The latest elite specialization reveal comes in the form of a big-game hunter for Guardians.

Guild Wars 2 continues its Elite Specialization reveals for Heart of Thorns, and this time around the Guardian profession is up. The Dragonhunter was conceptualized as a light-wielding bringer of justice who favors a longbow.

Dragonhunters will use Virtues: focused abilities that become corporeal and require precision in aiming during combat. They will maintain passive effects when they're not recharging, so the Dragonhunter can provide Battle Presence.

• Spear of Justice: The Virtue of Justice currently grants your allies the ability to burn enemies in addition to trait benefits. With the new specialization, you’ll find that your Virtue of Justice is now a thrown spear that pierces through all unworthy foes, tethering them as long as they remain in range. You’ll send out searing pulses to each enemy tethered, continuously burning them and ensuring an unpleasant experience for those affected.
• Wings of Resolve: Your resolve against the enemies of Tyria has grown by leaps and bounds. Dragonhunters will find that their Virtue of Resolve no longer instantly heals in an area, but that they can instead grow wings of light and leap into an area, healing allies. For those more offensively minded, you can also trait your Wings of Resolve to deliver an attack at your landing spot.
• Shield of Courage: Instead of simply activating your Virtue of Courage and giving your allies aegis, you’ll now create a shield in front of you that blocks attacks for allies within its radius. With excellent control through positioning, you’ll find that you can block much more efficiently when facing the enemy, though you’ll be exposed from your flanks.

With a Dragonhunter's longbow they will shoot projectiles instead of arrows. Instead of only using it for combat, you can also fling useful abilities to your allies to aid them in the fight. This specialization will also have you setting traps for enemies as well as making use of traps for heals.

Read more about the Dragonhunter over on the Guild Wars 2 blog.

Ann "Cyliena" Hosler, Managing Editor