Guild Wars 2

Hi, I want to know how guardians fare in WvW as damage dealers, in both small and big encounters. I heard they lack range and as such they can only support, and if you go in the front as a melee you die first. Can I get some insight on what guardians do on WvW?

Guardians can definitely do damage in both small and big encounters, with enormous sustain. you can spec for burst, you can spec for sustained DPS.

they can definitely support as well if they choose to. though, even if specced for damage, the Guardian class i feel is intrinsically tied to support. of course, some builds will do it better if they specialise into that. but we’re definitely not limited to.

so for the same reasons, even when pushing the frontline, we have a ton of mechanics to help keep us alive, to survive that initial clash, take people down and survive the battle.

rather than tell you more though, why not see them in action for yourself! a few youtubers with Guardian videos. most of them have a good mix of DPS vs support as well.

Amins’ Guardian

Chris’ – the Healway

IncominggRay’s Guardian Adventures

Oozo’s Guardian

to name a few. there are definitely more out there but these guys have more than a handful of videos you can check out.

they all have threads here on the forums as well so you can check ‘em out, though a few haven’t been officially updated in a while. and of course, lot more vet gaurds out here who specialize in WvW will be sure to lend you a hand.

Fortus.6175:

Hi, I want to know how guardians fare in WvW as damage dealers, in both small and big encounters. I heard they lack range and as such they can only support, and if you go in the front as a melee you die first. Can I get some insight on what guardians do on WvW?

Im a WvW commander guardian and i can ensure you that guardians DONT die first in the frontlines. If played right you have so much survivability that im usualy one of the last to die on a wipe or even manage to get away alive if things go wrong. This is from a zerg fight point of view btw.

For small fights you act as the frontline also but you need to change it up a bit and be aware that you dont over extend to much away from your buddies. Make sure to stack retalliation everytime you can with the GS #4 and leap finisher with GS #3.
In smaller fights about 30-40% of my total damage comes from retalliation(maybe even more).

Gear is also important. Dont expect to run in a zerg fight with your berserker gear or you will melt in seconds. Its all about staying alive and outlasting your enemy.
For example, i had a 1v1 with a really good elementalist a couple of days ago and your avarage guardian is a easy prey for a good ele.
But because i know my class so good and know what to dodge and kept stacking retalliation i dragged the fight on for almost 10 minutes and eventually the ele won.
It was a real close fight for both of us and i got the /bow afterwards from him/her so i knew he thought it was an epic 1v1 also.