Guild Wars 2

I would like some feedback on my Guardian build for SPVP. I haven’t played much of other game’s PVP, or GW1, and I don’t usually go looking for pre-made builds. I built this out of my own play testing and general feel for the game. I’m almost rank 10.

First, here is a screenshot of my Traits window, and then my Hero’s window.

http://i.imgur.com/fmdP6.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/WYSW7.jpg

Armor Runes: Superior Rune of the Guardian.

Amulet: Soldier’s Amulet with Soldier’s Rune. (Power, then Vitality / Toughness).

Weapons: Mace / Shield, then Scepter / Focus.

Mace: Sigil of Superior Blood
Shield: Sigil of Superior Earth

Scepter: Sigil of Superior Fire
Focus: Sigil of Superior Air

Major Traits:
Radiance: I (3 sec retaliation when healing), II (Signet Recharge 20% faster), XII (Critical Chance 15% with one handers)
Valor: VI (5% of tough to precision bonus), I (Meditation 20% faster recharge), IX (90 tough with shield, and shield skill cooldown 20% faster)
Honor: VI (Aegis heals on removal)

Healing Skill: Signet of Resolve

Utilities:
1: Judge’s Intervention
2: Contemplation of Purity
3: Bane Signet

Elite Skill : Renewed Focus

let me know what you think! I normally do really good for low ranked matches (I’m only 9).

1. Armor Runes: Guardian Rune grants +Healing Power <— Ditch this

Synergize your Runes with your Traits or with your Condition Build. Good luck. ;D

Switch out the shield trait in valor, replace with Monk’s Focus. Replace Contemplation of Purity with Smite’s Condition. Not a fan of Bane Signet, Stand Your Ground is much better in PvP (finishing off/reviving without being interrupted). Switch the 10 points in Honor into Zeal for Fiery Wrath (10% more damage). Replace the useless Renewed Focus with Tome of Courage. Use Runes of Divinity + Knight’s Amulet and now you have a decent mix of damage and survivability. Use sword/focus and scepter/shield. That is the typical one handed 10/30/30/0/0 offensive meditation build for sPvP, one of the best at 1v1 and fun for hot joined games.

I run the build above during stress test. You’re pretty much using meditations for heals (Smite Condition and Judge’s Intervention heal for 2k each use on a 16 and 32 secs cd). Here’s a video showing the survivability and damage I can pull off: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAQAClTLWXY

Trungalung.7850:

Switch out the shield trait in valor, replace with Monk’s Focus. Replace Contemplation of Purity with Smite’s Condition. Not a fan of Bane Signet, Stand Your Ground is much better in PvP (finishing off/reviving without being interrupted). Switch the 10 points in Honor into Zeal for Fiery Wrath (10% more damage). Replace the useless Renewed Focus with Tome of Courage. Use Runes of Divinity + Knight’s Amulet and now you have a decent mix of damage and survivability. Use sword/focus and scepter/shield. That is the typical one handed 10/30/30/0/0 offensive meditation build for sPvP, one of the best at 1v1 and fun for hot joined games.

I run the build above during stress test. You’re pretty much using meditations for heals (Smite Condition and Judge’s Intervention heal for 2k each use on a 16 and 32 secs cd). Here’s a video showing the survivability and damage I can pull off: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAQAClTLWXY

I don’t have time to watch the video but i’ll give this go later tonight! The only thing I didn’t really follow is the switching of the weapons, but I’ve decided to go with a sword instead of a mace for now to increase mobility even more.

EDIT: Oh and I’m really impressed to see my crit chance at 55%. I don’t think the Right hande Strength trait is woven into that number either, so it may be at 70%?

http://i.imgur.com/Kyp7P.jpg Updated hero’s sheet

I was able to squeeze in a match before heading out. What I like is the increased survive-ability, but I definitely noticed a decrease in my CCing. Bane is really good for knockdowns, I was able to knock them down, then use the focus 2 ability to aoe the ground beneath them. Maybe I’ll switch a weapon sigil/rune for some kind of frozen ability or something. But I was still able to come in first on my first game

http://i.imgur.com/NMUs5.jpg

Thanks for the advice! I’ll continue to build on this.

December.3714:

I don’t have time to watch the video but i’ll give this go later tonight! The only thing I didn’t really follow is the switching of the weapons, but I’ve decided to go with a sword instead of a mace for now to increase mobility even more.

EDIT: Oh and I’m really impressed to see my crit chance at 55%. I don’t think the Right hande Strength trait is woven into that number either, so it may be at 70%?

http://i.imgur.com/Kyp7P.jpg Updated hero’s sheet

Right-handed strength doesn’t show on your spreadsheet. Sword is better than Mace unless you want to be a tank, support, or area denial build.

December.3714:

I was able to squeeze in a match before heading out. What I like is the increased survive-ability, but I definitely noticed a decrease in my CCing. Bane is really good for knockdowns, I was able to knock them down, then use the focus 2 ability to aoe the ground beneath them. Maybe I’ll switch a weapon sigil/rune for some kind of frozen ability or something. But I was still able to come in first on my first game

http://i.imgur.com/NMUs5.jpg

Thanks for the advice! I’ll continue to build on this.

You have scepter chain of light and shield’s knockback. Try this combo, pre-drop smite, chain of light, switch to sword, virtue of justice and teleport on top then Zealot’s Defense while activating Shield of Wrath (won’t interrupt ZD). Auto-attack a few and Shield of Wrath will explode doing even more burst damage. For sigil, use whatever you feel like lacking. I use sigil of air and fire/blood for more burst damage.

Yea I was actually already doing the chain and smite combo, but was using bane for added length (or if they did some sort of anti-CC).

I was confused for a second when you were talking about using Zealot’s defense with shield of wrath, I currently don’t have sword / focus combo, but I will try that out as well.

Sword/Focus is a better combination than Sword/Shield due to the added burst and extra survivability in melee. Scepter/Shield gives you a knockback while kiting.