Guild Wars 2

What weapon and specialization do you think guardians are going to get? what seems most logical and likely to be the thing that happens?

Nunchucks of Justice

I tend to notice people ask for longbows on guardians more than anything else, which seems appropriate since it’s one of the spiritual weapons they can summon but not actually wield.

Maybe some kind of archer guardian who transfer their passive AoE boon ability to arrows? Instead of granting boons to nearby allies, they grant the boons to allies near enemies they hit?

Pandaman.4758:

I tend to notice people ask for longbows on guardians more than anything else, which seems appropriate since it’s one of the spiritual weapons they can summon but not actually wield.

Maybe some kind of archer guardian who transfer their passive AoE boon ability to arrows? Instead of granting boons to nearby allies, they grant the boons to allies near enemies they hit?

A bow to shoot aoe boons would be pretty cool.

I think they will get off-hand sword and the specialization will be called, “Sentinel”.

Pandaman.4758:

I tend to notice people ask for longbows on guardians more than anything else, which seems appropriate since it’s one of the spiritual weapons they can summon but not actually wield.

Maybe some kind of archer guardian who transfer their passive AoE boon ability to arrows? Instead of granting boons to nearby allies, they grant the boons to allies near enemies they hit?

What would it be called?

Beam rifle.

Skill 5 is oldschool ray of judgment.

Zealot seems like an interesting name for a longbow guardian spec.

Maybe it’ll be the pistol…and they will be called Lawman…

Broseidon.2160:

What would it be called?

Well, if a Guardian is called such because they protect and buff people near them, then someone who does the same at range could have a title like “Bestower” or “Altruist”.

gib rifle, I wanna shoot bullets made of justice.

Iason Evan.3806:

I think they will get off-hand sword and the specialization will be called, “Sentinel”.

Off-hand mace seems more likely. Guardian’s are depicted using maces/mauls in art and lore more frequently. I wouldn’t mind a good controlling off-hand weapon.

Bromancer, can now use Chuck Norris beard.

Paragon – Terrestrial Spears

SirMoogie.9263:

Iason Evan.3806:

I think they will get off-hand sword and the specialization will be called, “Sentinel”.

Off-hand mace seems more likely. Guardian’s are depicted using maces/mauls in art and lore more frequently. I wouldn’t mind a good controlling off-hand weapon.

If we only get an off hand weapon I ain’t gonna be happy. 2 new skills meh

Needs to be a 2 Hander or 2x one handers.

We are paying for this lol

Well, mesmer only seems to be getting an offhand shield.

They wouldn’t be the only class to get a 1-h or off-h new weapon. Mesmer is getting shield and I suspect Elementalist is getting sword. (squee!)

Maybe Anet makes up for the new 1-h/off-h by giving those classes a few extra new utility skills or another elite skill.

I had a dream that I was a guardian wielding a longbow in Twilight Arbor and two of my skills shot out multiple sparrows. So I believe their new weapon will be the longbow.

I think they will get Jesus powers.

I would like to see what a dagger wielding guardian would do

Something to shake up the class a tad I hope since most of it’s builds feel like they play the same. Most changes either seem to just barely buff/nerf the two main guardian builds.

Longbow seems most appropriate.

Failing to get landspears and becoming Paragons like we all want to :P then I’m kind of hoping for another ranged option with Pistol (rather than bow).

Sword+pistol guardian = Puritan like Solomon Kane

Boring guess

Longbow.

Hopeful guess

Terrestrial spear (guardian becomes paladin)

Left-field guess

Terrestrial trident

Stupid guess

Main hand shield.

Guardians will get swordchucks and acquire the ability to dual-wield swordchucks if they delve into the specialization of Swordchucker.

Hopefully a longbow that provides the Guardian with actual condition options.

Lazaar.9123:

Zealot seems like an interesting name for a longbow guardian spec.

At first I thought this was weird, as zealot is not exactly a positive word, but then I realized it might actually be pretty good for this expansion. If we imagine it as a spec inspired by White Mantle zealots, whose idea of a Guardian might not exactly match up with ours, it’s pretty good.

Dual shields!

When Anet reveals the Guardian specialization page… it’ll slowly load to only reveal the following words:

“Guardian is in a good place right now”

:P

What about a fiery axe? To match along with an offhand torch?

Genesis.8572:

Hopefully a longbow that provides the Guardian with actual condition options.

^^ Longbow for condi, or an offhand sword/mace for a real offensive offhand choice would be what I’d go for. Either would be solid to me.

I wanted to call longbow guardian a kittened idea, but then I remembered Leliana from Dragon Age. It’s actually not so kittened idea.

Dondarrion.2748:

Sword+pistol guardian = Puritan like Solomon Kane

That’s actually pretty freaking awesome. Witch hunter would make sense. But…are there any evil witches in GW universe?

I’m very very pro-firearms guardian… either type

My money is on Axe or Lonbow.

If they are thinking outside the usual gameplay LB condition specialisation for now I would be so happy, don’t forget BoT as well.

Daxxter.8920:

I think they will get Jesus powers.

I would give Anet brownie points if the specialisation of the Guardian had the Ray of Judgement elite skill (Or Revenant specialisation?)

A.K.A. the JEBUS beam:

guardian.6489:

When Anet reveals the Guardian specialization page… it’ll slowly load to only reveal the following words:

“Guardian is in a good place right now”

:P

kitten , I had forgotten about that…

Guardian gets legend of hayda.

:P i would love to see guardian get a off-hand pistol or sword tbh :P

you’re all wrong. they get:

PRIMARY HAND TORCH! :O