Build:Guardian - Core Condition

The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good

Focused on: Condition damage

Designed for: Open World, Open World General and Open World Core

Difficulty:

Easy

This build was last updated on March 11, 2024 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A basic core guardian build focused on condition damage. This build has good damage at range and strong defensive capabilities.

As this is a core build, it has options available to free-to-play players as well.

Skill Bar

Scepter/Torch

Axe

Utility

Weapon Variants

• Greatsword - very high burst if using power-heavy variants
• Staff - long-ranged option that is good for meta farming.
• Sword - non-weaponmaster replacement for Axe

Skill Variants

• Hammer of Wisdom - cc
• Wall of Reflection - projectile hate
• Judge's Intervention - teleport and damage
• Hallowed Ground - long-duration stability
• Sanctuary - high CC against champions and projectile hate
• Renewed Focus - strong defensive tool

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Equipment

Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; you can use exotic gear with the same stats.

Viper DPS Equipment

This variant uses equipment similar to existing Condi DPS Firebrand raid builds, making it an easy gearing option for general PVE.

Head
Viper

Shoulders
Viper

Chest
Viper

Hands
Viper

Legs
Viper

Feet
Viper

Backpiece
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Amulet
Viper

Ring
Viper

Ring
Viper

Axe
Viper

Torch
Viper

Sigil

Sigil

Scepter
Viper

x
Viper

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

Free To Play Equipment

The following equipment is available to Free To Play players. It is not quite as powerful as the variants above, but holds its own even in instanced content.

Head
Carrion

Shoulders
Carrion

Chest
Carrion

Hands
Carrion

Legs
Carrion

Feet
Carrion

Backpiece
Carrion

Accessory
Carrion

Accessory
Carrion

Amulet
Carrion

Ring
Carrion

Ring
Carrion

Scepter
Carrion

Torch
Carrion

Sigil

Sigil

Sword
Carrion

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

• Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
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Farming

• Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
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• (and variants)

Usage

Damage

Swap between Greatsword and Scepter/Torch for damage. You should open most fights on Greatsword if you can and once its cooldowns are spent, swap to scepter/torch for better sustained damage.

Axe Priority:

1. Purging Flames
2. Symbol of Vengeance
3. Zealot's Flame
4. Blazing Edge
5. Fill with auto-attacks.

Scepter Priority:

1. Purging Flames
2. Symbol of Punishment
3. Sword of Justice (or other spirit weapon)
4. Zealot's Flame
5. Cleansing Flame
6. Chains of Light
7. Fill with auto-attacks

Greatsword Priority:

1. Purging Flames
2. Symbol of Wrath
3. Whirling Wrath
4. Sword of Justice
5. Leap of Faith
6. Fill with auto-attacks

Sword Priority:

1. Purging Flames
2. Zealot's Flame
3. Sword of Justice
4. Zealot's Defense
5. Symbol of Blades
6. Fill with auto-attacks

Your Virtue of Justice passive will also make up a significant amount of your damage through Burning. Use "Feel My Wrath!" off cooldown for Fury and Quickness uptime.

If you are about to kill a mob, activate Virtue of Justice for a large DPS increase, so long as you have Radiance traited.

Defense

• Litany of Wrath is a massive heal.
• Virtue of Courage / "Advance!" provide an on-demand block
• Shield of Wrath (focus) is a series of blocks
• Virtue of Justice is an area blind but will reduce your DPS drastically if you don't quickly reset it.
• Virtue of Resolve removes conditions and provides a small amount of healing.