Guild Wars 2

I have been playing around with bunker guardian for the last weeks in ranked arena for the first time. So far I feel like I have been a great asset to my team by being able to hold off many foes for a long time, usually untill my team arrives. The only problem I can see is when facing very mobile comps. They simply play the two other points (I use forever to roam between) and can with that strategy just out-rotate my team. Those times I really shine are when my teammates are close to me (lots off boons and a ton of healing to myself).

Therefore I want to ask the community: How viable are bunker guardian in ranked arenas in the current meta? And do you think bunker guardian will be more viable after the might nerf?

Bunker guardian are ok, but not part of the meta. Celestial Ele and Engineer can bunker a bit less than the Guardian, but they can actually kill ppl and in good team, ppl rotate fast enough that the additional bunking capability of the guardian is not that useful.

That said, you aint gonna go against big coordinated team that will make your guardian useless so don’t worry too much about it. As a bunker guardian, you shouldn’t move too much of your point. Stay mid only, but if they play sides, then switch to one of the sides until they switch strategy. If they are good players and you are not in a team that can back you up, then go home because the other team will kill you fast. If they are not that good, but just gonna use their better coordination to win the game, then go at their home to draw attention to you while the rest of your team can take keep home and mid. Don’t worry if you die, if they are 2 or 3 on you, then you are winning time for your team and that’s what important. Or course you team can no taking advantage of the time you are giving them, but that’s not your fault.

When playing bunker guard you should not be sitting alone at mid, if you are, your team is playing wrong. Guardian bunker is a team fighting build it is decent in 1v1s and 1v2s but if you want a a build to do that use a warrior or ele that can bunker and exert counter pressure to keep themselves alive. If you go watch players like tage or kensuda they almost never sit alone on bunker guard, they rotate with their team.

Yeah. But sitting alone at mid with a good Mesmer and thief on my team is not a problem. I can hold most enemies off until they arrive.

But I agree. Bunker is a team fighting build. Popping #4 on staff with my entire team around is like full hp with one skill :p I usually end up feeling like a burden when I face a roaming comp – which is when I usually swap to my thief :p