Guild Wars 2

I´m looking for a aupport build granting boons and protecting my allies via Protection, aegis, shields and some healing while putting boons on them with shouts (and cleansing cons).

I´ve seen that staff is a hated weapon (I think it overwrites power witth another with short duration, please enlight me on this one) so Ivé chosen to replace it with a mace and a focus in order to protect and buff my allies. My second weapon would be a hammer because of protection uptime and utility.

On utilities I plan to use “Recieve the Light” (Healing Breeze) for aoe heal and aoe con clean. Then I would use purging flames for con cleaning, fire field and hammer power blasting. The third one is the one I use depending on the encounter sometimes a shout or a consecration, normally wall of reflect.

On elite I plan to use “Feel my wrath” for ofensive and Signet of courage for defense.

The build and traits can be seen here
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vVMQNApdCl8AhShYvQggIOqHqbAkCvAuGuvoIHiHZTA-ThRRwAAUHwpSwJ7P8VlnQK/EqPAA-e

I really don´t know what stats choose, my build wouldn´t go well without some healing power so I´ll put Clerics until i decide.(Boy why zealot is so expensive and rare). I don´t know what runes use either.

If I don´t pick hammer I would change the master trait on virtues to the virtue of justice one I guess.

Please tell me what do you think about this build and how can I make it better.

PD: Please there is any focus skin that is shield-like? Going with a fan with a big norn guard is extremely weird. Ty!

I was thinking about something similar for raids. I don’t know if that will be useful at all to be honest and maybe we’ll just modify the current meta. Anyway it’s totally useless for Dungeon. It can be decent in fractal 50 if the rest of the team go full DPS. Won’t be the most optimal way by far, but it give you a smooth run. But it’s more a guild group thing.

Anyway here still some of my opinion.

- Valor is pointless. You gain almost no support from that, you only gain self survivability. Are you supporting your mates or you just want some comfort zone to not dodge?

- Glacial hearts give a good burst capability, but not much dps. You better off with Absolute Resolution. This give you more support and surviability so you can remove that Valor line

- Empowering might is a decent trait, but it only give 5 perma might in the best situation. In most situation you should have perma 25 stack of might anyway. So I would take Pure of Heart instead and only take Empowering Might when you don’t have a party that give you max might.

- Pure of Voice. I would prefer Writ of Persistence over this one. You have a limited amount of shouts and condition ain’t that big of a deal in most PvE. Pure of Voice could still be useful in some specific fight.

- To replace Valor i would choose either Radiance of Zeal. Zeal obviously give you more damage, but Radiance is still decent in that department while giving you the F1 blind with is a powerful defense against group of mobs.

- For weapon and skills you have good choice.

- For you gear. Cleric will be useless in dungeon. 100% useless. In fractals, it will have some usefulness in some specific fight, but even there it’s stretching it. Maybe in raid it could have a role, but for now not really.

Your best choice would probably to have a zerker armor and swap between Zerker and Cleric trinkets depending on the situation. For your runes you would be better off with Rune of the Monk. But of course Scholar or Flame Legion would be far superior choice.

Thank you Thaddeus, I´ve figured another build using your advice, it´s a bit more offensive and with different stats more condi-based.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vVMQNApdCl8AhShYvQggIOCIKcH8d5gNAeg3MngNYNA-TRxRwAC1HAS5Xk9HAo+DSlgAA-e

What do oyu guys think about this?

I see a lot of good synergy with this, one suggestion I would make is taking Pure of Heart overy Empowering Might in honor. With you running Retreat, plus Virtue of Courage, every aegis you apply to allies also heals them. Meanwhile with 4% crit chance, Empowering Might won’t see a lot of action.

Also with using mace and hammer, you have so many symbols that I would consider taking Zeal over Radiance for Symbolic Avenger, but the condi should work pretty well too.

Here’s the build I currently run for a little bit of insight to how I play. It’s got great group support (even without healing power) and some good damage. Mine is a little less focus on support though with a bigger emphasis on self survivability and enough damage to help support fights.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vVAQNAS8elsAhWhYtQwUIQQEHxD1dfn0boGAPQ9iXikYLA-ThCFABKp0AgHAQhq4clSQBuCAIpMzQ1DI4gAU0+DppbAA-e

Arkanthor.2307:

Thank you Thaddeus, I´ve figured another build using your advice, it´s a bit more offensive and with different stats more condi-based.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vVMQNApdCl8AhShYvQggIOCIKcH8d5gNAeg3MngNYNA-TRxRwAC1HAS5Xk9HAo+DSlgAA-e

What do oyu guys think about this?

What is your gear, there is nothing in your build.

If you focus on more condition then you absolutely need torch over focus. Especially since you take Radiant Fire which is a useless trait if you don’t have torch. That trait recharge your skill 4.

In group you should have perma fury, so unless it’s for solo situation you should take Right-Handed mastery instead of Inner Fire.

Utilities are extremely important for condition guardian. You should have as much as possible the following in your bar. Judge Intervention, Purging Flames and Signet of Wrath. Defensive skill like retreat and wall of reflection should be use only when needed in a particular situation.

This make pure of voice even less good for your build since you shouldn’t have any shout except in some specific situation.

Thaddeus.4891:

Arkanthor.2307:

Thank you Thaddeus, I´ve figured another build using your advice, it´s a bit more offensive and with different stats more condi-based.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vVMQNApdCl8AhShYvQggIOCIKcH8d5gNAeg3MngNYNA-TRxRwAC1HAS5Xk9HAo+DSlgAA-e

What do oyu guys think about this?

What is your gear, there is nothing in your build.

If you focus on more condition then you absolutely need torch over focus. Especially since you take Radiant Fire which is a useless trait if you don’t have torch. That trait recharge your skill 4.

In group you should have perma fury, so unless it’s for solo situation you should take Right-Handed mastery instead of Inner Fire.

Utilities are extremely important for condition guardian. You should have as much as possible the following in your bar. Judge Intervention, Purging Flames and Signet of Wrath. Defensive skill like retreat and wall of reflection should be use only when needed in a particular situation.

This make pure of voice even less good for your build since you shouldn’t have any shout except in some specific situation.

I see. Thank you for your advice but after a bit of testing I think I´ll go for a more support-ish and non-condi build on my first idea. The only thing that bummers me is how I´ll be able to do the damage but I think that if I go on “All welcome” PUGs I´ll be fine.

Support trait with Zerger gear and a good rotation should still make you super useful while keeping decent dps. You should keep the healing power stuff for fractal 50 and eventually raids.