Build:Guardian - Burn Guard

{{|description=A Guardian WvW build designed for massive AoE DPS that performs better the greater the enemy numbers.}}

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 19, 2022 and is up to date for the February 11, 2025 patch.

Overview

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

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Skill Bar

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

• Oysters with Spicy Sauce

Peppered Cured Meat Flatbread

feast option with additional Condition Damage and Expertise

• Magnanimous Tuning Crystal

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
  Superior Sigil of Fire
  with less loss of survivability.

Sigils

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

Runes

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

Food

• Bowl of Fire Meat Chili
  to reach burn duration cap with other gear setups
• Sweet Bean Bun
  alternative defensive option against condition pressure
• Saffron Stuffed Mushroom
  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
  .