Guild Wars 2

Note: Most of these builds are entirely mine; while some, have been taken in part or in whole from their creator. As I have not kept up with where I got them, I apologize if someone feels I have taken “their” build. I find/create builds; test them; and I add my touch, or I add them in whole to my “build collection”. It should also be noted that I used my guild’s forum’s formating style, so not everything will have copied perfectly.

Meta PvP Builds
Below you’ll find Ranger/Druid builds that specifically contributed to my success in sPvP.
Menders Burst
Zerk Longbow
Mender’s Shout Bow

Ranger Builds
It should be noted that basically every Druid Build is more powerful than Ranger Builds. If you have the ability to play Druid – do so.

Power Builds
Remorseless GS Ranger
Longbow Berserker
Condition Builds
Trap Ranger
Shortbow Survivalist
Sage’s Condition Ranger
Mad Bleed King
Other Builds
None are available at the moment

Druid Builds

Power Builds
Menders Burst
Zerk Longbow
Zerk Longbow Alternative
Condition Builds
Bleed Druid
Mad King Bleed Druid
Other Builds
Mender’s Stun Bunker
Menders Shout Bow
Dungeon Support - Not PvP
Roaming Smokescale – Not PvP

A lot of these builds look fine to me.

However, I wouldn’t really step my foot outside the door without Stability in this meta. Especially on builds that do not go with SoS.
I constantly find druids Focus-fired everytime. And it often happens that with 6 stability and 3 stunbreakers I won’t get out of the bloody CC in time.

Which technically means that most of these builds go into 1v1 category which already has a peak build. It’s cool to have more options for everyone to browse through, though. Thanks for sharing.

So buddy I am really trying this Cleric Burst , boy I cant win nothing

What am I doing wrong not sure but I cant solo anybody, I am not really good at group fights, I am surviving but my damage is so low I cant even kill a downed person , not sure what your rotation is but really cant kill anybody at all, and I cant get out of stun,

Havent seen a legit druid spvp build yet, i thought yours were close, in theory it was, but in practice nope

Small forum tip, don’t put the links through a sharing system like Tiny URL. Their purpose is to reduce the size of the link, but for this forum "Build Link":www.giantURL looks identical to "Build Link":www.tinyURL until you click the link and the forum shows you the destination.

The result is incredibly suspicious links. You might as well have put your build link through Shady URL.

Tarhana.3561:

So buddy I am really trying this Cleric Burst , boy I cant win nothing

You have a similar problem to mine.
I suck at melee builds but if you force yourself to play veeery offensively – you’ll find the potential in this build. Well, if you lose you can still hop out since both of your weapons have escapes.

Don’t forget that a Tiger F2 can hit up to 4K into mesmers. You’ll still die to Revenants and probably scrappers, too.

Tragic Positive.9356:

Tarhana.3561:

So buddy I am really trying this Cleric Burst , boy I cant win nothing

You have a similar problem to mine.
I suck at melee builds but if you force yourself to play veeery offensively – you’ll find the potential in this build. Well, if you lose you can still hop out since both of your weapons have escapes.

Don’t forget that a Tiger F2 can hit up to 4K into mesmers. You’ll still die to Revenants and probably scrappers, too.

Yea I mean I played 200 games with guardian and maybe 50 with ranger but I feel like I am missing some major game play deal here, tiger hits hard and buffs and all but 1 vs 1 I end up hitting like 300-500 at a time while getting wrecked in 5 seconds, cant move neither, so really looking forward to learn Druid pvp if it is actually good for anything, the staff doesnt do much damage or whatso ever ( i think )

Tarhana.3561:

So buddy I am really trying this Cleric Burst , boy I cant win nothing

What am I doing wrong not sure but I cant solo anybody, I am not really good at group fights, I am surviving but my damage is so low I cant even kill a downed person , not sure what your rotation is but really cant kill anybody at all, and I cant get out of stun,

Havent seen a legit druid spvp build yet, i thought yours were close, in theory it was, but in practice nope

Well, the original build called for Crusader, but they removed that in the latest update. I’ll go through the build and see what I can tell you about how I played it, but back when it was Crusader this build was almost unstoppable.

