Anyone still playing bunker guard in PvP?
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Just saw and pwned one. Strategy? Stand still and do nothing for 3 seconds then eventually die anyway^^
I played a bunker guard since launch of the game. Even remember when retaliation guard was a “thing,” and probably the most fun I had with a guard. Anyways besides the point, say a year ago, bunker guards were fun for me. I was holding points with 2-3 people on me. To me being a bunker guardian should be fun in ways where you can survive through anything, but have to focus on points and positioning. Till now, I have decided to drop being a bunker till there is a “build” that works. Rainbowsand said it perfectly, you eventually fall too quick, no matter what you do. I don’t feel like a bunker guardian, rather I feel like a target dummy with no good damage output and only there to soak whatever damage I can for say a couple seconds. The amount of literal one shot downs from other players is too many to say.
However there are times where I hold points with a couple people for extended periods. A DH bunker build on metabattle is the best you are probably going to get.
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I ran this all the way to ruby and I still do:
rune of leadership is a god options for runes as well. retreat is a matter of taste but I feel that it is more useful then HtL since I get Prot from many sources anyways. SYS is a death sentence if you do not use it with F3. you are not as supportive as other bunkers which is made up for by your ability to provide active blocking for team-members.
It works well for me. You need to know your strength and imo you are very versatile with the tools at hand.
Very important / good moves :
- SYG+FMW+Empower for a good burst setup (obvious)
- F3+FMW+SYG Rezzes to recharge your F3 right after.
- F3+FMW+SYG to get tranquility or help a teammate get it
- Timed shield knock back, line of warding and immo to knock of point and keep them out
- engage an enemy point with a target on it. F1 to pull them off place line of warding to cut off the path to the point for fast decap. push back with shield to take it.
- Test of faith push and pull tactics
- F1 pull is in general a very strong tool on many maps to pull enemies from high ground or prevent escape
- Use F2 often – the low CD is powerful and the heal is strong
- Test of Faith is a good area denial tool
- Walk over fragments of Faith – I see a lot of DHs not using them to full effect
- Place Line of Warding in Team fights to disrupt movement.
- Use line of Warding to interupt stomps
- and all other tricks that applied to bunker guard as well …
I avrage around 350k damage, 450 self buffs, 400 shared buffs (for other stats I would need to check). i do not know if this is actually a objective way to judge a build because there are to many parameters.
The build does not bring a whole lot of dps but I have succesfully beaten most class in situational 1on1s – it takes long (maybe too long) but its doable. Thieves are obviously no problem. They eventually make a mistake. Revenents are anyoing. Mesmers and necros take very long. Tempest and druids are impossible and should not be engaged alone – which is true for almost every class.
I do get asked a lot for my build after matches which is not a real indicator for the quality of the build its just a fact amd does not happen to me with other builds at all.
Fun point holder build. Really have to pay attention to your Aegis, much like Bunker Down on Scrapper.
Some interesting stuff presented here that I can’t wait to try.
I’m still fairly new to the game, so while I enjoy the standard meditrapper DH I’m always looking out for something to expand my horizons.
I do and I do just fine. This is at low and mid levels of play though sadly it wouldn’t work in ESL but against average players its mostly fine. Heal trap is very powerful as is shield of courage.
Fun point holder build. Really have to pay attention to your Aegis, much like Bunker Down on Scrapper.
hmm well if you go this path why not use Magi amulet? you are not going to kill or contribute anways to dps.
combined with force of will, the sigil you reach 33% + outgoing healing.
add in invigotrating bulwark that will get all of your group regen totals up to something close to 1k heal per second. your dodge roll does 1.7k heals which is also pretty neat. combine it with wings of resolves 7k heal you can burst heal quite a bit.
however I think even with clerics this build does not contribute enough dps. you need to be able to inflict some kind of burst small at it may be – like 3k – to g vie the edge over a bunker. The build alsodoes not really contribute to group dps and I assume that becomes a problem if you do not win the first fights?
I loved bunker guard when it was usefull but right now it has no place =3 seen some bunker DH’s that has been standing their ground fairly well but a meditrapper would still be prefered imo.