Guardian WvW | Large Group Staff, Hammer | Support WvW AH Build

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Summary

Hi! This is a build for a tanky Altruistic Healing Guardian. It's most suitable for WvW group play and zerg fights It shines the more allies you have around you.


I. Weapons and Skills

Soldier's Staff
  • Weapon Strength: 985-1111
  • Power: 239
  • Toughness: 171
  • Vitality: 171
  • Weapon Strength: -
Soldier's Hammer
  • Weapon Strength: 985-1111
  • Power: 239
  • Toughness: 171
  • Vitality: 171
  • Weapon Strength: -
  • Weapon Strength: -
  • Weapon Strength: -
  • Virtue of Justice22¾
    Virtue. Burn foes with every fifth attack.
    Activate: You and your allies inflict burning on the next attack.
    Burning: 2 s (328 damage) (passive)Burning: 5 s (1640 damage) (active)
  • Virtue of Resolve45½
    Virtue. Regenerates health.
    Activate: Heal yourself and nearby allies.
    Passive Regeneration: 3 sHealing: 84
  • Virtue of Courage68¼
    Virtue. Grants aegis every 40 seconds.
    Activate: Grant aegis to yourself and nearby allies.
    Aegis: 5 s
  • Wave of Wrath½
    Send out a powerful shockwave, hitting up to five foes.
    Damage: 222Range: 600
    • 0
    • 0
  • Orb of Light½ 2½
    Fire a moving orb of light that heals allies on contact; can be detonated to heal allies.
    Damage: 444Healing: 271Range: 1,200
    • Flash of Light
      Detonate the orb to heal nearby allies. Orb of Light takes 4 times longer to recharge.
      Damage: 222Healing: 788Radius: 240Range: 1,200
    • 0
  • Symbol of Swiftness¾ 12
    Symbol. Sear a mystic symbol into the target area, damaging foes and granting swiftness to allies.
    Damage: 185Swiftness: 8 sRadius: 180Duration: 4Combo Field: LightRange: 1,200
    • 0
    • 0
  • Empower2½ 16
    Channel might to yourself and allies around you. Heal nearby allies when it ends.
    Healing: 1,500Duration: 10x6Might: 10 s
    • 0
    • 0
  • Line of Warding1 32
    Ward. Create a line in front of you that foes cannot cross.
    Duration: 5Range: 1,200
    • 0
    • 0
  • Shelter1¼ 30
    Block attacks while healing.
    Healing: 4,555Duration: 2
    • 0
  • Hallowed Ground 1 80
    Consecration. Consecrate the ground around you, granting stability to allies inside.
    x11Stability: 10 sDuration: 10Combo Field: FireRange: 900
    • 0
  • "Hold the Line!"28
    Shout. Grant protection and regeneration to allies.
    Protection: 4 sRegeneration: 6 s (780 health)Range: 600
    • 0
  • "Stand Your Ground!"24
    Shout. Grant stability to yourself and allies.
    x5Stability: 5 sRetaliation: 5 sBreaks stunRange: 600
    • 0
  • Signet of Courage180
    Signet Passive: While in combat, heal allies around you every 10 seconds.
    Signet Active: Fully heal nearby allies.
    • 0

II. Traits

Adept Master Grandmaster

III. Stat Specifics & Effects

Primary Stats

  • Health 19205 (+7560)
  • Vitality 1672 (+756)
  • Armor 3164 (+1037)
  • Toughness 1953 (+1037)
  • Attack 2755 (+728)
  • Power 1644 (+728)
  • Critical Hit 15% (+15%)
  • Precision 1234 (+318)

Secondary Stats

  • Agony Resistance 10 (+10)
  • Boon Duration 10% (+10%)
  • Condition Duration (self) -40% (+-40%)
  • Critical Damage 20% (+20%)
  • DMG Taken from Guards and Lords -4% (+-4%)
  • Damage 1111 (+0%)
  • Defense 1211 (+0)
  • Experience from Kills 20% (+20%)
  • Ferocity 300 (+300)
  • Healing Power 959 (+959)
  • Virtue Recharge Rate 10% (+10%)

