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...- trades burst damage for better sustain, you should still have {{Tooltip|Quickness}} on your opener from {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Rage}} and the extra sustai ==Related Builds==

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...means that it has burst that rivals power builds, something most condition builds cannot offers. Its primary weakness is its reliance on melee-ranged abiliti ...DPS for a support while providing up to 4 allies with permanent {{Tooltip|Quickness}} and very high {{Tooltip|Aegis}} uptime.

Low-Intensity Flamethrower is one of the easiest builds to play in the game, which features permanent {{Tooltip|Stability}} grantin ...that have disabilities that may prevent them from playing higher intensity builds, though they are here for any player who wishes to play them.

...nt you extra boons, try to use it if your pet has Protection and {{Tooltip|Quickness}}. Swapping pets in the middle of channeling your healing skill is somethin **It can be used offensively for the Quickness, most notably to boost {{Skill|Rapid Fire}}, {{Skill|Maul}}, or Greatsword

These core traits will be the cornerstone of our builds. The combinations of boons that we get access to is most notably {{Tooltip|Quickness}} and {{Tooltip|Fury}} from the {{Skill|Deploy Jade Sphere (Air)}} and {{To

...his is an excellent farm build that utilizes's Chronomancer's high DPS and Quickness uptime to buff nearby allies in open world.}} ...excellent farm build that utilizes's Chronomancer's high DPS and {{Tooltip|Quickness}} uptime to buff nearby allies in open world.

...reduce its cooldowns thanks to {{Trait|Fervent Force}}, and gain a bit of quickness thanks to {{Trait|Enhancing Impact}}. Because of that, this build requires * {{Skill|Quickening Zephyr}} - stunbreak + quickness

...specially in ranked. The rankings should be indicative of what the '''best builds''' of a core profession and its elite specializations are '''generally''' c ...nsidered in Nightmare and Shattered Observatory, and the efficacy of condi builds is only considered in Sunqua Peak and Silent Surf.

...s heavy emphasis on CC to activate many useful traits that grant {{Tooltip|Quickness}}, {{Tooltip|Stability}} and {{Tooltip|Adrenaline}}. * Off-hand Dagger - Trades Quickness uptime for sustain increase with {{Trait|Sun and Moon Style}}

...nt you extra boons, try to use it if your pet has Protection and {{Tooltip|Quickness}}. Swapping pets in the middle of channeling your healing skill is somethin **It can be used offensively for the Quickness, most notably to boost {{Skill|Rapid Fire}}, {{Skill|Maul}}, or Greatsword

...t you extra boons, try to use it if your pet has Protection and {{gw2skill|Quickness}}. :# Get Quickness from either {{Trait|Zephyr's Speed}} or {{Skill|Quickening Zephyr}}.

...u LF! Because of that LF management is much less of a concern on Harbinger builds. * {{Skill|Tainted Bolts}} (shroud auto) can do a lot of damage with {{Tooltip|Quickness}} and makes for a great filler skill if you're out of CDs or don't want to

...mancer, Harbinger can get more use out of {{trait|Transfusion}} than other builds. Between this and {{trait|Ritual of Life}}, it has perhaps the strongest re ...}}, 25 {{tooltip|Vulnerability}} and permanent {{tooltip|Fury}}, {{tooltip|Quickness}} and {{tooltip|Regeneration}}.

...f-{{Tooltip|Might}}/{{Tooltip|Vulnerability}} generation and AoE {{Tooltip|Quickness}}. Can also be used with Minions if desired. Not recommended for soloing ha * {{Skill|Summon Blood Fiend}} - For minion builds.

