i Think the 10/25/0/25/10 is our best dps traits over 10/25/0/10/25 jsut because we get vit/healing power with might on crit. the Power of Virtuous is easier than Elusive Power but we should be dodge rolling often so they are even. Virtue of Retribution would be really nice However.
Swiftness not need stability in f3 and 3rd utility can always be swap out if you really need a stun break eg Lupi. In general using 3 weapons would be fine since you have a party of 5 and most guardians run shouts and we are all over PvE.
If you want to use Spirit weapons i’d go with something like 30/30/0/0/10 with zerker gear using sword/focus as mian hand. Use “fiery wrath” “Spirit weapon mastery”“Warthful Spirits” in Zeal, “Searing Flame or Inner Fire” “Powerful Blades” and “Right hand strenght” in Radiance and in Virtues i’d use “Unscathed Contender”
I would use F1 sword 2 focus 4 tp keep blinds up to keep blinds up, and for skills i’d use sword hammer and either bow or shield depending on location.
This is theory crafting havn’t actually used this build yet. should work in Dungeon and i will test it today maybe. hope this helped
Guardians have no projectile finisher. —-->Torch 4/4. pretty much one shot an ele in WvW today with that.
Precision trait line paired with condition damage? we have no damaging condition that prots on critical hit.——-> oh so true. I could never understand that.
So you put down a ward and used torch 4? Primed and detonated your own field or used someone else’s? I’ll tag this along with skill descriptions that are some what vague, or just get completely ignored by some foe types and players.
Torch 4 Zealot’s flame can be thrown when active and has a 1,200 range and on a dps build you can expect it to hit for 5-15k 7-10k being the avg hit. 10/25/0/25/10 with scholar runes is what i run with sigil of force and bloodlust.
Guardians have no projectile finisher. —-→Torch 4/4. pretty much one shot an ele in WvW today with that.
Precision trait line paired with condition damage? we have no damaging condition that prots on critical hit.——→ oh so true. I could never understand that.
I get asked often from guardians in pugs what build i run for dps and i tell them however sometimes they get back to me saying that can’t stay alive. This got me thinking about a dps build for players new to zerker gear. Something i was thinking was 0/25/20/25/0 or 20/5/20/25/0. you real theory crafting guys maybe some up with something better.
Reason for these traits are: 500 healing power while wielding mace
———————————————— 20% off cd on focus or torch skills
———————————————— Healing on dodge roll with vigor on crits
———————————————— remove condi every 10 secs
———————————————— Healing when Ageis ends or 20% cd on Shouts
———————————————— 10% more dmg from EP and RP or FW
———————————————— 10% more dmg using scepter
———————————————— 5% more dmg using mace
———————————————— ^ ^ ^ ^ GS low healing but WW in mobs is nice
———————————————— Empowered Might
———————————————— AoE Blind from Justice is blind
Weapons Combo’s:
Mace/focus-> Mace auto hits hard along with providing some healing. A block that offloads good dmg and a symbol for more healing and a little more dmg. more blocks and blind with a little more dmg or alot of dmg from Shield of wrath.
Scepter/torch-> our best ranged dmg while we learn to improve melee.(both torch skills can hit over 15k i don’t of any other weapon we have that has 2 skills breaking 15k)
GS-> has great mobility with plenty of damage. The only weapon iv got to hit over 20k with and another AoE blind.
Staff-> great weapon to start a fight with and as a back up heal when melee is taking its toll.
Hammer-> strong hard hits however very slow and with no boon duration increases 1s of prot on auto attack not worth it. banish and ring of warding come in very hardy but we are going for dps here.
Sword-> i don’t like being pinned to the ground so i do not use this but yes very good dps and a single target blind. As a new player i wouldn’t use sword and that’s why i didn’t include it in traits.
Runes: idk x2 Fire, Hoelbrak, Strength for might Or i seen Foofad say something about x5 Citadel and Ruby orb for perma fury.
Just probably not scholar or divinity untill you know you want to keep dps’ing.
Your play style should keep you actively moving and dodge rolling. trying to keep behind the enemy. Remember for bosses you will need to learn the signs of attack in order to make it out in time or dodge roll/block if you can. keeping vigor low will increase your damage with Elusive Power in your build.
Thanks for reading and remember this is a noob friendly dps build theory crafting post.
You want to know how much extra power you will need to do the same thing as +10% damage?
If so that math would be personal to you and not a set number. Even if you did the math +10% would still be better i’m sure.
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11.8k isn’t small and the dmg wasn’t from scepter, lol its from cleansing flame and if you are hitting for almsot 12k with cleansing flame that gives you 60k+ chain. tell me how how over 60k in 4 secs is small. what what proof of you great dps do you have?
