Guild Wars 2

I rolled a guardian a little while ago and I’m getting near to the point where im going to actually have to drop a lot of gold on a set of armor, but I’m torn as to which type I want to use (right now its between valk and knights).

Which type of armor do you find best suits your guard in PvE/Dungeon setting?
Is vitality really the best attribute to boost for a guard? Or is toughness the better route?
And does crit%/prec make a whole lot of difference to a guard in the end?

Let me know your take

Power/precision/toughness armor and weapon, with Beryl accessories to go. Gives fairly even stats and serves me well. I run a shout build with altruistic healing. I would say crit dmg and crit% does make a big difference, but it all depends on the role you want to go for.

What Wafflesomg said is the popular build to run, since indeed – it’s the most reliable one. Both stats and traits.

However, he also said that he uses Beryl yet “dmg and crit% does make a big difference”.
That is correct, and Ruby makes a better choice here.

I recommend Draconic Knight set with Soldier runes + Berserker weapons and jewels.

Works very well for me, to be honest I used to run a full berserker with all the %dmg modifiers. Since I consider myself a skilled player, I found glass cannon build useful as well. (just make sure you know what you’re doing)

I’ve been running Power/Vit/Toughness set with Berserker jewels. Been liking it so far.

I run with Valkyrie gear and trinkets.
The crit chance is low (15% with Sigil) but I like having the highest power and 20k health, and I enjoy seeing high numbered crits every now and then.

Crithammer with full berserker gears. The survivability of the build allows me to go full glass while being able to live longer than most thanks to permanent protection and altruistic healing.

This is all helpful input

I guess what im trying to go for is an offensive tank, so to speak, deal decent damage while being able to take hits and support my team at the same time.

Right now Im liking the knights with ruby accesories to get my crit up, but I still have a way to go til I hit 80 so Ill just be playin around with numbers til then

Full Berserker’s armor/jewelry/weapons with all offensive traits.

This game is boring and too slow paced otherwise.