(edited by Megastorm.6219)
in wvw and pvp burning guardian are very strong 1v1 and can hold nicely 1v2 on points especially against melee classes which take the whole blocks burning ticks
against conditions classes its bit harder so as state above if i die he will die 2 seconds later
Ok, in that case where do i begin.
So unless its fractals and your not used to melee, scepter isnt going to do you any favors in dungeons for dps or the skills they provide. Save yourself isnt a good utility even at a 48sec cd as it only give those boons to yourself and its not removing any conditions. Hammer isnt much better in a dungeon group unless its high level fractals as the fights in dungeons are too short to justify the protection up time and it also ruins fire fields. The traits in Honor arent necessary, if you are still practicing on a squishy guard, you only need 1 point in Honor to gain the minor trait vigorous precision. Scepter Power is also a wasted trait as in dungeons you should be close to the group to gain the boons aswell as to help res and keep the foes grouped together…this is team play…not play how you want, its a 5 man party, not a Rambo moment where you save the day from the back with a ranged weapon. Grab power of the virtuous in Virtues to gain 1% more damage for every boon you have on you…in a dungeon party you should have might and fury, thats 2% more overall dps vs extra vitality with a trait that really isnt necessary in a dungeon environment. The runes arent going to help your cause either as a boss fight can end in 2-4seconds with a half good group, so needing to keep your burns up for another 30% when you have a 6.5second burn with virtue of justice and it refreshes everytime you kill a foe with renewed justice. Also use full zerk trinkets on your right hand side of your equipment panel, you dont need extra vitality if you can dodge.
As for megastorms build hes using both scepter and torch as a set, thats a close combat off hand weapon with a ranged main hand weapon…for dungeons this is a big no no. He also has sigils of energy on his weapons for weapon swop, so that means hes losing up to 10% more dps for himself aswell as the over all party as he either doesnt know boss tells very well or just dodges when he has enough endurance. The runes of flame legion arent really good either, thats also sacrificing dps for burns that take longer to finish ticking off than a boss fight actually lasts, so that burn duration is not going to give the team or himself anything beneficial and hes traited into the toughness tree for only one beneficial thing, that being extra precision when its not needed as there should be fury in the party giving another 20% crit chance, banner of discipline and if he used scholar runes hed have 100 more ferocity.
If anything what you should take from this is that you dont need to burn to do damage, a guardian fully buffed deals more potential damage than a fully buffed warrior, its not through long burns, but pure dps from damage modifiers. The modifier that gives you 10% more dps on burning foes is enough against boss fights that last 6s with organised groups and if your fighting mobs you will be able to refresh it every time you kill something. Until conditions are buffed the burn wont help and increasing its duration for the damage modifier isnt improving your over all dps if you had scholar runes that give 10% more over all dps when health is above 90%, which should be over 80% of the fight if it only lasts 6seconds.
(edited by Scorpion Over Lord.9036)