Guild Wars 2

What’s the best healing bunker build for WvW and PvP? I’m using the 0/0/30/30/10 Altruistic Healing (AH) build and wearing Cleric’s amor. But I saw lots of people talking about the meditation build. What do you guys think?

Both those builds are both similar and close to standard for bunker builds

Hammer shines more in sPvP because the 3,4,5 skills help you maintain point control and/or neutralize/cap the point. Otherwise i think its way too immobile. The symbol traits are better in situations where you want to stand in a small area like sPvP also; wvw is too mobile/zergy to really take advantage of that imo. I’d use something like the first build but swap to a GS, and trait for 2h weap reduction on cd, and create shield of absorb when rez (very useful)

I made these 2 builds, what do you think?
http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fUAQNAS5elYgSD3GyKEm4ESmiVCBxUoRf01DHCiaIA;TwAgzCtogyAlAKLUOokQtaY8x+jJBA

http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fUAQNAS5elYgSD3GyKEm4ERWhVi9Qjf0jXPcIEbIA;TwAgzCtogyAlAKLUOokQtaY8x+jJBA

I find meditation healing a lot more reliable (always heals for that 2k, no matter how many people are around), but it tends to be more selfish since you’re not quite the ‘boon-dispenser’ you are with a shout/AH build.

I see you take CoP over Judge’s Intervention though, I normally don’t feel like I need that much extra condition cleaning and JI is just a lovely skill to have, especially with the hammer imo, since it lacks mobility.

Snafoo.2869:

I see you take CoP over Judge’s Intervention though, I normally don’t feel like I need that much extra condition cleaning and JI is just a lovely skill to have, especially with the hammer imo, since it lacks mobility.

its great for greatsword too ^^

What about gear? Cleric’s or Soldier’s?

haven’t tested cleric’s much, but if we’re talking WvW. i ran AH build with hammer / staff or scepter combo for a bit, in full knight’s gear and did pretty well. hardly felt i had trouble surviving unless i made stupid mistakes or got zerged on and couldn’t get out in time. while being in full PVT gear, i actually felt squishier, i.e. harder to stay alive or didn’t do as well as I did in full knight’s. just a thought. i personally don’t think PVT is all it’s made out to be. with full knight’s you get a TON of toughness, and a lot of the Guard’s skills / traits shine when you crit. and you can make use of a lot of sigils / food as well. while you can use some +vit jewelry if you feel your HP is too low. or use runes to make up for it.

and if you do decide to go with AH, crits obviously can help a lot too.

but i want to say monk’s focus and medi’s would be extremely fun and working towards a build to try out too.

It honestly depends on what you want to do. I use this in WvW because I play more “support”.

http://www.guildhead.com/skill-calc#mVccMV9cmbNC0mbNC9cxxaVsqcabc

If you want to go for more personal survivability than this build is good for sPvP.

http://www.guildhead.com/skill-calc#mVccMV9cmvNR0mbNC9Maxx0MVsqcaM

I carry my Knights set and Clerics set and just play how I feel. Knights set is built for my terminator style gameplay with a group or roaming. If I roam I use meditations. If I am in a group i use shouts. My builds range from the known 0/15/30/20/5 to 0/0/30/30/10 or cleric’s 0/0/10/30/30 for passive VoR and symbols healing.

I wish there was a more effective way to heal my group but it is what it is.