Guild Wars 2

looking for a solid build for point guard, as well as any tips.

Here’s the build I use (roughly, I’m going from memory here, I don’t have my computer with me).
I’m going for full defensive stats to make sure I don’t die from average damage.
The Sword is there for damage, blinding and some protection from ranged attacks. The Shield offers me Toughness and the downright amazing Shield of Absorption, which I use to knock people of points and some healing.
The Hammer is mostly used for keeping people off points and otherwise occupied.
I use shouts because I generally like the idea, and relatively low cooldown Regeneration, Protection and Stability is pretty good.
I find Sanctuary very useful for defending points. It’s again something to keep people occupied.

I don’t really try to kill people, just keep them busy and off the point. I can easily survive any one player, and two players can be kept busy for at least a couple of minutes (two players are also harder to scare off).

this build is better than what i had for sure. anyone else have any others that are working well for them?

http://gw2skills.net/editor/en/?fUAQRApe7dlYgyCXFyvDfIFSmiVCBtKQQYKIQM6ShDJRA;TwAA1Cto8ysjYHbXOvkdt2YsxGkJIA

Notice the +50% boon duration, +75% retaliation duration, +70% protection duration from runes and traits.

If I run into a Necro that likes to use ‘Corrupt Boon’, I switch out ‘Hold the Line’ for ‘Contemplation of Purity’.

Works great for me personally and has decent condition removal. Can easily hold against 2-3 players for 2 minutes solo. The issue is, you will likely not kill someone unless it’s a 1v1, but most opponents will drop health due to retaliation; you need to call for backup, but backup will usually arrive in time and can finish them off.

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