Guild Wars 2

Personally, I run Hammer for everything. It does the job really. 100% prot uptime which is also helpful for HoT content. Play what you feel works. It doesn’t matter too much in PvE tbh.

I could be biased though since I love hammer and wouldn’t ditch my Jugg for anything haha.

SO happy Hammer is good again <3 Time to come back (:

JUGG, TIME TO WAKE UP.

I’m just really really excited for DH ahaha. Hammer/LB ftw
Probably with a trap, purging flames, Retreat! and Dragon’s Maw/Renewed Focus

Props for spending time on that haha (y)

Hey guys,

Looking for suggestions on dye choices for my armour. Wearing Human Cultural Heavy T3 currently with celestial and cinders dye but looking for some suggestions regarding which dyes would look good under the Juggernaut’s effect.

Any ideas?

Cheers

I have The Juggernaut and my armour turns shiny 99% of the time (glitches once in a while) and the footsteps have always been there… Maybe it’s just a Quip thing.

It should be the same IMO. But it could be a slightly higher cost.

Cannot wait for DH. I’m getting the feeling that’s the unpopular opinion but I’m really excited to try playing the class in a different way than we’re used to.

Guardians have never been in a truly bad place. We’ve always been in a fairly good place with some small things that need to be tinkered here and there. Sure, we have less dps potential than a warrior for example but that doesn’t mean we’re weak. In fact, we’re fairly strong if played right.

Blocks, virtues and other support and such make this class unique while still possessing fairly good dps.

So for your sake, I hope you’re trolling…

Saiyan.1704:

Haha, lets not have another 70 page debate about the name XD

I love the new virtues… except F1’s Spear of Justice. There’s no way a ‘condi’ guard will ever proc his F1 unless he uses Renewed Focus to pop all virtues.

They would have to give it a max of 6 to 9 burn stacks in its tethering for me to think about using it… otherwise my burns will be on cd for 30s and i’ll be a sitting duck.

I do like the F4 but I wish the one directional shield blocked attacks rather than destroyed them… unless it also destroys ground aoe effect – I can live with it if that was the case.

I agree with the blocking however I guess I’m not too upset with that since we do also keep the aegis granted by F3. But yeah, it would be just awesome to have it block or even reflect the attacks. But the reflect might be too strong lol.

Does anyone know whether the traps are going to be placed or just on location?

I’m getting more and more excited for this combo after watching the official review of DH again. Even they were talking about synergy between hammer and the traps. Besides, I also made a ranger cause I loved LB so now I get to use both my fav weapons :P

Also, is it just me or do you guys also love the new virtues? Love how they kept the passives while adding really cool actives. The spear tethering is a really cool addition to guard gameplay.

People may hate on DH since it ain’t the chronomancer or reaper but I think people will change their mind. The name however…. I wish it would change but doesn’t look likely. Something with a better ring to it would be nice. I know they talked about the origin of the name from witch hunters and all but if that’s the case, I think they should have gone with Inquisitor.

Good input guys, thanks.

Honestly, I’m probably gonna run it anyway. I’m intrigued by traps and at the same time, I do not want to stop using my Jugg and since I want to stay with guardian…(too much love) I think I’ll try and make it work. But yeah, I will miss staff and empower (heals though AH)…we’ll see how it goes.

I mainly play WvW and PvE. I feel like Hammer/Bow could work with DH but just looking for other thoughts on it.

Hey guys,

Just wondering your thoughts regarding synergy between hammer and the new spec. Do you think based on what we know now that hammer would do well with the new spec?

I’ve been maining guard since launch and worked really hard to get my Jugg and would like to know if dragon hunter would do well wielding a hammer.

Thanks guys

Hey guys,

I haven’t played in the beta as of yet but just had a question.

Which legendary syncs best with hammer? Jalis? I’ve seen a bunch of arguments regarding it.

Do you think hammer’s a viable, strong WvW weapon for the rev?

I’m dying to transfer my Jugg onto the rev so was curious :P

Very interesting discussion guys! I personally never thought of the wep in the trailer as a hammer but the way he swings it is curious…

I would be very disappointed if hammer was not an option on rev. A heavy class should be able to use hammer.

I really hope hammer will be become the meta dps wep in at least rev or engg lol. Wonder how wep choice will correlate to the skills when channelling. As in, will the channelling skills change based on the wep or can certain legends only be channelled by certain weapons… it’ll be interesting to see.

Hey guys,

Do you think the new class will be able to use hammer? I’ve mained a hammer guard since launch as I absolutely love hammer as a weapon. With the upcoming XPAC and my increasing urge to main another class (with hammer ofc), I really hope rev will be able to as well. If not, I guess I’ll be trying out the new eng hammer specialization.

I wonder if it’d be one of the main weps or the wep when channelling Jalis Ironhammer. Doesn’t make sense that a heavy class wouldn’t be able to use hammer right? Also, the thought of my Juggernaut and channelling legends just has an ominous feel to it

Cheers

Thanks for all the help guys! Really pumped to level him up in anticipation of the hammer. Trying my best not to use tomes haha!

The engineer community, like the guard community, seems very nice and helpful! I’m glad to see that! A couple other professions’ subforums aren’t so nice.. not gonna take any names haha.

Kraljevo.2801:

Juggernaut specialization + juggernaut hammer?

Count me in yo!

Exactly! Haha I’m so excited! I’ve worked too kitten my Jugg to play any other wep so I’m really glad I’ll have another option besides guard/warr. I do still love my guard but I’m really excited to try it out with eng! The trailer does not disappoint.

Hey guys,

So I have absolutely no experience with Engineers but I have a Juggernaut and although I absolutely love hammer guard, I’m excited to see how hammer will perform on an Eng with the new XPAC.

