Guild Wars 2

Hi!! I’m considering creating a 7th character and trying to pick between a guardian and warrior since I don’t have either yet. Which one do you feel is better and why? I play PvE almost exclusively, sometimes solo and sometimes with family & friends. I tend to prefer ranged with my other characters, so I’d like this one to have decent ranged options as well as melee. Thanks in advance!

War and Guardian were my first two I maxed to 80 and are both still ‘main’ toons I play all the time.

Guardian has great defensive team support, durability and melee damage. Lacks solid range dmg.

Warrior has superior damage both melee and ranged. Good offensive team support, but lacks the survivability that the Guardian has.

Because I have both, I play both and consider them equal, but situational. War can pwn through PvE, while a Guardian can carry a small team through PvE.

My Guardian is specced glass canon and does solid dmg while maintaining durability. Warrior must be specced at least 50/50 offensive defensive and still will get downed more often then Guardian.

Guardian is not better than Warrior, and vice versa. It all depends on what you like to play, and your play style. Both are melee-oriented profession with some range option.

If you are a DPS-kitten who likes to see big numbers and like to just jump into action and start killing, then Warrior is for you. Warrior generally supports the party by helping to kill mob faster.

If you are more defensive-minded, prefer to manage your health and defense while dishing out nice DPS (think Paladin or Cleric), then Guardian might fit your style. Guardian supports the party with boons and has more support utilities.

Both are pretty kitten good. But Id recommend Warrior because you like ranged and I think they have better options there (Rifle single target, Longbow large AoE).