[Zeal or Radiance for sword guardian?]

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i see...thank you guys... :)

[Zeal or Radiance for sword guardian?]

@otto.5684 said:In PvE radiance is an absolute must for any non-support build. MyPower open world PvE build is radiance/zeal/DH. If you are not using GS you could consider virtues over zeal since you get retaliation with every SoJ.

Radiance power in PvE is 3-3-3. Zeal would 2-3-3 without GS. Virtues varies.

thanks,

i thought retaliation is not really good in pve?and without GS i only have a few way to keep the retal uptime, and that includes wasting heal skill and stab...

in case i don't run retal on radiance, well, i do take retribution trait, does radiance still an absolute must over zeal? and does retal is the only reason why radiance is a must?

[Zeal or Radiance for sword guardian?]

^^^ topic

i currently run S/F & longbow....with virtues and dragonhunter...but i'm not sure which is better between zeal and radiance, dps wise...for radiance i would take 2/3/2 or 2/3/3....for zeal i would take 2/1/3...radiance benefits from the extra (80) precision and (80) power from right-hand strength, and the retaliation,zeal benefits from symbol damage buff and power converted from toughness,my longbow will get no benefits from radiance, but it seems to have more damage than scepter...on the other hand, my sword will get no reduce CD from zeal

things to note :

• no i am not new to gw2 or guardian, i just got back from hiatus and saw some big changes, so i'm not sure anymore
• no i will not be using GS,
• this is not for pvp, raids or high level fractals

so, which trait do you guys think will give most benefits for my sword/focus & longbow guardian? zeal or radiance?

thank you... :)