Guild Wars 2

a t s e.9614:

I played an FPS game where you could reset your KDR. Kill/death ratio for like 10 bucks.
It still a nice option if you give people a second chance. A friend of mine had 1.12 KDR ( which is trash) he reset and got 2.80+ by playing normally after that.

Would be nice if it was possible in gw2. Sometimes you get a lucky or unlucky start.

wut. why… who cares about kdr, unless you play with league/rank teams and attend tournaments and have an active sponser, that was a waste of $10

it’s the same as WvW rank chests

I’ve only gotten one from spvp since april 15

WvW has TWO builds, one for solo-roaming/small groups and one for zerging

PvE is 4/5/0/0/5

drop torch/shield, they won’t be used outside of sPvP

if you want medi for WvW its this build:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fVAQNAR8dl0ApboVDxcI8DRR8gkjtfaVVgr/FMHA-ThSBABBu/QWKDoU9HzUCGxRA4KlMYpUCPdDLcBAA4hAQIAZbBA-e

I got rank1 on SoloQ on my Guard :p

but yeah, the problem is the condi meta, so engi/necro are in a really good spot atm.

Kitt.2567:

Like I told anet always. Guardian except bunker is useless(in pvp situation) really. dps guardian can’t dps as much as that kinda ele or warrior does, nor healing as ele. gg

Guardian dps is pure burst in PvP, which is why eles can just stall the fight

You know what I find funny is how the new LA acts in the similar function of those passes.

crafting merchants and tp and bank are all close together atm.

Nope, ele will just out-regen your dmg, it’ll be a stalemate until either you or his teammate comes to help

armor soft cap is 2700

you have 700 that could be placed somewhere else.

you’re actually suppose to run medi with a burning build atm

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fVAQRArf8dlsApZoVDxcI8DNR8QYd37WVBXP/nD-TJRGwAAOJAj2fIxTAgZZAA

amplified wrath is in the wrong trait line irregardless, zeal buffs symbols thru minor so you end up wasting those.

the primary PvE build is 4/5/0/0/5 GS + Sw/Fc

So, a hybrid build would be 2/5/0/5/2, dropping some damage for 2500 health and vigor+heal on dodge, it’ll play sort of the same way.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fVAQNAR8dl0ApUo1CxVI8DRR8QlVKa7H0CVFA4+EJBA-ThSBABBu/QWKDoU9HzUCGxRA4KlMYpUCPdDLcBAA4hAQIAZbBA-e

WS is an action combat, so if you played LoL you’ll be used to skillshots. I have the game but I HATE the questing, I hate it, how even, I get they focued on end-game, but I hate the questing ugh

anyways, combat in GW2 is pretty simplified, maybe too easy though.

I solo roam on my Guard when I can and it’s only because WvW seasons drained all of our WvW guilds and left CD as a leftover husk.

Thanks Obama.

using you mouse to move is key

If you have the mouse to do so, bind strafe to side-buttons (like my naga)

Zaxares.5419:

The Gauntlet is a perfect example of this; no single build is capable of defeating every single opponent.

what.
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/livingworld/fotfw/Guardian-Three-Tiers-of-Gauntlet-Achieve/first#post4081518

It also felt like they were foreshadowing that there will be an even furthur reduction of AP gains per story.

The beginning season of LS1 was about 250+ AP and by the end of it it trickled down to barely 100.

Ghotistyx.6942:

Honestly, glacial heart in its current implementation could be excellent for a 4th virtue. 2-4s -ish chill on crit every 30s, with damage and some other effects on pop.

Still unviable, its not a proc you can control and with a long CD lik that for a short duration, can’t really opt for it.

I’d seriously advise against this, a dps guard can tank via blind stomp

but if it’s how you want to play, here’s a full team heal build

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fVAQNAW5dl8ApUo1CxdI8DNRCRld+9fnJ2fQGUCXFAA-TBSDABOcEAMUJImq/E1+DZp8TPdDAcBAk4hAQKgvVGB-e

Yes, but they are also placing the heal on full CD, negating the guardians presence. It makes sense to have renewed elite go on CD if the guardian cancels cause they benefit from invul. However, for example casting Signet of Resolve and being CC places it on a 2s CD

This is still broken with the new targeting spell system.

if this skill is casted on a target that moves behind you, will go on full CD w/o casting

This is still broken since mid-2013. Leap will sometimes overshoot the target (stationary) or take its own directional path left/right of the target instead of forward.

