Guild Wars 2

Hello,

last few days i tried the guardian, playing him as the node defender in spvp.

i ran the "standart 0/0/30/20/20 traits and my shouts were my utilities to give myself and my allies group buffs.

i had like 13-15k hp (tried different equips) and got destroyed almost everytime. i could tank bad players even if there were 3 BUT one good thief or mesmer just kills me in about 10 seconds (after i used all my cooldowns).

i am rotatin all my shouts, try to keep protection and retaliation perma buffed, but after about 10-15 seconds i am out of cooldowns and i die.

I am new to guardian, is this how its supposed to be? theoretically, i defended the node for about 15 seconds, enough time for an ally to come help me. but i was playing random tourneys so most of the time i lost the node.

Are guardians supposed to live forever against, at least, 1 enemy?

i just want to know if i m doing it wrong or thats just how it is.

Hard to know without a little more detail.

What are your exact traits, utility set ups?
What armour, runes, sigils and weapons are you using?
What is your base defensive rotation?

You say they burn you down in 10-15 seconds after you have blown all your cooldowns. How long has it taken you to get to that point and why are you at the point where you have no options left when only fighting one guy?

Yes you can get nuked down by a good player but that usually isn’t the case unless you have been caught offguard or they simply outplay you.

Personally, I enjoy more vitality than 13-15k in my bunker guard.

It’s impossible to give you specific advice without knowing your traits/weapons/utilities. You said shouts, so I’ll assume hold the line and stand your ground.

Use hold the line early so you’ll get it off CD before the fight is over.(so you can use it again.) Make sure to dodge any boon steals and corruptions. Save SYG for any roots they might have on you, or for the stomp.

For the third utility: sanctuary isn’t bad, even if you aren’t trained for it, make sure you have a ranged attack tho, or youll just have to sit in it. Save yourselves is good for another stun breaker. But beware of warrior boon hate on SY. Signet isn’t bad either for some more direct damage reduction.