GW2. Best Open World Build. Power Hammer Symbol Core Guardian Open World. Guardian PvE.
The Power Hammer Symbol Guardian is an Open World build with increased symbol size and damage allowing you to cast many of these symbols which will deal damage, heal, grant boons, and cover a wide radius in battle, allowing you to reliably and simply have an impact on the fight at all times.
The Hammer auto attack creates a symbol on its third attack chain, allowing you to constantly churn out symbols with the quickness from “Feel My Wrath!” While this is high value, it can be low impact compared to other skills. You will want to use the Hammer 1 most of the time, but only after using your other frontloaded abilities like the Hammer 2 > 4 > 2 combo, then you can auto attack on Hammer when those skills are on cooldown.
Boons are important for survival and dealing damage. Using your Heal Litany of Wrath will convert damage dealt to healing, but it also gives Resolution (gives critical chance and might) and creates a symbol below you so use this after you engage with your Sword 2. Otherwise, you can use “Save Yourselves!” off cooldown for more boons and reactively use your F3 and “Advance!” to block incoming attacks. “Stand Your Ground!” can be saved to break stuns.
Skill Rotation
- Focus 4 > 5 > Sword 2 > Heal Skill > 3 > Swap
- Hammer 3 > 2 > 4 > 2 > 111 > 111 > Swap
Item | Stat | Rune / Sigil |
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Helm Dragon | ||
Shoulders Dragon | ||
Coat Dragon | ||
Gloves Dragon | ||
Leggings Dragon | ||
Boots Dragon |
Sword Dragon | ||
Focus Dragon |
Hammer Dragon |
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Item | Stat |
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Amulet Dragon | |
Ring Dragon | |
Ring Dragon | |
Accessory Dragon | |
Accessory Dragon | |
Backpiece Dragon |
Optional x18 |
Alternatives
- Stats: Berserker and Valkyrie mix to 35% critical chance
Sword / Focus | Heal / Utility / Elite |
Hammer | |
Chat Code: (copy/paste into in-game chat)
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