Guardian - Core Power
The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good
Focused on: Direct damage
Designed for: Open World and Open World General
Overview
Power build for guardian which is F2P/Core accessible and can handle most open world content.
This build can be played while levelling, while working on acquiring elite specializations, or by free-to-play players. It leads nicely into power dragonhunter or power willbender.
Skill Bar
Weapon Variants
Always keep 
Greatsword. Sword+focus can replaced by:
Spear - deals more damage and increases your 
Resolution uptime. Requires the expansion Janthir Wilds.
Longbow - high damage ranged option. Requires the expansion Secrets of the Obscure for Weaponmastery.
Skill Variants
- - an easy-to-use, reliable heal.
- - defense + mobility
- - defense for yourself and nearby allies
- - condi cleanse
- - projectile reflection
- - projectile hate and extreme CC; very long cooldown
Template Code
Specializations
Equipment
Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; you can use exotic gear with the same stats.
Standard Equipment
This setup uses basic, easily obtained equipment that performs very well in open world and is functional in endgame PVE.
Berserker
Berserker
Dragon
Berserker
Dragon
Berserker
Dragon
Berserker
Berserker
Dragon
Dragon
Dragon
Berserker
Berserker
Berserker
x6
Dragon stats are a very minor optimisation. Full 
Berserker stats is easier to acquire and you won't notice the difference.- Players with access to expansions should run Greatsword + Spear.
- You can use to trade a minor amount of damage for sustain, to start combat with boons, or for a little extra defense.
- For defense, equip the highest tier Jade Core you can afford. Use defensive food, traits, or skills if required. If necessary, use
Knight trinkets.
Consumables
Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.
DPS
- Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
- /
- /
Defense
Farming
- Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
- /
- (and variants)
Usage
Damage Basics
- Maintain Resolution as much as possible to activate
Radiance traits. Most notably . - Use and to maintain and Resolution.
- Spam against trash enemies. It will reset thanks to . Avoid this against bosses, as the passive
Burning generated from this skill is more valuable due to and . - Your symbols apply
Vulnerability every tick. - means we want to stay high HP and maintain
Aegis when possible, so do your best to avoid damage.
Damage Priorities
Follow the skill priorities below. Fill gaps with auto-attacks and . Generally, you want to use your symbols at least twice per weapon loop.
- Do not interrupt your autoattack chain.
- Do not interrupt your autoattack chain.
If using Spear:
- Do not interrupt your autoattack chain.
If using Longbow:
Defense
- - blocks attacks, breaks stun
- - breaks stun
- - blind
- - blind
- - massive heal, but requires you to continue dealing damage
Crowd Control
- consider this if you need lots of cc.
- if using longbow
- (as a last resort)
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