Guardian - Meditation DPS Variant

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Focused on: Direct damage.

Designed for:

Conquest

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Overview

A PvP guardian build with high burst potential, mainly recommended for f2p users.

Skill Bar

GreatswordHealingUtilityElite

Scepter/Focus

Slot Changes

Weapons

• Sword over Scepter for slightly more mobility.
• Shield over Focus for more party support and synergy with .

Equipment

3

Superior Sigil of Air

50% Chance on Critical: Cause a Lightning Strike. (Cooldown: 3s)

5

Superior Sigil of Fire

50% Chance on Critical: Trigger a Flame Blast for area of effect damage (240 radius). (Cooldown: 5s)

3

Superior Sigil of Air

50% Chance on Critical: Cause a Lightning Strike. (Cooldown: 3s)

5

Superior Sigil of Blood

50% Chance on Critical: Steal Health. (Cooldown: 5s)

Superior Rune of the Pack

(1): +25 Power (2): +10% Swiftness Duration (3): +50 Power (4): 25% chance when struck to grant nearby allies might, fury, and swiftness for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 20s) (5): +100 Power (6): +125 Precision; +20% Swiftness Duration

Marauder Amulet

+1050 Power +1050 Precision +560 Vitality +560 Ferocity

Variants

Greatsword

• Superior Sigil of Rage

  30

  Superior Sigil of Rage

  50% Chance on Critical: Gain Quickness (3 seconds). (Cooldown: 30s)
• Superior Sigil of Blood

  5

  Superior Sigil of Blood

  50% Chance on Critical: Steal Health. (Cooldown: 5s)

Scepter/Focus

• Superior Sigil of Fire

  5

  Superior Sigil of Fire

  50% Chance on Critical: Trigger a Flame Blast for area of effect damage (240 radius). (Cooldown: 5s)
• Superior Sigil of Battle

  9

  Superior Sigil of Battle

  Gain 2 stacks of might (20 seconds) when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)

Rune

• Superior Rune of the Traveler

  Superior Rune of the Traveler

  (1): +8 All Stats (2): +5% Boon Duration (3): +12 All Stats (4): +10% Boon Duration (5): +16 All Stats (6): +25% Movement Speed; +10% Condition Duration
  - only if you desperately need movement speed and your allies can't provide it.

Usage

Meditation Guard is a true double-edged sword, a prime example of risk/reward gameplay because most of your (otherwise defensive) abilities can be powerful additions to your burst damage - thus leaving you significantly vulnerable later.

Setting up your burst/devastating opening attack:

• gives you 7% increased damage against Burning targets, people tend to activate
  Virtue of Justice

  25

  Virtue of Justice

  Virtue: Burn foes every few attack.
  Activate: You and your allies inflict burning on the next attack.

  Burning (passive effect) (2s): 264 Damage

  Burning (active effect) (4s): 524 Damage

  Number of Targets: 5

  Number of Attacks to Trigger: 5

  Radius: 600
  before the burst so it will apply a longer Burning to your enemy on the first hit - but you will lose damage-over-time by the lack of it's passive effect.
• Before switching to Greatsword you can use
  Shield of Wrath

  36

  Shield of Wrath

  Create a shield to block next three attacks. If the shield is not destroyed, it explodes and damages nearby foes.

  Damage: 609

  ₃Shield of Wrath (4s): Block attacks. Explodes when it ends.

  Number of Targets: 5

  Radius: 240

  Combo Finisher: Blast
  , if the blocks don't expire before its duration runs out, it will explode in an AoE that can deal ~5k dmg - but this means you gave up a skill on a 36 sec cd that can be used to block while you are stunned.
• Optional: If you are within range and still on Scepter/Focus, you can immobilize your target with
  Chains of Light

  ½

  20

  Chains of Light

  Immobilize and make your foe vulnerable with ethereal chains.

  Damage: 61

  Immobilize (2s): Unable to move.

  ₃Vulnerability (6s): 3% Incoming Damage

  Range: 900
  so they can't dodge your incoming burst (but they will notice you and the power of surprise is gone plus they might quickly get rid of your Aegis by just 1 hit before you teleport which results in a 20% damage drop)
• After done with the previous steps, you can begin dealing damage: use GS's
  Whirling Wrath

  ¾

  10

  Whirling Wrath

  Spin in a place and swing your greatsword while hurling powerful projectiles.

  ₇Damage: 637

  Number of Impacts: 7

  Number of Targets: 5

  Radius: 130

  Combo Finisher: Whirl

  Range: 600
  +
  Judge's Intervention

  45

  Judge's Intervention

  Meditation. Teleport to your target and burn nearby foes.

  Damage: 133

  ₃Burning (3s): 1,179 Damage

  Number of Targets: 5

  Radius: 240

  Breaks stun

  Range: 1,200
  -> this way you can make a devastating opening from 1,200 range, gain ~5 seconds of Fury (you get it after using a meditation), to increase your damage even further, wait until any condition is applied to you and immediately use
  Smite Condition

  20

  Smite Condition

  Meditation. Cure a condition and damage nearby foes. More damage if a condition is cured.

  Damage with No Conditions: 207

  Damage with Conditions: 463

  Number of Targets: 5

  Radius: 360
  which deals increased damage if you have a condition - this attack chain, especially if Shield of Wrath explodes, can be a dps bomb, forcing many enemies to disengage if used in a teamfight especially when they are trying to stomp or res and are balled up - but with this, you've already used up 2 of your Meditations - if you had max hp before/during the attack chain, you wasted 4k healing and a condition removal, not to mention your teleport which was a stunbreaker.
• After a chain like this, you blew most of your defensive CDs and will likely need to disengage a bit,
  Leap of Faith

  ½

  15

  Leap of Faith

  Leap at your foe. On hit, blind nearby foes.

  Damage: 268

  Blindness (3s): Next outgoing attack misses.

  Number of Targets: 5

  Combo Finisher: Leap

  Range: 600
  can help you with this, but chances are, you did a pretty big damage to your enemies, and if they are the ones who must disengage, keep pushing with your GS attacks or stop them with Scepter's
  Chains of Light

  ½

  20

  Chains of Light

  Immobilize and make your foe vulnerable with ethereal chains.

  Damage: 61

  Immobilize (2s): Unable to move.

  ₃Vulnerability (6s): 3% Incoming Damage

  Range: 900
  from running away.

Always ask for a target in the teamfight you are heading to - you can press T to take the target and then use

Judge's Intervention

45

Judge's Intervention

Meditation. Teleport to your target and burn nearby foes.

Damage: 133

₃Burning (3s): 1,179 Damage

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 240

Breaks stun

Range: 1,200

- this lets you make shortcuts, for example teleporting up to midpoint on Battle of Khylo from outside of the building - not to mention the entirely unexpected burst.

Counters

• Heavy condition pressure

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