Guardian - Radiant Greatsword Roamer
The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good
Focused on: Direct damage
Designed for: WvW Roaming
Difficulty:
TBD
This build was last updated on January 24, 2022 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.
Overview
A core Power Guardian build for WvW roaming, also usable by F2P players. Radiant Greatsword is all about pulling off massive bursts and downing enemies before your defensive cooldowns run out.
Skill Bar
Greatsword
Sword/Focus
Utility
Template Code
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Specializations
Variants
- can be considered if you're having trouble utilizing and want to squeeze out a bit more sustain or Template:Gw2skill from the build.
Equipment
Head
Marauder
Marauder
Shoulders
Marauder
Marauder
Chest
Marauder
Marauder
Hands
Marauder
Marauder
Legs
Marauder
Marauder
Feet
Marauder
Marauder
Backpiece
Cavalier
Cavalier
Accessory
Marauder
Marauder
Accessory
Marauder
Marauder
Amulet
Cavalier
Cavalier
Ring
Marauder
Marauder
Ring
Marauder
Marauder
Greatsword
Valkyrie
Valkyrie
Sigil
Sigil
Sword
Valkyrie
Valkyrie
Focus
Valkyrie
Valkyrie
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
x6
x6
Infusion
x18
x18
Consumables
Food
- - strong mix of sustain and damage.
- - cheaper defensive option.
- - active damage mitigation via more access to dodging.
- is a cheaper version of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew and sufficient enough in most cases.
- - non-ascended offensive option.
Utility
- or
Usage
To be added.
Related Builds
- Radiant GS (sPvP) - Conquest PvP version of the build.
Ratings
This build is advertized as free to play, but the ascended gear it shows is not available to free to play players. You can use combination of berserker and valkyrie, or you can get ascended dragon jewelery (and only jewelery, no armor) from WvW vendor. You CANNOT buy marauder exotic from trading post, in spite of build description saying that you can - the gear is locked and you must own any expansion to be able to buy it. You can, however, be gifted that exotic gear from a player, who has access to it (for free, you have no way to repay him, you cannot send items/gold to him). I tried running this with full berserker - it is doable if you get element of surprise, but very squishy. Add to that that you have no mount and gliding and also have to be pressing F for your lootbags.
Willbender-lite, a perfectly okay F2P Guardian build but one that puts you on a timer - kill enemies before you're out of CDs. Sounds a bit scary but luckily the damage it can dish out is just as scary. Very bursty build and easy to play. Downside is that some really tanky builds can outlast you if they play it well and then you're kind of done for. SotO edit: updated the gear
Using this build for like months.
Doing very great in solo fights, 1v2's and even hopping in small groups of 5, doing alot of damage, leave them burnt, hop out of fights using your sword 2, judges intervention. Afterwards if they chasing you, you just spam your meditations, renewed focus, spamming ur virtues to leave (in most cases) fight safely.
As a core guard i win most duels of the meta firebrands, the healing uptime is much more since you get proper use of the Monk's focus.
MY CHANGES:
I use Celestial stats instead of marauder, you get a sick amount of healing power, condition damage and still do okay strike damage. with this build and those stats u get like 80% precision at all times in a fight due of the fury, resolution traits that boost your precision constantly.
I dont use focus, but i use shield instead, shield slam skill hits most of the time thieves who blend in their shadows, and does fine damage, and giving you aegis once again. the push and heal of shield 5 comes at the right place at many times.
Thats why i use STALWART DEFENDER instead of Strength in numbers.
Even as core guard like 40% of my damage doing comes from burning by using celestial stats, so i want to push this more by using the PERMEATING WRATH instead of Indomitable Courage. Using this trait change boosts ur dps like sick if u fighting 2 or more people. getting one more stunbreak and 30s aegis popup instead of 40s is not worth it in my opinion anyways.
-Healot.
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