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Condition Druid Roaming Build

GW2. WvW Build. Condition Druid Roaming Build. Druid. Ranger World vs World.


Last Update: January 2024


The Condition Druid is a ranger WvW roaming build that has one of the best condition cleanses in the game, and along with plenty of stealth uptime from Celestial Avatar, this build can be very survivable when picking the right situations. The use of many dazes and immobilizes allows you to single out and incapacitate an enemy while loading them up with conditions. It can also help allies and defend objectives, this build is not a dedicated healer but can assist allies with stealth, cleanses, and stop enemies through dazes and immobilizes.

Synergy

Celestial Avatar abilities provide flexible playmaking potential with the Eclipse trait

  • Seed of Life (2) instant cast with Blind+Poison can be used over and over, defensively to mitigate damage and offensively by reducing their healing potential (especially to prevent enemies from reviving)
  • Lunar Impact (3) has an immobilize on the daze, effectively locking enemies in place.
  • Rejuvenating Tides (4) may not have much healing impact, but with the added chill it can be very strong for peeling enemies off of your allies.
  • Natural Convergence (5) pulses Burning on top of the Slow and Cripple, making it great for overloading conditions onto your enemies.

Playstyle

Use Shortbow 4/5 to CC, and Poison Volley (Shortbow 2) in melee range. Also use Lunar Impact (CA 3) to catch enemies and then use Natural Convergence (CA 5) next to them while they are dazed.

Use staff to kite and survive in between your and combos. Use blasts from Lunar Impact (CA 3) and Ancestral Grace (Staff 3) for great sustain combos in your Water fields (Staff 5).


Difficulty
25%

Equipment

ItemStatRune / Sigil
Helm
Trailblazer
Shoulders
Trailblazer
Coat
Trailblazer
Gloves
Trailblazer
Leggings
Trailblazer
Boots
Trailblazer

Primary Weapon Set

Shortbow
Trailblazer

Secondary Weapon Set

Staff
Apothecary

ItemStat
Amulet
Apothecary
Ring
Apothecary
Ring
Apothecary
Accessory
Trailblazer
Accessory
Trailblazer
Backpiece
Trailblazer

Relic

Consumables

Infusions

Optional
x18

Alternatives

  • Stats: Celestial can also work but not optimal
  • Sigil: instead cleansing on Shortbow
  • Sigil: instead cleansing on Shortbow
  • Relic: instead of Demon Queen

Skills

Fanged Iboga / Siege Turtle / CA
ShortbowHeal / Utility / Elite
StaffCelestial Avatar

Alternatives

  • Pet: Juvenile Krytan Drakehound instead of Iboga for CC and immob
  • Utility: instead of Sharpening Stone

Traits


Build Template

Chat Code: (copy/paste into in-game chat)

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Gameplay

Updated Gameplay:


Mechanics Guide still relevant but semi outdated:

Credit to Vallun for the video.

11 Comments

  1. Would a celestial variant of this build work? If it does, would there be any changes needed?

  2. Why is JUST the staff not Minstrel? No doing any conditions on the staff. Would just be slightly more healing?

    • The condition u applied on SB will do less damage after u switch to staff.

  3. Any update with the New patch of june 2023 ?
    Staff don’t apply any condition, so why not replacing it with axe torch ?

    • Build has been updated, staff is used for mobility and utility. You can replace and tweak the build to fit your playstyle if you wish.

  4. Hey Jen! Tysm for sharing this — question, what would taking something similar to this into fractals look like?

  5. I will say that I prefer a mix of more apothecary for the healing. With the nerf to Ancient Seeds, druid is even more reliant on making space and healing between bursts and the additional healing is massive.

    Despite the nerfs still one of my all time favorite solo roaming builds.

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