Guild Wars 2

I’m new to guardian and honestly I’m not sure what sort of playstyle I can get out of them. Not to sound demanding but a list of things I want to be able to do is:

- Use a greatsword
- Not be squishy (though i don’t have to be a tank)
- Heavy damage (By the way, which deals heavier damage? Crits or Condition?)

I don’t want to be a support role, more of an attack role?

PvP, WvW or PvE focused?

For PvE I’m really enjoying a 0/30/20/20/0 build. It supports GSword and also Sw/T and Sc/F if you want. GSword is a great default weapon for most situations, Sword/Torch will do more damage on single target or frontal aoe. I rely on Omnomberry Pie and Master Maintenance Oil for healing and crit, consumables are a vital part of this build. I can stay in melee longer and do good damage with it, it seems relatively tanky. I support with shouts which are nice. Fun spec, I really like S/T for damage output and self healing with food, GSword works here also in AoE situations.

Burning is our only condition and it doesn’t stack, only lengthens in time so Crit should be the better option. I run a mix of Precision, Power, Vitality and Toughness gear.

GL
Blood

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PvP, WvW or PvE focused?

For PvE I’m really enjoying a 0/30/20/20/0 build. It supports GSword and also Sw/T and Sc/F if you want. GSword is a great default weapon for most situations, Sword/Torch will do more damage on single target or frontal aoe. I rely on Omnomberry Pie and Master Maintenance Oil for healing and crit, consumables are a vital part of this build. I can stay in melee longer and do good damage with it, it seems relatively tanky. I support with shouts which are nice. Fun spec, I really like S/T for damage output and self healing with food, GSword works here also in AoE situations.

Burning is our only condition and it doesn’t stack, only lengthens in time so Crit should be the better option. I run a mix of Precision, Power, Vitality and Toughness gear.

GL
Blood

Maybe a PVE/PVP ish build? I am not looking as far as WvW yet.

Have you played a warrior?

If you have and just wanting to play a Guardian, look up Silentstorm.7531 on these forums. He made several good builds that you can change to fit your play style.
Guardians are not the best condition damage dealers around. We are in the boon application and condition removal business. The only condition damage we have is burning; which Guardians can’t spam in the same way other professions can stack say bleeds. You can trait 15 into radiance so you can pop Virtue of Justice (next attack causes burning) every time you kill a foe. This only works if you’re fighting trash mobs in an event. Against bosses you will be waiting for the normal cool down. You could also trait into the Virtues line that activates VoJ every 4th attack. The 1h sword works well with this trait since it’s the fastest weapon we have at the moment.

In my opinion though Guardian burns are supplemental not the primary method we deal damage.

Just one Guardians opinion.