Guild Wars 2

Hi, I know the standard PvE setup for Guardian is GS & S/F, but why not S/T? Torch seems to do more damage than Focus, could someone give me the math?

Thanks!

I’ll talk in dmg coefficient per second.

Cleansing Flames is not worth using. It have a coefficient of 0.7/sec compare to sword auto-attack which is 1.24/sec

Zealot’s Flame is actually a good skill with about 1.8/sec + burning, but the direct dmg is single target only.

For the Focus, the Ray of Judgment bounce between target. It can hit 4 foe or only 1 depending the situation so the dmg will be between 0.4/sec and 1.6/sec. So overall, it’s not worth using for the damage alone. But the regen on friends and blind/vulnerability is.

Shield of Wrath have a 2.5 coefficient and it’s an instant cast.

Overall, Focus will have a better dps than torch, but its very situational. If your shield of wrath don’t explode and your ray of judgement don’t bounce more on friends than foes, then Torch will have a better dps. Especially against a single target.

On the other ends, what is not variable on the Focus is the defensive capabilities of the blind and block.

Both weapon are ok. Torch will have a more regular dps, but can’t keep up with the focus in some situation, while bringing no really defensive capabilities. Torch is also a good weapon in solo situation when the extra burning to gain more Fiery Wrath uptime.

i dont rly bother with 0.xyz coefficients when it comes to weapons and their skills….

i use sword/torch when i want to spam my virtue of justice for some sort of condition build.

i use focus when i wish to have more defensive abilities.

i use shield when i know im facing projectiles as well as the need to heal a large area of npcs or players

you see where im going with this

Lizenz.6358:

could someone give me the math?Thanks!

Vukorep.3081:

i dont rly bother with 0.xyz coefficients when it comes to weapons and their skills…

a lot of ifs and buts…

torch cleanses condis on other players which a lot of people seem to overlook. so damage is bad but effect can be pretty good same as focus #4 without the unpredictable bounces

focus #5 does damage IF it is not destroyed which can be a pretty big if in any situation. yes it is pbaoe but with the long cooldow you can dish out 3 flame in the same time and if well timed 18secs of burn. if you trait it even more and i would say it is a more reliable burst because you can acutally plan for it.

so dps wise torch should be ahead of focus single target wise. Considering that 9 secs are also pbaoe burns on three targets it might be true overall (reall didnt check all the math). Of course one can argue that you could cover that burn from other sources. Yet focus brings more utility and surviveability.