Guild Wars 2

Hi evryone!I had a guard lvl 80 for a while and i never looked into his spec becouse it never appeal me;just after tryng it for fun i discovered i love the LB and how it feels playng it.

Im still leveling up the specialization,but i feel i cant understand properly how to make it work (pvE and pvp)

My old guard run a condi fire build buy to me on DH i feel like power build will fit him better,am i mistaken?

What are best gear option?zerg as usual?even in pvp?

Bht the main question i cant answer is; mine old guard kept his damage and tankiness in his passive virtues: is still worth to build for passive virtues?demonhubter seems (to me) to promote the activation of the virtues instead of having then as bonus stats!

Mainly the F1 passove,what is more worth,the burn evry 5/3 hit?or the active burn of the spec?

Also i saw many suggest as second weapon a GS,but i feel standing in LB is juat better fir fight,maybe im mistaken!as now i keep a staff in offhand for mobility while explorig,and a focus/mace for surviability (to switch when i need to block and reset) in fight

Hey there. Those are many questions, I think DPS wise you can follow Obal’s guide (sticked on the forums)
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/guardian/Guide-DPS-Guardian-for-PVE/first
And yes zerker is the way to go in PvE (Viper/Sinister is a good alternative but no LB).
GS as secondary weapon is good due to the DPS and synergies with LB (watch the dps rotation video on that guide). Now for open world would suggest to use GS and Retreat! Staff is not a good weapon unless you use it for lootstcik in some places like Orr mass events or WvW zerging.

For PvP check the current meta here (Marauder amulet, not zerker) http://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Dragonhunter_-_Meditrapper

For the question you have about Spear of Justice (F1) current Meta in PvE uses a trait that makes you do more damage (10%) when you activate it but also it’s traited for burning more often and burning the area around your foes on passive. You’d have to activate it against bosses and mobs with large heaslth pools, for trash keep using passive.
In PvP use it to pull enemies with Hunter’s Verdict to your traps, otherwise keep on passive.

Hope this helps.

Yes power is definitely better for Dragonhunters. Most of the time you will be fighting with longbow. Some prefer greatsword just for the occasional melee burst damage. Sword/focus is also a good choice. Do you like traps? As far as trap goes, you probably want to use Procession of blades for pve since it helps you do more damage and it’s also very useful in pvp too. Berserker gear is great for pve but if you want more survivability and only giving up a tiny bit of damage, then go for mixed of Marauder and berserker gears.

Here is link to a build I found that I like a lot. For the trait in DH, I prefer piercing light for pvp and soaring devastation for pve.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vVAQJARTnsABddidDBWDB8DhlEi6aZDgEIL/+vAU+5j+sH-T1BFABppLQu9H0X9nrUCuwlAIJlfA8EACAgAczbmNvZghO0hO0hO0u5Qv5Qv5QLFgg6sA-w

PS: If you don’t want the trouble of crafting marauder armors, you can also mix berserkers armors with a couple of piece of soldier trickets. Otherwise if you prefer max dps, then go full zerker.

And yes, you will use the virtues often to stay alive in fights. The shield of courage will block anything in front and the wings of resolve will serve as a second heal. As far as elites go, renew focused is still the best, although dragon maw is fun to goof around with. lol