Currently in sPvP, the shelter skill will go on full CD w/o a heal if you are feared by a necro or knockdown by an engi

it doesn’t go down.

it may budge a couple silvers after new patches… but no.

Thief

Making things harder and not upping the rewards…

…yeah, valid argument for an MMO where rewards are a priority for a vast number of players.

Support guard? pfft.

Dead people can’t hurt your friends.

the problem is since the new condi meta for pvp coming out from engi/necros, people are running more condi clense… so even if you are placing those burns on, most players will keep it off them, and we make it easier to do so cause we can’t stack other forms of condi to protect those ticks

In any case, it should be revamped to either:

-Burning now causes grievous wounds, reducing healing by 50%
-Burning now keeps target visible
-Burning will ignite for 30-40% of its remaining damage if cleansed

Not all of those, but something suggestive atleast, if they want guards to run burning builds (for w/e reason) they need more ways then what we have to make them work.

If there was a title for 8 orbs….

but neither of them are good, since they are easy.

Carpboy.7145:

Charak.9761:

Virtues 1 >> Radiance 6

That’s very debatable, especially with 2 1handers

but I don’t understand the build, is this for pvp or 1v1 in wvw, cause I don’t see how this works for clearing camps

virtues 1 in camps with virtue reset on kill stacks up might.

It was bad before it was updated and its bad now… the Cooldown/RNG is just to long to justify it, its sad because it would be nice to have access to consistent chill.

In PvP movement speed isn’t going to help, you need soft cc like cripple/chill because lierally our counter right now is just walking around in circles from us cause we don’t have a way to stick

Builds were updated, let me know of any other known issues.

Or:

Have 25% passive speed with an active aegis

Virtues 1 >> Radiance 6

Solo-Roaming:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fVAQNAR8dl0ApboVDxcI8DRR8gkjtfaVVgr/FMHA-ThSBABBu/QWKDoU9HzUCGxRA4KlMYpUCPdDLcBAA4hAQIAZbBA-e

WvW uses that, so something like this:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fVAQJAWSl0ApUo1CxVI8DNRCRldR8fnJ2fQGkCXFAA-TBSBABhp87MlgVq+DV7PAyFAQjnAQe6CA4QAQIAZbBA-e

Yeah, I’ll update the builds, some of them are stuck in PvP mode

I did all the achievements from last year, and this was before medi got it’s fury bonus, so it should definitely be doable w/o ascended

Traveler’s

cough

Do you guys need help with strugar and chomper?

If you haven’t taken a gnder already I provided a video/build for this purpose that vs. deadeye, you won’t need to dodge the shot either.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/guardian/Guardian-Queen-s-Gauntlet-High-Stakes/first#post4072617

Drennon.7190:

Maybe I’m missing it, but is your build posted any where?

Yeah it’s in the about, but here’s the direct link:

http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fVAQNAR8dl0ApdoVDxcI8DRR8gkjtfaVVgr/FMHA-ThSBABBu/QWKDoU9HzUCGxRA4KlMYpUCPdDLcBAA4hAQIAZbBA-e

Phoenix Fire.6203:

Do you know any good support builds? Or tank builds. Right now I have staff/mace and shield weapons. Utility usually switches with the situation but is mainly Sanctuary, Bow of Truth, and “Hold the Line”. My elite is Tome of Courage.I don’t remember my Traits right now, but it’s my traits and utility I need help with.

That’s tricky because in PvE you would want to take on a DPS role. Staff and mace can work but shield will not, focus will be your primary off-hand (shield/torch will sit in your bank 99% of the time).

Tomes are a unique niche, but they aren’t that great either. The damage from wrath is negligible but is a great way to give allies quickness at the start and then immediately canceling the elite. Tome of courage I actively used in conjunction with lyssa rune in sPvP because it used to give stability… so stability + full health cast was better than renewed, but the new rune is worse now and it only triggers stability off fear so courage takes a back seat now. The only usable time for it is dragon fights like jormag/teq.

