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Guardian<3

• Required armour
  • Armour: Berserker (only)
  • Runes: Scholar (Flame Legion, if weak)

• Required weapons
  • Weapons: Berserker: Greatsword; Hammer; Staff; Sword; Mace; Scepter; Focus; Torch; (Yeah torch.. for dark places and @#!$)
  • Sigil: Night+Force; Night+Slaying; Slaying+Force (Best DPS output)
  • There are other variants for other builds, but I don't think it's necessary.

• Required DPS consumables
  • Apple: Plate of Truffle Steak; Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup; Plate of Steak and Asparagus; Dragon's Breath Bun; Bowl of Seaweed Salad
  • Crowbar: Slaying Potions (Undead, Inquest, Elemental, Dredge, Destroyer, Flame Legion, Nightmare, Svanir, Outcast, Toxic Alliance); Sharpening Stones; Maintenance Oils; Skale Venom
  • Some of this food is expensive, but most of it is not, so try to have as much as you can, as well as you need to consume them accordingly.

• Builds

• Generic setup (Highest DPS output/A bit lower DPS with support)
  • Greatsword/Sword-Mace-Scepter+Focus+Torch
  • Guardian is there, to give partywide support (even when max. DPS), and a pretty decent DPS overall. It's "defensive" capabilities, even though you don't have many as a berserker, still give you enough to face-tank or pull mobs and by up front.

Greatsword

Greatsword

Utility

Elite

½

Strike

Chain. Strike your foe.

Damage: 195

Number of Targets: 3

Range: 130

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

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

¼

20

Symbol of Wrath

Symbol. Pierce the ground with a mystic symbol that damages foes while granting retaliation to allies.

₅Damage: 670

₅Retaliation (1s): Reflect incoming damage back to its source.

Number of Targets: 5

Symbol Duration: 4 seconds

Symbol Radius: 180

Combo Field: Light

¾

30

Binding Blade

Throw blades at your foe, causing damage over time. Bound foes can be pulled to you. The effect ends when a foe moves out of range.

Damage: 244

Number of Targets: 5

Maximum Blade Duration: 10 seconds

Maximum Leash Range: 600

Combo Finisher: Whirl

1¼

30

Shelter

Block attacks while healing.

Healing: 4,555

Block Duration: 2 seconds

40

"Retreat!"

Shout. Grant aegis and swiftness to up to five nearby allies.

Aegis (20s): Block the next incoming attack.

Swiftness (20s): 33% Movement Speed

Number of Targets: 5

Range: 600

¾

40

Bane Signet

Signet Passive: Improved Power.
Signet Active: Knock down and damage your foe.

Signet Passive: 180 Power

Damage: 244

Knockdown: 3 seconds

Range: 1,200

¾

35

Purging Flames

Consecration. Create a ring of fire that burns foes and cures conditions on allies.

₃Burning (5s): 1,965 Damage

Purging Flames: Condition duration is reduced by 33%

Conditions Removed: 3

Number of Targets: 5

Duration: 5 seconds

Radius: 240

Combo Field: Fire

3

90

Renewed Focus

Meditation. Focus, making yourself invulnerable and recharging your virtues.

Duration: 3 seconds

Prevents Capture-Point Contribution

Sword+Focus

Sword+Focus

Sword of Wrath

Chain. Slash your foe once.

Damage: 195

Number of Targets: 3

Range: 150

10

Flashing Blade

Teleport to your target, striking them and blinding nearby foes.

Damage: 49

Blindness (3s): Next outgoing attack misses.

Number of Targets: 3

Range: 600

½

15

Zealot's Defense

Destroy ranged attacks while casting magical projectiles.

₈Damage: 640

Block Duration: 3 seconds

Range: 600

¾

20

Ray of Judgment

Pass a ray over foes and allies. Foes are damaged and blinded. Allies gain regeneration and cure one condition.

Damage: 122

Regen (3s): 390 Heal

Blindness (3s): Next outgoing attack misses.

