Guild Wars 2

So, after playing as a mesmer for most of my time here, I’ve started to really enjoy my guardian and thought I might go back and make him my main character. After toying around with the typical bunker builds, I found the build below and really like the concept behind it. The idea is to balance DPS with defense while making the class highly mobile and still able to provide great team support. It’s a bit strange at first as the weapons are designed to play off each other but it seams very solid. I was wondering, is this actually a viable build and something I should continue?

My hope was to find something to my old shockadin/DPS prot pally from WoW. I loved that character and it just seamed like I had something for almost every situation.

Anyways, here is the build and video as well. As always, thanks a ton for your advice!

Build:
http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fUAQRAse7dlYgSD3GyKEm4Eh1DCeQ/VVIeXPcIEbIA;TwAA1CnoQygkAJLSOkkItCZEyGjJGA

Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhM3nNVKpQA&list=PL52D15A33EF872612&index=35

It’s one of the two main viable build set-ups. One is commonly 0/0/30/20/20 bunker/support, and this one is commonly the way your link is: Monk’s Focus and 1h Mastery for an ideal dueling build.

It’s viable yeah, but you’ll struggle in AoE fights. You’ll excel in 1v1 battles. Your survival will be pretty good, but your support will be little to none whatsoever.

Note: I would definitely swap Contemplation of Purity out for Judge’s Intervention.

I’m no veteran guard, but the build looks solid in theory. Nothing particularly mobile about it however.

If you really wanted to get around, you’d be looking for sword/offhand, GS, judge’s intervention, merciful intervention and retreat. But that’s actually an entirely different build.

You may want to consider JI and/or Purging Flames for more burning uptime to take advantage of Radiant Power and Fiery Wrath.

Defender’s flame trait is another way to get more burning uptime, and works well with shield and focus.

Personal taste, but on this build i prefer to exchange right handed STR, for blind exposure or searing flame.

Ganzo.5079:

Personal taste, but on this build i prefer to exchange right handed STR, for blind exposure or searing flame.

That’s losing a lot of potential damage. You already have the +30% critical damage so more Precision makes good use of that. Having +15% critical chance is like having +315 Precision; taking this trait means you wont have to gear for Precision.

I appreciate all the help with this folks! I’m clearly going to twist it around a bit based upon what ya’ll are saying. I’ve actually been using this to level with as well and it’s easier than when I was going with the GS + S/S. Who would have thought?

Alarox.4590:

Ganzo.5079:

Personal taste, but on this build i prefer to exchange right handed STR, for blind exposure or searing flame.

That’s losing a lot of potential damage. You already have the +30% critical damage so more Precision makes good use of that. Having +15% critical chance is like having +315 Precision; taking this trait means you wont have to gear for Precision.

Im an idiot lol

I was referring to powerfull blades, not right handed str. My bad… :P

It looks like a solid build, but I don’t see it as significantly more mobile than a generic bunker build. I’d even wager that my Shout-based bunker build is about as mobile as this one.

Ynna.8769:

It looks like a solid build, but I don’t see it as significantly more mobile than a generic bunker build. I’d even wager that my Shout-based bunker build is about as mobile as this one.

To be honest, without vigorous precision, is less mobile then a normal bunker build

Seems pretty solid but the mobility is lacking when compared to classic triple mediation.

It might just be me, but the build link doesn’t work.

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