Supportive Pug dungeon/fractal build

Supportive Pug dungeon/fractal build

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Posted by: Naryoril.6507

Naryoril.6507

Heya

Currently i’m using this build for pugs (or spontaneous guild groups) in dungeons and fractals:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fVAQJASWl0ApXo1CxfH8DRBARkjdBYW3fdXaGA-ThCBAB4p+jg7PYnOAHVCCwDAA6jAgZK/24QAMjmgAuAAAA-e

The build isn’t meta (so it isn’t full on damage) but it’s meant to make a run go smoother, while not neglecting all DPS.

I mainly use hammer as a weapon, and a staff for might stacks and self heals.
The key traits are Altruistic Healing, the Virtue of Justice improvers and symbol improvers.
I use celestial gear as i can make decent use of every single stat (maybe except for condition damage).

I use the build this way: Before a fight i use empower to give 12 stacks of might to the party, lay down a symbol of swiftness (for the bit of damage and self healing through altruistic healing) and then switch to hammer.
Using hold the line gives the party a start up protection (as well as a decent self heal if you got hit in the meantime) until the symbol of protection from the hammer auto chain is up. This is enough to give the party perma protection.
The symbol of protection doesn’t only do it’s normal stuff (protection, damage) but also heals myself for about 400 every tick through altruistic if the party stacks. If i need extra healing i use mighty blow after the 3rd hit of the auto attack chain.

While doing this i keep virtue of justice on cooldown. With my traits it grants 3 stacks of might to the party, heals myself for over 1000, applies blindness and 3 stacks of vulnerability and of course the burning on the next attack for the party. It recharges whenever an enemy dies, so it can be used several times even in short fights.

I’m often the enemies or bosses punching bag, so if the self heal with the hammer isn’t enough there are 2 options: If i don’t have to move or don’t think i’ll get interrupted i switch to staff and use empower. If the whole party is withing range it heals more than the healing skill. If that isn’t enough or i need to move i simply activate all virtues and then renewed focus, and if necessary all virtues again. Due to the boons applied through the virtues and altruistic healing i get another several thousand hitpoints out of this. I hardly ever activate the healing signet.
I switch back to hammer as soon as possible.

I hardly use active condition removal since i loose 2 conditions every 10 seconds which is usually more than enough (and i don’t need to pay attention to it :p) and if i see the party needs cleansing i use save yourselves to draw the conditions on me.

Edit: Changed the link, so it links to the correct build now…

(edited by Naryoril.6507)

Supportive Pug dungeon/fractal build

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Posted by: kagak.4230

kagak.4230

Your build seems to be primarily focused on keeping yourself alive and at 1450 power you are doing very minimal damage this means at a full 25 stack of might you will just have 2200 power. Your critical chance and your critical damage look okay but keep in mind that even though your critical damage is it 200 at only 1450 power as previously stated not all of that multiplier is going to do anything for you till you get 12+ might stacks. The build is confusing it set up like a symbol healing build but your symbols don’t heal I would debate that you said switch out larger symbols to your symbols heal on Paul’s if you’re going to play bunker Guardian for environment play you may as well provide some level of support for your party. As you commented this is being a dungeon and fractal build I’m confused why you’re using roons of the traveler something that keeps you might uptime better with your complete lack of power may be more beneficial to your build and the parties you run.

with.http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fVAQJASWl0ApXo1CxfH8DNBDRkVL2dnlXXEFA-ThCBAB4p+jd6AcUJIAPAAoPCAZt/gZK/24QAMjmgAuAAAA-e

To me it looks like you’re trying to do a symbol build that would look more like this and would probably give more benefit to your party with your abysmal DPS.

Supportive Pug dungeon/fractal build

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Posted by: Weo weo.6378

Weo weo.6378

^^

Another problem is that with the hammer, the symbol from the 3rd auto attack can disrupt firefields/ chaos fields from your allies. Ûnfortunately, as tanky as you are, you can prove to be a nuisance to those whom rely on those fields to stack might. Also, Celestials on a Guardian is kind of… Meh.

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