Guild Wars 2

Hello everyone!

Just thought i’d toss a post here on the forums and see what comes down advice wise

But i’m just coming back to the game after a fairly extended time away from it (pretty much missed all of living world etc. but… shrug). I played a good bit many months ago but never got a character to max (to many alts… i have several in the 30-50 range lol).

So now i’m back and want to fire up my guardian, currently level 44. I’ve dabbled a little now and think i’ve settled on hammer/greatsword as my weapon combos (i like both, couldn’t settle on just one :P) but i’m lost on which traits to take. I’ve kinda shotgunned what i have apparently and… well… that kinda sucks, so i figured some structure wouldn’t hurt.

I’m primarily looking for a leveling/PvE perspective (as i don’t even remember ever doing any WvW… though it looks interesting…) and i figure on using things like the trait that recharges Virtue of Justice on kills… but i’m not sure of the rest.

Just looking for some opinions for someone that might take a bit before hitting 80 :P

tyvm everyone

http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fUAQNAR8dlUgiC3FSHEfIFSODRCBtZAQHUVh4BrAGB-jACBYfCZkfQUBDZOzUZNPVQs4qIas6aYKXER1SBExwI-e

I just used this, and switched out the utilities for whatever I felt like using at the moment. It wasn’t difficult at all. Hammer with the symbol to increase symbol duration is effective, but it pretty much means you are watching the auto animate forever, and that is all you do otherwise it’s a DPS loss and you loss protection.

GS is a little more involved, but I found it kind of squishy in certain story missions.

http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fUAQJASRlUgiC3FSHEfIFSmCRCBtPAQ1HiHMFYkHB-jwBBYfDRjKYIaZmKr5pCiFXFRjVXDT5iIqWKgIGGB-e

Here’s that Hammer build.

Both builds are good, though I’m not sure about the three assassin items anymore. I guess it will lose its tiny advantage with the upcoming crit damage nerf and even now it’s not really worth it, so 100% berserker would be the most sensible approach for people who don’t have too much gold.

For leveling, take 15 radiance first, that allows blind spam at trash mobs. Afterwards, it’s basically filling whatever line you like most on the way to the final build.

TBH when you’re leveling, any build works. Open world content is light enough that you can take the time to experiment and learn.

Any build is fine for leveling, but power and precision are always good. If you’re having trouble with getting hits, some points in toughness or vitality give a little boost.