Build:Guardian - Burn Guard

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

Focused on: Condition damage and Utility

Designed for: WvW Zerg

Difficulty:

TBD

This build was last updated on February 18, 2022 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A build designed for massive AoE DPS that performs better the greater the enemy numbers.

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Staff/X

Scepter/Torch

Utility

Skill Variants

Heal

• "Receive the Light!" better party support but lose a very strong block.

Utility

• "Stand Your Ground!" personal stunbreak and AoE stability

Equipment

Head
Dire

Shoulders
Dire

Chest
Dire

Hands
Dire

Legs
Dire

Feet
Dire

Backpiece
Trailblazer

Accessory
Trailblazer

Accessory
Trailblazer

Amulet
Trailblazer

Ring
Trailblazer

Ring
Trailblazer

Axe
Dire

Torch
Dire

Sigil

Sigil

Scepter
Dire

x
Dire

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Consumables

feast option with additional Condition Damage and Expertise

Variants

Stats

• Try to maintain 100% Burning duration since your primary damage comes from the 2s base duration burn of Permeating Wrath with Virtue of Justice.
• Trailblazer adds condition duration from the gear which you can use to reach 100% burning duration.
• Viper and Sinister can be used in place of Trailblazer's and Dire's for more damage, gaining from Zeal spec, at the cost of survivability.
• Rabid can be used in place of Dire as a smaller damage increase that helps with proccing Sigil of Superior Sigil of Fire with less loss of survivability.

Sigils

• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Energy general defensive sigil
• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Torment or Sigil of Superior Sigil of Blight trash condis to cover Burning from cleanse

Runes

• Rune of Superior Rune of the Renegade highest damage option if unconcerned about condition duration.
• Rune of Superior Rune of the Berserker alternative hybrid damage option when unconcerned about duration.

Food

• to reach burn duration cap with other gear setups
• alternative defensive option against condition pressure
• highest damage option with frequent kills.

Usage

• Most of your damage comes from a Burning, meaning that if it gets cleansed, the build isn't fulfilling its role. Always try to coordinate your main skills with you group bomb, to ensure trash condis get cleansed and your burn can tick longer and deal damage.

• To play this build effectively you should aim to use all of your skills rapidly. The only skills you do not use off cooldown are defensive, such as healing. You also should keep your Virtue of Justice unused to ensure you are receiving the passive activation.

• Permeating Wrath and Symbolic Power are your main sources of damage. Place Symbol of Swiftness and Symbol of Punishment carefully to proc it as much as possible.
• Rotate between your weapon sets, using your symbols off cooldown. Sword of Justice provides a significant Burning spike, and should be constantly used.
• Wall of Reflection should be thought of as a DPS ability, the reflected projectiles will proc Virtue of Justice/Permeating Wrath.