Guild Wars 2

Tittle.

I dont have range, my fav weapons are staff and GS, please help!

Also im having some issues with trying to do damage in sPvP too, it ist that I dont do damage, it is just that I cant finish off people, they just seem to…. outrun me and/or escape.

usually as a DPS Guardian, i prefer to roam more than anything. in zergs or group battles, you’ll ahve to pick your fights more carefully since i’m assuming you won’t be able to withstand AS many hits as say a Guardian built moer defensively.

that being said, DPS staff nice especially with a high crit rating.. and it is amazing for group fights, especialyl zerg vs zerg fights. in a 1v1? imo, it’s the worst weapon set to be stuck on. so i would recommend you keeping other weapon sets on you as well if you don’t already. JUST in case the situation arises where you don’t wanna be stuck with a staff.

for sPvP, so you’re doing damage, but not able to down people? as in, if they’re losing, they run away, reset the fight, etc?

what builds are you running? for both WvW and s/tPvP?

akamon.2769:

usually as a DPS Guardian, i prefer to roam more than anything. in zergs or group battles, you’ll ahve to pick your fights more carefully since i’m assuming you won’t be able to withstand AS many hits as say a Guardian built moer defensively.

that being said, DPS staff nice especially with a high crit rating.. and it is amazing for group fights, especialyl zerg vs zerg fights. in a 1v1? imo, it’s the worst weapon set to be stuck on. so i would recommend you keeping other weapon sets on you as well if you don’t already. JUST in case the situation arises where you don’t wanna be stuck with a staff.

for sPvP, so you’re doing damage, but not able to down people? as in, if they’re losing, they run away, reset the fight, etc?

what builds are you running? for both WvW and s/tPvP?

yes, I just cant finish them off, now way of sticking to them, when I manage to do some damage…

we have some decent tricks in our arsenal for “sticking with opponents”.

can semi-be broken down into two general areas:

Teleports/Gap closers

• GS #3
• Sword #2
• Judge’s Intervention (Meditation utility)

CC / Area Denial

• GS #5
• Hammer #3, 4, 5
• Staff #5
• Scepter #3
• Shield #5
• Sanctuary (Consecration utility)
• Bane Signet activation

i think that’s most of them.

ports and gap closers are self explanatory. CC more or less as well, but you can get creative with them, especially with Judge’s Intervention.

on many occasions, i’ve used Shield #5’s knockback to knock people down, hit Esc so you’re not rooted anymore, and then for e.g. switch to say hammer for ring of warding on top of them, or GS binding blades and pull when they get up and try to run again.

or use hammer 4 to knock them into a wall for then hammer 3 or scepter 3 to immob them, and then have your way with them.

recently been experimenting with Bane Signet and it’s quite fun. can knockdown from a 1200 range. most don’t expect it.

Meditation Guardian with Sword + Greatsword is one of our most mobile sets. not mobile in terms of just running from A to B fastest, but being able to travel terrain, stick to foes, or even escape. you do need a target for Sword 2 and Judge’s Intervention so practice that and it actually makes a big difference. fo course, be weary or your cd’s, etc : ))

hope this helps a bit.

As a dps guardian you need to change your build to support.

In zerg fights use your staff to spam #1 and hit many enemies, this will allow you to get their kills when the rest of your group kills them. Also use GS to do some large aoe dps when you are in a middle of an enemy group.

A bit off topic, but I just to add to all of Akamon’s handy tips:

Alot of guardians know about using Judges Intervention to insta-teleport a ring of warding around unsuspecting foes ( and/or hit them with some surprise burst damage ), but you can also use JI to extend the range of your other CC abilities.

Coupled with:

• Bane Signet active for a 2400 range knockdown
• Zealot’s Embrace for a 2400 AOE immobalize.
• Chains of Light for a 2100 target immobalize.
• Leap of Faith for an 1800 range leap+ AOE blind (and traited up to 15 stacks of AOE vulnerability).

Both Zealot’s Embrace and Ring of Warding coupled with JI are great tools for breaking the momentum of an oncoming enemy zerg ( giving your force a precious few seconds of advantage just as they engage )