Guild Wars 2

Hi, I don’t post really on the forums, I mostly read and try to get some useful information. Also, I like to see what new builds and ideas are people inventing, considering you’re able to play the game THE WAY YOU LIKE IT.

I do realize, “pros” and “top notch” players will always say this build is the best, gets you the best out of your class, but, still, this is a game, and we all would like to have fun, even if we’re not playing the most optimal build.

That being said, I play with a sword and a shield. From age of Knight Online and WoW I always wanted to play a heavy armor class with a sword and a shield. Mostly, that meant I had to be a tank. Luckily for me, and other people who feel the same way, Guild Wars 2 has enabled that for us. We can play sword and board or any other combination, without having to actually worry about being shunted or discriminated. Could you imagine having a warrior dps in your raid wearing a sword and a shield, just cause he loves that concept?

So, my goal of this build, or basically, my role in a group or world of Tyria, is to be a team player, but not dedicating myself to going full support. I would like to dish out some decent damage, be able to survive where more damage oriented classes wouldn’t, provide my allies some nice boons, and… use my sword and board.

So, this would be the link for my build (found this site for making builds, rather nice).

http://www.intothemists.com/calc/index.php?build=V8Fws-JGKFV10L3FGV90;9;6TJJ;458A17-58-OJV4;2AgkCrNYCa

As you can see, AH is there, emphasis on 2 shouts I use, boon duration, thoughness, giving some might, protection, regeneration to allies and such.

Weapons :

• I use a sword and a shield, well, as explained above, paired with a hammer. Greatsword is rather nice, got some nice combo finishers, condition removal, but, almost all guardians I see are equipped with a GS, most warriors are… Never liked being as everyone else, even if that meant 10% less damage dealt.

Armour + runes :

• My full exotic armour is not done, but, I would like to have a combination Power, Thoughness and Vitality, with some Precision. So, I’ve decided to use armour with Soldier and Knights stats (Jewelry)

Utilities :

• Purging Flames : I love that skill, with improved concentrations, lasts 8 seconds, give’s a lovely combo field, removes conditions.
• Save Yourself : well, really love that one.
• Hold the line : boons.
• Elite : supportive use.

Runes :

• A combination for boon duration and might duration.

Food :

• I’ve found some nice food, like Bowl of Lemongrass Poultry Soup for -40% condition duration, and Master Maintenance Oil for more Precision via Thoughness and Vitality.

My items are not all done, so I can’t state the exact numbers a combination of all this would give.

What I would like from you guys, is to point out the flaws, all the bad ideas of this build. It’s not meant to be the best, it’s not meant to give the best damage/support but it’s my own personal touch, my idea of a role I can take.

After all, it’s all about fun, not min/max numbers, at least for me.

Thanks

I love Bowl of Lemongrass. Saves your butt in WvW when trying to run away.

ComeAndSee.1356:

I love Bowl of Lemongrass. Saves your butt in WvW when trying to run away.

I admit, I’m new to the concept of using a consumable to reduce condition duration on yourself, but, I like it. Sounds interesting.

I also love the look of sword and shield on my character. Sadly i cant find the abilities as useful as focus or torch. I feel it just slows you down a bit too much because of shield #5 and shield #4, despite the protection boon, just doesnt compare to what focus #4 does as a possible blind (and vulnerablity if traited) or a possible regen+condition removal. Maybe if the switched something up a bit i would go crazy over it but it just feels lacking to me.

Spiderwick.1879:

ComeAndSee.1356:

I love Bowl of Lemongrass. Saves your butt in WvW when trying to run away.

I admit, I’m new to the concept of using a consumable to reduce condition duration on yourself, but, I like it. Sounds interesting.

when i first started, i often overlooked food and consumables. now i won’t march in WvW without ‘em. that being said, do people here eat food on the fly according to the situation, even if you’r ejust 5mins into a certain type?

i tend to just stick to whatever i just popped.

Any more thoughts?

If its a wvw build then the amount of conditionremovals are to few imo. Sure you have them in sacred ground and virtue of resolve but imo those are on lengthy cooldown and if you want to be melee 100% you need to max survivability.

The same reasoning for choice of armor, soldiers runes in knight sgive you higher mitigation, more heals and more conditionremovers thru shouts. The lower health is in practice higher on knights, then soldiers, in your current setup.

I would go for purity instead of extra toughness and i would also use healing signet which give you more conditionremovers and make you able to stay in for longer periods of time and dodge (heal allys) more which have better tradeoff when it comes to healing power the healing breeze. Our dodge is our best “healingskill”.

This would also make it possible to make consecrations last longer, shorter cd and being ranged and still have better conditionremovers.

Which in return would make it possible to use powerincreasing food and 100 more precision and 10% more crit damage food. Which would make your current setup on par dps wise with soldiers gear, better condition removers per minute but with a lower healthpool.

Bowl of Curry Butternut Squash Soup and Superior Sharpening Stone would be my choice of food.

If you use life leech on crity sigils i would go for omnomberry pie, that is one op thing tbh.

Btw if you want to stack might, hammer+1h isnt the best of choices but i assume you allready know that. I would either go scepter+1h sword or scepter+gs.

Empowering might is a great support/survivability tool though. But with a 1 sec cd you get no more then 3 stacks.

If its for pve, i have no doubts what so ever and it works fine but if i could only choose one set of armor i would go for knights. Those are just a match made in heaven for a AH guardian and they can do pretty much everything in the game.