Guild Wars 2

I just hit lv.80…and I’m at a loss with what exotic armor set, accessories, rings etc I should be aiming for.

My build is:
30 zeal
20 radiance
20 honor

So my question is this. Should I:
a) aim for gear that help boost my current traits/stats
b) aim for gear that make up my lack of other traits/stat

Any advice would be most appreciated.
Thank you.

You’re going for a dps build I’m guessing. For me a mixture of Valkyrie and Knight is the best.

Valkyrie will give you Vitality and crit dmg, and you can use Knight to make up for toughness.

Probably need more Knight then Valkyrie though so you can make up for nothing in Valor.

Try to remember you have more then judt the armour to add ststs from. Trinkets and weapons play a very important part of it too.

With how you have your traits i would advise balancing it with some pow/tough/vit so you have some survivability. Once you feel you have enough you can then tip the scale with your trinkets.

Going glass cannon is not totally ideal, but whatever floats your boat.

if u havn’t messed around with gear whilst lvling then. . . .pick the element that u like/feel u cant do without and kit yourself out with a full set of m/work . . play with that set and see how it feels and then u can change the gear to suit your playstyle if needed – then you know what sort of exotic set/s u might need. . . .if u get downed lots of times then u need tough/vit/heal but if u win the fight on full health without using #6 then u need more power/crit etc
if u dont know the gear check the wiki : jewels insignia inscription

I would recommend investing some points in toughness, if you are investing in power then for optimality you should probably also put some points into crit damage so that it matches your crit chance. If conditions are an important part of your build, then put what you can towards that. The one thing I would say with some confidence is that vitality is a low priority for you, but of course this depends on your experience as well.

You can probably find the most comprehensive information for which gear offers the combination of stats you need on this page: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Equipment_acquisition_by_stats

Seems like you are looking for a pve/dps build and if so then i would advice you to check out the valor line.

That one adds both dps (crit damage) and toughness and if going for a dps build you absolutely need some sort of survivability and the traits, not just the points, gives you that.

Just a remark regarding zeal, unless you go for spirit weapons more then 10 points in that line is a waste of space. Investing in other lines and getting more and better utility/survivability is much better and after that you compensate with gear and trinkets.

Its also a bit tough to give advice if you dont tell us what weapon and utility you use and what your role is supposed to be.

Regardless of your choice of weapon i think you might want to take a peak at the sticky that handles altruistic gameplay and also the sticky, beginners guide.

Last, i get a feeling that you trait to get the stats you want and imo that is the worst you can do. You trait for utility/style of gameplay and after that you gear for damage/survivability. In other proffessions, like my warrior, you can actually trait for stats and get it to work really well but the guardians trait lines isnt desgined that way.

If you still want to keep that build then i would go for gear with as low toughness as possible and the reason for that is that toughness seems to be one of the parameters that generate aggro. I would also go for only ranged which increases your margin of error. So Berserkers and scepter and focus would be my choice.

To Brutaly.6257

How could have been careless and not mention what weapons and utilities I’m using. Otherwise, how am I going to get good advice? Haha

While leveling I’ve been trying all sorts of builds and weapons and I find the one I’m using now a bit more fun. And yes. I am using spirit weapons.

My main: greatsword
Off hand: scepter + focus

Healing: signet of resolve
Utilities: sword of justice, hammer of wisdom & shield of the avenger
Elite: tome of wrath

So far…I’m not dying as much while exploring and I can handle myself well when things get iffy.

I just need advice on whether my current build is ok or not.
If it is, what gear, trinkets etc should I focus on getting.
If it’s not, then suggestions on how I can tweak it would be great.