Guild Wars 2

Hi guys, now before I start I just wanna explain that I usually start a class with the intention of getting cool equipment.

Now my eyes are set on Eternity and Bolt + Flameseeker Prophecies.

Keeping this in mind I already have a char on lvl 80 but he cant use these type of weapons and there are no other ones I like that goes well with him so im just waiting for new legendaries to pop up.

Having played Arah and other similar dungeons I noticed that range is almost a must on certain bosses which poses a problem if im going for the weapons mentioned above.

Im already torned between Warrior and Guardian but now im uncertain if I can be of any help in dungeons without ranged weapon equipped.

So my questions are the following:
Which Class is better with 2h + 1h + shield for PvE, Warrior or Guardian?
Can I be of any use in dungeons using those weapons`? and which class would be better?

And a tip on how to go with the traits and skills would be awesome =).

I know its not an easy question so I thank you all and Wish u a happy new year =)

Bringing the same three weapons to every single fight is only gimping yourself, no matter your class. The fact that they’re all melee only hurts more. Are you really willing to drag down yourself (and ultimately your team) just so you can show off some shiny graphics that no one’s going to pay attention to in the middle of a boss fight anyway?

Ignoring that: greatsword and shield are useful for both classes in dungeons. The sword is good single-target DPS for the guardian, although its AOE capabilities are lacking. With the warrior one-handed sword you frequently run into the cap on bleed stacking in a group environment. There’s also the issue that that none of the other weapons really work well with condition damage, which is what the warrior sword is all about. I mean, you could do it, but especially in PVE, you wouldn’t really gain anything from using a sword/GS over axe/GS in a non-condition build, since the GS has your mobility covered.

So in the end, I think those weapons probably synergize a little better with the guardian. You’d also have a little more built-in defense, allowing you to be pure melee more often.

as a Guardian main and a low-level Warrior.. i absolutely LOVE my Guardian. i play heavily focused on 2h weapons – so hammer, GS and staff. that being said, i have one of each weapon in my inv at all times. and i actually have 2 hammers, 3 GS and 2 staff all for different situations (sigils, stat combos, etc) haven’t touched the torch since level 30-ish but i still have one in my inv. you never know what you’re going to need. most often i switch to scepter and shield in dungeons, especially if there are a lot of ranged mobs. so i suggest (whatever class you play) to always have on your every single weapon available. even if you’re not used to using them, you’ll never know when a situation will pop up. ; ))

further on, i don’t know the Warrior as much so i can’t comment too much. i’ll just comment a bit here and there regarding the Guardian. if you pair up the sword and GS, you’ll get a LOT of mobility with 2 gap closers. so i’d say that’s a decent combo and good synergy in dungeons. however, with the sword, i feel the combo of sword + focus is superior to sword + shield, as awesome as it looks. but i am sure you can make it work as well. i personally feel the mace is more suited to go with the shield. or scepter. but the focus is a hard offhand to ignore. that being said, if you’re going for aesthetics, i don’t see why it won’t work. the sword does offer great single-target, while GS offers great AoE capabilities and like i mentioned with 2 gap closers, a pull, high single target and high PBAoE capabilities, you can play pretty aggressively.

know the skills of the shield and you can learn to use it to your advantage. shield #5 can be very good or just mess up the entire dynamics of a group so learn when to use it and how it works.

that being said, this is all from a Guardian’s perspective. and do bring along a scepter and staff with ya at all times. if anything else at all. like you said, you never know when you’ll need a bit of ranged, as ranged as Guard’s can get.

hope someone with a better perspective of the warrior (and Guard as well) can help you more!

i have both guardian and warrior lvl 80

the gs on warrior is nice but the gs on guardian is better.

i run 30/0/30/10 /0 taking gs heal u on hit, AH on the nbext line , and shouts recharge faster, with full berserkers gear and u can do very well things die fast and u regen alot of hp with the gs on hit with ur wirl, before the “nerf” it was better cuz each time u crit u gained 1 sec of vigor and with Ah u gaied even more hp

now for the next part sword and shield
shield is better in the warriorcuzu can block and bash and on guardian well, another downside on the guardian is that ur aegis will clip with ur shiels and just looks wierd
and the sword on a warrior is nice untill u hit bleed cap on bosses and such but can pull ur gs so it dont happen
over all id go more towards the guardian just just u can have ur regen prot and all other boons u want easier wich will keep u alive i always bring my guardian over the warrior to the dungeos cuz i just feel safer :)

sword+shield/GS works nice on warrior in wvw.
But in dungeons such combination won’t cut it.
I’m sticking to GS mainly anyway and changing rest around.