Guild Wars 2

Hi all. First, sorry for my bad english.

I’m playing a Guardian from few days, but I’m already studying some build for the future (at the moment, my little Guardian Asura is at level 27). For delight, I’m trying to costruct a build full-damage with greatsword and staff. This is mi result:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fUQQJARWlYgKDHGSIEf4ESODR6ArZEP3DmCCMjA-jAyAorARQAIRQJwioxW5Eiqgas6SioaPORUNA-e

Yes, it’s not based on Critical Damage, but on high level of Power and Might. This is the main statistics:

Power: 2300
Attack: 3400
Armor: 2885
Might dutation: +65%

The used is simple: combat starting with staff, cast Empower (Staff 4), then switch on Greatsword and use primary Strike -> Vengeful Strike -> Wrathful Strike.
Your might is always at least of 15 (+525 Power, for a total of 2825 – Attack 3925 without the Superior Sigil of bloodlust) but normally is 16-17-18 with the skill 1 of the Greatsword; Empower recharge in 16 seconds for 16 1/2 second of Might.

With the Virtues’s Trait, I’m used “Master of Consecrations” for strengthen the relative skills: Purging Flames and Hallowed Ground. Purging Flames is most important because inflict burning on the enemy, that grants more damage in sinergy with Fiery Wrath (Zeal, II). For the same reason, I’m used Supreme Justice (Virtues, VIII).

The build remove Condition with the combo.
Symbol of Wrath (GS 4) and Symbol of Swiftness (Staff 3) grants you Combo field: Light; Whirling Wrath (GS 2) and Blinding Blade (GW 5) grans you Combo field: Whirling. That combination made a Cleasing Bolts.
You have already 2 Combo Field: Fire (Purging Flame and Hallowed Ground); with the Combo field: Whirling made a Burning Bolts.

The Staff is primary for the healing: Orb of Light healing 1200 every 10 seconds, and Empower healing 1700; the GW instead heal you on every attack (with Zealous Blade). The Symbol of both weapon can inflict heavy damage, and the build grants you 10 second (every 12) of switfness with Symbol of Switfness (Staff 3).

The equip is finalized for maximize the Power and the defence: I’m used Soldier equip, except for the armor (Knight, for an higher valor of Toughness). I’m used 3 rune of Strenght and 3 rune of Hoelbrak for maximize Power and Might duration.

For a setup more defensive, you can change the Bane Signet with Signet of Judgment.

What do you think of this build?

Cronkolo.3469:

The Staff is primary for the healing: Orb of Light healing 1200 every 2 1/2 seconds,

typo, every 12.5 seconds perhaps?

Well, my error. Now I read more on the skill. From the Wiki:

Orb of Light takes four times longer to recharge if detonated.

In my build, Orb of Light recharge every 2,5 second. If you detonate the Orb, recast the skill 10 seconds (for 1200 of healing AoE).

I’m not an expert of Guardian. For this reason I ask advice

I don’t really comment on builds without doing them the justice of trying them first, although I will say perhaps the 5 points in Zeal for Symbolic Power ( +10% symbol damage) would be better spent in Honor for Elusive Power ( +10% damage for all skills)

Good observation, thank you.

Just based on the math a build without crit and more specifically crit damage is not going to be a high DPS build. The amount of power you would need to make up the difference is not attainable.

the virtues trait line for a dps build is fairly weak, the extra boon duration for might isnt worth it (you’d have to swap back to staff putting your GS on cooldown for 10 seconds which would significantly lower your dps), also the Power of the Virtuous trait is incredibly weak

try something along the lines of 20/25/0/20/5
25 in radiance for 10% when foe has conditions (burning), + spammable VoJ (3 stacks of might per use)

and no build can be considered a dps build if you have any soldiers gear, while knights isnt optimal, its acceptable, although berserkers would be the absolute best option