[GW2][dT] 99 & 98 CM Boss Kills | Dragonhunter PoV

logs:
Shattered Observatory CM
Adrenaline Rush - Last Laugh - Vengeance
dps.report/w6Vw-20230221-2200... 1min11s
dps.report/Eb5h-20230221-2218... 1min04s
dps.report/sKwF-20230221-2242... 1min43s
Nightmare CM
Flux Bomb - Frailty - Outflanked
dps.report/yIZv-20230221-2337... 45s
dps.report/fw1V-20230221-2342... 38s
dps.report/PFOU-20230221-2346... 2min07s
For daily organized runs, and speedruns, DH isn't the strongest option out there. Although it is viable, it gets completely outclassed by a third Soulbeast in place of it, which is burstier, and has much more reliable self sustain through boon application, and better CC overall. Mama and Siax are two bosses on which DH can perform equally well in speedruns, if given the right tools (mostly precasts). It's worth noting that DH suits daily clears better as it has a nice party block with Shield of Courage. It comes in handy for multiple major attacks, and on almost every boss.
I made minor mistakes here and there, but I'm happy with those PoVs for now on DH. For example, I would've cast my Symbol of Energy first on Artsariiv split 2 for a faster rotation p3. I'm also still looking for better weapon management on Arkk (usually, higher time spent on Greatsword helps: it's mostly beneficial for the Guardian to camp Greatsword on that boss because of how many phases there are, and the induced downtime).
Note that I'm playing with Virtues on Skorvald and Radiance on all the rest.
The goal of this video is to serve as a tool to help future dT members who intend to run daily clears with a Dragonhunter. Discretize is getting restructured, and we're currently updating our website. The strategies displayed in this video are very aggressive and wouldn't work in a PuG environment (=public/pick-up lfg groups). The builds, guides and tips will follow.
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Funnily enough, logs such as these are not far off the kill times dT members used to be able to get with a different comp some years ago!
Shattered Observatory CM
Afflicted - Hamstrung - Outflanked
dps.report/RvAz-20201201-1342... 1min02s
dps.report/uda3-20201201-1350... 1min02s
dps.report/iaDj-20201201-1353... 1min38s
Nightmare CM
BO - Vindicators - Afflicted
dps.report/uny5-20201201-1622... 40s
dps.report/mIcQ-20201201-1653... 27s
dps.report/U9yM-20201201-1619... 1min52s

[@kajhall3581]

Daym what a treat, all 5 bosses and smooth and heck editing to speed up the precasts.
Could you show a run where the instabs result in the bosses getting proc?
I really don't like taking anything other than hammer spellbreaker or gs virtuoso into fractals cause it's the two classes that can reliably boonstrip proc without any significant dps loss. Otherwise it's just so much safer to take condi cause resolution is basically non-existent in comparison.

[@MagicBot.1570]

For NPNG runs, I would take an Absorption Sigil (in pick-up groups) and put it on the Longbow in place of Force or Severance Sigil, depending on the boss.
I haven't shared the builds I used yet, but I will soon. I run Severance on all bosses but Siax and Skorvald.

[@yaboi4941]

big fan

[@FinesJuliverine]

kinda makes me wanna play fotm again

[@AdrasAdraki]

How do you determine wether to use hl or bgh on these bosses?

[@MagicBot.1570]

Three things:
- is the boss CCd a lot ?
- does the boss allow me to fit in all of my skills during the phase/Can I precast F1 before the boss comes back, to save time? For example, on Skorvald, phases are very short in orgnized runs. Casting F1 makes me waste time. Plus, I can't precast it.
- do I need additional CC?
Depending on those parameters, Heavy Light might be a good option or not.
What I've found is that BGH was a great trait for Siax and Enso (low CC and longer phases), and Heavy Light is great on the rest. On Arkk, Heavy Light is very strong, it's debatable whether or not I should be using BGH like in the video.
Arts would be a BGH boss, but I tried to figure out a build that's a bit more supporty to the party (2 F3s and more CC).

[@AdrasAdraki]

@@MagicBot.1570 Yeah i can see the value of precasting the f1 its a huge boon on the fights its possible.

[@tijean8315]

is running 3 SLBs fun tho?

[@MagicBot.1570]

No absolutely not, Ranger is the worst class in the game

[@Reezico]

how do people get there inventory skinny and huge???

[@MelaonTwitch]

You can drag and change the size at the bottom right

[@peepoKT]

all the postprocessing

[@MagicBot.1570]

Do you mean the ✨vibrant colors✨? XD

[@shavy3967]

Finally correct class

[@hyperiel]

hi, build?

[@MagicBot.1570]

I'm built different