Guild Wars 2

Hello everyone,

I am here to introduce you to a ( I think ) new build I just created.
I haven’t tested it yet but I would like to know what you think about it.
The main use of this build is in dungeons.

Here is the link to the build :
http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-7;4RF-40K3cGF90;9;5J9JJ;158-3;015-38-D-V27;1TudbTudbO0kq1-3A70;0Ve5faf5g5haga4aV8-0F;9;9;7777777l

I think that this build has a lot of potential when it comes to apply vulnerability in area.
You can also tank a lot while supporting your team.
The Justice is Blind trait combined with Blind Exposure ( Radiance ), is the core of this build.

VULNERABILITY :

When using the greatsword or the sword and if you are surrounded by enemis ( like the good tank you are ), you will be able to apply a lot of stacks of vulnerability :
The more enemies there are, the more stacks you apply since the 2 with the sword AND the greatsword apply area blinding. Plus you have the focus to blind a few enemies again as well as giving you 3 blocks.
Then you have virtue of justice, which thanks to justice is blind will apply vulnerability as well and is recharged regularly with Renewed Justice.

TANKING/SUPPORT :
The rest of the traits are mainly for healing/surviving
The “Inscribed Removal” trait works well with Signet of Resolve and Signet of Judgment
Valor : Some toughness and Strength in Numbers.

Honor : The Superior Aria because we use 2 shouts and Pure Of Heart because with virtue of Courage, Retreat, Valorous Defense, and the Rune of the Monk will allow to heal multiple times.

Virtues : The Retaliatiatory Subconscious is not very important, it is just that i didn’t know what to take. The Absolute Resolution trait, however, is very important for removing condition as well as healing the team.

Why did I take the Tome of Courage elite skill ?
Because I like it.
And because, you can apply blind with it, heal you party and giving them some boons, very useful for support.

With this build you should be resistant to both damages and conditions, you can heal, give boons, apply a lot of vulnerability by yourself so this is why I think that it has a lot of potential.

I’m hesitating with using Symbolic Exposure which allows the symbols to apply vulnerability as well, but since I’m using the sword and it does not have any symbol, i’m not sure it’s worth it.

What do you guys think ?

A tank-guardian for PvE? Finally. Awesome. How do you solve the issue, that mobs have random aggro mechanics and/or use AoE-effects that target everyone?

Tanks don’t work in this game. If you want to support, go clerics. Sentinel’s is probably the most useless gear in the game.

If you want some sustain, so you can jump in and feel like boss, use AH/EM with knights and berserkers gear. Something like this:

http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-7;4RF-40K3cGF90;9;6TJ;7A-7;2D-V27;1CqNYCqNYNBGW0-gY10;0Vn-u0xX0374Da6Z-870HV8aNX8aC

Well, you can try to be the first one to have the aggro, plus with the blind it does not really matter if they target you or not all the time, as long as they are grouped.

Edit : Yes, i know this build, but I wanted to try something different.

Even if you jump in first, some mobs will aggro your team as soon as they are in range. Many mobs have skills that hit multiple times so blind is not that effective. Against a boss, your build is kinda useless, since they are imune against blint and use almost always aoe.

No offense, but I don’t see how this is supposed to work.

Edit: And even if blind is awesome: I don’t hate against blind, heal or support. But those things work fine in zerkers, too. I hate against sentinel and tank.

I understand what you say, but in that case what is the point in being resistant in all the other PVE builds if we are just a profession like the others.

I know that due to GW 2 weird aggro mechanics this build cannot keep enemies from attacking allies, but no build can either ! Thanks to blind, I can limit the enemies attacks on my allies.
Even if the enemies attack multiple times or if we’re facing a boss, the vulnerability still applies which should quicken the fight and limit the damage we’re taking. I agree that the blind cannot work forever so that’s why there is a support side on this build : healing, condition removal, etc.

Heitrem.2861:

but in that case what is the point in being resistant in all the other PVE builds if we are just a profession like the others.

There is none. Go zerker or go home. Thats like 90% of the PvE content.

Ofc you can use some clerics, but you do that for the healingpower to support your team. Your team does not profit from yout vit or toughness.

Guardian is awesome because of reflection, AoE-Aegis/stability on demand, few might buffs and either decent damage on a zerker-spec or decent sustain on a AH-spec.

You can support in zerker as good as in sentinel.

Maybe you overlooked that in my previous post, bc I edit my posts a lot, but support is not the problem. Tank is.

Well, in that case it seems I was wrong about the guardian. So we can build a team without warriors or guardians, because anyway the mobs will attack whoever they want.
That’s too bad then.

Edit : Lol I see, all the team have members that can survive on their own so there is no need to have a character to protect the others.

No, wait.

4 warriors + 1 mesmer or 3 warriors + 1 guardian + 1 mesmer or 4 warriors + 1 guardian is the current meta for almost everything in PvE.

They excel in the things they do, but thats not tanking.