Guild Wars 2

So I’m currently looking into resurrecting my Guardian again, and in the spirit of keeping things fresh, I’ve decided to use Zealot’s gear (+Power, +Precision, +Healing). Due to the extra healing power, I’ve considered running Hammer, due to Writ Of Persistence applying a permanent symbol and providing a heal on allies to boot, which syncs nicely with the extra healing power.

The issue I’m having is choosing my other weapon set. Radiance is a fantastic trait line for DPS thanks to a whopping 25% crit chance boost with one handed weapons, but the Mace and Sword lack the Symbols necessary to make full use of the traits I have for the hammer. I considered Greatsword, but its symbol uptime is just as poor, and while I adore the idea of dumping 12 stacks of Might on my party, Staff’s in an even worse position. I’ve included a link to my current build here for those that are curious – does anyone have any ideas for a good solid DPS weapon that’ll fit this? I feel dirty not making use of Radiance, but I just can’t seem to fit it in with all the other traits the guardian gets :/

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vVAQFASl0AhWhY/OwbIQQEHxDVNA2y6FvE/3WkTxXsKA-TxRBABUcBAQV9Ha2fAFdAyqEMJlfA8AAAA-e

Try the bow (Bet I just blew your mind didn’t I?)

I dont think HP scales that well, to even consider it bringing to pve.I personally run mix of knight+zerk with mace+torch and GS.Traited symbols and GS with medi and medi heal,so far never had trouble surviving,even tough encounters while soloing.

HP scales with just some heals,like dodge heal or regen or f2 virtue,else u barely notice it.While high armor u will notice,especially in pve.

Mace does not lack a symbol to make use of your traits. In fact, Mace symbol in your healing build > Hammer symbol because of your leaning towards some heals. If you just concerned about symbol uptime, hammer is the best, but it doesn’t sound like it fits your build as well as the Mace would.

Yeah,am using mace mainly for symbol in pve too,thou that cast time is killing the fun factor,still better than hammer

Obtena.7952:

Mace does not lack a symbol to make use of your traits. In fact, Mace symbol in your healing build > Hammer symbol because of your leaning towards some heals. If you just concerned about symbol uptime, hammer is the best, but it doesn’t sound like it fits your build as well as the Mace would.

I’m aware that the Mace has a symbol (and a rather nice one at that), but it just feels so awkward to actually use, what with being a long cast time ability outside the auto attack chain. Symbol uptime is really big for me, since the hammer’s symbol traited is basically permanent protection+healing+damage bonus. I’ve heard however that the Mace’s DPS is superior to the hammer’s – is this true?

I’m not a number cruncher so I can’t tell you if Mace DPS > Hammer DPS. I doubt the numbers people could either … they aren’t so much about those kinds of comparisons as they are figuring out the best builds for dungeons.

maec auto attack chain is faster than hammer auto attack chain .. also, mace symbol has a very high uptime (when traited for mace cooldown reduction and symbol duration increase) that is comparable with hammer . One thing to note though, hammer symbol lands ONLY when ALL 3 attacks hit the enemy. This is pretty much the downfall of hammer in pvp as the enemy is always moving. Mace on the other hand keeps that control over symbol application in your hand as it is an on demand symbol as oppose to the hammer where it’s really whether your enemy is getting hit or not.

For pvp i have a personal symbol dps based build that i’ve been having fun with. Not sure if it would help give you an idea or not but thought i’d share it. You can find it here:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/guardian/IndigoMania-Builds-Workshop/first#post5410099