Dragonbonker [pDPS]

This build is focused on doing damage almost exclusively with hammer, with extremely low apm.

Higher vitality from this build makes solo play viable.

Gearing and Consumables

Equipment

• Alternatively, you can use Berserker's pants + Dragon's weapon to do ever so slightly more damage, but berserker weapons are far more commonly used.

Weapon Swap

Weapon swap is optional, all the available options will reduce DPS and lock you out of hammer, they should be prioritised based on utility requirements.

1. Greatsword - Provides a long range, short cooldown leap and an AoE pull. Does decent burst damage with 4+2, but the sustained dps is far lower than hammer
2. Bow - Bow provides a ranged option for bosses with melee DPS downtime, but can only reach 24k~ dps with this build.

Optimised Loadout GW2Skills Link

Food

•  Cilantro Lime Sous-Vide Steak OR
•  Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup

Utility

•  Superior Sharpening Stone

Build

Power DPS

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Rotation and Utilities

Alternative Utilities

• This build is heavily reliant on resolution 100% uptime, which can be reached with Hallowed Ground and "Save Yourselves!" alone. "Stand Your Ground!" also provides resolution, but not enough for 100% uptime unless your sub is providing enough to cover the 4~ second downtime. If your sub is providing 100% uptime on resolution, you can flex both slots, however its important to avoid anything with a cast time. Even the most damaging utility skills are a DPS loss compared to hammer 1.

• Hallowed Ground provides pulsing group stability, and pulsing resolution, but results in a small DPS loss due to its cast time.

• "Save Yourselves!" provides the all important resolution, among other boons, stuns breaks, and steals condis from allies.

• "Stand Your Ground!" provides resolution, group stability, and group stun break.

• "Advance!" for lots of extra group aegis

• Smite Condition for a decent DPS boost, provided your sub has resolution uptime covered.

• Judge's Intervention for boss fights that require you to travel alot. 1200-range gap-closer and stunbreak with a 20s cooldown.

Elite Skill

• Signet of Courage is the default option. This should only ever be used as an emergency stun break or group stability. It has a long channel, but this can be interrupted at any point by simply moving.
• "Feel My Wrath!" Can be nice for a little superspeed, and to cover a little quickness if you are separated from your boons.
• Dragon's Maw For a little extra CC, and only a tiny DPS loss from its cast time.

DPS Rotation

1. Opening - Hallowed Ground and "Save Yourselves!"
2. Hammer Swing Hammer auto attack (1)
3. Re-use the opening utilities off cooldown to upkeep resolution. If you notice allies are providing resolution, save Hallowed Ground for stability.

Crowd Control rotation

• Zealot's Embrace (Hammer 3), Banish (Hammer 4), and Ring of Warding (Hammer 5) are all pretty good CC options.
• Wings of Resolve (Traited F2) also provides immobilize.
• Spear of Justice -> Hunter's Verdict will also do CC, however this should be your last CC option, as losing the justice passive temporarily may drop your DPS.
• Sanctuary can be used in the flex slot for huge CC, if resolution uptime is covered by allies.

Sustainability

• Your autos generate perma-protection.
• Shield of Courage provides aegis, a stun break, as well as a decently long block duration that doesn't prevent you from attacking.
• Use "Stand Your Ground!" for a group stun break and multiple stacks of stability.