Raid Builds

Raid and Strike Mission builds for GW2. A wide variety of recommended/meta, great and viable builds and guides for all classes in Guild Wars 2.

Section builds are up to date for the September 19, 2023 game patch.
Meta
Berserker
Power DPS
Strength
Discipline
Berserker
4.6
Meta
Catalyst
Power DPS
Fire
Air
Catalyst
5
Meta
Chronomancer
Boon Support Power DPS
Domination
Dueling
Chronomancer
4.7
Meta
Dragonhunter
Power DPS
Zeal
Dragonhunter
Virtues
4.8
Meta
Druid
Alacrity Support Healer
Skirmishing
Nature Magic
Druid
5
Meta
Firebrand
Quickness Support Condi DPS
Virtues
Radiance
Firebrand
4.5
Meta
Firebrand
Quickness Support Healer
Virtues
Honor
Firebrand
4.9
Meta
Harbinger
Quickness Support Condi DPS
Curses
Soul Reaping
Harbinger
4.5
Meta
Herald
Quickness Support Power DPS
Invocation
Devastation
Herald
5
Meta
Holosmith
Power PBM DPS
Firearms
Explosives
Holosmith
4.3
Meta
Mechanist
Alacrity Support Healer
Inventions
Alchemy
Mechanist
5
Meta
Mechanist
Alacrity Support Power DPS
Explosives
Firearms
Mechanist
5
Meta
Reaper
Power DPS
Spite
Soul Reaping
Reaper
4.8
Meta
Scourge
Alacrity Support Healer
Blood Magic
Soul Reaping
Scourge
4.5
Meta
Soulbeast
Power DPS
Skirmishing
Beastmastery
Soulbeast
5
Meta
Specter
Alacrity Support Condi DPS
Deadly Arts
Trickery
Specter
4.5
Meta
Spellbreaker
Power Hammer DPS
Strength
Defense
Spellbreaker
5
Meta
Vindicator
Power DPS
Invocation
Devastation
Vindicator
4.8
Meta
Virtuoso
Condi DPS
Dueling
Illusions
Virtuoso
4.5
Meta
Weaver
Power DPS
Fire
Air
Weaver
5
Meta
Willbender
Power DPS
Zeal
Willbender
Virtues
4
Great
Great
Berserker
Condi DPS
Arms
Discipline
Berserker
4.3
Great
Bladesworn
Power DPS
Strength
Bladesworn
Tactics
5
Great
Chronomancer
Power DPS
Dueling
Domination
Chronomancer
4.2
Great
Daredevil
Condi DPS
Deadly Arts
Trickery
Daredevil
4.8
Great
Daredevil
Power DPS
Deadly Arts
Critical Strikes
Daredevil
5
Great
Deadeye
Power DPS D/D
Deadly Arts
Critical Strikes
Deadeye
4.8
Great
Deadeye
Power DPS Rifle
Deadly Arts
Critical Strikes
Deadeye
3.8
Great
Druid
Condi DPS
Skirmishing
Wilderness Survival
Druid
4
Great
Firebrand
Quickness Support Celestial DPS
Radiance
Honor
Firebrand
3.5
Great
Harbinger
Condi DPS
Curses
Soul Reaping
Harbinger
4.5
Great
Herald
Low Intensity Power Quickness
Invocation
Devastation
Herald
N/A
Great
Holosmith
Condi DPS
Firearms
Explosives
Holosmith
5
Great
Holosmith
Power Sword DPS
Firearms
Explosives
Holosmith
5
Great
Mechanist
Alacrity Support Condi DPS
Explosives
Firearms
Mechanist
3
Great
Mechanist
Condi DPS
Explosives
Firearms
Mechanist
4
Great
Reaper
Condi DPS
Curses
Soul Reaping
Reaper
3.7
Great
Renegade
Alacrity Support Condi DPS
Corruption
Invocation
Renegade
3
Great
Renegade
Alacrity Support Power DPS
Devastation
Invocation
Renegade
4
Great
Scourge
Celestial Alacrity Hybrid DPS
Blood Magic
Curses
Scourge
Soul Reaping
5
Great
Scourge
Condi DPS
Curses
Soul Reaping
Scourge
4.7
Great
Scrapper
Quickness Support Power DPS
Explosives
Firearms
Scrapper
3.7
Great
Soulbeast
Hybrid DPS
Skirmishing
Beastmastery
Soulbeast
4.5
Great
Specter
Condi DPS
Deadly Arts
Trickery
Specter
4.7
Great
Spellbreaker
Power Greatsword DPS
Strength
Tactics
Spellbreaker
4.3
Great
Tempest
Boon Support Healer
Water
Tempest
Arcane
4
Great
Virtuoso
Condi Chaos DPS
Illusions
Chaos
Virtuoso
4
Great
Virtuoso
Power DPS
Domination
Dueling
Virtuoso
4.7
Great
Weaver
Condi DPS