* {{Skill|Tainted Bolts}} (shroud auto) can do a lot of damage with {{Tooltip|Quickness}} and makes for a great filler skill if you're out of CDs or don't want to ...metimes when you drop out of shroud you'll have a few seconds of {{Tooltip|Quickness}} left, which might be enough to cover an entire cast of GC to make it hard

...urst damage, better survivability. Could be useful for dueling other Power builds or surviving outnumbered. ...Mists}} enhances your legend swap. Invoking Shiro now gives you {{Tooltip|Quickness}} to help you do burst damage on bow while swapping to Jalis inflicts {{Too

A boon support healer build for Deadeye. Provides permanent {{tooltip|Quickness}}, {{tooltip|Fury}}, 25 {{tooltip|Might}}, {{tooltip|Regeneration}}, {{too ...eted weapon skills to provide the large majority on it's healing. Very few builds use this mechanic, so this can feel quite unnatural and will likely involve

...ge Untamed burst build for PvP. Generally seen as one of the harder Ranger builds to play (mainly due to the improved pet control), Power Untamed is a formid ...nt you extra boons, try to use it if your pet has Protection and {{Tooltip|Quickness}}. Swapping pets in the middle of channeling your healing skill is somethin

...x pet management makes it somewhat harder to play than other similar power builds. **It can be used offensively for the Quickness, most notably to boost {{Skill|Rapid Fire}}, {{Skill|Maul}}, or Greatsword

...l|Frenzy}} is more of an offensive skill than the rest, applying {{Tooltip|Quickness}} and {{Tooltip|Might}}. Speeding up your attacks while making them hit har ...if the target is CC'd from {{Skill|Bull's Charge}} and you have {{Tooltip|Quickness}} but as a stationary skill it's easily avoided.

...igil of Cleansing}} - trades some defense against conditions for {{Tooltip|Quickness}} to make it easier to pull off either a {{Skill|Ghastly Claws}} or {{Skill ...n healing coming from their allies), but thanks to the permanent {{Tooltip|Quickness}} while in shroud this skill is now much easier to land without any real se

...t burst, great cc, and high survivability against both power and condition builds. Focuses on confusion stacking for burst damage and utilizing {{Trait|Prism ...s great for stealing important boons like {{Tooltip|Stability}}, {{Tooltip|Quickness}}, {{Tooltip|Protection}}, and {{Tooltip|Resistance}}

* In both cases the point is to get {{tooltip|Quickness}} through {{Trait|Phantasmal Haste}} to speed up your Bladesong casts and f ...y}}, or your {{Skill|Signet of the Ether}}. This bonus does not stack with Quickness though, but is still very nice.

...use it when you have a fair amount of {{Tooltip|Might}} stacks, {{Tooltip|Quickness}}, and preferably {{Tooltip|Vulnerability}} on the target. ...n healing coming from their allies), but thanks to the permanent {{Tooltip|Quickness}} while in shroud this skill is now much easier to land without any real se

...th considering when playing with a lot of '''Well''' skills, the {{Tooltip|Quickness}} could speed up your burst combos. ...ll|Siphon}} (Specter's version of {{Skill|Steal}}) and spending Initiative builds Shadow Force.

...for lower {{Skill|Mantra of Liberation}} cooldown, especially if {{Tooltip|Quickness}} is already covered * This builds' active defenses are strong, but ideally saved for your group and not used

...se this trait to completely shut down enemy healing skills against certain builds, and the {{Tooltip|Weakness}} application adds some extra sustain to the bu * Try to charge {{Skill|Mantra of Distraction}} while you have {{Tooltip|Quickness}} either from summoning Phantasms or swapping to Greatsword.

...for lower {{Skill|Mantra of Liberation}} cooldown, especially if {{Tooltip|Quickness}} is already covered * This builds' active defenses are strong, but ideally saved for your group and not used

...r build for WvW roaming. Significantly more durable than most other Reaper builds without sacrificing too much damage, and the boon corruption from Curses tr ...ling reduction from {{Tooltip|Poison}} could help you wear down tanky Cele builds.

