Who’s a good boy? Not you, since you aggro’d the BLOODY CHAMP-
Help Needed! Good All-Around Guardian Build?
Both of these are what I use in WvW.
This is the “Group spec” guardian that I run when I run in bigger groups of 10+ people. http://intothemists.com/guides/5508-group_spec_guardian
This is the meditation “roaming” guardian that I run when I’m running solo or with a small group of less than 10. http://intothemists.com/guides/5531-meditation_guardian
Hope that helps.
My old build (current for now, needs tweaking post patch)
hammer & m/f healing breeze “hold the line” “save yourselves” contemplation of purity tome of courage
Lots of heal, protection, condi removal, retaliation.
It worked for my playstyle, others? Idk.
Traits used to mesh very well with this; going to take me a lot of ‘re-education on the new ones to say the least. Primary use of late was PvP bunker style / rescue missions. PvE, I haven’t had any issues with just about any build, just long fights because of a lack of dps. WvW I don’t play
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For PVE or WvW? I tried out this build a bit last night and was somewhat impressed:
I switched around a bit from this since I primarily use GS but am otherwise very similar. NPCs melt with this build; I generally run a Knight Zerker mix with some PVT mixed in on my mediguard and have Traveler runes since I’m primarily roaming in WvW.
I did try this out in Orr too and it was doing huge damage in PVE; havent done any PVP yet but I was basically running a PVP mediguard build before the trait changes for roaming.
Rune of monk.
Water and renewal sigils
I’ve been considering branching in to PvP, but it should be noted that this build would be primarily used in PvE. I have a thing for protecting allies and removing conditions (hence the hammer).
Who’s a good boy? Not you, since you aggro’d the BLOODY CHAMP-
I’ve been considering branching in to PvP, but it should be noted that this build would be primarily used in PvE. I have a thing for protecting allies and removing conditions (hence the hammer).
I primarily PvE, just not lately; trying to get all the TA skins for Faolain’s Blossom.
Here’s hoping you find a solid PvEbuild! If you do, pm me, your anti-zerk philosophy aligns well with my own.
I have been running a support guard in a 5 man since close to launch, and I’m not having a lot of luck with the patch. The dps is so high that if I don’t have an invuln up before I engage a larger group, it’s pretty much a death sentence. The trait change puts clerics builds in a tough predicament with hit points so it looks like I’m going nomads until I figure out where the spike dps is coming from.
For now I’m trying to deal with condi first since it seems like to most buffed. Trooper ruins-pure of voice and the resolve trait. I’m playing with the shout heal but I’m
Not sure if it’s bang for the buck is worth it. I have a feeling resistance will be come the new must-have for support oriented players, but we will see. Before a good guardian could support a 5 man in wvw while taking on 10-20 people, but I feel like that may be over and other players will have to pick up some slack…. Maybe?
Spike DPS is coming from everywhere. Necros, Rangers, Eles and Engineers are all very large damage dealers. Being bunker support is not the way of the world anymore, this is the battle of the bursts now. Dodge rolling, utilities that mitigate damage and more zerker/cavalier less clerics/nomads is going to be the way to play now.