Dragonhunter

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As dragons continue stirring in the land of Tyria, guardians have been honing their light into a physical nature sharp and deadly enough to pierce scales. The dragonhunter specialization will look to viciously purge the lands of dragons and their ilk, with longbow and traps now at hand. As their prowess with light has increased, they are able to physically manifest their virtues into the world.

— Dragonhunter release notes

Dragonhunter is an elite specialization for the guardian that focuses on trap skills and grants upgraded versions of virtues. It also allows the guardian to use a longbow.

List of dragonhunter skills

See also: List of guardian skills

Profession mechanic

Skill			Description
Spear of Justice	0.75¾	20	Burn foes every few attacks. Activate: Hurl a spear of light that passes through foes. Enemies struck become tethered and receive conditions periodically.
Hunter's Verdict	0.5½	40	Pull all enemies tethered by the Spear of Justice to you, breaking the link. This ability's recharge is separate from that of Spear of Courage [sic] .
Wings of Resolve	1	30	Regenerates health. Activate: Leap to a target area, healing allies in the area.
Shield of Courage		60	Grants aegis every few seconds. Activate: Create a shield in front of you that blocks attacks for you and allies.

Weapon skills

	Skill	Type			Description
Longbow
1	Puncture Shot		0.75¾		Fire an arrow which can bounce to the enemies behind your target. If an arrow hits a second target, all enemies struck are crippled.
2	True Shot		0.75¾	4	Charge up energy, creating a powerful attack which pierces through enemies.
3	Deflecting Shot		0.25¼	10	Fire a missile that blinds enemies and destroys projectiles. Destroying a projectile increases damage dealt.
4	Symbol of Energy	Symbol	0.75¾	15	Fire a slow, arcing arrow which explodes on impact to burn targets and sear a symbol of energy into the ground.
5	Hunter's Ward		20.75¾	45	Form your arrow into a barrier and deal damage at the location.

Slot skills

Healing

Skill	Type					Description
Purification	Trap		15	0.75¾	30	Heal yourself and imbue your light into a trap. Enemies that trigger this trap are damaged and blinded as the light returns to you for a second heal.

Utility

Skill	Type					Description
Fragments of Faith	Trap		15		45	Lay a trap that deals damage and unleashes multiple fragments into the area when triggered. Each fragment grants aegis to allies, as long as they don't already have aegis.
Light's Judgment	Trap		15	0.5½	30	Lay down a trap that creates an area of pure light which reveals enemies and pierces their armor.
Test of Faith	Trap		15		30	Lay a trap that creates a ring of weapons which punish enemies that attempt to cross their threshold.
Procession of Blades	Trap		15	0.5½	25	Set a trap that whirls around and damages enemies when activated.

Elite

Skill	Type					Description
Dragon's Maw	Trap		25	0.5½	75	Lay a trap that pulls enemies and creates a barrier which holds them in.

List of dragonhunter traits

See also: List of guardian traits

Tier	Name		Description
Minor Proficiency	Longbow Proficiency		You can wield the longbow weapon.
Minor Adept	Virtuous Action		The guardian's resolve has further increased, allowing virtues to be manifested as physical aspects.
Major Adept	Piercing Light		Traps gain reduced recharge and slow enemies.
Major Adept	Dulled Senses		Enemies you knock back are crippled. Enemies you cripple are also inflicted with vulnerability.
Major Adept	Soaring Devastation		Wings of Resolve delivers an attack upon landing.
Minor Master	Defender's Dogma	3	Blocking an attack causes Justice to reach its maximum charge and reduces the cooldown of Spear of Justice by 3 seconds.
Major Master	Hunter's Determination		Gain aegis and cast Shards of Faith when disabled. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
Major Master	Zealot's Aggression		Deal extra damage to crippled enemies. Justice's passive effect cripples enemies.
Major Master	Bulwark		Shield of Courage gains increased radius and duration.
Minor Grandmaster	Pure of Sight		Deal bonus damage based on your distance to the enemy.
Major Grandmaster	Hunter's Fortification	1	Remove conditions when blocking attacks. Receive less damage when you have no conditions on you.
Major Grandmaster	Heavy Light	10	Deflecting Shot knocks back enemies on each hit. Gain stability when knocking back, launching, or pulling an enemy.
Major Grandmaster	Big Game Hunter		Striking an enemy tethered by your Spear of Justice causes vulnerability and increases damage dealt.

Gallery

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  Ydalir and Dragonhunter's Gauntlet

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  Wings of Resolve

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  Deflecting Shot

List of dragonhunter equipment

•   Dragonhunter's Longbow
•   Ydalir
•   Dragonhunter's Gauntlet
•   Superior Rune of the Dragonhunter

Related achievements

• Specializations (Heart of Thorns achievements): Adept Dragonhunter — Begin training the guardian's dragonhunter elite specialization. (5)
  
• Specializations (Heart of Thorns achievements): Master Dragonhunter — Completely train the guardian's dragonhunter elite specialization. (10)
  
• Specialization Collections: Ydalir — Collect these 14 items and skins to receive the dragonhunter's longbow, Ydalir. (3)
  

Trivia

• The Dragonhunter name was inspired by medieval witch hunters. Guardians consider themselves protectors of the innocent, and the dragonhunter faction believes justice is the eradication of dragons and their minions.
• Until the Dragonhunter specialization began, Guardians were unable to use longbows, but curiously, they already had the longbow as a spirit weapon skill.

Spoiler alert: The hidden text contains spoilers relating to Heart of Thorns.

Braham becomes one of the first dragonhunters when he seeks to recover Eir's bow after her death, and makes it his primary focus to hunt down the dragon that killed her.

See also

• Meet the Dragonhunter: Guardian's Elite Specialization

External links

• Ready Up: Dragonhunter spotlight on YouTube

References

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Guardian