...th do damage and gain boons. Namely, permanent {{Tooltip|Fury}}, {{Tooltip|Quickness}}, and 24~ {{Tooltip|Might}}, with 0 boon duration, thanks to the Illusions ...sacrifice some of its damage to provide its party with permanent {{Tooltip|Quickness}} from {{Trait|Seize the Moment}} or permanent {{Tooltip|Alacrity}} from {{

...re evades; with good play, this sigil alone can turn most builds into Solo builds.. ...unning Virtue, you can spam your Virtue 1 to gain permanent resolution and quickness any time you're zerging in a large group, on top of a 10% damage modifier f

...stuns and escape with {{Tooltip|Superspeed}} or offensively for {{Tooltip|Quickness}} bursts. ...ing with {{Trait|Zephyr's Speed}} can be used offensively for the{{Tooltip|Quickness}}, most notably to boost {{Skill|Rapid Fire}}, {{Skill|Barrage}} and {{Skil

...want to use this for {{Skill|Eternity's Requiem}} (or autoattack spam with Quickness) before turning it off unless you really need to squeeze out all the damage ...off with {{Tooltip|Quickness}} coupled with unblockable attacks. {{Tooltip|Quickness}} can be used to do burst damage or cleave downed targets better through au

...2018, it can still do considerable cleave damage especially with {{Tooltip|Quickness}}. ...ither hold on to it to break out of stuns, or burst targets with {{Tooltip|Quickness}}

...{Sigil|Agility}} (except if you need to cleave a downed body, then use the quickness to auto attack). * High sustain builds such as Mender Druids will outlast it in 1v1s.

...te}} and {{Skill|Arc Divider}} which will also provide permanent {{Tooltip|Quickness}} to yourself and nearby allies. Berserker is also very relentless, having The main downside of this build, as with most warrior builds, is the lack of ranged damage.

...p|Resistance}} by carrying your banner around, {{Tooltip|Might}} {{Tooltip|Quickness}} and {{Tooltip|Fury}}. Burst skills can be used while carrying the banner. * {{Trait|Phalanx Strength}} - if party is already capped on {{Tooltip|Quickness}}

...tooltip|might}} and {{tooltip|fury}} while also maintaining some {{tooltip|quickness}} if taking {{Skill|"Feel My Wrath!"}} * {{Skill|"Feel My Wrath!"}} - {{Tooltip|Quickness}} and {{Tooltip|Fury}}

* This builds has high active defense * Give yourself quickness with {{Skill|Mantra of Solace}} before beginning the cast

* {{Trait|Phalanx Strength}} - if party is already capped on {{Tooltip|Quickness}} * {{Trait|Vigorous Shouts}} - if party is already capped on {{Tooltip|Quickness}} and {{Tooltip|Might}}

* This builds has high active defense * Give yourself quickness with {{Skill|Mantra of Solace}} before beginning the cast

* This builds has high active defense * Give yourself quickness with {{Skill|Mantra of Solace}} before beginning the cast

...want to use this for {{Skill|Eternity's Requiem}} (or autoattack spam with Quickness) before turning it off unless you really need to squeeze out all the damage ...off with {{Tooltip|Quickness}} coupled with unblockable attacks. {{Tooltip|Quickness}} can be used to do burst damage or cleave downed targets better through au

* {{Relic|Relic of the Chronomancer}} - better {{Tooltip|Quickness}} uptime especially when running 2 utility gyros. ...Resistance}} - defensive rune that helps against both condition and power builds.

...xplanation of how to set up a squad for an encounter and provide some good builds for new players. ...xplanation of how to set up a squad for an encounter and provide some good builds for new players. If there are unfamiliar terms, the [[Guide:PvE Glossary |

...l|Thunderclap}} when playing with Hammer, significantly improves {{Tooltip|Quickness}} uptime. ...toattack chain can do considerable cleave damage especially with {{Tooltip|Quickness}}.

* {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Firebrand}} - nearly permanent {{Tooltip|Quickness}} uptime. ...u LF! Because of that LF management is much less of a concern on Harbinger builds.

