Guild Wars 2

Im just coming back to the game after taking a break for a while and im setting up a WvW medi build using 2/5/6/1/0 with GS sc/f and I was wondering what gear and runes I should be running to have a decent amount of sustainability in fights. Im currently in full Zerker but I feel to squishy so I was wondering if Celestial gear is worth the investment to balance out my stats. Im also running Traveler runes for WvW roaming but I would appreciate any advice on that as well.

Given that you do not have selfless daring or any other points in honor I wouldn’t bother with celestial.

Instead I would go for a mix of soldier & zerker.

If you were willing to move your 5 points from radiance to honor however then I believe celestial would be worth trying because of the extra healing you would get with selfless daring & any other healing traits (like pure of heart & battle presence)

It would also work quite well should you decide to switch to shout utilities.

As for the traveler runes, they are the best option for right now unless you grab a staff, rune of the pack & the retreat utility. That would allow you to maintain perma swiftness while on the run for yourself and allies + give a nice fury/might/swiftness proc.

0/6/6/1/1 or 2/6/6/0/0

Sword/focus and scepter/torch

Valkyrie gear with traveler/pack runes and hybrid zerk/valk trinkets. Air and fire sigils if going for the 1 in honor, replace one of them with energy if you’re going for zeal instead.

You can use GS if you want, but in my opinion it’s pretty lacking in WvW because point control is unnecessary and the burst is too easy to avoid.

Run full zerk. I used to run valk and knights mixed in but I eventually just got more zerker until I couldn’t get any more zerker. Running as glassy as you can even at the start will be a boon to you in the end.

If you are roaming, GS is a great tool. The build Black Box mentioned is super fun, but lacks sustain and AoE.

ventusthunder.5067:

If you are roaming, GS is a great tool. The build Black Box mentioned is super fun, but lacks sustain and AoE.

GS doesn’t provide any more sustain in terms of survivability, and in terms of sustained DPS sword and scepter actually outclass it. As for a lack of aoe, all you really need is good target prioritization. In WvW there’s no need for point control, which is really the only thing GS excels at given guardian’s current lack of soft CC.