returning after 6 months [WvW focus]
In large scale staff/hammer or gs with hold the line, stamd your ground and PF with virtou recharge elite.
00464 build with glacial hearth if you have hammer (now thats a good trait), ah and trait f3 for stability.if you trait well you can make 13 sec stability for 5 men.
Runes: troopers not in line anymore because warrior traited horn, purging flames and so on… Use strenght or melandru. Double enery sigil is must have and now you need a bloodlust sigil in your weapon and your underwater weapon sets. If you put bloodlust sigil weapon in your inventory you loos stacks. Put an int or fire or chill (or what fits your teams style)
Just the WvW
R3200+
Guardians do pretty good in WvW and there’s a couple of viable builds
Greatsword is an excellent option but Sword and Shield never really was. In larger groups, Guardians are expected to carry a Staff.
It really hasn’t changed much though note that two handed weapons have 2 sigils
These zerg builds should look familiar; examples only, there are numerous minute changes that can be made depending if you want more stability or condition clear.
Damage/frontline
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fVAQJARWlsApWoNDxVI8DRRCRkjNY/Fmedw1BA-TVSBABcpkzMlgXpcoS1foa/B80FswRAQjHBAAXAAyAsMGA-w
Damage/support
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fVAQJARWlsApWoNDxVI8DNRCBl5M+PmfIEXHgLcAA-TVSBABBt/AXK5MTJ4VKHqU9H80FswRAQjHBAAXAAyAsMGA-w
for there you have been and there you will long to return.
GS and S/F are good for small scale meditation builds, but shield is still just as bad as ever (or worse, technically, after the ‘bug fix’).