Guild Wars 2

I think I’ve settled into what sort of warrior I want to be (as hard to kill as possible). I’m running sword + shield / longbow in spvp (rifle in pve), mainly using melee and only switching to the longbow when someone tries to get away or I want to engage an enemy without leaving the point.

I’m having a hard time choosing between Shield Master and Missile Deflection. On the one hand, a bonus to Toughness is always nice, and since I’m not using Mace I only have 1 blocking skill, but on the other hand, being able to deflect all those projectiles when I’ve got 2 or more guys on me could really help.

Any thoughts on these two? Or should I just scrap both and go with something else?

I’d go shield master. The extra toughness is meh but the CD reduction is well worth it. You get to stun and block more often which are handy vs anything. Missile deflection I have found to be situational. It can be better but to be safe go with shield master.