Build:Dragonhunter - Condi AC Killer

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Focused on: Condition, Support, Utility.

Designed for:

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Overview

This is a utility build intended to easily clear arrow carts with

75

Shield of Courage

Virtue: Grants aegis every few seconds.
Activate: Create a shield in front of you that blocks attacks for you and allies.

Aegis (20s): Block the next incoming attack.

Number of Targets: 5

Aegis Refresh: 40 seconds

Duration: 4 seconds

Radius: 180

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Superior Rune of the Guardian

Superior Rune of the Guardian

(1): +25 Toughness (2): +35 Healing Power (3): +50 Toughness (4): +65 Healing Power (5): +100 Toughness (6): When you block a foe's attack, burn that foe for 1 second.

. It is less effective than standard builds at fighting and no more than two should be used per zerg.

Skillbar

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Mace/Focus

Weapon Variants

Scepter/Torch

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Orb of Wrath

Fire a slow-moving orb at your foe.

Damage: 162

Range: 1,200

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6

Smite

Strike foes in the target area repeatedly.

Damage: 80

Number of Impacts: 16

Radius: 200

Range: 1,200

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20

Chains of Light

Immobilize and make your foe vulnerable with ethereal chains.

Damage: 61

Immobilize (2s): Unable to move.

₃Vulnerability (6s): 3% Incoming Damage

Range: 900

15

Zealot's Flame

Set yourself alight, periodically burning up to three nearby foes.

Zealot's Flame (3s): Burn nearby foes.

Burning (6s): 786 Damage

Number of Targets: 3

Radius: 180

Unblockable

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15

Cleansing Flame

Breathe magical flames that damage foes and cure conditions on allies.

₁₀Damage: 800

Number of Targets: 3

Pulses: 9

Range: 400

Scepter/Torch is significantly better than Mace/Focus for fighting, use it while away from objectives.

Skill Variants

Heal

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  30

  "Receive the Light!"

  Shout. Heal yourself and allies in a cone in front of you.

  Initial Self Heal: 3,250

  Self Heal per Pulse: 650

  Allied Heal per Pulse: 1,305

  Number of Targets: 4

  Pulses: 5

  Healing Breeze Duration: 3 seconds

  Range: 600
  better party support but lose a very strong block.

Utility

• 

  

  40

  Wall of Reflection

  Consecration. Summon a barrier of mystic power that reflects projectiles.

  Duration: 10 seconds

  Combo Field: Light
  projectile reflect
• 

  45

  Judge's Intervention

  Meditation. Teleport to your target and burn nearby foes.

  Damage: 123

  ₃Burning (3s): 1,179 Damage

  Number of Targets: 5

  Breaks Stun

  Radius: 240

  Range: 1,200
  highest damage option and adds mobility
• 

  40

  Contemplation of Purity

  Meditation. Convert the conditions you are suffering from into boons.

  Breaks Stun
  personal defensive option
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  30

  Light's Judgment

  Trap. Lay down a trap that creates an area of pure light which reveals enemies and pierces their armor.

  Damage: 50

  Boon on Trap Trigger (10s): 33% Movement Speed

  Revealed (1s): You cannot stealth.

  ₁₀Vulnerability (2s): 10% Incoming Damage, 10% Incoming Condition Damage

  Duration: 8 seconds

  Interval: 1 second

  Trigger Radius: 180

  Attack Radius: 240
  AoE vulnerability for a strong group damage buff

Traits

Variants

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  Right-Hand Strength

  Critical hit chance with one-handed weapons is increased. Sword skills recharge faster.

  Critical Chance Increase: 15%

  Recharge Reduced: 20%
  if Fury uptime isn't an issue

Variants

Variants

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  Indomitable Courage

  Activating virtue of courage breaks stun and grants stability to nearby allies. Virtue of courage's passive effect triggers more frequently.

  Stability (4s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared or taunted.

  Interval: 30 seconds

  Radius: 1,200
  better support but a significant damage loss

Virtues is better than Valor for fighting, but worse for clearing ACs due to losing

30

Courageous Return

Virtue of Courage is recharged when you revive an ally or when you rally.

. Use it while away from objectives.