You can try my current WvW -Zerg build that uses Mace/Staff:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fVAQNAW5dl0ApUo1CxVI8DNhDRl9OUfdJ2PwI8BXFAA-TxDBAB7phRLlGipMDNlgKt/wgaCA4ACknGhQuAAgq+TCHBAGOACb8AA0THQAHsACBIbLA-e

Why vamp runes? Think about this, at 20% you can’t be CC’d or Damaged and you get 3 seconds to reset the fight for yourself, meaning you can not be bursted down. It’s also my favourite rune in sPvP, it’s a bit unconventional but when you got people spamming daze/stun with no DR, it’ll save you from that burst.

Utility will always be: stand your ground and hold the line

you then can swap between retreat/save yourselves depending on the situation.

Or you can opt for something like this generating strong heals to your allie:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fVAQNAW5dl0ApUo1CxVI8DNRCRld+9fnJ2ZQLUCXFAA-ThDBAB7phRr9HlGipMDNlgDqJAgDIQeaEC5CAAq6PJcEAY4AIsxDAQPdABcwCIEgstA-e

Just remember that 2700 armour is soft cap, so try moving around stats to feed other areas after that point.

Vard.5621:

I am curious on how you got “Blobs, Schmobs”. I ran a sword/shield + hammer spirit build with Mistfire Wolf before I found this thread as one of the dozen or so combinations I tried, to include the popular scepter one from last year, which no longer works because due to oozes spawning on Subject 7 instead of on the player.

I find that I can out-dps the ooze heals without any problem, but I can’t avoid hitting the oozes with either a passive burn or sword combo and killing them. I have tried moving slowly into Subject 7 with auto-attack but as the oozes spawn randomly, I can launch it with Hammer 4 or clear the area with Shield 5, but I can’t avoid hitting oozes as Sword 1 strikes three targets even off-axis in a wide arc.

If you have a video, I’d welcome it gladly.

Yeah, it seems Subject 7 doesn’t budge very well this year, it used to be that he would move as you kept going into him, so I stuck with scepter until spirit hammer knocked him away and only used sword when I’m finishing him.

Hi everyone, I’ve been a main Guardian since Head-Start of GW2, I’ve been in the process of adding additional tips for the Guardian class through my youtube channel (www.youtube.com/maxwilso)

If you have any questions or need assistance in getting better with your Guard, I will be happy to help.

Current WIP

- SPvP Spirit Weapon (Druid Build)
- WvW Solo-Roaming
- Fractals

High Stakes Gambler Achievement – Guardian PoV
http://youtu.be/Z3pD5CzqCwc

Here’s the newest video, the high-stakes gambler achievment, 5 gambits vs. Deadeye Dunwell.

Don’t forget to like/subscribe and help promote the channel for more Guardian Content. Also take a look at the reddit post as well:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/26qolg/high_stakes_gambler_guardian_pov/

If you need any other content updates for this LS, let me know.

High Stakes Gambler Achievement – Guardian PoV
http://youtu.be/Z3pD5CzqCwc

Here’s the newest video, the high-stakes gambler achievment, 5 gambits vs. Deadeye Dunwell.

Don’t forget to like/subscribe and help promote the channel for more Guardian Content. Also take a look at the reddit post as well:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/26qolg/high_stakes_gambler_guardian_pov/

If you need any other content updates for this LS, let me know.

Blobs Schmobs Achievement – Guardian PoV (+Guide)
http://youtu.be/futdD-35lf8

Here you go guys, made this for you as well, +bonus a small look over my build at the end.m Don’t forget to like/subscribe and help promote the channel for more Guardian Content. Also take a look at the reddit post as well:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/26ptcu/blobs_schmobs_guardian_pov_guide/

I’ll be back with the 5 gambit soon. Check back for more

Blobs Schmobs Achievement – Guardian PoV (+Guide)
http://youtu.be/futdD-35lf8

Here you go guys, made this for you as well, +bonus a small look over my build at the end.m Don’t forget to like/subscribe and help promote the channel for more Guardian Content. Also take a look at the reddit post as well:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/26ptcu/blobs_schmobs_guardian_pov_guide/

I’ll be back with the 5 gambit soon. Check back for more

I actually used mace/focus for leveling because it made champ solo pretty fun

I hope they get around to re-vamping torch #5 and shield #4, its disappointing to see those go underused as well.

the only reason to take AH is to abuse the staff healing other than that its not a great trait

you can get better healing through virtue 4, absolute resolution

I’d prob use hammer more than GS with that build for WvW