Guild Wars 2

So, I’ve got an 80 Guardian that I just played with my significant other while we just didn’t feel like playing our mains or our usual alts. I haven’t honestly put much work into him, just bought some basic Exotics that I’d like to use.

Here’s what I have: Full set of un-Rune’d Cleric armor, Cleric G-Sword, Hammer and Staff

Here’s what I want out of him: High durability, high healing power and support for team mates in dungeons (I don’t do speed runs, I run stuff for fun with friends) and damage that isn’t… horrible.

I’d like to keep the gear I bought without thinking if possible, though I’m willing to swap some out. I’m just poor at the moment, so any money saved would be great xP

What sorts of builds would you all recommend?

I ran a full cleric’s build for a long time and it was a great success in dungeons in terms of support, just be aware you won’t be outputting much DPS yourself, but if you have some DPS chars in with you, they’re damage will shoot through the roof while you can keep them safe.

I ran Staff / Mace + Shield, but the second set I would swap out depending on the situation. Staff with Empower is absolutely amazing and your party members will love you for it.

I can’t remember my exact trait setup, but something like this would be pretty good:

http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-7Z-Bx;0RF-40L3RG-90;9;6TEO;448A1;018-S-F66;93ND

Runes are your choice, but I would go for increased boon duration (2x Water, 2x Monk, 2x Major Water or 2x Hoelbrak) or 6x Runes of Mercy if you play with some not so good teammates a lot.

Edit: Sometimes it’s better to swap out one of the shouts for Wall of Reflection or Sanctuary based on the situation, and swap Vengeful for Master of Consecrations. Good thing with this build is you can do it on the fly.