Boons

  • Aegis
    Block the next attack.
  • Distortion
    Allows mesmers to evade attacks for some time.
  • Frenzy
    Increases damage taken by 25%. It typically seen as a mechanic to offset a beneficial effect such as quickness.
  • Frosty Armor
    Chills foes that hit you.
  • Fury
    20% critical chance increase. Stacks in duration.
  • Haste
    Regenerate endurance at 50% effectiveness when under the effects of this skill. It's typically seen as a mechanic to offset a beneficial effect such as quickness.
  • Invulnerability
    Prevents the target from taking damage or receiving conditions. It is also placed on rallied players for one second.
  • Might
    X damage per attack increase. Stacks intensity.
  • Protection
    33% damage reduction. Stacks in duration.
  • Quickening Zephyr
    Prevents healing. It typically seen as a mechanic to offset a beneficial effect such as quickness.
  • Quickness
    Makes all skills and actions 50% faster.
  • Regeneration
    Regenerates X health per second. Stacks in duration.
  • Rejuvenation
    Regenerates health. This effect is exclusive to the guardian profession through the Virtue of Resolve.
  • Resistance
    Resistance temporarily negates the affected target of all effects caused by conditions.
  • Retaliation
    Does X damage to an opponent each time they hit you. Stacks in duration.
  • Smiting
    Causes every fifth attack to apply burning. This effect is exclusive to the guardian profession.
  • Stability
    Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, or feared.
  • Stealth
    Allows the user to be invisible to enemy players and avoid being spotted by enemy NPCs.
  • Swiftness
    33% movement speed increase. Stacks in duration.
  • Vigor
    Faster endurance regeneration. Stacks in duration.

Conditions

  • Agony
    Agony is an effect unique to Fractals of the Mists that removes a percentage of the player's health every second and reduces received healing by ~50%.
  • Bleeding
    Bleeding is a stackable condition that deals damage over time.
  • Blind
    Causes the target's next hit to miss instead.
  • Burning
    Inflicts X damage per second. Stacks in duration.
  • Chilled
    Reduces movement speed and skill recharge by 66%. Stacks in duration.
  • Confusion
    Inflicts X damage each time a foe uses skill. Stacks in intensity.
  • Crippled
    Crippled is a condition which decreases movement speed by 50%. Stacks in duration.
  • Fear
    Causes the target to run directly away from the caster.
  • Immobilized
    Immobilized is a condition which prevents movement and dodging. Victims also can't turn. Stacks in duration.
  • Poison
    Inflicts X damage per second. Reduces outgoing heals by 33%. Stacks in duration.
  • Slow
    Slow is a condition that reduces the activation time of skills and abilities.
  • Taunt
    Taunt is a control effect that forces the affected target to run towards the source of taunt with all skills except stun breakers disabled while using their auto-attack skill.
  • Torment
    Deals damage every second; deals additional damage if moving; stacks intensity.
  • Vulnerability
    Increases damage the target takes by 1%. Stacks in intensity.
  • Weakness
    Causes 50% of attacks to be glancing and reduces endurance regeneration by 50%. Stacks in duration.

Control

  • Break Stun
    Stun break is an effect which can break control effects on a character.
  • Daze
    Interrupts and prevents the target from using skills for a period of time.
  • Float
    Forces the affected target(s) to move towards the surface.
  • Knockdown
    Interrupts and causes the foe to be unable to move or use skills for a short duration. Knocked down foes fall to the ground.
  • Launch
    Interrupts and tosses a character into the air.
  • Pull
    Shortens the distance between the user and the foe by drawing one of them to another. If a foe is pulled, this can result in an interrupt.
  • Push
    Physically pushes foes away from the player and interrupts them.
  • Sink
    Forces the affected target(s) to move away from the surface.
  • Stun
    Interrupts, immobilizes, and incapacitates foes for a short duration.
  • Teleport
    Teleport to target location.
  • Teleport
    Teleport (alternatively, flash) is a mechanic that causes the user or target(s) to instantly move from one location to another.