...it does give up some utility value with the loss of things like {{Tooltip|Quickness}} access, and even results in lower self-healing due to the loss of {{Trait ...every moment count by capitalizing on the setup with tools like {{Tooltip|Quickness}}, {{Skill|Enchanted Daggers}} and {{Skill|Impossible Odds}} to further inc

...p legends. Swapping to Shiro is an easy way of instantly getting {{Tooltip|Quickness}}, setting the stage for burst combos or helping you cleave downed targets ...every moment count by capitalizing on the setup with tools like {{Tooltip|Quickness}}, {{Skill|Enchanted Daggers}} and {{Skill|Impossible Odds}} to further inc

...bit more defensive condition rune that could help against other condition builds. ...ll|Siphon}} (Specter's version of {{Skill|Steal}}) and spending Initiative builds Shadow Force.

...e most out of it (except if you need to cleave a downed body, then use the quickness to auto attack). ==Related Builds==

...ar option. On the other hand time doesn't favor you when facing tanky Cele builds, so sometimes your best option is to go all in with the traps and hope for * {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Agility}} on Longbow - the brief {{Tooltip|Quickness}} is just enough to speed up {{Skill|True Shot}} right after swapping to Lo

...toattack chain can do considerable cleave damage especially with {{Tooltip|Quickness}}. * Every 5th toolbelt skill you use gives you {{Tooltip|Quickness}} and {{Tooltip|Superspeed}} via {{Trait|Kinetic Battery}}.

...out of stuns and deal with CC in general, or burst targets with {{Tooltip|Quickness}}. ==Related Builds==

* {{Tooltip|Axe|Offhand Axe}} - great cleave, supplies minor {{Tooltip|Quickness}} ...tup allows a player to change between gear for virtually all power warrior builds without any armor or trinket swaps. For a slightly more optimized option sp

...t}} and {{Trait|Malicious Intent}}. You'll also get 4 seconds of {{Tooltip|Quickness}}, which means there's a 4 second window to land your burst while your stat ==Related Builds==

...ime}} - swap if {{Tooltip|Alacrity}} would be more valuable than {{Tooltip|Quickness}} ** Your equipment in general has minimal impact on this builds performance, but concentration is helpful for {{Tooltip|Alacrity}} uptime

...is best used after blocking so you can have {{Tooltip|Fury}} and {{Tooltip|Quickness}} for its entire duration. ==Related Builds==

* {{Trait|Song of the Mists}} improves {{Tooltip|Quickness}} uptime. ...llent burst damage on both sets. This variant is better at killing tankier builds like Celestial ones:

...}}. It works very well both in groups and solo play and is one of the only builds capable of very high healing and boon support while also having very high D ...{Tooltip|Chapter 1 Unflinching Charge}} - Provides stability, which grants quickness

...ight King provides a decent damage boost. Could be hard to utilize against builds with a lot of {{Tooltip|Stability}} however. ...mitigation and a boost to all of your stats, goes well with all Celestial builds.

...starting off with {{Tooltip|Quickness}} coupled with unblockable attacks. Quickness can be used to do burst damage or cleave downed targets better through auto ==Related Builds==

* Air's Jade Sphere grants {{Tooltip|Quickness}} which increases your DPS in general. This combined with {{Skill|Lightning ==Related Builds==

...feel free to use the signets pretty much on CD. For instance on other Ele builds using {{Skill|Signet of Restoration}}'s active would be a desperate last re ...ng}} on enemies if you're allowed to freecast for a few seconds. {{Tooltip|Quickness}} from the '''Air''' Jade Sphere can help a lot with that, so dropping the

* {{Trait|Strider's Defense}} if you find yourself lacking {{Tooltip|Quickness}} uptime * This builds has high active defenses

...is best used after blocking so you can have {{Tooltip|Fury}} and {{Tooltip|Quickness}} for its entire duration. ==Related Builds==

* {{Trait|Kinetic Battery}} improves {{Tooltip|Quickness}} and {{Tooltip|Superspeed}} uptime at the expense of survivability and {{T ==Related Builds==

* {{Trait|Strider's Defense}} if you find yourself lacking {{Tooltip|Quickness}} uptime * This builds has high active defenses

* This builds has moderate active defense * Give yourself quickness with {{Skill|Mantra of Solace}} before beginning the cast

This variant uses equipment similar to existing Condi DPS Firebrand raid builds, making it an easy gearing option for general PVE. ...ooltip|Burning}}. Use {{Skill|"Feel My Wrath!"}} off cooldown for Fury and Quickness uptime.

