Guild Wars 2

Is it viable DH with melee weapons? GS/Hm or GS/Sw+Sh?

I left game like a year ago and returned with HoT launch, playing Revenant since there but I miss my gardian, DH trait line seems cool but I hate range gameplay and I think LB doesnt fit with my idea of what a gardian should be.

Time ago when I was active I used to play Gs/Hm..

i think u can, but i can’t say if it’d be perfect. you prob at least want hammer if no bow, cause at least then u can utilize those knockback traits

and even that isnt’ forced on u. i’d say u can work w/ it if you want those new virtues, cripples, and/or traps

GS/Mace+Torch is almost the same dps as GS+Bow with the meta build.
So you definitely shouldn’t feel like you HAVE to use bow with DH.
Traps and Wings of Resolve are really strong and have nothing to do with Bow.

If you’re not in a strictly meta group, you can make a hammer build work with DH just fine too.

Hammer/Mace+Focus
Zeal/Honor/DH
213/132/131
Can be pretty good for pug groups. Lots of AoE for trash, and more support options.

i use mace shield/staff on my DH, so all other option are viable for it.

If you’re capable, GS/sw+fc works

Hammer can work very well in theory. The numbers are a little weak at the moment.

I found that a very strong combo is:

- Soaring Devestation
- Glacial Heart
- Air+Fire Sigil
- JI
- Mighty blow
- Test of Faith + banish + F1 and pull back.

If they would fix / redo the JI nerf you have a very mobile burst scenario. The could fit very well in the meta meditrapper without focusing on the LB and too many traps.

right now the damage on LB and Traps are simply to good to go down that route.

Asmodal.6489:

Hammer can work very well in theory. The numbers are a little weak at the moment.

I found that a very strong combo is:

- Soaring Devestation
- Glacial Heart
- Air+Fire Sigil
- JI
- Mighty blow
- Test of Faith + banish + F1 and pull back.

If they would fix / redo the JI nerf you have a very mobile burst scenario. The could fit very well in the meta meditrapper without focusing on the LB and too many traps.

right now the damage on LB and Traps are simply to good to go down that route.

I feel sad seing DH with hammer. It makes killing so easy.

Longbow is amazing. Just run lb/gs or lb/hammer. Either can work well enough. But that bow allows us to keep pressure on targets like mesmers or eles in ways we’ve never been able to before.

You’d be nerfng yourself hard in its current state to not run longbow. Also, bunker guard really is dead. I feel bad for people who try to run it and get blown apart by team cleave.