Guild Wars 2

Any strategies that are effective in 1v1?
The guardian build in question is 0/6/6/1/1 Greatsword/Hammer

This combo here is the biggest problem I’m having:
… black powder doesn’t completely negate symbol of wrath or whirling wrath combo
…Binding Blade is easy to dodge when I expect it but sometimes if it happens right after Judges intervention and then the above combo I’m left with no utilities. ( Shadowstep, Shadow refuge, assassins signet). That basically leaves me open for Ring of Warding and a barrage of from hammer.

I’m not looking for build advice but successful personal experience fighting meditation Guards. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!

use many AA to take out the aegis.
never stand in aoe
if BB used try to dodge as it wont pull you (migh be tricky)
use blind if you go d/p (as i see)
move alot around your target and AA and kite it alot even 1k dmg in 10 sec is 10k
if he use hammer stealth and bs
patient for 20 sec dont try to burst him as you lose all ini and utilities. as after that he will use his med heal and than you can pressure. so think you wanna kill him after 30 sec till than just kite him

or go p/d condi

Fighting a triple med guardian is all about baiting their blocks/bursts and cleansing burning ASAP.

Think about it, GS+Hammer…what does it miss?

I’ll tell you: Range.

Judges is the only way for them to reach you at 900r. You can just shadowstep away after and cleanse your burning. Go in for a burst so they can pop their cooldowns and immediately swap to SB and range them. Keep a poison field on them and just strafe+autoattack them.

Nothing that a GS+Hammer has can hit you at 900r except for the hammer immob which is extremely telegraphed.

Bruise them at range so they can pop their cds. Mainly you want to pressure them to use shelter + elite. After those are on CD they are very killable especially since they are not using focus.

I remember fighting 2v1 against a medi guard and a staff ele, I kited out, waited for the guard to blow his ports to chase me then stole to the ele to burst him. I did that until I downed the ele, and while they did get me eventually, the point is that the guard lacked the range and movement to catch me as the above poster said. As long as I kept an eye on him I could avoid the majority of his damage, and after he’d used the ports he was a sitting duck.

It’s hard though, I’ve struggled a lot with them in the past, and if they’re wise to the typical thief tactics you’re in for a hell of a fight.

Thanks, I took time to spectate the guardian he likes to hunt thieves. He can’t kill me unless I over commit. It’s definitely a hell of a fight when he uses Shelter+ a Meditation or Virtue he basically full heals. I will exercise more patience and try to bait him into blowing more cool downs. I notice he run into his support after burning his Elite so I need to prepare for that. Thanks for the advice