guardian burn builds will be nothing more than a gimmick in pvp.
we have no other cover condis save for the occasional blind or vuln or immob outside of sigil/rune procs and we sacrifice way too many defensive utility traits and slots, something that other condi builds actually are specifically specced for.
so we’re left with a single damaging condi and squishy slow target that can put up high burn ticks once every 20 secs but brings nothing else to the table.
as far as “constant pressure” with things like burn on block/aegis, its laughable, 1 or 2 stacks of burning barely tickles in today’s meta, the only way to get kills with burn is burst stack 10 stacks of burning to unsuspecting folks that either didn’t bring or have condi cleanse on cooldown.
that build of yours doesn’t run virtues (meaning no cleanse from resolve and no stunbreak/stability) and has 11k health…you’re not living long enough to apply ANY pressure.
Just to clear up some things.
>First things, the 2 stacks of burns on blocks is very common, thanx to the rune of the guardian and amplified wrath, not . Then add in the fact that focus skill 5, and shield skill 5 last longer then 1 second, fragments of faith require me to walk atleast a few steps on an aegis shield for me to block attacks make it very likely that both the rune and the trait will procc at the same time.
With amplified wratch burning for 3 and a half second and rune of the guardian burning for 1 and a half second. So if by any chance i block again before 1 second has passed for amplified wrath to proc again a single stack of burn still goes for 1 and a half second.
>Constant pressure is applied because of my base damage through viper amulet and the blocks accesible to my weapon skills, which are mace skill 3, shield skill 4, shield skill 5,focus skill 5. and fragments of faith when my goe to burst like shield of courage and spear of justice are on thier CD’s which i can use twice in a short time thanx to renewed focus if i feel like it.. those burst skills can easily get to 7 burn stacks. In short even when i used up my burst skills u can expect to be burned for 2 stacks on blocks. thus my burns are applied constantly besides my lack of conditions to cover. Speaking of which. If u feel confident in your skills u could switch hunters fortification for big game hunter. U could also use the following sigils: sigil of ice and fraility and swap them for sigil of smoldering.. While it’s not a ton. It will aid u in conditions used for coverage. U got some leeway here to alter the build for more condi application.
>It’s true while I don’t run virtues. I do run the double fragments of faith trap which is a double stunbreaker and a 3 stacks stability for 5 second btw. As for conditions. I run smite on heal, smite on utility and contemplation of purity and hunters fortifications. And with all the blocks I have. I won’t melt as quickly to conditions as you think. The 11.6 K hp is definately a weakpoint but it’s managable atleast.