HotHit.6783:

Small forum tip, don’t put the links through a sharing system like Tiny URL. Their purpose is to reduce the size of the link, but for this forum Build Link looks identical to Build Link until you click the link and the forum shows you the destination.

The result is incredibly suspicious links. You might as well have put your build link through Shady URL.

The tinyurl’s were for my own convienence, as it made formatting everything neater, but I understand.

Tarhana.3561:

So buddy I am really trying this Cleric Burst , boy I cant win nothing

What am I doing wrong not sure but I cant solo anybody, I am not really good at group fights, I am surviving but my damage is so low I cant even kill a downed person , not sure what your rotation is but really cant kill anybody at all, and I cant get out of stun,

Havent seen a legit druid spvp build yet, i thought yours were close, in theory it was, but in practice nope

So, I went and played a couple games using a direct copy of what’s posted. I can however provide some general tips.

-You should basically swap pets as often as possible to trigger quickness, remembering to pop tiger f2, as this is your most powerful attack and when combo-ed with hilt bash and maul, can prove devastating against any zerkers.

-You shouldn’t have any problem with conditions, as all your utilties will remove conditions 1 per shout (soldier’s rune) and 2 per glyph (verdant etchings).

-You should aim to stay in a group, as your healing and AOE condition removal can prove game changing.

-You should use staff #3 and gs swoop to exit combat as needed, although you really shouldn’t need to very often.

-You should pop your utilities as often as possible. Glyphs will heal, remove conditions, and blind nearby foes as well as being a light field that is often accidentally blasted. Shouts remove conditions and provide aoe swiftness and regeneration.

-You should use your celestial form often. I’ve explained each skill in order of importance.
CF #4 provides a mobile water field and with a cleric amulet provides large amounts of healing. This is your go-to skill for point and team fights.
CF #5 has a pretty high damage as well as providing a large aoe slow. This should be your second go-to skill for point and team fights.
CF #3 provides long lasting stun and is also a blast finisher.
CF #2 is another condition removal and aoe blind.
CF #1 should be spammed in between cooldowns.

I’ve attached a screengrab of what a typical match should result in.
http://s22.postimg.org/kx3vtz4cx/gw038.jpg
Notice the insane amount of healing to allies, conditions removed, boons removed, and boons applied to allies.

@UnitedChaos

Now that I’m seeing the numbers, I noticed that statistics are not really that accurate. Shoutbow builds usually provide much higher overall damage and healing.
What makes the Remorseless unique is it’s burst that (unlike shoutbow) can bring people into downed state. It also provides much better mobility. It’s technically a go-to build for solo queue if one wants to be self-sufficient. And that can’t be seen in statistics.

Tragic Positive.9356:

@UnitedChaos

Now that I’m seeing the numbers, I noticed that statistics are not really that accurate. Shoutbow builds usually provide much higher overall damage and healing.
What makes the Remorseless unique is it’s burst that (unlike shoutbow) can bring people into downed state. It also provides much better mobility. It’s technically a go-to build for solo queue if one wants to be self-sufficient. And that can’t be seen in statistics.

Yes, while you can’t see exactly what happened during the match. Most of the damage was from high damage bursts from maul and tiger’s f2, hence the burst. All of the healing was from regeneration, CF skills, and glyph seed bursts. It’s not so much a build for the sake of being self-sufficient, as much as it is a team build that provides the best of both worlds: damage and healing.

Updated 4/4/16. Enjoy!

Why do you not take quick draw when slotting in skirmishing? It is one of the top 3 best non druid traits we have especially good in power builds, yet it looks like ppl ignore it on purpose.

I do not have HoT and i am in diamond with his build http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQJATRnUqA1CiNsA+sActgBGhiD3vNA6xdDyg/JKhU/ij9kC-TpRBABA8AACa/h4LD8wFAgvDBAHHBAA (you can swap in rune of the soldier for shout condi clear, but i prefer more toughness and melandru also helps vs condis)

and am fairly sure i can get to legend if i sink enough time in to pvp (which i did not since pvp is not much fun when you fight the same 3 classes with the exact same build over and over again).