Fire
Earth
Weaver
4.8
Viable
Good
Catalyst
Boon Support Power DPS
Air
Catalyst
Fire
4
Good
Chronomancer
Boon Support Healer
Inspiration
Chronomancer
4
Good
Deadeye
Quickness Support Power DPS
Deadly Arts
Critical Strikes
Deadeye
3
Good
Engineer
Core Power DPS
Explosives
Firearms
Tools
5
Good
Firebrand
Condi DPS
Virtues
Radiance
Firebrand
4.6
Good
Harbinger
Quickness Support Healer
Blood Magic
Soul Reaping
Harbinger
2
Good
Herald
Hand Kiter
Salvation
Herald
Corruption
4.8
Good
Herald
Power DPS
Devastation
Invocation
Herald
3.6
Good
Mechanist
Power DPS
Explosives
Firearms
Mechanist
4.3
Good
Mirage
Alacrity Support Condi DPS
Dueling
Chaos
Mirage
4.5
Good
Mirage
Condi DPS
Dueling
Chaos
Mirage
4.3
Good
Renegade
Alacrity Support Healer
Salvation
Invocation
Renegade
5
Good
Renegade
Condi DPS
Corruption
Renegade
Invocation
3
Good
Scrapper
Power DPS
Explosives
Firearms
Scrapper
4
Good
Scrapper
Quickness Support Healer
Inventions
Alchemy
Scrapper
4.3
Good
Soulbeast
Condi DPS
Skirmishing
Soulbeast
Wilderness Survival
4.4
Good
Soulbeast
Hand Kiter
Wilderness Survival
Nature Magic
Soulbeast
4
Good
Tempest
Condi DPS
Fire
Earth
Tempest
3
Good
Willbender
Condi DPS
Radiance
Virtues
Willbender
4.3
Test
Test
Bladesworn
Boon Support Healer
Discipline
Tactics
Bladesworn
4
Test
Catalyst
Boon Support Healer
Arcane
Water
Catalyst
4
Test
Herald
Quickness Support Condi DPS
Invocation
Herald
Corruption
N/A
Test
Herald
Quickness Support Healer
Salvation
Herald
Invocation
5
Test
Mechanist
Celestial Alacrity Support
Firearms
Inventions
Mechanist
5
Test
Scourge
Alacrity Support Condi DPS
Curses
Soul Reaping
Scourge
N/A
Test
Specter
Support Healer
Shadow Arts
Trickery
Specter
4
Test
Tempest
Condi Fire DPS
Fire
Arcane
Tempest
N/A
Test
Untamed
Condi DPS
Skirmishing
Wilderness Survival
Untamed
3
Test
Untamed
Hybrid DPS
Skirmishing
Untamed
Beastmastery
4
Test
Untamed
Power DPS
Skirmishing
Untamed
Marksmanship
4
Draft
Draft
Berserker
Quickness Support Condi DPS
Arms
Discipline
Berserker
4.5
Draft
Berserker
Quickness Support Power DPS
Strength
Discipline
Berserker
N/A
Draft
Bladesworn
Alacrity Support Power DPS
Strength
Tactics
Bladesworn
N/A
Draft
Deadeye
[[Build:Deadeye -|]]
Deadly Arts
Critical Strikes
Deadeye
N/A
Draft
Herald
Low Intensity Power Quickness
Invocation
Devastation
Herald
N/A
Draft
Mechanist
Low Intensity Power DPS
Explosives
Firearms
Mechanist
5
Draft
Reaper
Low Intensity Power DPS
Spite
Soul Reaping
Reaper
N/A
Draft
Tempest
Alacrity Support Condi DPS
Fire
Arcane
Tempest
4
Draft
Willbender
Low Intensity Condi DPS
Radiance
Virtues
Willbender
N/A


Basic Builds

With so many elite specialisations there are some builds that, while still viable, are sufficiently outclassed by other options that they are given the Basic rating. Builds here will be kept updated for fans of said builds, but they are not recommended.

Basic
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Deadeye
Power DPS P/P
Deadly Arts
Critical Strikes
Deadeye
4.2
30px
Druid
Alacrity Support Condi DPS
Skirmishing
Nature Magic
Druid
Wilderness Survival
4.9
30px
Soulbeast
Condi Shortbow DPS
Skirmishing
Beastmastery
Soulbeast
4.5
30px
Tempest
Power DPS
Air
Fire
Tempest
4.5
30px
Willbender
Alacrity Support Condi DPS
Radiance
Virtues
Willbender
N/A
30px
Willbender
Alacrity Support Power DPS
Zeal
Virtues
Willbender
3
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