Guild Wars 2

Hello, Im new to the game trying to decide what class to play and I have narrowed it down to Guardian and Warrior. I have leveled both of them to 20:ish lvl and find them approximately equally fun (sligt edge here to Warrior, not by much though :P). However it feels like the Guardian have quite a bit better survivability so far. The Warrior just seems to die alot easier and it has been that way “all” the way up to lvl 20.

Overall which of the two classes have the most survivability? If any, does it come in expense of less damage?
Which of the two classes are best for soloing PvE content?
Last but least, why do YOU love your Warrior? What about the class excites you?

If warrior is dying fast, you are not playing it right. Equip healing signet, enough armor (doenst have to be that much though, even a little bit works off well already on warrior), get traits like ‘adrenal health’, and smah the mobs down.

Atm Warrior is so much boosted by Anet it even surpassed guardian in support/healing capabilities. Warrior all the way (if you are into it’s playstyle wich i’m not).

I, too, am deciding whether to use Guardian or a Warrior. I have a 80 Guardian. Due to the recent buff of warriors, I am leveling a warrior (currently lvl 35).

In general warrior is like a sword, vs Guardian is more like a shield.

Warrior gives more offensive buffs like fury and might, where as Guardian gives more defensive buff, like protection, regen, vigor.

Warrior is more mobile where as Guardian has more control options (pulling the enemy + area denial)

Warrior has more passive regen, while Guardian has more active heal.

In Melee Warrior does more dam in a smaller area, where as Guardian does less damage on a wider area.

Warrior has better range options and conditional dam options which is probably why player prefer warriors these days.

For Solo PvE however, I will give it to Guardian. Its easier to tank 5 to 10 mobs with Guardian and dps them all down at the same time. This result in a easier tagging and more loot.

For dungeon boss killing, warrior is more preferred. Although generally people do want at least 1 guardian in the party.

For WvW, Warrior is much better at solo roam while guardian is much more zerg friendly.

You can’t really go wrong with either, it really depends on your play style.

Phoebe Ascension.8437:

If warrior is dying fast, you are not playing it right. Equip healing signet, enough armor (doenst have to be that much though, even a little bit works off well already on warrior), get traits like ‘adrenal health’, and smah the mobs down.

Atm Warrior is so much boosted by Anet it even surpassed guardian in support/healing capabilities. Warrior all the way (if you are into it’s playstyle wich i’m not).

I would definitely not agree that Warrior surpassed guardian in support/healing. It can heal in shouts, but that tree really sucks. Warrior shouts are also lackluster. I can’t imagine a lot of people will use it. Warrior also can’t AOE buff protection, regen, stability, Ageis, retal. It can’t AOE cleanse conditional nearly as well.

Warrior is the better PvE bunker class because they actually have condition damage. By comparison guardians can build much tankier if they want but they won’t kill jack.

Phoebe Ascension.8437:

If warrior is dying fast, you are not playing it right. Equip healing signet, enough armor (doenst have to be that much though, even a little bit works off well already on warrior), get traits like ‘adrenal health’, and smah the mobs down.

Atm Warrior is so much boosted by Anet it even surpassed guardian in support/healing capabilities. Warrior all the way (if you are into it’s playstyle wich i’m not).

Pure trolling. healing signet won’t hold your hand through big damage spike in dungeons, thats why burst dps kill warriors in pvp.
guardian can aoe heal 1.5k simply by dodgeing
talk about support/ healing. who has the reflecing wall, who has the sanctuary, who has 2 healing based weapon?