Q:
tanky healy build question
For future reference. When you post your build state PvE, Dungeons (even specific dungeon), sPvP, or WvW. This will help people to comment on the function of the build. I will assume that your looking for a general PvE build.
Generally its a good idea to run with 1 melee and 1 ranged weapon equiped at all times. This will give you more tactially options. Some will run with both melee or both ranged weapons. I would only recomend doing this once you get a feel for the combat.
Melee weapons
Hammer is a very popular support build wepeaon since its 3rd attack gives protection boons to those in the symbol. Greatsword is also very popular in PvE especially for farming as its 3rd attack gives you might boons. Mace is absolutly a support weapon, but I just don’t see it being used a lot. Not saying you shouldn’t if you like it though. Sword would be your single target weapon. Its the fastest melee weapon we have atm.
Off Hands
Depends on who you talk too. Many seem to favor the focus over the shield. Both are support so just play with them and see which one “feels right” in battle. The torch is mostly used for the damage. Again like the mace I just don’t see it used a lot.
Ranged
Scepter is the more damage based weapon. For support I use the staff. The #4 skill Empower stacks might boons on your party and gives some healing. Using this with Aultruistic Healing from the Valor trait line turns the skill into a mini self heal. The 3rd skill symbol of swiftness gives anyone in it a speed boost and also damages enemies. The 2nd skill is good but its kina bugged. Sometimes the orb get stuff in terrian so you will need to detonate which in turn increases the cool down from 3.5 seconds to 11 seconds. The 1st skill is a short/mid ranged aoe. This is create when your kitting mobs around for other to kill. The attack also hits targets though other objects.
Traits
Radiance isn’t the best place to spend 30pts if your going for support imo. Valor, Honor, and Virtues trait lines have abilites that work well with support utilites. Your current build seems to use signets alot. They are okay but not really for a support build. If you want to support your team look at shouts and consecrations. Both of which benefit from the Honor and Virtues lines. When you hit max level start with Valor 30pts, Honor 30pts, and Virtues 10pts as a baseline. Then shift points around as you fine tune your play style.
Not sure the type gear you have in mind. Power/Toughness/Vitality (soldier), Power/Precision/Toughness (knights), and Power/Toughness/Healing (cleric) are popular armor types among Guardians.
Hope my ramble helps and welcome to the game and our guardian ranks.
Server: Maguuma
hey guys i am new to gw2 and i am starting to really dig my guardian i was playing around with the traits and skills and i was wondering if this build was worth doing
30 radiance (II, IX, XII), 30 Valor (IV,IX,XI), 10 Honor (III) with mace/shield
is the visual build if anyone wants to see it
i dont kno what secondary weapons i would use yet
im only lvl 5 btwwill this build get me to be a tanky healer for my group
My friends just started the game, and this is something I recommended to them and it worked well. When trying to figure out a build, before you do that, find out the weapons you want to use, then you can build around those weapons and fine tune your build. As the poster above me said 30 points in valor to get altruistic healing or monks focus, will allow yourself to be more tanky which in turn will allow you to focus on supporting and assisting rather than trying to stay alive. The poster above also nailed it on using consecrations and shouts for support as well.
Keep in mind the best support build night not necessary the best/easiest for leveling, but you can make it work. Not only that, but re-speccing in this game is extremely cheap (very smart move by ANET IMO) so don’t feel stressed about re-speccing or trying builds.
Also keep in mind that it is good to know all the weapons and their abilities, so make sure you try them all out and get to know them, because if you are PVE focused, when you start doing dungeons certain aspects might be made easier by just swapping a weapon and using a different skill set.
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