Guild Wars 2

I’m looking at zerg play builds. I’ve heard of two viable options: DH and Cleric.

My play style is run in balls deep, roflstomp as many as possible whilst giving decent support to my group (mainly via boons, healing is secondary for me since I run with amazing Ele’s). I’ve had a look at Metabattle and find the builds there a tad lacking, especially the DH Frontliner.

Armed with the above, can anyone suggest a build that may suit my play style/needs? Maybe you’re a commander, if so, what would you like to see running beside you?

Any constructive feedback is welcomed!

Happy killin’!

Oh, I think a Guardian wielding a LB is an abomination; I guess if it’s meta, it’s meta.

What exactly don’t you like about the metabattle builds? They’re standard and unfortunately the guardian frontline build really hasn’t changed over the years; not much diversity.

Base guardians tend to be > DH when it comes to frontlining because they have more sustain and support since DH would have to give up Honor, Valor, or Virtues.

In addition Hunter’s Ward has been nerfed, and the general recent buffing of stability has made that and daze traps a lot less relevant.

Example:
http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?vVAQJAWRlsAhehYtQwVIwPEHJEFeDChUIPD/XAeX2A4AA-TFiFABA8IAQSJnRKHQXXgVKBT4KAo++DEq+TAAEAHdoDdoDdodzbucbO0kCIzpWA-w

Exchange any of the gear for soldier (PVT— survival), marauder (PPFV damage + some survival), or berserker (PPF all damage) as needed.

Also, the mussels gnashblade and sharpening stones are expensive and one requires a specific HOT recipe, so sub in something cheaper like Saffron Bread or Poultry Leek soup for more casual runs. However, the expensive stuff allows Stand Your Ground to grant over 10 seconds of stability on a 24 second cooldown, which is really sick.