Any tanky tpvp guardian builds?
AH or Virtues heavy bunker guards used to be staples on teams; but as they run cleric’s amulet, they hit like wet noodles and are really only good for team support, contesting points and what not, dueling and lethal potential is very low.
Shoutbow currently shadows the AH Guard in tPvP atm. It fulfills the same role while having a stronger team elite, mobility, and offensive capabilities. Cleric’s has largely been pushed out by Celestial as it offers incredible sustain without completely neutering the character (provided you can make use of all stats).
Bunker guards are still completely viable, just it’s not as strong as it used to be as the environment around them has changed.
Funny how the roles of whose the better offensive/defensive profession in the Warrior/Guardian dynamic have shifted :B
The HOT changes have me hopeful in the Guardian becoming a stronger support class though!
(edited by Lumines.3916)
You can check metabattle for common builds for each profession. As Lumines said, bunker Guardians aren’t that popular anymore as they hit like a wet noodle while celestial builds can provide similar amounts of support and still have offensive pressure.
AH or Virtues heavy bunker guards used to be staples on teams; but as they run cleric’s amulet, they hit like wet noodles and are really only good for team support, contesting points and what not, dueling and lethal potential is very low.
Shoutbow currently shadows the AH Guard in tPvP atm. It fulfills the same role while having a stronger team elite, mobility, and offensive capabilities. Cleric’s has largely been pushed out by Celestial as it offers incredible sustain without completely neutering the character (provided you can make use of all stats).
Bunker guards are still completely viable, just it’s not as strong as it used to be as the environment around them has changed.
Funny how the roles of whose the better offensive/defensive profession in the Warrior/Guardian dynamic have shifted :B
The HOT changes have me hopeful in the Guardian becoming a stronger support class though!
I do find it ironic that warriors are the best at team support/protecting allies while the guardians are best at being in your face doing damage with a greatsword or hammer lol
There is this build from Tap Dat mouse (like a year old though) that is still very decent.
Tweak it around to your liking. I’ve been using a 0/0/2/6/6 variant of it with decent success. It’s not as good as full meditation but it’s definitely a very decent support build with good damage. When used right and with the right comp it can shine really well. With a shoutbow and 3 high dps classes I’ve found it can work well. However as a solo pug I find it to be not reliable enough. If your team comp doesn’t have enough DPS you won’t be able to kill anything and will just be useless – outlived by other cele’s and outdps’d by most zerk builds.
I’ve also played a shout dps build for a while and found it to be a little bit better DPS wise than the Hero build. It doesn’t have as much burst, but has higher sustain damage since it doesn’t rely on Empower to deal damage. It is generally speaking a much more reliable build but then again it suffers from being easily outlived by cele’s (ele/engi mostly) and outdps’d by other dps classes. However it is an extremely potent build for teamfights and can still hold a point 1v2 pretty well until helps arrive.
Here’s the build I’ve been using: http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fVAQNAR7dlsApWolCxVI8DRBARl5VEhWFAYHDzwOcVKA-TJBFwACeCAF3foaZAAXEAA
Both builds work well in their own respective style. Try out and see for yourself.
Thoth Divine – Power Necro
I Hope You Die – Burst Berserker