Zeal Radiance: Small Hitbox


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Virtues Radiance: Small Hitbox


Virtues Radiance: Big Hitbox



(18/11/17) Vale Guardian - Dragonhunter Zeal Radiance



  • Swap
    out for
    if can keep up an high Aegis uptime.


Virtues Build: Master of Consecrations


Virtues Build: Unscathed Contender


Tips for each encounter - Click on each section below to expand

This guide is made exclusively for Dragonhunter Power

General Gameplay Tips

Dragonhunter Power
Rotation Tips and Tricks
  • You can cancel the aftercast of 2 skills;
    1. by Auto Attacking after using it.
    2. by stowing your weapon after using it.
  • If there are multiple targets in range of
    you can cast it inside boss’s hitbox for an extra hit per additional target in range.
  • Try to always use
    inside the boss’s hitbox to maximize the amount of hits.
  • Try to always do your burst combos while the tether of
    is active and the boss stands inside a Symbol.

Traitline Variation & Explanations
  • Radiance - virtues is the highest damage build for Dragonhunter. However, this requires you to position yourself properly so you can avoid anything that can remove your Aegis.
    1. If you are able to keep up Aegis, play Radiance - Virtues.
    2. If you aren’ t able to keep up Aegis, play Radiance - Zeal.

Heal and Utility Variations
  • You mostly run
    due to its short cast time and the big amount of heal you get out of it.
  • is a good choice in well coordinated groups as you can use weaponstow to cancel the animation but still keep the block. However this also removes any kind of actual heal from the skill.
  • is a decent choice if you are lacking condition cleanse.
  • You mainly use
    ,
    and
    as your utilities in raids
  • Your third utility depends on your subgroup. If you are the only Guardian you need a Retaliation source that Chronos can share with their
    which can be either;
    1. .
    2. .
  • If there are two Guardians then
    is the better choice since double
    is enough for permanent retalation.


Spirit Vale


Vale Guardian

Dragonhunter Power

  • and
    are your best friends here, use them to block Blue AoEs or the stacked aura ticks of the Green and Blue Guardians during the split.
  • cast can be stowed to reduce downtime on your rotation while still getting the 2s block but this however removes any form of healing that it would provide.
  • If for some reason you need more healing then stick to
    and sidestep Blue AoEs.
  • Red Seekers count as additional targets for
    , which makes using it a DPS increase. Use it inside the boss’s hitbox every time Red Seekers are in range.
  • Use
    as mobility or extra healing during splits to help maintain your
    uptime.


Gorseval

Dragonhunter Power

  • You can immediately start your burst combo as early as possible by using
    to block the first stomp by yourself with Aegis (See GIF below).
  • Make sure to use
    and
    after the boon strip.
  • During the cc phase you can use all of your skills while under the effect of
    but be careful after it runs out as all of your attacks hit frequently and inflict damage to yourself due to Gorseval's retaliation.
  • During the split phase you can use Whirl Finishers in Light Fields to cleanse Weakness.
  • After the split ends, try to be on Greatsword with both
    and
    ready.
  • You can give yourself Aegis to block the stomps with
    if your Chronos do not distort it (See GIF below).


Gorseval Slam Attack
[SC] Gorseval Daily | 4:26left Mesmer PoV

Sabetha

Dragonhunter Power

  • Use
    to reach the Launch Pads faster if you have to do cannons.
  • Before going up, make sure you’re on your Scepter set as you’ll want to come back on your Greatsword set to make use of
    to reach Sabetha faster.
  • To destroy the cannon use;
    1. .
    2. .
    This should be enough to kill the cannon assuming you have some Retaliation left. If not you can use
    →
    before swapping back to Greatsword.
  • Use
    often to give allies Aegis and to prevent unlucky knockbacks into the flamewall or cannon shots.



Salvation Pass


Slothasor

Dragonhunter Power

  • Should take shrooms.
  • If you are doing the first Mushroom, you can precast
    from Staff on Slothasor to give him Swiftness then swap back to your previous weapons set. This will make Slothasor reach your group faster due to him having Swiftness.
  • If you are Guardian in the warrior group takes
    +
    , so warrior can take
    instead
    . Always take
    regardless of group.
  • If you are the only Guardian in your subgroup then use
    once at the start of the fight and then save it for every break bar to prevent Fear.
  • Try to be on your Greatsword after every break bar.
  • Use
    inside Slothasor if there are slublings around as a DPS increase. Pull them to Slothasor if your group is struggling with pulls.
  • You can also use
    to help with add control as the death of the slubling will refresh its cooldown.
  • You can use
    and/or
    while jumping to block the spores during Slothasor’s Shake.


Trio

Dragonhunter Power

  • Swap out
    for
    and take
    too. The Retaliation those skills grant ensures you get the 50% critchance from
    . The Stability minimizes the amount of Fear.
  • resets when an add dies, so you can use it on cooldown to group up adds.
  • You can also help with add control by pulling them together with
    .


Matthias

Dragonhunter Power

  • You can swap
    out for
    so the Chronos do not have to run
    .
  • Use
    during the storm phase to prevent the knockdown from Downpour and give Stability to the Chronos to share with
    .
  • If your party lacks condition cleanse, you can run
    . It also provides a huge burst heal.
  • If your party lacks CC you can save
    and also use
    on the sacrificed party member.
  • If you do run
    or use
    for CC then remember to change
    for
    . If you do this you need
    to compensate for the loss in critical chance.



Stronghold of the Faithful


Escort

Dragonhunter Power

  • Swap out
    for
    and take
    too. The 50% critical chance while under the effects of Retaliation is just too good during this event and Stability prevents the unlucky 1 hour long Fear for your allies.
  • resets on adds so spam it as much as possible and to pull adds too.
  • You can help clear adds by pulling them together with
    .


Keep Construct

Dragonhunter Power

  • The most imporant thing here is to remember to swap out
    to
    on both your Torch and Greatsword.
  • As a last resort you can use
    to help pull the orb, however it should be advised against as you will lose the 10% dammage modifier from
    .
  • You can also use your F3 -
    to give Aegis to block Keep Construct’s jump attack (See GIF below).


Keep Construct Jump
[SC] Daily Keep Construct 4:58left

Xera

Dragonhunter Power

  • On the first platform, you can help with orb pulling by using
    .
  • Remember that Traps do not trigger on Shards.
  • This does not stop you from using
    to help with Shard clearing on the main platform.
  • When other members of your squad are teleported off the main platform, you may want to save your traps to clear the spawning adds.



Bastion of the Penitent


Cairn

Dragonhunter Power

  • Due to the vast array of complicated mechanics here, your main objective here is to do rotation practise and try to not look pathetic next to the condition classes.
  • If your party ignores the Green Circles then it is best to save
    to void the CC.


Mursaat Overseer

Dragonhunter Power

  • Treat this boss as a DPS golem and just practise your rotations.


Samarog

Dragonhunter Power

  • If you are Guardian in the warrior group takes
    +
    , so warrior can take
    instead
    . Always take
    regardless of group.
  • Try not to waste your high damage skills during the CC phase unless you know you will instantly break Samarog.
  • If your party struggles with CC then you can use
    and
    .
  • Try to be on your Greatsword after each break bar with all of your skills ready.


Deimos

Dragonhunter Power

  • and
    are your best friends if your Chronos do not distort the Pizza Slame Attack (See GIF below).
  • You can also use them during the last 10% aswell, this will help to have an uninterrupted rotation.


Pizza Slam Attack
[SC] Deimos 8:24 left | Mesmer Tank PoV


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