Equipment

First Weapon Set Main Hand Staff Stats: Trailblazer's Superior Sigil of Smoldering Superior Sigil of Smoldering Increase Inflicted Burning Duration: 20% Superior Sigil of Corruption Superior Sigil of Corruption Gain a charge of +10 condition damage each time you kill a foe, five if you kill an enemy player.	Second Weapon Set Main Hand Scepter Stats: Trailblazer's Superior Sigil of Smoldering Superior Sigil of Smoldering Increase Inflicted Burning Duration: 20% Off Hand Focus Stats: Trailblazer's Superior Sigil of Bursting Superior Sigil of Bursting Adds 6% to current condition damage.

Armor Head Stats: Trailblazer's Superior Rune of the Guardian Superior Rune of the Guardian (1): +25 Toughness (2): +35 Healing Power (3): +50 Toughness (4): +65 Healing Power (5): +100 Toughness (6): When you block a foe's attack, burn that foe for 1 second. Shoulders Stats: Trailblazer's Superior Rune of the Guardian Superior Rune of the Guardian (1): +25 Toughness (2): +35 Healing Power (3): +50 Toughness (4): +65 Healing Power (5): +100 Toughness (6): When you block a foe's attack, burn that foe for 1 second. Chest Stats: Trailblazer's Superior Rune of the Guardian Superior Rune of the Guardian (1): +25 Toughness (2): +35 Healing Power (3): +50 Toughness (4): +65 Healing Power (5): +100 Toughness (6): When you block a foe's attack, burn that foe for 1 second. Hands Stats: Trailblazer's Superior Rune of the Guardian Superior Rune of the Guardian (1): +25 Toughness (2): +35 Healing Power (3): +50 Toughness (4): +65 Healing Power (5): +100 Toughness (6): When you block a foe's attack, burn that foe for 1 second. Legs Stats: Trailblazer's Superior Rune of the Guardian Superior Rune of the Guardian (1): +25 Toughness (2): +35 Healing Power (3): +50 Toughness (4): +65 Healing Power (5): +100 Toughness (6): When you block a foe's attack, burn that foe for 1 second. Feet Stats: Trailblazer's Superior Rune of the Guardian Superior Rune of the Guardian (1): +25 Toughness (2): +35 Healing Power (3): +50 Toughness (4): +65 Healing Power (5): +100 Toughness (6): When you block a foe's attack, burn that foe for 1 second.

Accessories Amulet Stats: Trailblazer's Ring 1 Stats: Trailblazer's Ring 2 Stats: Trailblazer's Earring 1 Stats: Trailblazer's Earring 2 Stats: Trailblazer's Back Stats: Trailblazer's

Infusions

• 18x
  Malign WvW Infusion

  Malign WvW Infusion

  +5 Condition Damage +1% Damage to Guards, Lords, and Supervisors

Variants

Stats

• Use Dire as a cheaper but much lower damage option.

Sigils

• Superior Sigil of Malice

  Superior Sigil of Malice

  +10% condition duration.
  Extra condition duration for Dire builds.
• Superior Sigil of Energy

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  Superior Sigil of Energy

  Gain 50% of your endurance when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)

Consumables

Food

• Rare Veggie Pizza

  Rare Veggie Pizza

  Nourishment (30 m):

  +100 Expertise+70 Condition Damage+10 Experience from kills

  Consumable
  offensive option, for sieging
• Sweet Bean Bun

  Sweet Bean Bun

  Nourishment (30 m):

  +70 Expertise-20% Condition Duration (Incoming)+25% Magic Find during Lunar New Year

  Consumable
  defensive option, for fighting

Utility

• Master Tuning Crystal

  Master Tuning Crystal

  Nourishment (30 m):

  Gain Condition Damage equal to 3% of your PrecisionGain Condition Damage equal to 8% of your Expertise+10% Experience from Kills

  Consumable
• Toxic Focusing Crystal

  Toxic Focusing Crystal

  Nourishment (30 m):

  Gain Condition Damage equal to 3% of your PowerGain Condition Damage equal to 3% of your Precision+10% Experience from Kills

  Consumable
  Extra duration for Dire builds

Usage

• Use
  

  75

  Shield of Courage

  Virtue: Grants aegis every few seconds.
  Activate: Create a shield in front of you that blocks attacks for you and allies.

  Aegis (20s): Block the next incoming attack.

  Number of Targets: 5

  Aegis Refresh: 40 seconds

  Duration: 4 seconds

  Radius: 180
  while under arrow cart fire to proc
  Superior Rune of the Guardian

  Superior Rune of the Guardian

  (1): +25 Toughness (2): +35 Healing Power (3): +50 Toughness (4): +65 Healing Power (5): +100 Toughness (6): When you block a foe's attack, burn that foe for 1 second.
  and
  

  1

  Amplified Wrath

  Burning damage is increased. Burn enemies whose attacks you successfully block.

