I have two questions, sorta related:
Why do you have such a high ferocity, and next to no precision? Wouldn’t the ferocity just sit unused without the crits to proc the extra damage?
And why did you select traits that only proc on crits when your precision is so low?
Insta crit runes on weapon swap is my answer to the first question and secondly,no clue this is sort of a joke build I edited for a guy who wanted high hp, high power and no precision because of the insta crit runes on weapon swap.
Here is the link for the original post and build….you can find alternate rune/gear options to keep those high numbers
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/guardian/Staffow-Build-WvW-roam-s-scale/first#post6190209
…if Scepter wasn’t absolute kitten I would never have considered Dragon Hunter for a ranged Support/Healing build
As seen in post theme is pretty annoying considering Guardian is a front line based class with little backrow options… the build is focused on having big numbers with burst limited by weapon swap mechanic. This build would probably deal double damage if the guy was using 2 Longbows instead of a Longbow and a Staff (assuming weapon swap works if you are swaping to the same weapon).
Edit: the reason why I call this a joke build is because I have problems accepting Guardians and Revenants as being competent for the role of backrow support due to their lack of variety in Ranged Weapons and the lack of utility from Virtues (the guy wanted 2 competent ranged weapons on his guardian)
oh dear god… this explains so much… I was wondering about the weapon choices… Guardian can do a decent healing and buff role if specced correctly, but this isn’t quite it.
Edit: I’m going with hammer and mace/shield. As you pointed out, ranged isn’t an option here. I’m thinking Honor/Valor/Virtues. Seems to make the most sense.
Greatsword is better than Hammer for PvE content and Hammer is better for PvP content. Also Honor/Valor and Virtues is my go to for support specs on Guardian. Also to keep the same number values from my build you could go with either nomad or minstrel.
I also have a guild mate who is a pretty strong advocate of GS and Staff for tank/healer game play so you could probably find some inspiration for that combo.
I would have to get over my raging hatred of the staff. the AA is about the most obnoxious AA ever imo.
Ugh…not really…Guardian isn’t Revenant, you can find a way to heal without staff. My Guild Mate usualy uses staff for the 1 & 5 in combat to CC/apply aoe burn, he gets his AoE healing from utilities. The 3 is mostly off combat and 4 is pre combat buffing….no heal is worth 2.50 cast time during combat.
I never had a positive experience with burst healing as a Guardian (I mostly play structured pvp) but Monk’s focus really makes life easier when you stack for a boss because all your allies will be in range for heals and fury.
This is what I use
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vVAQBVyCE6Gi97AXhA/QckQU4NIDKz7yGAJQe/+vAE-e
It’s super generic in the sense that it does not cover weapons, and you can use as many meditations as you want, the ones there are what I use for condi healing….it’s not like Mesmer,where if you invest in their version of Meditation you limit your utilities to meditations,because the dps boost they get is that good.
How I do if things are condi heavy: Save Yourself → Contemplation of Purity →improvise from there one…make sure to spam the Virtues so that you won’t feel any regret when poping the elite meditation.
