Guild Wars 2

I’m fairly new to the Guardian class (level 21).
And extremely new to PvP. I had done maybe 12 matches (sPvP) prior to this as an Engineer shortly after launch.
I have a pretty vast amount of past MMO experience, but was never into PvP, so I have no past PvP experience to fall back on.
I have been loving playing sPvP and now fear (term used loosely :P) I may never reach 80, because all I want to do now is play sPvP.
That being said, as I am new to PvP in general, I’m not quite sure what build to run, and what weapon combos work best.
I would love to go pure offensive, but I’ve also heard something of a “bunker” Guardian, and was also somewhat interested in that.
So what do ya’ll recommend for traits, sigils, runes, and weapon combos?
And what skills would ya’ll recommend to have on my bars to be most efficient?
Thanks in advance, everyone!

Honestly, don’t play guardian in PvP. Other classes can fill the same roles the guardian can fill but better.

Don’t listen to the guy above me. Play it if you really want. Play hot-join until you get a hold of the class enough to try tPvP.

There are various builds you can use but the most popular for DPS are meditation builds. Here’s an example:
http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fUAQRAsd7flYgSDHHyKEm4Eh1DCGQ/hVAjXPgYEbIA;TwAA2CnoqxUjoGbNuak1soYQxmgJBA

You could switch out Stand Your Ground for Contemplation of Purity if you want more condition removal. It kind of varies at this point.

As for bunkers, you won’t have as much tankiness as warriors or engineers but you provide good supporting boons and control. This is one of the standard bunker builds:

http://intothemists.com/guides/2221-kensudas_bunkersupport

You can switch out weapons and try different things but the traits, runes, and amulets are generally the same. But yea, google is your friend.

Fiasco.3501:

Don’t listen to the guy above me. Play it if you really want. Play hot-join until you get a hold of the class enough to try tPvP.

There are various builds you can use but the most popular for DPS are meditation builds. Here’s an example:
http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fUAQRAsd7flYgSDHHyKEm4Eh1DCGQ/hVAjXPgYEbIA;TwAA2CnoqxUjoGbNuak1soYQxmgJBA

You could switch out Stand Your Ground for Contemplation of Purity if you want more condition removal. It kind of varies at this point.

As for bunkers, you won’t have as much tankiness as warriors or engineers but you provide good supporting boons and control. This is one of the standard bunker builds:

http://intothemists.com/guides/2221-kensudas_bunkersupport

You can switch out weapons and try different things but the traits, runes, and amulets are generally the same. But yea, google is your friend.

At the time of posting, I was only able to locate pre-feature patch Guardian builds.
Wasn’t sure how drastically the feature patch changed said builds.
Thank you very much for your reply! I’m excited to give this DPS build a go when I get home tonight!
As for the naysayer, I never listen when someone tells me not to play what class I thoroughly enjoy playing. :P

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fVAQRAsd7fnkIS5QWNEuCB/QowfIyx6kpAcuu88D-TJBFwAEeCA62foaZAAnEAA

If you are into DPS’ing in sPvP, that’s what I run.

Pros:
-Removes 1 boon when burning foes. (extremely good vs those “might stacking” builds)
-Life steal and meditation heals grants good amount of healing
-decent all-around build

Cons:
-DPS build = is not too tanky
-lacks mobility
-don’t have multiple condi cleanses to 1v1 heavy condi users (vs necros mostly. Engineer+bomb = just stay outta their circles and use scepter. Ranger condi = stay outta their traps. Mesmer… don’t bother 1v1ing. Warrior condi, and most 1v1 against warriors is not a problem.)