Guild Wars 2

I finally created the gear for this build yesterday and found it to be pretty effective. I called it the Radiant Dragon build in reference to the Radiance and Dragonhunter trait lines used.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vVAQNAT8flsAhmhYlQwQIQQELxDWVAYLVvkLg9vEoVI4F8oA-TBiAQBh4JKAR1fskSQYs/w1U6BgLWAA1xASlBAA-e

Coming from an AH build with Soldier’s/Sentinel’s stats, this build was much squishier. In events with a lot of tough enemies like in Dragon’s Stand I had to be much more careful like when I play my scholar professions, but the upside is that things definitely died much faster. In places like Silverwastes enemies didn’t have hardly any chance to lay into me.

The biggest concern I have for the build is encountering enemies immune to burning as that is the chief source of damage, but even without it the bow is still somewhat effective.

IM not a big fan of the zeal line for a burning build. If you want it for pve then how about going virtues instead of zeal and taking supreme justice and permeating wrath for AOE proc of Virtue of Justice passive every 3rd hit? Those burn stacks build up really really fast on mob groups that way.

Overall I liked more of the traits that Zeal had to offer. If the only thing I get for my build from Virtues is Supreme Justice, Zeal offers symbols a chance to burn, deals additional damage to enemies with burning on them, and adds to condition damage from power.

I’ll keep an open mind and give it a shot though. Thanks for the advice.

Mooncutter.2907:

Overall I liked more of the traits that Zeal had to offer. If the only thing I get for my build from Virtues is Supreme Justice, Zeal offers symbols a chance to burn, deals additional damage to enemies with burning on them, and adds to condition damage from power.

I’ll keep an open mind and give it a shot though. Thanks for the advice.

You get Supreme Justice which is Virtue of Justice Proc every 3rd hit BUT you also get Permeating Wrath which is your Virtue of Justice passive proc becomes an AOE burn not single target. In PVE on my burn guard (pre HoT, in Silverwastes etc) i found it to be amazing when fighting multiple mobs. You easily get 3K+ burn ticks on every mob in a 240 radius.

I have to agree with Spartacus. Once you have more than 1 enemy, the Virtues trait line will proc a lot more burns on each enemy. This will melt face in almost any PvE encounter. Even with Kindled Zeal and Symbolic Power, I think the procing Virtue of Courage 40% faster and having your burns AoE, would certainly increase your Burn damage. Plus you could always take Master of Consecrations so you can use your Purging Flames more often, and having the field last longer so your projectiles causes even more burns.

Kindled Zeal and Symbolic Power definitely help a little with a burn build, but they definitely help out more for your straight power damage. If you want to stick with DH, I’d drop Zeal for Virtues. Especially if you’re facing a lot of mobs, and use your Shield of Courage, procing your Virtue of Virtue of Justice each time you block for a crap ton of AoE hits, would be insane.

Ok, I tried it out with Virtues replacing Zeal. Gotta admit the damage does seem much higher. Build revised to reflect more focus on Virtues and consecrations.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vVAQNAT8flsAhmhYxQwQIQQELBElc539pvVA8AvZ2Q0gTIA-TBiAQBh4JKAR1fskSQYs/w1U6BgLWAA1xASlBAA-e

Mooncutter.2907:

Ok, I tried it out with Virtues replacing Zeal. Gotta admit the damage does seem much higher. Build revised to reflect more focus on Virtues and consecrations.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vVAQNAT8flsAhmhYxQwQIQQELBElc539pvVA8AvZ2Q0gTIA-TBiAQBh4JKAR1fskSQYs/w1U6BgLWAA1xASlBAA-e

Nice. but now swap out the sword/torch for Greatsword. Drop a purging flames, use GS 5 to pull mobs in and then whirling wrath and giggle at the amount of burn stacks you build up on a group of mobs. (whirling wrath does flaming bolts on a fire field)

I used to do that all day every day in Siverwastes/Orr on my burn guard.

is this the op one that kill everybody?

Spartacus.3192:

Mooncutter.2907:

Ok, I tried it out with Virtues replacing Zeal. Gotta admit the damage does seem much higher. Build revised to reflect more focus on Virtues and consecrations.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vVAQNAT8flsAhmhYxQwQIQQELBElc539pvVA8AvZ2Q0gTIA-TBiAQBh4JKAR1fskSQYs/w1U6BgLWAA1xASlBAA-e

Nice. but now swap out the sword/torch for Greatsword. Drop a purging flames, use GS 5 to pull mobs in and then whirling wrath and giggle at the amount of burn stacks you build up on a group of mobs. (whirling wrath does flaming bolts on a fire field)

I used to do that all day every day in Siverwastes/Orr on my burn guard.

or just use torch 5 and 10 burns on everybody and then swap to GS2

This is my problem as well…

Every time I try to make a burn DH build I end up swapping the LB to something else, like scepter+torch. I think the Longbow is much better in hybrid builds. But If I try to make a hybrid build I end up using less and less condi damage traits/gear such getting a power LB build as a result.

So I do not think LB can be fitted well into a min/maxed burn build.

If you do not min/max than it is petty viable.

Aggrostemma.1703:

This is my problem as well…

Every time I try to make a burn DH build I end up swapping the LB to something else, like scepter+torch. I think the Longbow is much better in hybrid builds. But If I try to make a hybrid build I end up using less and less condi damage traits/gear such getting a power LB build as a result.

So I do not think LB can be fitted well into a min/maxed burn build.

If you do not min/max than it is petty viable.

I dont recommened LB on a burn build. Burn Guard is better without DH traitline.