What to do with last few talent points?

What to do with last few talent points?

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Posted by: mtnecro.3971

mtnecro.3971

My current build: http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fVAQJARSl0Apfn1CxVI8DJBDBhdGS+GuuARIAA-T1BBwAYV+B4SKwT9n86aqu/QgnUwZlgAA-w

I’ve tried the glass cannon builds a few times and don’t enjoy the play style so I keep coming back to a shout/AH build with Greatsword/Hammer as weapons. I’m a bit stuck on what to do with the last 2 talent points, I mostly run dungeons and do world events. I haven’t made my way into FOTM yet which a lot of guides seem to be written for.

The options I’ve tried:

2pts in Zeal w/ Fiery Wrath for the DPS increase, but has low uptime on burning.
1pt in Radiance for the blind and 1pt in Virtues for buffs.
2pts in Radiance w/ Blind Exposure for extra debuffs.
2pts in Virtues w/ Vengeful for the DPS increase.
2pts in Virtues w/ Master of Consecrations, don’t find I use it much.

I’d like to add a bit more DPS to my build. I’m comfortable with my ability to survive even when I make a few mistakes. Does anyone have any suggestions or alternate ideas to improve my build?

Thanks!

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Posted by: Tiibags Tyler.3125

Tiibags Tyler.3125

I would go 2 into Radiance to and reduced signet recharge. When I used that signet, those 8 seconds shaved off of its cool-down really helped

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Posted by: Pregnantman.8259

Pregnantman.8259

If you want to add dps to your build then you have some good choices, in fact you have 3 of them.

First one is 2 points in Zeal for Fiery Wrath. You shouldn’t refrain from slotting Fiery Wrath because it doesn’t really matter if you can’t burn it as often. When in a group I find that my targets almost always has Burning and if not, just activate Virtue of Justice for a long Burning. You will additionally have 100 more power for more damage.

Second one is 2 points in Radiance for Blind Exposure. While the trait itself isn’t a damage modifier, you must also remember that a Guardian has a variety of options to blind his targets. For your GS/Hammer setup however, you have only 2 sources of blind and pretty low condition duration to maintain the Vulnurability. Radiance is best slotted with atleast 3 points in for Virtue of Justice to reset itself often so unless you are willing to sacrifise one more points in this line the major benefit you recieve here is the precision.

Third one is 2 points in Virtues for Unscathed Contender. The trait is the biggest damage modifier Guardian has at the moment, but relies heavily on your awareness to be worth it. That is, you have to keep the Aegis on yourself as long as you can manage for maximum effectiveness. You additionally get %10 boon duration and Virtues recharge from here, and that can be useful for might stacking along with Virtues’ first minor trait.

If I were you I would go for 2 points in Zeal for the extra points and definitely slot Writ of Persistence instead of Two Handed Mastery. Zeal is a safe bet for more dps as it provides power and a steady dps increase from Fiery Wrath as Burning is much easier to maintain on enemies in a group environment. As for Writ of Persistence, it will increase Altruistic Healing’s potential by a great bit. With Writ of Persistence, your Hammer will now provide permanent Protection to all allies who stand in the auto attack symbol, and therefore you can proc Altruistic Healing for all the party every second at all times. Combined with Empowering Might, you can have 720 healing per second without additional sources of boons. Hope this helps

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Posted by: Booms.2594

Booms.2594

5 in virtues for boons and 5 in radiance for the blind

gerdian

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Posted by: flettir.6349

flettir.6349

Agreed, 5 radiance 5 virtues is probably your best bet. The amount of utility it offers is much better than a very conditional +10% damage.
And yeah, for PvE Writ of Persistence is much better than Two-Handed Mastery, perma protection is nice and honestly allows you to get away with DPS gear in just about everything.

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Posted by: mtnecro.3971

mtnecro.3971

I would go 2 into Radiance to and reduced signet recharge. When I used that signet, those 8 seconds shaved off of its cool-down really helped

Didn’t realize that talent shaved a full 8s off the heal. Usually when I’m running low the CD is <5s so this should work well on some fights thanks!

If I were you I would go for 2 points in Zeal for the extra points and definitely slot Writ of Persistence instead of Two Handed Mastery. Zeal is a safe bet for more dps as it provides power and a steady dps increase from Fiery Wrath as Burning is much easier to maintain on enemies in a group environment. As for Writ of Persistence, it will increase Altruistic Healing’s potential by a great bit. With Writ of Persistence, your Hammer will now provide permanent Protection to all allies who stand in the auto attack symbol, and therefore you can proc Altruistic Healing for all the party every second at all times. Combined with Empowering Might, you can have 720 healing per second without additional sources of boons. Hope this helps

Tried this last night and it’s borderline OP! I miss the quick recharge on 2h skills but the amount of defense this offers is unreal. Thanks for the suggestions!

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Posted by: Tiibags Tyler.3125

Tiibags Tyler.3125

I would go 2 into Radiance to and reduced signet recharge. When I used that signet, those 8 seconds shaved off of its cool-down really helped

Didn’t realize that talent shaved a full 8s off the heal. Usually when I’m running low the CD is <5s so this should work well on some fights thanks!

No problem

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Posted by: oxtred.7658

oxtred.7658

It’ll be better to run a support build like 4/5/0/0/5 and take some more tanky gear while you get the hang of it. AH is the most selfish trait for guardians and shouts in pve are really lacking. a 6valor/ 6 honor in pve is just too selfish, especially when playing guardian. But if you don’t mind your group, yeah, go 0/1/6/6/1.

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