Guild Wars 2

So I started playing guardian and this is my build at the moment, it is intended for PvE, dungeons and low-level fractals. The gear is from what I had lying around and some cheap stuff from tp. I don’t want to run full glass but also want relatively good damage, I also like to have some group support. I use mace/shield and greatsword and keep longbow ready for when I might need it.

I really like symbols, with Writ of Persistence and Altruistic Healing I have amazing self heals and some healing to allies and when soloing I can easily swap them to Retributive Armor and Force of Will for a more selfish build. I kind of like Valor but Zeal would be better for some extra damage.

So does my build make any sense to you and how should I improve it? I would like some marauder gear but it is hard to get since I don’t have armorsmith. And the runes are the cheapest I could find since I don’t really know where I want to go with them. Also as I’m a pretty casual player I would appreciate if you could come up with some relatively cheap and easily attainable ways to improve this build. Many thanks.

And style tips are also welcome

Unless you’re tanking a raid, there’s really no reason to run anything but glass. But if you must, you can mix in some valkyries or knight into your armor. For trinkets, I recommend ascended berserker all the way. They are easy enough to acquire with laurels or fractal relics, you’ll thank me in the long run.

Running glass isn’t a bad thing. You only have to die a few times before you learn what you should and shouldn’t do and you’ll be a better player for it.

I’m not sure what I’m running exactly, but this is close enough. The utilities change per situation. For cheap runes, anything with power is good enough. I’m not a meta type person, so my traits are quite sketchy at times.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vVAQNArfRl0AhWhYzQwUIQQEH3DV9ACg0NfFhYSYrgRoDA-TBSBwA02fAl+gbq/A4JAYWJYkDBwjTAwVlfAA-e

For more survivability, a simple weapon swap to mace/focus will do.