Guild Wars 2

Hi All,

Very new to GW2 and decided to roll a Guardian as a main. Played around with all weapon combinations and have found one that suits my play style.

My only issue is I dont really know the gear sets and would like some advice on what I should aim for. Also for few trait choices.

Mainly playing solo PVE + farming, with friends and doing dungeons. I have a mesmer for PvP. I like to have a mix of dps/survivability/some support.

Weapons: GS\Scepter+Shield
Utilities (All shouts): Hold the line, Save Yourselves, Stand Your Ground
Traits: 30/0/10/30/0
Zeal: Fiery Wrath but unsure, GS Power, Zealous Blade
Valor: Was thinking purity to stack with signet of resolve but unsure
Honor: Superior Aria, Either Two-handed or Writ of Merciful or both but then lose pure of voice.

Thanks in advance.

I’m no expert, but a good place to start would probably be either Knight’s gear (Tough/Prec/Power) or Soldier’s gear (Power/Tough/Vit).

Knight’s can be crafted and thus is generally available easily and its emphasis on toughness means you mitigate a lot of damage easily and its precision and power specs mean you’ll do more damage through increased crits.

Soldier’s gear is a little harder to come by (being either high end karma or dungeon gear for exotics as far as I know. I know Vigil has a rare set though), but is considered one of the most useful sets since it has a balanced set of stats that maximize defense, survivability, and offense. Unfortunately, you will probably have to work a little harder to get your hands on this set, especially if you care about exotics.

For your build, I think Soldier armor is the better set, but I’ll defer to the opinions of better players if they disagree with me.

Greatsword and staff are a good setup for farming events. Keep in mind that you don’t need first hit to get credit/loot from a mob. All you need to is help kill the target. The staff’s short ranged default aoe and symbol help you hit lots of mobs getting more loot. Staff skill Empower is great for supporting your team with might stacks along with a nice heal.The scepter is better against a main boss that you shouldn’t melee.

To each their own when it come to traits. I will say that in my opinion Two-handed mastery is better off in pvp than pve. Pure of voice is great with your shouts. Don’t leave home with out it.

When it comes to armor full Knights or a mix of knights with berserker gear is very popular. I used to run 0/0/30/30/10 with soldiers (p/v/t) with a hammer/staff for PvE and dungeons. Worked great only changed because I wanted some variety. If want further info that build let me know and I’ll post a link.