GW2. Raid Builds, Strike Mission, and Fractal Builds for Guild Wars 2 PvE Endgame. 2022
This is a list with the most viable and accessible builds for PvE Endgame. While they are mainly oriented for the most challenging PvE content in the game, Raids, they will perform just as well and are recommended for Fractals and Strike Missions. These builds are robust and include enough utility to be useful in a variety of bosses and situations, not just for optimizing uptimes.
There are four Roles that builds can perform in a group:
DPS – Focus on dealing damage and surviving with their aggressive set up.- Support – Keep their party alive with healing and provide boons.
- Tank – Attracts the attention of the boss using toughness or some other specific mechanic. Must be able to survive the bosses attacks while positioning it to help the other party members perform their roles more easily.
- Kiter – Can be considered an off-tank, but will generally be far from the group with a build that can survive by itself to perform a specific mechanic but still provide to the party from range.
DPS – Focus on dealing damage and surviving with their aggressive set up.
Support – Keep their party alive with healing and provide boons.
Tank – Attracts the attention of the boss using toughness or some other specific mechanic. Must be able to survive the bosses attacks while positioning it to help the other party members perform their roles more easily.
Kiter – Can be considered an off-tank, but will generally be far from the group with a build that can survive by itself to perform a specific mechanic but still provide to the party from range.While Fractals and Strikes may be simplified to only DPS and Support, Raids are more complex and may require Tanks and Kiters to handle specific mechanics.
The two most powerful boons to share to your party are 
Alacrity and 
Quickness, so builds that can provide permanent uptime of these boons to a 5-player group will also have these icons next to them.
Every 5 players in a balanced composition will usually have 1 Support and 4 DPS, or 1 Support, 3 DPS, and 1 utility class that can be a hybrid between Tank/DPS/Support. For more information on how to get the gear to play these builds, how to play specific roles in the composition, and the mechanics of the fights you will want to use these builds in, check out these guides:
📣 Recommendations for New Players:
- Beginner’s Guide to Guild Wars 2 Raids
- Fractals of the Mists – The Complete Guide
- Strike Missions Guides
- Ascended Gear – The Complete Guide
Last Update: September 2022
Guardian
Guardian
Heal Firebrand – Support 
- Condition Firebrand – DPS
- Power Dragonhunter – DPS
Power Willbender – DPS - Hybrid Willbender – DPS
Mesmer
Mesmer- Aegis Chronomancer – Tank
- Condition Chronomancer – Tank/DPS
- Staff Ambush Mirage – Tank/Kiter/DPS
- Power Chronomancer – DPS
- Bloodsong Virtuoso – DPS
Ranger
Ranger- Spirit Druid – Support
- Hammer Untamed – DPS
- Condition Untamed – DPS
- Power Soulbeast – DPS
- Condition Shortbow Soulbeast – DPS
Revenant
Revenant- Ventari Herald – Kiter/Support
- Condition Herald – DPS
- Power Renegade – DPS
- Condition Renegade – DPS
- Power Vindicator – DPS
Necromancer
Necromancer- Revive Scourge – Support
- Condition Curses Scourge – DPS
- Power Greatsword Reaper – DPS
- Condition Harbinger – DPS
Engineer
Engineer- Hammer Scrapper – Tank/DPS
- Power Grenade Holosmith – DPS
- Power Mechanist – DPS
- Heal Mechanist – Support/Tank
Warrior
Warrior
Elementalist
Elementalist- Condition Fire Weaver – DPS
- Arcane Staff Tempest – Kiter/Support
- Condition Tempest – DPS
- Fresh Air Tempest – DPS
- Power Catalyst – DPS
Thief
Thief - Power Staff Daredevil – DPS
- Condition Daggers Daredevil – DPS
- Rifle Deadeye – Kiter/DPS
- Alacrity Specter – DPS
- Condition Specter – DPS
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