Number of Bounces: 4

Range: 1,200

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

Mace

Mace
½ True Strike Chain. Smash your foe. Damage: 195 Number of Targets: 3 Range: 130	1¼ 8 Symbol of Faith Symbol. Smash a mystic symbol onto the ground that damages foes and regenerates allies. 5Damage: 610 5Regen (1s): 650 Heal Number of Targets: 5 Symbol Duration: 4 seconds Symbol Radius: 180 Combo Field: Light	3¾ 15 Protector's Strike Surround yourself and nearby allies with a shield. Damage foes that strike protected allies. Grant protection to yourself and nearby allies if you are not struck. Damage: 487 Protection (3s): -33% Incoming Damage Number of Targets: 5 Radius: 170
True Strike	Symbol of Faith	Protector's Strike

Scepter

Scepter
¼ Orb of Wrath Fire a slow-moving orb at your foe. Damage: 162 Range: 1,200	¼ 6 Smite Strike foes in the target area repeatedly. Damage: 80 Number of Impacts: 16 Radius: 200 Range: 1,200	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
Orb of Wrath	Smite	Chains of Light

Traits

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• Other Utility variations and guides
  • When heavy support is needed, go for Support build, which should revolve around blocks, stability and walls, depending on the situation (use your head) ("Retreat!"; "Stand Your Ground"; Hallowed Ground; Shield of Avenger; Wall of Reflection; Sanctuary;) , but if you have a free spot, then "Save Yourselves!" can be a nice boost, as 3rd minor trait in Virtues (Power of the Virtuous) gives you +1% damage for each boon.
  • When no support is needed at all, choose Best DPS, as it delivers highest DPS output. You can use it at all times as well, if you tweak it a little, for example 4/6/0/0/4, when only a little support is needed, it should be enough (advised, NEED THAT DPS!). You can also switch out Renewed Focus for Tome of Wrath (only use skill #4), to get that quickness and boost party-wide DPS.
  • IF you are not able to maintain melee damage, in some cases, switch to Midrange, this build should enable you to keep a pretty steady DPS, even if you cannot camp your GS|Sword. Not much to say here, as it's just a ranged version of the highest DPS.

• DPS ROTATION (IMPORTANT!)

 Showcase of DPS rotation, as you want to achieve best DPS output and avoid spamming random skills. 

• • For short fights = GS2-5 -> Swap
  • GS/Sword | GS2 -> GS4 -> GS3 -> GS5 (If no CC needed) -> GS auto until GS2 is up -> GS2 -> Swap to sword -> Focus 4 -> Focus 5 (If no need for def) -> Sword auto until swap is available -> repeat GS and sword rotation
  • GS/Mace | GS2 -> GS4 -> GS3 -> GS5 (If no CC needed) -> GS auto until GS2 is up -> GS2 -> Swap to Mace -> Mace2 -> Focus 4 -> Focus 5 (If no need for def) -> Mace auto until Mace2 is up -> Mace2 -> swap -> repeat GS and Mace rotation
  • Scepter/Focus+Torch | Scepter2 → Focus5 → Focus4 → Torch4 → auto → Scepter2 → auto → Scepter2 → auto → Scepter2 → Torch5 → auto → Focus4 → auto → Scepter2

• Tiny notes
  • Try to maintain [Trait-Virtues-Unscathed Contender] as much as possible, as it's very important, and is a huge boost to your DPS (makes a lot of difference).
  • DO NOT spam random blocks, unless needed for the trait mentioned above, but still try to observe and time your blocks, as they can turn the DPS game around immensely.
  • Take mace for weaker trash-mobs and for fights where you cannot hit well with sword (skill #1-chain#3 is sometimes very hard to land, so it's a loss in DPS).
  • Whirling Wrath hits more than 9 times, if you stand inside the hitbox.
  • Binding Blades hits multiple times, if you stand inside the hitbox and are surrounded by multiple mobs (all blades hit single target).
  • Flashing Blades is a big DPS loss, so only use it, if you really need that extra blind, or if your team is lacking vulnerability.
  • Zealot's Defense has nearly identical DPS to auto-attack, so keep it, for when you need defense against projectiles.
  • When on melee weapons, if you have mobs in line, in front of you, and not very seperated, simply take off your targets and hit between the mobs, that will make you hit all the targets you previously couldn't.
  • Use Purging Flames for either fire-field, or defensive purposes (removal of conditions). I personally use it, for when elementalists go into LH, so that we can keepup the additional might-time, but you may swap it out.
  • Adjust accordingly.