Guild Wars 2

I’m looking for a relatively generic and up to date guide to Guardian especially since the release of the Dragonhunter elite specialization. I’m still learning the class & am looking for something that covers the following.
1. How certain traits work together.
2. Slot skills overview and the advantages and disadvantages of each or at least the ones I should be using.
3. Build comparisons for PvP, WvW, and PvE. Ex: Why X build works in PvE but not PvP or how X PvE build works compared to Y PvE build.

I’ve been able to find a few guides for specific builds for Dragonhunters and generic but very old guides for Guardians in general but nothing very well rounded or up to date for a beginner to the class. Any suggestions on videos or text guides to look at would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

Not sure tehre is one, but its pretty simple for guards and while individual choices and mechanics are somewhat different from those old ones, not difficult to figure out their overall effects and function and duplicate with the new system.

In WVW you can just hop on teamspeak with any organized or somewhat organized guild, most of the time you don’t even have to be a guild member, just say “hi” and run with them a bit, then ask and talk about it, they will help you out quite a bit. And there is no one way you should be doing things, hence no guide. You will need to adjust to the group you are running with and the function.

Likewise in SPVP and PVE. It depends on your goals and people you run with and what is needed within the given team comp.

Guards can do a multitude of roles and mixes of any of those roles to various degrees, so putting out a single guide is pointless.

If you want to ask examples for some specifics, ask for example :

What are the current recommended builds for max self sustain in WVW ?
What are the current recommended builds for max group support / sustain in WVW ?
What are the current recommended builds for roaming in WVW ?

etc.

Repeat that question for SPVP and PvE,

What are recommended builds for entry level fractals pugging ?
What are recommended builds for entry level raids ?

You get the point ? Its all different, no guides. So with that said, specify your goals and ask for some templates. Please use templates as examples, do not commit ascended gear or alike to them until you have played them on cheap exotics 1st and you actually like how they function and what they do.

Also, for the most part avoid metabattle. Metabattle is bad and often gives outdated, erroneus info, to right down trolling people. To give you an example, it even lists vanila rangers as part of organized large scale group vs group for WVW, thats how bad it is. So avoid it.

So I guess I feel like I don’t know the class well enough to know what goal I should have to ask for templates. I do know what I like to play in MMORPG’s and have looked up guides based on that, but I’m left with not understanding why I’m taking some traits or skills over others very well. I’ll explain what I mean.

In MMORPG’s I look for 3 things in the character I play, the ability to equip heavy armor, a longbow, and a greatsword. I’ve been playing Warrior as a result for a while now since it was the only one that fit the bill till HoT. One of my guild mates said I should try out Guardian as it makes more sense for them to equip a LB and GS since they’re both power weapons on DH. As a result I’ve been following this build from Metabattle: http://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Dragonhunter_-_GS/LB

Now some of the traits in this build make perfect sense, other’s don’t so much. I’ve asked specific questions around this in this thread: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/guardian/Guardian-Trait-Questions/first#post6459980 But I haven’t received a lot of help in answering these yet and the answers I have gotten have left me a little more confused than before albeit a little more knowledgeable at the same time.

As a result, I feel like I just need to learn the class as a whole first, but perhaps I don’t. Is there a guide for the specific build I’m using that answers questions about why each trait is selected and what slots skills should be used etc?

Thanks!

Indeed, most are pretty old. You can always check http://qtfy.enjin.com/guardian for The RAID setup that is what most people will ask you to run once you join a Raid party. These builds include video for rotations and some skill explanation. Please note that the builds found here are also used in high level fractals of the mists and are referred as “Meta Builds”, meaning they will deal the highest damage output (Scepter) and the most utility alongside damage (Hammer).

For PvP current meta is found here http://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Dragonhunter_-_Meditrapper

I don’t play WVW but think some builds are also found on the metabattle page.

Now, you’ll find some people arguing that meta builds are not optimal due their “glassy” nature and I won’t even go there… But I can tell you that Guardian is one of the easiest classes due the amount of active defenses they have (blinds, blocks, reflects).

Hope this helps you.

NumenorLord.6539:

Indeed, most are pretty old. You can always check http://qtfy.enjin.com/guardian for The RAID setup that is what most people will ask you to run once you join a Raid party. These builds include video for rotations and some skill explanation. Please note that the builds found here are also used in high level fractals of the mists and are referred as “Meta Builds”, meaning they will deal the highest damage output (Scepter) and the most utility alongside damage (Hammer).

For PvP current meta is found here http://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Dragonhunter_-_Meditrapper

I don’t play WVW but think some builds are also found on the metabattle page.

Now, you’ll find some people arguing that meta builds are not optimal due their “glassy” nature and I won’t even go there… But I can tell you that Guardian is one of the easiest classes due the amount of active defenses they have (blinds, blocks, reflects).

Hope this helps you.

Thanks! That raid guide is exactly what I was looking for in regards to Slot Skills. I now know the uses of these a little more and what I can swap out in certain situations.

If you’re looking for a PVP guide there’s a Dragonhunter main named Zodin on youtube who has some amazing clips that you can breakdown.

Lofty.6278:

If you’re looking for a PVP guide there’s a Dragonhunter main named Zodin on youtube who has some amazing clips that you can breakdown.

Thanks! I’m more into PvE and WvW than PvP atm but that’s definitely something I’ll be looking more into later.

Try this build =)

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vVAQNAsdTnsABNdidDBedCEEhlEiCbDygy8aZDgLQe5j+rH-TxRBQBA4JBkRlf5TfRCV/hCnSgAt/gJVCCA-e

ZacHank.1358:

Lofty.6278:

If you’re looking for a PVP guide there’s a Dragonhunter main named Zodin on youtube who has some amazing clips that you can breakdown.

Thanks! I’m more into PvE and WvW than PvP atm but that’s definitely something I’ll be looking more into later.

Zodin is mostly a WvW roamer/duellist specialist so you should take a look.

http://dulfy.net/2014/08/25/gw2-guardian-pve-class-guide-by-bordy/

MiloIsMilo.1586:

Try this build =)

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vVAQNAsdTnsABNdidDBedCEEhlEiCbDygy8aZDgLQe5j+rH-TxRBQBA4JBkRlf5TfRCV/hCnSgAt/gJVCCA-e

Thanks but I’ll be sticking with GS & LB. Those are musts for me. I love them too much, haha.

Buran.3796:

ZacHank.1358:

Lofty.6278:

If you’re looking for a PVP guide there’s a Dragonhunter main named Zodin on youtube who has some amazing clips that you can breakdown.

Thanks! I’m more into PvE and WvW than PvP atm but that’s definitely something I’ll be looking more into later.

Zodin is mostly a WvW roamer/duellist specialist so you should take a look.

Awesome! Thanks!

bearshaman.3421:

http://dulfy.net/2014/08/25/gw2-guardian-pve-class-guide-by-bordy/

Thank you! This is exactly what I’m looking for. I’ve been on this site before looking for a guide like this, but for some reason I must have skipped over this.

Whatever you decide try to stay away from the Metta crap. There are much better builds out there. I love my DH! Especially in WvW so much fun!

Mylerian.9176:

Whatever you decide try to stay away from the Metta crap. There are much better builds out there. I love my DH! Especially in WvW so much fun!

LUL

Mylerian.9176:

Whatever you decide try to stay away from the Metta crap. There are much better builds out there. I love my DH! Especially in WvW so much fun!

Yeah this isn’t correct. I’ve played non-meta builds enough to know otherwise.

This might help