more HYBRID Guard in action [Video]
Which rune better?
Flame legion
Balthazar
Traveller?
flame – more burning and more dmg 7% more power
balthazar – more condition, more burning less direct dmg
traveller – less dmg, less condition 25% movement
you do the math and choose what you like
i run flame and i am more on point
another vid from tpvp and wvw
ppl asked me to show me how i handle thieves so i put few fights with them
thieves are basically separated into two groups – bad ones and good ones
the bad ones only focus on their rotations while the good ones focus on your rotations
you can see me taking down fast in the first clip bad thief. i hardly did any direct dmg to him so only conditions killed him
look for basilisk venom – they key is they dont like to miss it so use sow to block it and burn them while getting more might stacks thus forcing them to use healing skill or SS (smart one use ss +healing skill)
the key is to pressure them always as you got both direct dmg and condi dmg which they hate
s/d thieves will abuse #2 to cleanse and ss when you put 3 conditions on them and will use SB . if so be careful kitten can poison you while they kite you from range
p/d thieves again pressure pressure pressure or you die . if they SR run away unless you got sow available to counter their burst
the guardian lack in speed so its hard to do direct dmg to enemy who run away from you like ranger / thief / mesmer etc. thus the conditions are best in these situation. you can see me proc burning on engi and ranger without cleanse 5-9 sec while they are faster with more vigor than me and its ok as the dmg is 4-7k
also ppl say burning get cleanse – check out the fight against the ranger (3:45) with SotF trait
he used all his survival skills to cleanse the burning which just proc again and again even with signet protection
in wvw its different story as i use cele trinkets which give me nice stats and also food gives me 100% burning duration so 2 sec tick every 5th attack and from block so its more easy build to play
so most harder opponents are the condi ones and especially the range ones as you scepter is slow movement pressure but if you immobilize you can do nice burst
hope you like it