Guild Wars 2

I’m coming back after a longish hiatus (right after the first Halloween event) and I want to hop into a Guardian. I’d like to take Weaponsmith and Armorsmith, but logic tells me that I’d be double dipping into mats for two of the more costly crafting professions.
So Armorsmithing it is, since more slots = more fun. But what’s a useful and reliable second passtime?

If it helps, I plan on sticking to GS + S/F. Thanks for any insight you could give!

cooking is really fun and it’s useful for everyone.

If you don’t already have a weaponsmith I’d suggest that instead of armorsmith.

The stat difference between ascended armor & exotic is very small unless you do high level fractals and need the resistance.

However ascended weapons have about a 10% direct damage bonus over exotic. (its like going from rare to exotic due to the pure weapon damage stat.)

As for the second I would suggest chef as its easy to level and food buffs are always nice.

Gracias, guys. Both great suggestions. I was looking at chef, as it seems fun and I’d like to be able to help out my teammates. Weapons and vittles it is!