

Weapons

• Longbow ⇒ Greatsword

Skills

• "Stand Your Ground!" - access to self and group Stability

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Specializations

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Equipment

Head
Marauder

Shoulders
Marauder

Chest
Marauder

Hands
Marauder

Legs
Marauder

Feet
Marauder

Backpiece
Marauder

Accessory
Marauder

Accessory
Marauder

Amulet
Marauder

Ring
Marauder

Ring
Marauder

Staff
Marauder

Sigil

Sigil

Scepter
Marauder

Torch
Marauder

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Consumables

• • personal food option

Usage

Priorities

High

• Traps
• CC

Moderate

• Single target
• Sustained damage

Surviving

• This build has moderate passive defense
• This build has moderate mobility skill access
  • Use Wings of Resolve if you're separated from your group and can't safely move back
    • Beware of ground CCs (Line of Warding) that will interrupt your movement
• This builds has high active defenses
  • Beware of unblockable CCs (Line of Warding) when using Shelter
    • Standing briefly still while channeling Shelter can sometimes be better than moving straight back to your group
  • Shield of Courage will only block attacks from the front
    • To block ground AoE face the player that cast it
    • Save Shield of Courage to break stuns with Indomitable Courage
  • Do not use Renewed Focus until Wings of Resolve and Shield of Courage are on cooldown, unless you will die without it

Active defense priority Wings of Resolve - for Immobilize Shield of Courage - for Stunbreaking Dodge Shelter Shield of Courage Wings of Resolve Renewed Focus

Detailed Explanations

Traps

• Use Procession of Blades and Test of Faith when the enemy group is pushing towards you or your group is in melee
• Don't try to predict the enemy group far in advance or precast traps, wait until you have an opportunity to get immediate value
• Wings of Resolve can be used offensively to position yourself for traps
  • Don't put yourself in a position where you could die trying to get better traps off

CC

• Position carefully when using Hunter's Ward - Don't use it while crossing the enemy group
• Use your CC when:
  • Your group calls a spike:
    • Winds - Winds of Disenchantment
    • Wells - Well of Corruption+Well of Suffering
    • Shades - Desert Shroud
    • Traps - Procession of Blades+Test of Faith
  • On top of enemy downs (while alive players are on top of them)
  • Enemy groups moving defensively while your group is pushing

Single Target

• Maintain Spear of Justice on the focus target for as long as possible to keep Revealed up
• When Spear of Justice is close to expiring, use the flip skill Hunter's Verdict to pull targets
  • Pull early if you have a chance to secure a kill when the enemy group disengages from yours
• Use Chains of Light to follow up on Hunter's Verdict or to catch targets as enemies disengage
• If you have a chance to use Zealot's Fire or True Shot on an isolated target without projectile block, take it

Sustained damage

• When using ground AoEs like Symbol skills or Sword of Justice, try to place them so that one edge is on the enemy group and the other edge is in the direction they are moving to
• Your Longbow skills are vulnerable to projectile hate, camp Scepter/Torch while Winds of Disenchantment and other projectile hate is up, swapping only if you see a good opportunity to use Hunter's Ward
  • Once projectile block is down try to swap between weapons as often as possible, keeping all damage skills on cooldown
    • It is worth delaying the swap for 1-2 seconds to fit another Symbol skill
• Use your Symbol skills quickly after swapping weapons so that the cooldowns will line up for future swaps
• Combine your Symbol skills with other damage to generate higher spikes
  • Symbol of Punishment ⇒ Weapon Swap ⇒ Symbol of Energy ⇒ True Shot
  • Symbol of Punishment ⇒ Sword of Justice
• Try to hit your own group with Cleansing Flame as well if you can, but prioritize hitting enemies

Skill priority Test of Faith/Procession of Blades Symbol of Energy Symbol of Punishment True Shot - when no projectile block present Zealot's Fire ⇒ Zealot's Flame - when no projectile block present Cleansing Flame - in melee Sword of Justice