Guild Wars 2

Hey guys. I’m Eyia, I’m a Guardian and I desperately want to improve in PvP. Any tips, advices and comments are welcome.

A bit about me: started to play GW2 on July last year, found PvP on September. Guardian is my first character, my main and my love. Actually now I have 2 guardians – a norn and asura, because I got tired changing my build every time I need to switch from DPS to bunker and back.

I’m rank 36 in PvP right now. I do love to play a bunker and I have tried all the builds I’ve found around (including 2 my own builds which turned out to be a disaster) and all the weapons. Curently I’m playing this build:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fUAQNApeWlUgqCnFSPEf4ES2DDUkSQsHYEH1RXFcIA-TsAgzCoIySllLLTWyssZN+Y9xsBA

and I feel comfortable with it. I found it in a bunker guide posted in a player’s signature. Tell me what do you think about it.

I have read all the guides posted here and everywhere else, I have watched all the vids I found on youtube, many times. Still I feel I’m far far away from being a decent bunker and I really want to be one. Please help me to improve.

My main problems:
1. Conditions. They melting my HP too fast and I die for seconds. Of course, I try to avoid them and move closer to the edge of the point, but sometimes the red circles cover all the point and even around and I can do nothing, because I can’t leave my point.
2. Some of the classes. I found out I can last forever in 1v1 against warriors, rangers, thieves, mesmers and eles. Well, if they’re good enough I just can last long enough till my team come. But MM necros and engies kill me pretty fast and I can’t do anything. If one of this classes come to my point with another enemy player I die for less than 10 secs. It’s frustrating.
3. I do almost no damage and I feel I’m not very useful in team fights. Of course, I heal my teammates whenever I can, stack might, and they rely on me to res them when downed but I think if I can do a bit more damage I’ll be more in use. That’s why if I’m attacked on a point and I’m alone I don’t even bother to attack, just run around in a circle, dodge when need and heal.
4. I love Tome of courage and I’d prefer to use it, but it has too long casting time and sometimes I got interrupted, so Idk
5. I feel somehow helpless. I’ve read many times on forums, that a good bunker can carry a team. I can’t imagine how it’s possible. I feel more like my performance depends on my teammates, not on me. What you think?

I’m no expert but in that build need some changes.
Personal preference, I go with Strength in Numbers in the valor tree, It gives more support and helps you being even more “tank”, but if you feel like condition are to much of a problem stay with Purity. I also haven’t tried Resolute Healer but I will, meanwhile I’ve used symbols heal since you have 2 of the and as soons as fight strats they should be on the ground. I also use consecrations recharge faster because I feel like faster and longer Santuary is good, but the trait Consecrations are ground targeting skills is also good if not better, Haven’t tried yet too.

Now I think, Absolute Resolution isn’t questionable, that have to be in every bunker build, Great Condi removal to you and your team mates. If you run x/x/x/30/30 that traits need to be there allways.

Also i switch between Mace, Sword or Scepter, it depends on the map. Mainly Mace, i go Scepter in Legacy of the Foefire and Sword in Khylo. When you switch to sword or Scepter change the trait of symbols heal if you have it to Resolute Healer.

Most of the times I run with this: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fUAQNApeWlUgqCnFSPEf4ES2DRCBTQsHY0H1RXFSIA-TsAgzCtIySllLLTWyssZNaY9x8DA

Okay, thank you. I made the 2 changes in my traits and will try like this now. But why soldier’s jewel on your amulet?

Eyia Hellhide.7320:

Okay, thank you. I made the 2 changes in my traits and will try like this now. But why soldier’s jewel on your amulet?

Personal preference. I don’t see the use of 75 presicion. It gets me to 8% crit chance but I only benefit for crit is to get vigor. I know vigor is important but you can’t even get that one permanent anymore. If I try 0/5/5/30/30 soemday I will switch to barbarian but right now Solider have being work just fine for me