Guild Wars 2

Hi all!

I’ve just hit 80 on my second Guardian. My first one is geared and all about defense and healing/support. This one is more into mixing it up in the fights. While I hardly want to min/max, especially as he’s mostly for RP purposes, I’d like to pick up a Temple set that suits a GS/Staff fighting Guardian. I would prefer all one Temple set (again, I know that’s not going to min/max him, but he is -not- my resource focus for gear).

Assuming I keep all 6 runes from the set, Balthazar looks good other than being a bit low on Condition Damage. Melandru costs me dearly in Precision and Condition Damage. Whispering — which I always seem to go for on my non-Heavies — looks good all around but not stellar in any one stat and the runes aren’t so hot for this guy.

Any suggestions? I’ll run around Orr getting Temple WPs for a bit so I can be ready to act on advice. Thanks in advance.

Oh boy, rp, lol. Anyways, since you only care about the runes, apparently, Lyssa and Melandru are the only temple runes that i remember being good for something. I might be wrong tho.

If you build a bad gear only for save less than 10g in runes then i dont understand why you level up an entire new guardian instead of build a second gear for the first one. If you take the effort to level up a new one, at least build it properly.

Try to build a mix of PVT (pvt helmet is not available with karma) with Magi and cavalier.

Given that I mentioned stat issues, no, I don’t care only about the runes. Why level a second guardian? Because he’s got a different personality and story from my first one and leveling him’s been a blast. I’m not building a “bad gear” to save money, I’m just not spending all my resources -including time- on getting the perfect mix of gear for a character that won’t be my go-to for dungeons or world events.

I hope that makes it even more clear what I’m asking. To wit: Assuming I am tossing a Temple set on this alt, and want him to do well with GS, which Temple set will do the most good out of that subset of gear available in the game. I am aware there are many other options out there, I was only looking for advice on how to pick a cheap fast exotic set and then maybe upgrade it later on when I feel like it.

Melandru is the best for armor imo. Mostly PVT. Very balanced for all situation.

But dont sell trinkets.

If you need “all in one” vendor, try lyssa, but at this point of mix and lack of some vital stats is the same what vendor you pick, you will get the same mix of stats and lack of vital others.

Lyssa has a lot of critical chance. But no power or critical damage, so critical chance is useless.

Lyssa has a lot of vitality, but no armor, so you are no tanky with that.

The best of lyssa is the amount of healing power. And you get a little of condition damage, but is very poor amount to do real damage.

you can try Whispering armor of Infiltration in The Narthex, has balanced stats of power, critical chance, armor and vitality, but no trinkets.

Thanks, urieldhynne, much appreciated. Lyssa turns out to have worked because the Balth runes are darn cheap on TP, and I happened on a Lyssa temple opening as I started grabbing waypoints.

My guardian should be set for what he needs to do for a while.

Donari.5237:

Hi all!

I’ve just hit 80 on my second Guardian. My first one is geared and all about defense and healing/support. This one is more into mixing it up in the fights. While I hardly want to min/max, especially as he’s mostly for RP purposes, I’d like to pick up a Temple set that suits a GS/Staff fighting Guardian. I would prefer all one Temple set (again, I know that’s not going to min/max him, but he is -not- my resource focus for gear).

Assuming I keep all 6 runes from the set, Balthazar looks good other than being a bit low on Condition Damage. Melandru costs me dearly in Precision and Condition Damage. Whispering — which I always seem to go for on my non-Heavies — looks good all around but not stellar in any one stat and the runes aren’t so hot for this guy.

Any suggestions? I’ll run around Orr getting Temple WPs for a bit so I can be ready to act on advice. Thanks in advance.

Temple armor have stats all over the place. You’ll need to do research on which shrine has which piece in what stat combination and pick and choose the specific pieces you need.

The two mainly useful stats are pvt and cpt. But you will not be able to get full 6 pieces with those stats from the temples.

I’d get full pvt and a knight’s helm. And buy the couple of runes you need or go with ruby orbs.

If you are doing something for rp -scratches head- then the Melandru temple is the best of the worst with only one piece that has condition damage and one that has healing. And the runes are pretty good.