Guild Wars 2

So I put this build together awhile ago for pvp purposes and it has been working pretty well. The build functions best as a side point fighter but due to the AoE cleave and cc you have you can still do fairly well in a mid fight.

For those interested:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vVAQJARTn8cClDhVDBeDB8DhlEi6aZDgEIL/+vAU+5j+rH-TJBFABC8AA0Z/h/LDAwVAAA

Note: the open sigil slot on the lb can be used for either bloodlust or blood (If you generally survive well then bloodlust is better for the power increases)

where do I send you your esports money for the ground-breaking idea of using meditations in a guardian build?

I’ve tried running this many times. It is somewhat effective and is decent in 1v1s but you really miss out by not having ToF in the build. Also, have nearly no CC or ways to chain together bursts with this build. It pretty much relies on dodging and really out playing your opponent which isn’t going to work very well in 1vx or against a smart opponent with some projectile reflect.

Your rune choice is really odd. Any particular reason for it? I feel like you would do better with something more offensive.

Darknicrofia.2604:

where do I send you your esports money for the ground-breaking idea of using meditations in a guardian build?

:D

@Darknicrofia, If it’s gold/gems just send it to me in game. I’ll gladly take donations from those humbled by my genius.

@Arcaedus, the cc-chaining aspect is harder to with this yes but there is a fairly decent cc chaining ability given through binding blade and spear of justice for pulls and wings of resolve and lb 5 for immob and aoe cc. I really just wanted to get away from the trap spam type build dh is associated with and I found something that works well the way I play. ToF is good when you have multiple ways to get people through the proc area to maximize damage and as you have already pointed out mine isn’t built for that so I actually think I’d be hindering myself running ToF. Proj reflect only counter aa and true shot on lb. The rest isn’t affected by that so the reflect doesn’t play as big a role as one would think.

@Yannir, what I found was that the vamp runes 1) added an extra 1k to my heal which is always nice especially when you have to rely on outhealing the damage you take due to lack of aoe cc and traps to prevent pressure from being applied. Plus it actually allows the damage the heal trap does to be fairly significant especially against squishier chars. I haven’t gotten to play it enough to find that perfect rune to complete the build but so far vamp has actually done a pretty amazing job on the build. Scrapper is a good substitute in power focused matchups if you find yourself unsatisfied with vamp. Also note the damage leeching does ignores armor so that 1k damage is free damage, offensively, there isn’t much of a gap though i could possibly see scholar runes working due to the many ways you can keep yourself at high hp, I’ll give that a look.