Guild Wars 2

I’ve recently finished my whole set of Berserker’s gear, and have still been unable to make up my mind about my rune choice.

I understand that Divinity is likely the best choice, but I’m also looking at alternatives (which are not 7g a pop).

A much cheaper one I’ve been looking at is Rune of the Flame Legion, as it has a large amount of power, burning duration, and 5% boost to burning foes.

I hear people mention Ruby Orbs occasionally for raw DPS, but I was under the impression that a percent damage boost would offset any raw Orb stats? Is there a place for Ruby Orbs other than simply being cheap?

Thoughts?

Ruby orbs are the way to go if you want the 12% crit damage without the hefty price carried along with divinity runes, or beryl If you prefer a little extra hp. I would also suggest runes of the pack, power precision and an extra 20% swiftness duration is nice for us slow guardians

Ruby Orb is +20 power and +14% precision apiece, plus +2% crit damage. The +120 power is pretty much a flat 6% power boost with full Zerker. The extra crit chance and damage will be around a 7% overall damage boost too.

But wouldn’t a 5% flat boost and 165 power beat that?

I like runes of the pack for offensive runes in pvp. Pwr/pre + buffs for swiftness & fury. Wouldn’t be as good for PvE as the added speed/mobility isn’t needed there.

ah, i was just wondering this the other day. for my more DPS-focused set, i’m currently debating either:

- ruby x6
- superior ranger x5 + superior lyssa x1

with zerker’s gear as well. which would benefit more?
i guess depends on my traits as well, which i haven’t entirely decided yet.

Flame Legion is quite useful, but only if you’re setup to be a condition DPS Guardian.

If you’re a direct damage build, I personally recommend Runes of Strength:
(1) +25 power
(2) +20% might duration
(3) +40 power
(4) 3% chance to gain might for 20s when hit. (Cooldown: 5s)
(5) +90 power
(6) +5% damage while under the effects of might.

@CrazyAce – that sounds pretty decent too actually. especially the 5% under the effects of might. Guardians have a relatively (understatement?) easy source of Might at any given time. especially with this set.

will look into this too.

I’ve never understood the attraction of Divinity Runes. +60 points across the board and +12% Crit is hardly exciting, personally.
I personally go with +boon duration, which I find works great both offensively and defensively for us.

Superior Rune of the Pack is pretty impressive when combined with Altruistic Healing.
Despite losing out 50 Power to slight bug, it’s still a favorite pick of mine.

That four rune combo and 200 stat bonus at the 6th is hard to ignore.

redknight.8036:

Superior Rune of the Pack is pretty impressive when combined with Altruistic Healing.
Despite losing out 50 Power to slight bug, it’s still a favorite pick of mine.

That four rune combo and 200 stat bonus at the 6th is hard to ignore.

The bug doesn’t even bother me much since it gives +50 healing power instead of the +50 power… still a very useful stat to a guardian.

I use a meditation build now (since the ah vigor nerf) and I still love them.