Guild Wars 2

Hello, I am fairly new to gw2.
From what I can tell by reading the forums, the guardians role in PVP is to heal? Can it be compared to the paladin in WoW?

Thanks

This is copied from a reddit thread. I don’t PvP, so I hope it helps.

Guardian

• Standard Shout Bunker: WvW players know this build as Healway but I’ve always just hear of this build just as Bunker Guardian. With a large amount of team support, sustain, and control this is an easy pick for most teams. The weapon is actually mostly up to preference. Scepter/Shield, Mace/Focus, and Greatsword are all typical choices. Learning how to pace your survival skills are a large part of this build.

• AH DPS | AH Bunker: Altruistic Healing is a weird trait in tPvP. PvE and WvW players know this trait very well with its ability to help you survive during absurd situations. In tPvP it can be very weak if you have no allies around but in team situations you have incredible sustain and can risk being very aggressive. Can work well with Hammer and Greatsword if you prefer just shift some major traits.

• Meditation DPS | Variant: The basic build is X/30/30/X/X with 10 points where you prefer. I personally like 0/30/30/5/5 because the boons it gives you are incredibly powerful. Meditations give you a decent amount of sustain and give Guardian the opportunity to play very aggressive. The Greatsword can be swapped with Scepter/Focus if you prefer. Off hand on Sword is also up to preference usually Focus or Shield.