Guardian – Exg Wildchild /Necro – Wildchild Two / Ranger – Aleksi Laiho
SIC – Isle of Janthir
SIC – Isle of Janthir
Build for a WvW Sword/Shield Guardian
Hey folks, I wonder if there is a good way to build my guardian for WvW with a sword/shield combo.
My Hammer/Staff with PVT gear is very effective but I’m kind of bored of it.
plus, I really like the way Sword/Shield looks like! I would prefer to be strong in 1v1 rather than me useful in Zergs if that could help,
Thanks!
I run a sword+shield/hammer meditation build that seems to be fun so far. I have lots of closing speed with sword #2 and insta-cast Judge’s intervention and lots of control with the hammer. I can catch dudes, attack, re-catch, lock down then kill pretty effectively. Its probably not put together the best but it is 10, 0, 30, 30, 0.
Tree Dink – Sylvari Guardian
Os of NSP
Os of NSP
Running a 0/30/30/5/5 build with Meditations. Pretty glassy but great fun and surprisingly high damage output. Sword/Shield, Hammer Shelter, Judges Intervention, Smite condition, Contemplation, Renewed Focus
Radiance: VI, X, XI
Valor: I, X, XII
I use mostly berserker gear with some knights and other pieces.
Power: 1903
Precision: 1892
Toughness: 1456
Vitality: 1059
Crit Chance: 50% (not counting Right hand Strength)
Crit Damage: 91%
Variant for slightly more utility at the cost of damage are
0/5/30/15/20
with Indomitable Courage for stability access, and heal dodge
I’ve had good success with a GS/Sword+shield mobility-focused build recently for solo roaming and small grouping. With GS and sword, you have access to 2 weapon-based movement skills, which really boosts your ability to stay on target. Throw in 80%+ swiftness uptime from retreat and save yourselves and two superior sigils of hydromancy and you can keep enemies in melee range pretty well.
Maid Of The Coast
I’ve had good success with a GS/Sword+shield mobility-focused build recently for solo roaming and small grouping. With GS and sword, you have access to 2 weapon-based movement skills, which really boosts your ability to stay on target. Throw in 80%+ swiftness uptime from retreat and save yourselves and two superior sigils of hydromancy and you can keep enemies in melee range pretty well.
Yep, I usually run GS + sword/shield or GS + sword/focus. You end up with lots of blinds, teles/gap closers, etc.
Run it with a mix of Knights and Berserker(or Knights and some form of healing power) and you’ve got yourself a good 1v1/havoc spec.
I have been playing around with a 1hand/ hammer build using using % crit chance and crit damage with life steal.