Guild Wars 2

I was wondering if anyone knows how the priority of the effect from say Sun Spirit works? Does it just give priority to players in the party or does it check who has higher condi dmg? Because if it just prioritises players that would be stupid as my pet with 1300 condi dmg would benefit a lot more from it than a full zerker equipped player.
Personally I think all spirits should always affect the caster AND its pet + 4 more allies. Pets are always so easily overlooked yet they are an important part of the rangers dps.

Priority is given to Party players, then other players, then your pet. I’m totally fine with this because I usually run with a pet that does damage opposite to mine (if I’m Power, I’ll get a condi pet, and vice versa), and most of the time, I make sure that the spirit I drop is optimal for the party composition anyways.

This is not a problem of the spirits.

It’s a problem of the Pet buff sharing mechanic that has been pointed out a long time ago.
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/ranger/Change-Required-Pet-Buff-scale/

Subsquad > squad (party) > other players > pets > NPCs

And always the 5 closest to the source of the buff.