Updated 08/06/2016

Great, thanks

Updated 08/22/2016
“Mender’s Stun Bunker” – Credit – Pug Sniped

anyone tried the stun breaker.

I’m feeling doubtful upon seeing a sbow in a pvp build

EnderzShadow.2506:

anyone tried the stun breaker.

I’m feeling doubtful upon seeing a sbow in a pvp build

The power shortbow build with no stun breaks and healing spring as the condi removal?
No…… no I have not tried that…..

Jim Hunter.6821:

EnderzShadow.2506:

anyone tried the stun breaker.

I’m feeling doubtful upon seeing a sbow in a pvp build

The power shortbow build with no stun breaks and healing spring as the condi removal?
No…… no I have not tried that…..

The few builds that have carried me through the past seasons have been reflective of that specific season. Whether the most effective strategy was full offensive (Zerk longbow, Menders burst) or supportive (shout bow), this season is no different. I’ve found the “stun bunker” build effective this season. It offers the survivability to escape the large bursts commonplace this season with supplemental damage. I feel that condition pressure is mitigated by the few traits that remove them, healing spring, and the genorocity sigil. Try it out.

Jim Hunter.6821:

EnderzShadow.2506:

anyone tried the stun breaker.

I’m feeling doubtful upon seeing a sbow in a pvp build

The power shortbow build with no stun breaks and healing spring as the condi removal?
No…… no I have not tried that…..

Doubling this. With Light on your Feet instead of Quick Draw. And no Druidic Clarity … There seems to be way too much wrong in the build. Meta or not, I wouldn’t try the build. Ever.
It might seem short-sighted as I don’t play anymore and only check forums every now and then – but the build doesn’t have any of the strengths that Ranger ever had.

Tragic Positive.9356:

Jim Hunter.6821:

EnderzShadow.2506:

anyone tried the stun breaker.

I’m feeling doubtful upon seeing a sbow in a pvp build

The power shortbow build with no stun breaks and healing spring as the condi removal?
No…… no I have not tried that…..

Doubling this. With Light on your Feet instead of Quick Draw. And no Druidic Clarity … There seems to be way too much wrong in the build. Meta or not, I wouldn’t try the build. Ever.
It might seem short-sighted as I don’t play anymore and only check forums every now and then – but the build doesn’t have any of the strengths that Ranger ever had.

It works for me this particular season and has proved more useful than some of the other builds I’ve played this season. It stands in my list of top builds.

UnitedChaos.8364:

It works for me this particular season and has proved more useful than some of the other builds I’ve played this season. It stands in my list of top builds.

But we all know that a cloud thrown by a master can beat a knife thrown by a newbie. If no one else, You should be aware that nothing improves performance as much as preference.
That particular build provides zero burst damage, worse CC and utility than a LB build, it is dead meat against conditions or any pressure of that sort and cannot even decap.

You can’t expect everyone to be on your level. If you were to determine which is the strong part of the build… It has none. Having the bunker Sword+Dagger/Staff would do the exact same thing as a shortbow. Not only it has better DPS, it even has more evades. With Quick Draw twice the amount.

Gotta go with tragic on this.

Lot of weaknesses in that build.

You may have used it with success, that doesn’t mean it’s a good build.

Tragic Positive.9356:

UnitedChaos.8364:

It works for me this particular season and has proved more useful than some of the other builds I’ve played this season. It stands in my list of top builds.

But we all know that a cloud thrown by a master can beat a knife thrown by a newbie. If no one else, You should be aware that nothing improves performance as much as preference.
That particular build provides zero burst damage, worse CC and utility than a LB build, it is dead meat against conditions or any pressure of that sort and cannot even decap.

You can’t expect everyone to be on your level. If you were to determine which is the strong part of the build… It has none. Having the bunker Sword+Dagger/Staff would do the exact same thing as a shortbow. Not only it has better DPS, it even has more evades. With Quick Draw twice the amount.

EnderzShadow.2506:

Gotta go with tragic on this.

Lot of weaknesses in that build.

You may have used it with success, that doesn’t mean it’s a good build.

Whatever works for you guys. I should, however, point out.
“Below you’ll find Ranger/Druid builds that specifically contributed to my success in sPvP.”