Fields & Finishers

  • Dark Field
    Dark Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Blindness
    Leap Finisher: Blindness
    Projectile Finisher: Life stealing
    Whirl Finsher: Leeching Bolts
  • Ethereal Field
    Ethereal Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Chaos Armor
    Leap Finisher: Chaos Armor
    Projectile Finisher: Confusion
    Whirl Finsher: Confounding Bolts
  • Fire Field
    Fire Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Might
    Leap Finisher: Fire Shield
    Projectile Finisher: Burning
    Whirl Finsher: Burning Bolts
  • Ice Field
    Ice Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Frost Aura
    Leap Finisher: Frost Aura
    Projectile Finisher: Chilled
    Whirl Finsher: Chilling Bolts
  • Light Field
    Light Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Retaliation
    Leap Finisher: Retaliation
    Projectile Finisher: Remove Condition
    Whirl Finsher: Cleansing Bolts
  • Lightning Field
    Lightning Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Swiftness
    Leap Finisher: Dazing Strike
    Projectile Finisher: Vulnerability
    Whirl Finsher: Brutal Bolts
  • Poison Field
    Poison Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Weakness
    Leap Finisher: Weakness
    Projectile Finisher: Poison
    Whirl Finsher: Poison Bolts
  • Revealed
    Revealed is an effect applied when stealth is broken, for example by entering combat or exiting a Shadow Refuge circle prematurely.
  • Smoke Field
    Smoke Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Stealth
    Leap Finisher: Stealth
    Projectile Finisher: Blindness
    Whirl Finsher: Blinding Bolts
  • Super Speed
    Activate your slick shoes, enabling you to move at superior speeds.
  • Water Field
    Water Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Healing
    Leap Finisher: Healing
    Projectile Finisher: Regeneration
    Whirl Finsher: Healing Bolts
Combo
  • Blast Finisher
    Blast Combo Effects

    Dark: Area Blindness
    Ethereal: Area Chaos Armor
    Fire: Area Might
    Ice: Area Frost Aura
    Light: Area Retaliation
    Lightning: Area Swiftness
    Poison: Area Weakness
    Smoke: Area Stealth
    Water: Area Healing
  • Leap Finisher
    Leap Combo Effects

    Dark: Blindness
    Ethereal: Chaos Armor
    Fire: Fire Shield
    Ice: Frost Aura
    Light: Retaliation
    Lightning: Dazing Strike
    Poison: Weakness
    Smoke: Stealth
    Water: Healing
  • Projectile Finisher
    Projectile Combo Effects

    Dark: Life stealing
    Ethereal: Confusion
    Fire: Burning
    Ice: Chilled
    Light: Remove Condition
    Lightning: Vulnerability
    Poison: Poison
    Smoke: Blindness
    Water: Regeneration
  • Whirl Finisher
    Whirl Combo Effects

    Dark: Leeching Bolts
    Ethereal: Confounding Bolts
    Fire: Burning Bolts
    Ice: Chilling Bolts
    Light: Cleansing Bolts
    Lightning: Brutal Bolts
    Poison: Poison Bolts
    Smoke: Blinding Bolts
    Water: Healing Bolts

IV. Food, Armor, Trinkets & Upgrade Items

Food Nourishment

Bowl of Lemongrass Poultry Soup
Duration: 30min
Condition Duration (self): -40%
Vitality: 70
Experience from Kills: 10%
  • (30min)
  • Condition Duration (self): -40%
  • Vitality: 70
  • Experience from Kills: 10%

Utility Nourishment

Master Maintenance Oil
Duration: 30min
Gain precision equal to 6% of your toughness
Gain precision equal to 4% of your vitality
Experience from Kills: 10%
  • (30min)
  • Gain precision equal to 6% of your toughness
  • Gain precision equal to 4% of your vitality
  • Experience from Kills: 10%

