Guild Wars 2

Hey there, I main a guardian. I do have a level 2 mesmer I use for sPvP but that’s about it. However, my question to you is do you like fighting alongside guardians in a duo situation (where you are running with only 1 other person)?

Mesmer is one of my favorite classes to fight alongside because they can summon clones and I can proc far more altruistic healing when they summon their clones, not to mention when I apply things like area retaliation any aoe on us does massive damage back to the caster and when i activate my F1 all the clones phantasms attacking can stack something like 20-30 seconds of burning on a target. Additionally I usually facetank whatever we’re fighting so the clones do not die en route to the target to shatter, and the enemy is usually too focused on killing me to pay attention to the shatters or the phantasms destroying them.

The mesmer is also pretty easy to keep alive for me, since they’re a pretty slippery class and often their clones take aggro. They’re also one of the surest revives because they are guaranteed to stop the first stomp. As for when I go down, I can’t tell you how many times their greatsword 5 or feedback has saved me from certain doom.

Teamkiller.4315:

Hey there, I main a guardian. I do have a level 2 mesmer I use for sPvP but that’s about it. However, my question to you is do you like fighting alongside guardians in a duo situation (where you are running with only 1 other person)?

Mesmer is one of my favorite classes to fight alongside because they can summon clones and I can proc far more altruistic healing when they summon their clones, not to mention when I apply things like area retaliation any aoe on us does massive damage back to the caster and when i activate my F1 all the clones phantasms attacking can stack something like 20-30 seconds of burning on a target. Additionally I usually facetank whatever we’re fighting so the clones do not die en route to the target to shatter, and the enemy is usually too focused on killing me to pay attention to the shatters or the phantasms destroying them.

The mesmer is also pretty easy to keep alive for me, since they’re a pretty slippery class and often their clones take aggro. They’re also one of the surest revives because they are guaranteed to stop the first stomp. As for when I go down, I can’t tell you how many times their greatsword 5 or feedback has saved me from certain doom.

In a sPvP situation, there isnt that many options to coordinate.

At best, you can defeat the opponent quickly which is the best support

In normal situations, you can rotate aggro and use your mirror blades to tank the opponent’s strongest attack better than aegis.

Other than that, there isnt much variability compare to other classes in support.

A tournament glass cannon shatter build only has portal and timewarp as boons and the rest of the attacks are offensive support.

Yes, I like guardians. Any class/build who can get in the face of the enemy, and hold their attention works amazingly well with confusion. The right guardian works wonders.

@Teamkiller, I talk from wvwvw and innhere I absolutley love work in sma team with a guardian, alot as hes imbilize and lockdowns let me land full bursts on enemy players. Only downside I see is for him, if we get jumped by a unbeatebal number of ppl I nearly always survive due to blinks etc while the guardian when started a fight need to win it or die on hes post.

/Osicat

Jackums.3496:

If I had to order professions based on which I prefer as an ally, my list would look like…

1. Mesmer
2. Elementalist
3. Guardian
4. Thief
5-8. Necro/Engineer/Warrior/Ranger

Bunker Guardians that can tank and draw enemy focus are one of my favourite classes to play alongside. The boons are just an added bonus.

I’d put necro above thief, but otherwise I agree.

The guardian’s ability to lockdown and tank foes is always welcome for any mesmer, but since I have a bunch of points in Inspiration, it makes rolling with a guardian that can spread boons that much better. I just pick up Signet of Inspriation and between the two of us the whole group can have several stacks of practically every boon with near 100% uptime.

My lastest Vid contains Duet of Me and my friend, a Guardian. Well i always welcome other class for my teammates as long they know what they’re doing with their class.

Since my build is hybrid. I can take some damage. But only some. Not tons of damage. Only Guard can do that with perma protection boon. My friend Guardian is a Healer. His role is to distract enemies and stomping enemies when he’s with me. Normaly i rarely see my Party Panel but i know he’s fine lol. If enemies is smart they will aim me at first and force me to reset my “Presence”. Being Hiding for 3~5sec from the battle doesn’;t mean much for my Guardian. Normaly need 3++ GC People to take down a guardian. If my Guardian is dying normaly i charge into enemies to “Share the damage” and buy some time for His healing skill

Overall duet with Guardian is nice and funny. Thou they are slow and not really good for retreating. But i enjoyed it. They have tons of buff and they can cover me from Debuff (Pure of Voice). Guardian DPS might be not high. But they have good CC and at staying alive.

Jackums.3496:

If I had to order professions based on which I prefer as an ally, my list would look like…

1. Mesmer
2. Elementalist
3. Guardian
4. Thief
5-8. Necro/Engineer/Warrior/Ranger

Bunker Guardians that can tank and draw enemy focus are one of my favourite classes to play alongside. The boons are just an added bonus.

From my experiences, I’d put engineer on top…

…but I think that’s an issue of player skill. Engineer is a disfavoured profession, but most engineers I’ve seen in mid-to-high level areas seem to be more skilled and tenacious than the average player, and engineers can be quite scary in the hands of someone who’s truly mastered it.

Well-played, though, guardian and mesmer are one of the more potent duos, especially for taking on champions with predictable attacks.

i would also put engineers on top with a mesmer/elementalist a skilled one will wreak havoc and you can certainly tell when there doing just that.

there are only few champions that me and my boyfriend guardian can’t take down.
this often due to guardian less mobility than other classes, but still i feel safe and stronger in a duet with a guardian! it really works well for me.
needless to say sometimes i love to troll him with my #5 gs skill after he pulled all the mobs to him for his #2 gs skill. it is just to hilarious!!!

I never gped with guardians but I have had a few very good fights vs them. Guardians seems to be massively hit or miss 99% of the guardians are easy prey then once in a while you meet one that’s really good .

Yes I love working with a guardian. Having aegis is amazing. Between chaos armor, chaos storm, and my own toughness in combination with all the survivability of a guardians support, it’s just fantastic. My illusions/clones already stay up a decent amount of time, and I love seeing them get aegis to help them stay up even longer.

The person I duo with most in my guild is in fact a guardian, and I believe we work very well together.