Guild Wars 2

Before this BWE DH was my LEAST favourite elite spec. It had very little synergy with base guardian, and itself. Traps were only meh. I only got interested because I liked the longbow skills and higher skill cap virtues. After the changes specifically improving the base virtues to offset the higher skill requirement, and the middle ‘cripple line,’ DH is in my top three now! Still like Chrono and Druid just a bit more, but DH is so much fun for me now. I REALLY hope Zealot’s Aggression doesn’t lose its cripple on Justice proc, because, to be honest, that’s what does it for me. I love being a kiting machine.
Speaking of which, this is the build I was using. It really has ridiculous synergy and I found it to work well for my purposes.

Its intention is to kite a foe around to whittle them down and then chunk that last little bit in one three-step combo. Even if they do get into range, you have decent toughnes and melee capability plus the ability to MAKE range. On top of that you can stack Vulnerability like noone’s business. I don’t think this build is too OP, but if it does get nerfed I will most likely cry and eat a tub of lard.

Ignore my horrible choice of sigils. Rune choice is meh but does help with the lack of condi removal. The block on signet activation is good for general defense and proccing defender’s dogma.
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The main combo I’m talking about is Immobilizing and burning a target with Spear of Justice, dropping a symbol of energy under them, and then firing true shot into their face. They’ll likely have a bit of vulnerability and cripple on them. The burning DMG modifier and the symbol modifier help to make that true shot especially painful. For kiting you have a lot of access to cripple on every 5th hit and an immobilize every so often, but that’s best not to use unless you have to. A quick spinning death trap is sure to proc Zealot’s Aggression a couple times. Remember to immobilize people in your traps and symbols as well, they’re pretty punishing. Signet of courage helps you steadily recover from any hits they do get on you so that if you must fight up close you’re still in ok shape. Longbow has it’s 5th skill that you should save and use when you have enough distance between you and your target to get it off cleanly. If they do get up in your face it’s time to swap to hammer and use the immobilize and banish to make em move the way you want while crippling them and applying a fair bit of vuln to set them up. If you want to stay in melee, Zeal works excellently with the hammer AA and the Ring of Warding can force people to stand in your traps or symbols. Ring of warding is also a knock back, meaning more cripple and Vuln.

Really like what you’ve done with the place. Keep it up!

Did you try to create the worst build possible?

Keksmuffin.1450:

Did you try to create the worst build possible?

Might not be meta, but it’s fun as hell for PvE I assure you!

Treetoptrickster.4205:

Keksmuffin.1450:

Did you try to create the worst build possible?

Might not be meta, but it’s fun as hell for PvE I assure you!

Anything can work in PvE.

Heck I have killed stuff while drunk not using any traits in PvE.

Wow, that build might literally be the worst build I’ve ever seen.

Ragnar the Rock.3174:

Treetoptrickster.4205:

Keksmuffin.1450:

Did you try to create the worst build possible?

Might not be meta, but it’s fun as hell for PvE I assure you!

Anything can work in PvE.

Heck I have killed stuff while drunk not using any traits in PvE.

no traits, no armor, silver-wastes isnt that hard has some say either…. also the diference in damage was almost the same that gave the notion that mobs have a pre defined value for damage like they were ignoring armor,since i was getting very similiar values with armor and no armor.

A game that is built to work by just pressing 1;1;1;1;1 and tune up for max damage cant be that hard…

I like his build, excellent choice of traits

Isarii.2804:

Wow, that build might literally be the worst build I’ve ever seen.

Merci <3 What should I do then? I like it, but if it’s basically the build equivalent to diarrhea what needs to go? It works for what I wanted it to be at least, tanky, ranged, and continuous cripple. Other stuff like runes and sigils I just picked cuz they seemed to have alright synergy. I could easily see getting rid of the frailty one for force but I’m sticking with my runes! Pls tell me what’s so foul about it oh wise one :’(

Arken.3725:

I like his build, excellent choice of traits

Based on the other feedback I’ve received I’m inclined to take this as sarcasm.

Dulled Senses from DH also makes guardian shield #5 SoA criple the KB targets, would be cool if SW SoA also could KB enemies .

@OP signets migh not be a best option, passives on guardian are awfull, and that elite is a joke outside pve.

Also all u need is to stack AoE condi fire with your team , the max possible.

There is this disturbing trend i have been noticing as of late

Only new/bad players seem to like the dragonhunter wheres any moderately skilled or above player hates it with a passive.

I wonder if dragonhunter is supposed to be the entry level PVE endgame class for HoT…

Treetoptrickster.4205:

Arken.3725:

I like his build, excellent choice of traits

Based on the other feedback I’ve received I’m inclined to take this as sarcasm.

Not at all dude, if this is what you enjoy then play it. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

Hunter.4783:

There is this disturbing trend i have been noticing as of late

Only new/bad players seem to like the dragonhunter wheres any moderately skilled or above player hates it with a passive.

I wonder if dragonhunter is supposed to be the entry level PVE endgame class for HoT…

Don’t drown yourself in that hubris

Hunter.4783:

There is this disturbing trend i have been noticing as of late

Only new/bad players seem to like the dragonhunter wheres any moderately skilled or above player hates it with a passive.

I wonder if dragonhunter is supposed to be the entry level PVE endgame class for HoT…

I’m an ESL player and I like dragonhunter so I guess you’re wrong. :<

Hunter.4783:

There is this disturbing trend i have been noticing as of late

Only new/bad players seem to like the dragonhunter wheres any moderately skilled or above player hates it with a passive.

I wonder if dragonhunter is supposed to be the entry level PVE endgame class for HoT…

As someone who mains guard and has played in all 3 main game modes, I very much like DH for WvW roaming (and pvp, but not soloQ). If used properly, the virtues are absolutely amazing (f3 is op….), and longbow is a very strong ranged option. Traps…. not so much lol.

Ragnar the Rock.3174:

Treetoptrickster.4205:

Keksmuffin.1450:

Did you try to create the worst build possible?

Might not be meta, but it’s fun as hell for PvE I assure you!

Anything can work in PvE.

Heck I have killed stuff while drunk not using any traits in PvE.

Right? PVE is a good place to test skills to see what the do initially but really it boils down to effectiveness elsewhere. Otherwise you’d see sPVP stacking in groups of 5v5 in pure glass and the last to fall wins.

Kinda wanna see that happen now. . . xD