Guild Wars 2

Hi guys,

I’m relatively new to this game, have been playing this game maybe about 2-3 weeks only & I started gathering materials for my ascended armor, but the question is which ascended armor should I be going?

I know that the current meta favors full zerk or a full cleric style for supporting but personally I prefer a guardian who can tank as much & deal lots of damage, I know most of you guys might suggest me going warrior following this criteria, but I kinda like the style of guardian.

& so I was wondering if I should be going knight, soldier, assassin or any other set like mixed set which you guys recommend on my ascended armor, I heard the precision increases your retaliation, how does that work for guardian? & which skills increases your retaliation?

In my opinion I felt that guardian critical chance is rather low, so I got no idea if investing on precision is a wise choice.

I did some build on my own & this is how it turns out:
2617 pow 2455 pow
2622 tou 2722 tou
16155 hp 17905 hp
36% crit 36% crit
204% crit dmg 197% crit dmg

Soldier(Scholar) Soldier(Trooper)

2594 pow 2432 pow
2387 tou 2487 tou
13805 hp 15555 hp
47% crit 47% crit
220% crit dmg 213% crit dmg

Berserker(Scholar) Berserker(Trooper)

2519 pow 2357 pow
2716 tou 2816 tou
13805 hp 15555hp
48% crit 48% crit
204% crit dmg 197% crit dmg

Knight(Scholar) Knight(Trooper)

Trait (20/0/20/30/0)

I have not done the one with the assassin armor, this build is based on great sword,sword/focus build, & the accessories are all berserker.

& also which ascended weapon is better? all berserker? which runes & sigil is the best in achieving this type of guardian?

Lemme know down below what are your opinions on building a moderate damage & tanky guardian, I’m willing to listen to any opinions, so please teach me.

Play around with exotic armor for a while longer before you settle on which ascended gear you’re going for. Ascended armor is a very, very minor stat increase while being a hefty investment. You’re not missing out on anything when it comes to ascended armor vs exotic armor.

Is this for pve?

A general rule of thumb is dps in PvE, and a mix in WvW. It’s a good idea to bring survivability with you into zergs in WvW, while roaming you might need more dps.