  Damage Increase: 15%

  Burning (2s): 262 Damage
  to destroy the arrow cart.
• While sieging an objective, only rez allies once
  

  75

  Shield of Courage

  Virtue: Grants aegis every few seconds.
  Activate: Create a shield in front of you that blocks attacks for you and allies.

  Aegis (20s): Block the next incoming attack.

  Number of Targets: 5

  Aegis Refresh: 40 seconds

  Duration: 4 seconds

  Radius: 180
  is on cooldown so that
  

  30

  Courageous Return

  Virtue of Courage is recharged when you revive an ally or when you rally.
  will reset its cooldown.
• Make sure to stagger your abilities that give Aegis since you can only have one stack at a time.
• Be sure to be in the Mace/Focus weaponset while casting
  

  75

  Shield of Courage

  Virtue: Grants aegis every few seconds.
  Activate: Create a shield in front of you that blocks attacks for you and allies.

  Aegis (20s): Block the next incoming attack.

  Number of Targets: 5

  Aegis Refresh: 40 seconds

  Duration: 4 seconds

  Radius: 180
  to benefit from
  Superior Sigil of Bursting

  Superior Sigil of Bursting

  Adds 6% to current condition damage.
• Use
  

  2

  90

  Renewed Focus

  Meditation. Focus, making yourself invulnerable and recharging your virtues.

  Duration: 3 seconds

  Prevents Capture-Point Contribution
  to reset the cooldown of
  

  75

  Shield of Courage

  Virtue: Grants aegis every few seconds.
  Activate: Create a shield in front of you that blocks attacks for you and allies.

  Aegis (20s): Block the next incoming attack.

  Number of Targets: 5

  Aegis Refresh: 40 seconds

  Duration: 4 seconds

  Radius: 180
  .
• Be careful casting
  

  ¾

  20

  Spear of Justice

  Virtue: Burn foes every few attacks.
  Activate: Hurl a spear of light that passes through foes. Enemies struck become tethered and receive conditions periodically.

  Damage: 224

  Justice (6s): Periodically applies burning as long as you are within range of the caster.

  Burning (passive effect) (2s): 262 Damage

  Burning (active effect) (2s): 262 Damage

  Crippled (1½s): -50% Movement Speed

  Numbers of Attack to Trigger: 5

  Interval: 1 second

  Pierces

  Unblockable

  Range: 1,200
  , the passive effect is a significant part of your damage.
• Place your
  

  ¾

  15

  Symbol of Swiftness

  Symbol. Sear a mystic symbol into the target area, damaging foes and granting swiftness to allies.

  Damage (5x): 185

  Swiftness (4s): 33% Movement Speed

  Number of Targets: 5

  Symbol Duration: 4 seconds

  Symbol Radius: 180

  Combo Field: Light

  Range: 1,200
  and
  

  ¼

  6

  Symbol of Punishment

  Symbol. Strike foes in the target area repeatedly.

  Damage: 121

  Symbol Damage: 395

  Might (5s): +30 Power, +30 Condition Damage

  Number of Impacts: 8

  Number of Targets: 5

  Symbol Duration: 4 seconds

  Symbol Radius: 180

  Range: 900
  carefully to proc
  

  Permeating Wrath

  Virtue of Justice's passive effect no longer only burns your target, but also burns the area around your target each time it activates.

  Burning (2½s): 328 Damage

  Number of Targets: 5

  Radius: 240
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Gameplay Tips

• Arrowcarts have 59.8k hp, and will hit roughly 11-12 times on a
  

  75

  Shield of Courage

  Virtue: Grants aegis every few seconds.
  Activate: Create a shield in front of you that blocks attacks for you and allies.

  Aegis (20s): Block the next incoming attack.

  Number of Targets: 5

  Aegis Refresh: 40 seconds

  Duration: 4 seconds

  Radius: 180
  , this means one shield will do around 13448 to 14670 damage per AC from
  Superior Rune of the Guardian

  Superior Rune of the Guardian

  (1): +25 Toughness (2): +35 Healing Power (3): +50 Toughness (4): +65 Healing Power (5): +100 Toughness (6): When you block a foe's attack, burn that foe for 1 second.
  assuming 25 stacks of Might and
  Superior Sigil of Corruption

  Superior Sigil of Corruption

  Gain a charge of +10 condition damage each time you kill a foe, five if you kill an enemy player.
  .