Guild Wars 2

https://youtu.be/dCGYKdzrmxA

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vVAQNAR7fnkICFChddCWBBkdil4BzaDkviUy7v+3CsKA0AqXA-ThBBABVq+DEHEgAeCAAcBAOTJIW7PK/CAcA48zP/8zPvf/93f/93SBExYA-e

Note the build editor online is not up to date. The current trait choices shown in the editor are the same spots as they are on my build. Ex Radiance GM trait has changed with the patch.

For this dps test I had my mesmer friend boonshare retaliation to test if a chrono can keep up perma retal with this build. Therefore, all boons but retal are active. Pulsing arena damage is on to trigger light aura procs for additional retal uptime. Further testing later in the day showed that mesmer running the chaos traitline can cast a traited heal skill to generate retal (6s) via chaos storm which they can boonshare.

I have no +5 power infusions and use lvl 60 sharpening stones. I also poorly execute the rotations, often using skills such as torch 4 before using Spear of Justice (10% dmg increase).

I have full confidence that an experienced DH player can hit well above 35k using proper food, infusions, and good rotations. A 1 million hp small golem can be killed with over 41k dps.

This patch puts DH well into the high tiers of raid DPS with an extremely simple rotation akin to the difficulty of condi ranger. To make best use of this build you will need perma retal and may consider swapping sword of justice for hallowed ground in pugs.

If you went through all the trouble to have a pet chrono, why didn’t you do it on realistic?

34k on unrealistic is low. We are probably still lower than power engi, which seems to be buffed, and has an even easier rotation.

Our only hope is the signet trait now.

Edit: Actually, looking at the traits, we can get 75% crit chance from radiance alone. Add fury to that, and suddenly, precision is useless on guardian.

So, power guardian might be about finding the right gear set, because berserker is wasted on us.

The retal uptime is the key to the build’s dps. It was necessary to test that it could be reliably maintained.

Again, I’m not a great dh player, someone with the right gear and rotations will get higher dps. I’ll try to do a realistic when I can with full equipment.

100% retal uptime has been a thing for a while now in raids. Sure it kinda died off again last quarter with the amazing food nerf they did back then, but before that DH was a good DPS and they had 100% retal uptime.

That being said, if you are the only guardian in your group it’s best to take a utility skill that gives extra retal (SYG or hallowed ground).

RabbitUp.8294:

If you went through all the trouble to have a pet chrono, why didn’t you do it on realistic?

34k on unrealistic is low. We are probably still lower than power engi, which seems to be buffed, and has an even easier rotation.

Our only hope is the signet trait now.

Edit: Actually, looking at the traits, we can get 75% crit chance from radiance alone. Add fury to that, and suddenly, precision is useless on guardian.

So, power guardian might be about finding the right gear set, because berserker is wasted on us.

Somethingsomething Power/Condition D/Ferocity. Which doesn’t seem to exist. Maybe this next xpac.

How hard is it to the rotation with carpal tunnel ?

Never played the carpal tunnel rotation, but I’d estimate guard rotation is somewhere in the middle of the pack with regard to difficulty.

With regard to the OP, without long testing I got to 31k pretty consistently when using qT’s realistic buffs. As I know that I don’t really get above 90% of the qT benchmark, that would put us at about 34.4k. I expect the final benchmark to be slightly higher still, since I didn’t even try to optimise utilities (played ToF/PoB/BS, spirit sword might get higher than ToF) and consumables.

CptAurellian.9537:

Never played the carpal tunnel rotation, but I’d estimate guard rotation is somewhere in the middle of the pack with regard to difficulty.

With regard to the OP, without long testing I got to 31k pretty consistently when using qT’s realistic buffs. As I know that I don’t really get above 90% of the qT benchmark, that would put us at about 34.4k. I expect the final benchmark to be slightly higher still, since I didn’t even try to optimise utilities (played ToF/PoB/BS, spirit sword might get higher than ToF) and consumables.

I managed to break 32k with realistic buffs though I wasn’t using mighty infusions. I’m expecting the qT’s benchmark to go 33-34k