Guild Wars 2

First and foremost, I like to thank the Devs for taking the time to listen to our concerns. I appreciate the changes you have made to Guardian in response to the community’s feedback and I absolutely cannot wait for Dragonhunter!

My concerns is in regards to #4 rather than #5. That said, either one needs a change mechanically, as the Shield is lacking in functionality across several build types.

Shield of Judgement – #4

Poor utility usages. It’s one of those skills that you use because it’s there, rather than using it in a proactive – reactive – way.

Suggestion:
The damage should be removed completely and replaced with a 2s or 3s AoE Aegis instead.

Reasons: An Aegis will further increase Shield’s functionality across all build types, considering Aegis can be traited into Heals – Damages – or utility effects like Retaliation procs. The Cone SFX effect on the skill can be kept.

Shield of Absorption – #5

Suggestions:
Add to the Shield trait: Shield of Absorption will now activate Signet of Judgement
Nearby Allies gain Retaliation and nearby foes gain Weakness.

Toughness 180 can be removed to compensate for this activation effect

Guardians don’t have to feel so vulnerable when they’re channeling #5 against a Rampaging Warrior, or quite simply, against a team with high stability uptime. This also makes Shield #5 not as 1 sided, only good against ranged opponents. Whether it be a #4 change or a #5 alteration, I feel either-or is a must for this off-hand weapon.