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Power Guardian

Guild Wars 2 Power Guardian - Spear / Longbow Meta build for wvw: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

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Build Template

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Overview

Build Difficulty: ● ○ ○ ○ ○

Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Strong bursts
  • Defensive options
  • Lots of cleave
  • Relies on specific boon
  • Easy to cancel skills
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Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

One of your utility skills may be swapped out for 反射之墙 图标反射之墙, bringing extra Projectile Reflects and Ranged Damage.

If you are confident playing without this strong defensive skill, you can replace 专注复苏 图标专注复苏 by "怒气冲天!" 图标"怒气冲天!" for additional Quickness uptime and Superspeed.

Longbow can be replaced with Greatsword for more melee Damage but will remove any Ranged pressure you have.

Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

Power Guardian is a powerful melee DPS choice with moderate Range access. Thanks to its large amount of Damage modifiers and its different Symbols, it is able to reliably generate Downs.

Spear brings the best sustained Damage in the game with its incredibly safe Range on 拂晓挥砍 图标拂晓挥砍, aswell as a great burst rotation.

Longbow adds incredible Ranged spikes and setup for the main timings of our squad, complementing our other weapon set greatly.

正义之剑 图标正义之剑 and 反射之墙 图标反射之墙 will also help to control the fight at Range.

Lastly, Virtues are powerful instant casts providing various effects, activating 美德激励 图标美德激励 on use.

  • 正义美德 图标正义美德 is a great tool for Damage, as it generates a Symbol on your location thanks to 暴怒聚集 图标暴怒聚集 and grants Might. This skill's Cooldown will reset everytime you kill an enemy, so keep track of it!
  • 决心美德 图标决心美德 Heals allies and Remove Conditions from yourself : it is ideal to deal with incoming Immobilize, Chill or Weakness.
  • 勇气美德 图标勇气美德 is our main Stun Break, also granting Aegis and Protection to nearby allies.

Dealing Damage

Engage

Aim to start on Longbow and play defensively until your squad is ready to commit to a melee push. During this downtime try to look for Auto Attacks or 精准射击 图标精准射击 on any isolated player caught by Crowd Controls.

Party Setup

Guardian heavily depends on Resolution for increased damage due to the Radiance Trait Line. To maximize your Damage output, ensure you're grouped with another source of Resolution to maintain high uptime.

Longbow Burst

  1. 能量符印 图标能量符印猎人结界 图标猎人结界
  2. 精准射击 图标精准射击 if there is no Projectile Reflects. Try targetting isolated enemies to maximize your chances of hitting this skill.

Spear Rotation

Weapon Swap to Spear if you're still committing to the melee push and continue the following priority:

  1. 光照符印 图标光照符印
  2. 闪耀圆转 图标闪耀圆转 (whilst your symbol is active or you're Illuminated)
  3. 太阳风暴 图标太阳风暴 (whilst your symbol is active or you're Illuminated)
  4. 拂晓挥砍 图标拂晓挥砍

拂晓挥砍 图标拂晓挥砍 being most of your sustained Damage, it is crucial to keep casting this skill unless you can safely commit with your other Cooldowns. The Range and high Damage coefficient of this skill make it excellent to use at any timing.

Well of Corruption Spike

You should always cast 能量符印 图标能量符印猎人结界 图标猎人结界 on the 腐化法池 图标腐化法池 call to prevent enemies from escaping your bomb. You will systematically be on Longbow on that timing, following that Ranged Damage burst with a Spear rotation if possible. Your main spike should go as follows:

  1. 能量符印 图标能量符印猎人结界 图标猎人结界
  2. Weapon Swap
  3. 正义美德 图标正义美德 to trigger both 暴怒聚集 图标暴怒聚集 and 美德激励 图标美德激励.
  4. 光照符印 图标光照符印
  5. 闪耀圆转 图标闪耀圆转
  6. 太阳风暴 图标太阳风暴
  7. 拂晓挥砍 图标拂晓挥砍 Auto Attacks to keep dealing important Damage safely and cleave Downed Players.

Defense

勇气美德 图标勇气美德 is your primary defensive Cooldown, acting as your Stun Break.

If slotted, you will have an additional Stun Break and Stability source through "坚守阵地!" 图标"坚守阵地!".

庇护治疗 图标庇护治疗 Blocks attacks from hitting you for its whole duration, Healing you when it ends. It is a great tool to mitigate pressure in melee.

专注复苏 图标专注复苏 will make you Invulnerable to attacks for its duration and refresh your Virtues. Try to use this to reset 勇气美德 图标勇气美德 or when you're in a dangerous situation.

Crowd Control

SkillNotesSource
光照符印 图标光照符印180 RangeSpear
猎人结界 图标猎人结界1200 RangeLongbow