Guild Wars 2

Currently I am playing a d/d ele. Mostly roaming taking yaks and supply depos with the tower here and there. Mostly small group/solo play.

Should I get reduced damage from guards or increased damage to guards? Looking to fully max one before the other

I max always vitality stacks (applied fortitude) first in all my characters. You get 2,5k health with 5 stacks.

Defense Against Guard , Guard Killer
Those are the best in my opinion. They will allow you to build your character more diverse making it possible to drop some power or vitality for crit or whatever else you feel like building.

Besides that i really like , Supply Mastery and Build master after i’ve unlocked the guard buffs.

Preferly even put 1 point into Build master since it will speed up building sieges by alot.

Get applied fortitude first then applied strenght or whatever its called, especially if you’re a roamer