Guild Wars 2

Ok i have some problems with my guardian lately, i am doing fine in any areas. But there is always this problem that when i am doing COF path 2 the protect magg part i have been getting a lot of aggro from the mobs. All the mobs will start attacking me, while the other players are not getting too much aggro.

My total armor rating is 3147
Attack: 3161
Precision: 36%
Crtitical Damage bonus: 56%
My total HP: 15095

And i am using berserker armor set atm. i have done cof path 2 with other classes and i have no problem surviving. For example my thief with PTV set, i never find any problems.

So now i think its better to change my armor to PTV setting for my guardian, what u guys think? And i will lose all my critical damage bonus and precision which sucks.

In my experience, those mobs chase toughness. You might rather consider switching your obviously PVT trinkets to zerker, instead of your zerker armor to PVT. Extra toughness will not stop them from chasing you; killing them will.

Ok thanks for the advice, does Shield of the Avenger block melee attacks?

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/guardian/Guide-DPS-Guardian-for-PVE

sorry but im known for this on my server. I preach against the zerker and dps guardians whole heartedly. i preach cleric or apothecary guardians. honestly the dps gain you get from a team i find to be greater overall because your team can stand and take any dmg they need to while dealing damage more and you are keeping the dmg off of them. ill give a FULL analysis of this argument and stand point if you whisper me in game. Man Slauterer. name is in signature and post.

OP, a good tactic for that section (given your team is not abysmal) is to keep moving through the mobs and circling them.

The main goal is to demolish those assassins. You can tag them or someone on your team will. A good setup for this section is either GS/ S+F or GS/Hammer or Hammer/S+F depending on the team comp.

From your stats I am inferring that you are not running a DPS build. That is the first thing that might be making your dungeon runs tough. Second, no one should be getting “agro”. Everyone should be gunning for the assassins. With Hammer/GS, drop purging flames to stack might and blast finish as you move through the mobs, keep spamming AA for prot if you are having trouble staying alive. GS leash and burst #2 skill on the mobs as well. It’s really about moving and killing quickly not standing still trying to “tank” or something silly like that.

Good luck. Message me if you are reallllly having difficulty.

I have been running p2 PuGs a lot lately, using full zerker gear.. At first I was dying like crazy, till I got the hang of things.. I now use GS and Sep/Focus.. Kite around using Septer, and if you need to move in just switch to GS 3 for the blind followed by GS 2 and by then the mob is dead xD …If you need the extra bit of defense, hit Focus 5 right before switching to GS for the blocks… With full zerker gear the mob will be dead in about the time is takes the mobs to miss that first attack, then you can dodge roll out.

But yeah don’t stop moving at all, kiting is your friend in that fight.

I am interested on hearing Man Slauterer’s views on Guard gear however, because I tend to favor full DPS guards in dungeons such as CoE,. Can’t seem to leave behind the 20k+ WW’s in PuGs

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sorry but im known for this on my server. I preach against the zerker and dps guardians whole heartedly. i preach cleric or apothecary guardians. honestly the dps gain you get from a team i find to be greater overall because your team can stand and take any dmg they need to while dealing damage more and you are keeping the dmg off of them. ill give a FULL analysis of this argument and stand point if you whisper me in game. Man Slauterer. name is in signature and post.

You have no argument, you’re just wrong. A good guardian will pop aegis when it is needed and blind mobs to stop group members from even being hit. Timely reflects are more valuable than any heal you can provide. The meta builds have all the condition removal you need and the ability to do what I just said all the while doing high DPS yourself.

If something hits hard enough to down people in 1-2 hits your “healing” will be next to useless. Then you’re just a liability as the encounter will just take longer due to the complete absence of one persons DPS.

You’re just trying to justify your lazy play style.

Mobs also aggro on people using shields. So if you use a shield you may still get swarmed, even in zerkers.