Armor & Runes

Ascalonian Helm
  • Defense: 121
Superior Rune of the Soldier
  1. Vitality: 25
  2. Toughness: 35
  3. Vitality: 50
  4. Toughness: 65
  5. Vitality: 100
  6. Shouts remove a condition from each affected ally.
Ascalonian Pauldrons
  • Defense: 121
Superior Rune of the Soldier
  1. Vitality: 25
  2. Toughness: 35
  3. Vitality: 50
  4. Toughness: 65
  5. Vitality: 100
  6. Shouts remove a condition from each affected ally.
Ascalonian Breastplate
  • Defense: 363
Superior Rune of the Soldier
  1. Vitality: 25
  2. Toughness: 35
  3. Vitality: 50
  4. Toughness: 65
  5. Vitality: 100
  6. Shouts remove a condition from each affected ally.
Ascalonian Gauntlets
  • Defense: 182
Superior Rune of the Soldier
  1. Vitality: 25
  2. Toughness: 35
  3. Vitality: 50
  4. Toughness: 65
  5. Vitality: 100
  6. Shouts remove a condition from each affected ally.
Ascalonian Legguards
  • Defense: 242
Superior Rune of the Soldier
  1. Vitality: 25
  2. Toughness: 35
  3. Vitality: 50
  4. Toughness: 65
  5. Vitality: 100
  6. Shouts remove a condition from each affected ally.
Ascalonian Greaves
  • Defense: 182
Superior Rune of the Soldier
  1. Vitality: 25
  2. Toughness: 35
  3. Vitality: 50
  4. Toughness: 65
  5. Vitality: 100
  6. Shouts remove a condition from each affected ally.

Armor Stat Totals

  • Defense 1211
  • Vitality 175
  • Toughness 100

Rune Bonuses

Superior Rune of the Soldier
  1. Vitality: 25
  2. Toughness: 35
  3. Vitality: 50
  4. Toughness: 65
  5. Vitality: 100
  6. Shouts remove a condition from each affected ally.

Accessories & Jewels

Amulet of ProtectionDefensive Slot
  • Healing Power: 157
  • Power: 108
  • Toughness: 108
Healing WvW InfusionDefensive Infusion
  • Healing Power: 5
  • DMG Taken from Guards and Lords: -1%
Koss on KossDefensive Slot
  • Power: 63
  • Toughness: 40
  • Vitality: 40
(Infused)
Healing WvW InfusionDefensive Infusion
  • Healing Power: 5
  • DMG Taken from Guards and Lords: -1%
Healing SignetOffensive Slot
  • Healing Power: 126
  • Power: 85
  • Toughness: 85
(Infused)
Versatile Healing InfusionOmni Infusion
  • Healing Power: 5
  • Agony Resistance: 5
Druid's CircleDefensive Slot
  • Healing Power: 126
  • Power: 85
  • Toughness: 85
(Infused)
Healing WvW InfusionDefensive Infusion
  • Healing Power: 5
  • DMG Taken from Guards and Lords: -1%
Kurzick BaubleOffensive Slot
  • Healing Power: 110
  • Power: 74
  • Toughness: 74
Versatile Healing InfusionOmni Infusion
  • Healing Power: 5
  • Agony Resistance: 5
Preserved Red Iris FlowerDefensive Slot
  • Healing Power: 110
  • Power: 74
  • Toughness: 74
Healing WvW InfusionDefensive Infusion
  • Healing Power: 5
  • DMG Taken from Guards and Lords: -1%

Accessory Totals

  • Power:489
  • Toughness:466
  • Healing Power:659
  • Vitality:40
  • DMG Taken from Guards and Lords:-4%
  • Agony Resistance:10

Weapon Set Sigils

Soldier's Staff
  • Weapon Strength: 985-1111
  • Power: 239
  • Toughness: 171
  • Vitality: 171
  • Weapon Strength: -
Sigil of Superior Energy
You gain 50% of your endurance when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 9s)
Sigil of Superior Strength
60% chance to apply might for 10s on critical. (Cooldown 1 second)

Weapon Set I

Sigil of Superior Energy

You gain 50% of your endurance when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 9s)
Soldier's Hammer
  • Weapon Strength: 985-1111
  • Power: 239
  • Toughness: 171
  • Vitality: 171
  • Weapon Strength: -
Sigil of Superior Energy
You gain 50% of your endurance when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 9s)
Sigil of Superior Water
30% chance to Heal nearby allies on hit. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 5s)

Weapon Set II

Sigil of Superior Energy

You gain 50% of your endurance when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 9s)
  • Weapon Strength: -
  • Weapon Strength: -

Water Weapon I

Water Weapon II


V. Basic Gameplay

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