Guild Wars 2

Ok, so I’m looking for a little help with the support I’m running. I’m up to Frac 18 now and I was looking to run a build that’ll smooth things out some for pugs.

Ok so i went 15 into Valor to renew Courage when I rally. The Reason is because I picked up Pure of Heart, so Aegis heals on removal. First. Does this apply to Allies as well as me? Now I went 30 into Honor so that Resolve applies to Everyone around me. 20 into Virtues for Boon Duration and to increase Resolves effect. I’m in Full knights and 3 water 3 monk runes.

My questions boil down to this.

1. Is the Resolve for everyone and increase effect combo viable? I know its ticking at like 170 with no HP.

2. Would changing to Heal gear over knights make resolve worth my while?

3. If Aegis heals everyone to what extent is it viable to use Courage and maybe save yourselves as a means to protect and heal the group.

4. I’m using Mace/Shield for the protection I can give. Any other suggestion?

5. I have 5 points left. I don’t really know where they would be useful…

Anyhow, it seems to work well for now but its not AMAZING. Maybe just because I’m not lol. But Any help tweaking would be amazing, thank you.

1. Is the Resolve for everyone and increase effect combo viable? I know its ticking at like 170 with no HP.

Absolute Resolve is always good in my books, mainly for the Condition Removal. If you’re using it for Battle Presence, I find it to be a mediocre form of party damage mitigation.

2. Would changing to Heal gear over knights make resolve worth my while?

With full Cleric’s, Virtue of Resolve with Absolute Resolve will tick for about 230 every 2 seconds, compared to 170. I personally prefer the damage and Vigor from the Precision provided by Knight’s gear.

3. If Aegis heals everyone to what extent is it viable to use Courage and maybe save yourselves as a means to protect and heal the group.

No, it is not worth wasting a party-wide Aegis for the minute heal from Pure of Heart. Further, Save Yourselves doesn’t provide any buffs or heals to your allies.

4. I’m using Mace/Shield for the protection I can give. Any other suggestion?

If you know how to position yourself such that Shield of Judgement affects the whole of your team, Shield is fine. The heal from Shield of Absorption is about 1,000 without any Healing Power. Otherwise, Hammer gives Protection and Retaliation (combo field), and Staff gives 12 stacks of Might and a significant heal.

5. I have 5 points left. I don’t really know where they would be useful…

If you’re using a Shield, I don’t see why you wouldn’t take Honourable Shield.

oops! I didn’t mean Save Yourself, I meant Retreat! :P