Guild Wars 2

Alright so I hit 80, picked out a full set of berzerker’s gear cause I mainly wanna be able to do tons of damage. Now what exactly should I be using for runes? I know I said I want to do a lot of damage but I dont really wanna be a glass cannon per say. I’ve kinda narrowed it down between Supieror Runes of the Dolyak or Supierior Runes of Divinity? Which would be best for me if I’d like to hit hard while not being put down so easily? Also, recommendations for accessories would be nice as well. Sorry if I’m not being specific enough. If you have any questions for me feel free to ask. I’m not really asking for a build, just what you guys think would be the right runes/accessories for that type of situation.

I would go for Superior Rune of the Soldier for condition removal with shouts and the added defense personally. Are you a Guardian or Warrior. I’m going to guess Warrior but it’s good for them too since they have shouts as well.

I’m a Guardian. This is the Guardian thread lol. What advantages would Rune of the Soldier give a Guardian?

Ah yes lol. I was switching between threads and forgot where I was. I use Rune of the pack for the extra attack since I use an AH build and it’s a bit low on damage so the extra power keeps me around 3k attack. The benefit to the Soldier rune is that your shouts remove conditions which are horrible for us considering our rather low end HP so if you run a shout build whenever you use a shout you remove conditions on yourself. Now, there may be an internal cool down for the rune but i’m not positive about that.

I guess I’m not worried about removing conditions because I use Smite Conditions and Contemplation of Purity for Utility Skills which both remove conditions. For my heal I am using Signet of Resolve which passively removes a condition every 10 seconds. I haven’t really had a problem thus far as far as conditions go with this set up.

If you aren’t concerned with conditions then rune of the dolyak would probably be the next best bet to increase durability.

I have been using runes of speed for the vitality and increased mobility.

I’ve found 20virtues with 2water4altruism to be really nice for the boon duration and traversing—mobility is addictive.

You’re main options are as follows:

6 Divinity = all around stat increase for those all purpose builds.

6 Soldier = Condition removal and defence (because lets face it who likes to see there with 25 stacks of bleed?)

2 Water 2 Monk 2 Santuary = Boon duration if you have a build with lots of boons.

6 Lyssa = extra crit chance, extra random boon on heal, all boons added and all conditions removed when your elite ends (Renewed Focus for this one)

There are more but these are the most used runes that I have seen for Guardians.

Runes I’ve personally tried before in WvW.

Balthazar- This was pretty good for a burn build, 5s of haste is really nice too.

Pack- Really nice. Precision and Power with boons.

Earth- Not bad for a tank build. Helps keep up protection.

Svanir- Saved my life countless times.

Soldier- Great for shout builds.

Rage- Good for dps builds.

Divinity- Currently using. Best runes overall, but expensive.

I tried others, but these are the ones I spent the most time with.