11.8k isn’t small and the dmg wasn’t from scepter, lol its from cleansing flame and if you are hitting for almsot 12k with cleansing flame that gives you 60k+ chain. tell me how how over 60k in 4 secs is small. what what proof of you great dps do you have?
I think you’re mistaking the total count-up of the Cleansing Flame with a single hit. The big number at the end is the total… 11.8k total actually isn’t bad for cleansing flame but unless you have a crazy situational buff you aren’t doing 60k in 4 seconds. The numbers you posted are pretty good but you could get higher with 20/25/25/0/0 with scepter.
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Is this a joke, why are you bring scepter into torch dps. but since you have scepter/torch is only used to burst going into a fight and again latter to let your melee/utility skills off cd. Its all about the smite-chains of light-zealots fire-cleansing flame-smite-back to melee and no other guardian combo will give you that dmg in that short of time. now come back when you know your class,
11.8k isn’t small and the dmg wasn’t from scepter, lol its from cleansing flame and if you are hitting for almsot 12k with cleansing flame that gives you 60k+ chain. tell me how how over 60k in 4 secs is small. what what proof of you great dps do you have?
ok i use to run the x/30/30/x/x but it just didn’t for me. I run a flat 50% crit chance and 110% crit dmg (unbuffed)but i never notice the decrease in crits from using RHS but i did notice an increase in damage. I spend most my time in fotm 38,48 Arah or CoE etc so i use focused mastery. when i do CoF or something i do use Scepter Power.
I’ll add that i get 9k crit on my mace auto daily bring it upto par with sword dps.
And i ran this build kinda that day in SPvP sor lols and did pretty well.
So a lot of people like to say torch is not really worth using on guardians. However when it comes to dps using the torch with the scepter for opening burst or to get some clearance when hp is low i cannot go past it. the two screenshots are taken of torch 4/4 and 5 both doing over 10k. Neither of these are with full buffs and well really not even close to fully buffed. They are both on dungeon bosses(Arah and CoF). the Zealots flame hit is one of the biggest i’v seen myself do but the cleansing flame damage is something i do daily(biggest i have seen is 14k).Cleansing flame done without bloodlust or food and zealot flame done without full bloodlust and no banners.
My build is Mace/focus -Scepter/torch. Traits 20/20/30/0/0 Why? these traits offer me the most depth in weapon selection allow my build to work is more situations or play styles. Traits work to increase GS,Scepter,focus,torch,sword,mace and hammer(but not really chill every 30 secs) effectiveness. I trait for meditations using smite condi, Judge’s Intervention, signet of judgement, Shelter and Tome of wrath to get the max protection from the most damage.
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yeah ^^ this guy said it right i always carry very weapon i can use, Default i run with mace/focus and scepter torch. I believe this gives the highest dps out put along with the best survive-ability.
This was done in Arah on the 2nd boss. was attempting to get a +11k using cleansing flame but it doesn’t show actual hits in the combat log only base damage. I guess ill have to record it.
Also this hit was with no bloodlust but 7 stacks of might and Warrior banner.
So Title says it all.
I have DM and fotm personal at 49 and i’m looking for people to enjoy that side of the game with. I want a guild that does dungeon chains and uses a voice program.
Do not kick people unless they are preventing you from completing the dungeon or fractal etc. just because you think someone is being rude doesn’t mean that person behind the keyboard is trying to insult you. Yes sometimes they are but it could also be their humor. I understand people making insulting jokes in a friendly manner but you can not type humor.
I had to take part in kicking a commander from a fractal 48 yesterday. him and his mate did not meet the required Agony resistance. They did not tell us they only had 35 AR until i asked on the 2nd fractal after noticing them doing down fast. The party worked hard to carry those 2 in the boss fights and we made it to the end in ok time. but we wiped on the 2nd phase of Maw. Using 2 guardian tomes we tried 6 times to get past the agony to finish however we couldn’t due to those 2 lacking AR and not living the 4 seconds for tomes to heal.
Both. Mace/focus best defense combo for guardians imo(geting prot,2x regen, direct healing, 4x blocks, Blind, 2x Aoe blast, symbol can be traited for extra healing and damage also a hard hitting auto attack). but if my party is packing an ele i pull out the hammer every time.
If you survive in zerker as good as in knights as good as in pvt, whats the point in not running zerker?
Because not everything is about raw damage.
completely incorrect, the only boss fight i can think of in regular dungeons that isnt about raw damage … wait there isnt one
Crucible of Eternity, path 2’s unique boss. In the dredge fractal, if you are the one pulling the levers. Ascalonian catacombs, not really a boss persay, but path 2, the part where the traps do just about all of the damage.
Good so everyone using PVT can shine on 3 bosses, then do dailies and log out.
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i wish people could play there own class and not blame zerker, vid online of zerker ele soloing AR. There is no vid of someone in PVT soloing kitten. don’t blame or hate on a stats its the player.
but i don’t mind discussing builds,