...Mortar Kit}} - does great damage when spamming skills on it with {{Tooltip|Quickness}} but it's primarily a defensive pick because of the {{Tooltip|Blind}} and * {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Celerity}} - improves {{Tooltip|Quickness}} uptime considerably and the ICD lines up perfectly with {{Skill|Thundercl

**It can be used offensively for the Quickness and guaranteed critical strike from {{Trait|Remorseless}} through {{Trait|W ...the build. It can be spammed from a safe distance, does decent damage and builds some {{Tooltip|Might}} stacks between two bursts.

* {{sigil|Superior Sigil of Agility}} - the bit of quickness makes it harder to dodge your burst. ==Related Builds==

...up the skill. {{Skill|Whirling Light}} is a great followup with {{Tooltip|Quickness}} too. ==Related Builds==

This version of Support Chrono is a boon support that provides 100% {{tooltip|Quickness}} and {{tooltip|Alacrity}} uptime for its party. This massively increases t ...of {{tooltip|Alacrity}}. A higher-DPS version that provides only {{tooltip|Quickness}} is now the common choice, which can be found here: [[Build:Chronomancer_-

...ip|Poison}} procs could make you better at killing other high sustain Cele builds. * Air's Jade Sphere grants {{Tooltip|Quickness}} which increases your DPS in general. This combined with {{Skill|Lightning

...proper setup. Try to CC targets beforehand and make sure to have {{Tooltip|Quickness}} from your Air Jade Sphere. ==Related Builds==

* Unlike most builds in WvW, Dagger/Focus boontalyst can be played with a skill rotation for eac ...for single target lockdown and {{skill|Air Sphere}} for pulsing {{tooltip|Quickness}} and {{tooltip|Fury}}.

...proper setup. Try to CC targets beforehand and make sure to have {{Tooltip|Quickness}} from your Air Jade Sphere. ==Related Builds==

Compared to D/F Fire Tempest builds, it does not bring significant healing. Therefore it cannot be used as dire ...that it brings more access to auras, similar cleanses, access to {{Tooltip|Quickness}} from {{Skill|Deploy Jade Sphere (Air)}} for a faster {{Skill|Glyph of Ren

...} - on-demand boon removal, post-nerf this is mostly a tech-option against builds with {{Tooltip|Stability}} spam. You're not guaranteed to hit the right boo * {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Agility}} over Generosity - the brief {{Tooltip|Quickness}} makes it easier to get a {{Tooltip|Fear}} off right after weapon swapping

...s is seen a less competitive and thus much less popular, but the {{Tooltip|Quickness}} could help you deliver burst damage while also buffing your team. {{Relic ==Related Builds==

*{{Tooltip|Quickness}} generated from {{Skill|Potent Haste}}, {{Skill|Overwhelming Celerity}}, { *For against tanky builds or if you feel like it, you can use {{Skill|Tome of Justice}} + {{Tooltip|C

* {{Trait|Corrupting Vines}} makes you better at fighting boon-based bunker builds if you can give up some defense against conditions. ...setting up other skills like {{Skill|Double Arc}} because of the {{Tooltip|Quickness}}.

* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Agility}} - on '''Longbow''' to ensure {{Tooltip|Quickness}} for {{Skill|Hunter's Ward}} * This builds has high active defenses

* {{trait|Brutality}} constant stability removal with quickness uptime but less DPS. * This builds has high active defenses

Power Quickness chronomancer provides either permanent {{Tooltip|Quickness}} from {{Trait|Seize the Moment}} or permanent {{Tooltip|Alacrity}} from {{ As with all mesmer builds, it has access to plentiful utility should it be required, such as {{Skill|

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...much better boon duration. This is especially relevant for your {{Tooltip|Quickness}} sources, creating longer burst windows for you with {{Trait|Be Quick or B ==Related Builds==

*{{Tooltip|Quickness}} generated from {{Skill|Potent Haste}}, {{Skill|Overwhelming Celerity}}, { *For against tanky builds or if you feel like it, you can use {{Skill|Tome of Justice}} + {{Tooltip|C

* {{Trait|Corrupting Vines}} makes you better at fighting boon-based bunker builds if you can give up some defense against conditions. ...setting up other skills like {{Skill|Double Arc}} because of the {{Tooltip|Quickness}}.

...up the skill. {{Skill|Whirling Light}} is a great followup with {{Tooltip|Quickness}} too. ==Related Builds==

...and, and Willbender. These builds all focus on farming with Power-oriented builds. ...and more on comfortable game play. If you are looking specifically for DPS builds, see [[Build:Dragonhunter_-_Power_Dragonhunter]] and [[Build:Willbender_-_P

...ebrand support build for raids and fractals, providing permanent {{tooltip|Quickness}} and high {{tooltip|Fury}} and {{tooltip|Might}} uptime. This build brings ...ntra of Liberation}} - multiple instant AoE stun breaks and stability (and quickness if {{Trait|Stalwart Speed}} is traited).

...illing (most) enemies. This makes it one of the burstiest condition damage builds and very strong if it can consistently reset {{Skill|Tome of Justice}}. ...ld mostly maintain {{tooltip|Quickness}} in their subgroup, allowing for a quickness support to be dropped.

* This builds has low active defenses * {{Skill|Dual Strike}} - if lacking quickness

...sure to run an optimal [[Raid_Builds|build]] from our list of recommended builds for this encounter.</div> ...ways crit, and inherit attributes and traits from the player, so power DPS builds will deal significantly more damage than others.

''Condition builds should use their standard sigils.'' ''Condition builds should use their standard sigils.''

...ery important, getting locked down gets you killed pretty quickly by power builds. * The build is rather low on cleansing so be careful around condition builds, and kite a lot. If you wish to cleanse more often, consider picking up {{S

...personal {{Tooltip|Quickness}}, and is one of the most reliable open world builds.

...mitigation and a boost to all of your stats, goes well with all Celestial builds. ...ning on enemies if you're allowed to freecast for a few seconds. {{Tooltip|Quickness}} from the Air Jade Sphere can help a lot with that along with {{Skill|Glyp

''Condition builds should use their standard sigils and enhancements.'' Note: This encounter punishes melee builds almost to the point of rendering them unviable. Ranged DPS is strongly reco

...source of healing, a source of {{Tooltip|Alacrity}}, a source of {{Tooltip|Quickness}}, and Dps. ...for fractals, please see our [https://metabattle.com/wiki/Fractal Fractal Builds].

...of stability with 8 seconds of duration, 5s of superspeed, 4.75 seconds of quickness with banner trait, and will slowly build resistance when standing in the ra ...pherified Peppercorn-Spiced Oyster Soup}} - great stats that fit Celestial builds perfectly while also providing 10% damage reduction.

...sure to run an optimal [[Raid_Builds|build]] from our list of recommended builds for this encounter.</div> ...– {{Tooltip|Alacrity}}, {{Tooltip|Fury}}, {{Tooltip|Might}} and {{Tooltip|Quickness}}, but does not provide any form of sustain. This limits the range of class

...re defense or Precision for more damage. Avoid Condition Damage, as Pre-80 builds can seldom make effective use of it outside of a few exceptions. ...o be made specific to each class. While these aren't necessarily leveling "builds", they can serve as a general guideline for traits, skills, and weapons you

...sure to run an optimal [[Raid_Builds|build]] from our list of recommended builds for this encounter.</div> ...ers, it may be advisable to swap one or two more DPS players over to power builds, or have a player with a lot of {{Tooltip|Immobilize}} run ahead and keep t