I figured, since I’m bored, that I’ll go ahead and make an eng so it’ll be ready by the time the XPAC comes around.

What’s the best EotM/PvE build to follow? Any tips regarding levelling an Engg?

Who else is super excited for the prospect hammer offers? I’m hoping it’ll be a high dps wep with the mobility that hammer guard lacks.

Cheers,

Pranav

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ArchonWing.9480:

I’m not sure where people are getting 3000 power from, lol. It must be a typo or people using the old obsolete stat “attack” (which is no longer used— it combined power and weapon damage but people would list that stat to hide the fact that they hit like wet noodles). 2000 power before buffs is a good target.

I would focus on geting all berserker trinkets first, because those are universally useful in both wvw and pve. If you buy anything else it would mainly be a wvw thing. You could consider getting some knight trinkets for wvw and using your exotic zerker trinkets when you are pve’ing or vice versa. Keep the knight trinkets for wvw and get ascended zerker for pve. That ultimately comes down to what activity you prefer.

Now, for wvw, I would suggest you buy some exotic soldier armor to give yourself some defense. Soldier armor is very cheap and in EOTM you largely care more about staying alive long enough to collect loot.

Thanks! Oh okay, maybe I misread then, thanks for the help. I think I’ll maybe go for all ascended zerker accessories then change up my armour set based on wvw/pve.

Ah okay. So I guess I have more than enough attack. I was worried lol thinking that there’s no way to get 3000 even after getting all zerker.

Hey guys,

I was wondering if I could get some advice on which stats to pursue for the 5 ascended accessory slots (I already bought a berserker amulet). I was just looking through forums and people say I should have 3200 ish armour, 18k health and 3000+ power. Don’t see how that’s possible… I’ve attached a screenshot of my stats.

Armor: All Berserker exotic with Runes of the Scholar
Weapon: The Juggernaut (Berserker)
Build: 55040 Hammer

Anyway yeah. If you guys could suggest whether I should go for all berserker on the accessories or mix it up with specific stats, that’d be awesome.

EDIT: Forgot to mention – primarily WvW (EotM), PvE

Happy new year’s eve’s eve’s eve!

Here’s a pic of my first character and still my main (:
Just got The Juggernaut on him.
Armour set: All T3 Human Heavy
Dye: Main – Cinders, Belt – Iron

Human hammer guardian with Mjolnir ( Just got it. YAY)

All T3 Human cultural armour.
Dyes: Main colours are Sapphire and Celestial with belt colour being Midnight Ice.

Hope you guys like it (:
Feel free to give me any suggestions for changing stuff around.

Keiel.7489:

Everything is viable for PvE. So stick with Hammer if that’s what you really want to do. Some people will continuously remind you that you are sub-optimal for group runs because you aren’t max DPS, and you are. If you can ignore those comments once a while then go with it.

As for Mjolnir vs Legendary. Mjolnir + Ascended Hammer still cost less time and effort than Juggy, you aren’t paying for the stats when you go for things like Mjolnir, you are paying for the skin. The biggest thing you miss out on is ease of changing stats. But if you don’t mind having a few Hammer in your bag it’s cheaper to go with multiple Ascended Hammer over Juggy, since you can have multiple sets of sigil on your multiple sets of hammer.

I agree with you 100%. Just needed someone like you to confirm it. Yeah, hammer DPS is really good… I have no idea why I have people come up to me asking why I’m not using a greatsword. I think I will go for Mjolnir then try to craft an ascended and transmute. Thank you (:

Why isn’t Hammer viable for PvE? I think it does a great job?

Hey guys,

I’m running a full zerker build and I’ve been struggling with choosing between hammer and greatsword… Truth be told, I like the gameplay of hammer more but if the DPS loss is too much, I can live with GS.

I’ve been told by some that hammer DPS = GS DPS in longer battles while others say there’s a 15% loss in damage for hammer.

Furthermore, if I chose hammer, do you guys think it’s worth it to get Mjolnir or keep plugging away for the legendary?
I do love the look of Mjolnir but the price and effort needed unfortunately might not be justified with exotic status…

Thoughts?

Thanks guys!

Harbinger.8637:

I’d recommend going for Eternity now. Great footfall and an amazing aura. As for Sunrise or Twilight, I’ve always like Sunrise more, it just fits Guardian better.

I really wouldn’t worry about the “new” legendaries, nobody knows when they’re coming, however it probably won’t be for awhile.

Ahhhhh that footfall :‘(. It is amazing. I don’t know though… that’s a lot more effort and money.

I will see.. I have decided Sunrise over twilight though.

Thanks for everyone’s help (:

And yeah, I wish the shield was more useful.. If so, best legendary.

Hm thanks for the answers guys! I’m pretty well set on Sunrise now. I do love playing hammer on guard but GS just does a better job and is more practical if I ever do end up switching mains.
I agree. I’m not a fan of Eternity. Two different swords, two different effects.

The footsteps of Twilight are awesome though ):
@AngelDiscarnate, I actually don’t like Eternity that much. I’d rather have or the other. The combination doesn’t work IMO.

Hey guys,

So I’ve finally decided to pursue getting a Legendary and I’m about a third of the way there. I really love the look of both Twilight and Sunrise but am leaning towards the Sunrise side. What do you guys think? What suits Guardian more? I’ve heard people complaining that the effects of GS2 and Sunrise don’t work too well. Thoughts?

Which one would you get? I’ve decided to stick with a GS build although Juggernaut and Hammer was fun, GS just feels more efficient and practical.

It also irks me that Sunrise is one of the most common legendaries, along with Twilight so do you think it’s worth waiting for new legendaries? Any idea when they would come?

Thanks for the help! Tough decision since there’s so much time and money involved here..

Exact same problem here. Very frustrating that I can’t finish the personal story.