SWTOR Guardian Guide – Star Wars The Old Republic Guardian Guide
The Guardian is one of the two advanced class specializations of the Jedi Knight in Star Wars The Old Republic. In this SWTOR Guardian guide, you will discover the roles of the class as well as the top builds and strategies you can use when playing as a Guardian.
SWTOR Guardian Guide – Class Roles
The Guardian has two roles in SWTOR: tanking and DPS. As a tank, the Guardian is one of the premiere tanks of the Republic, and is considered a first-tier tank. If you know ahead of time that you want to make end-game PvE combat (i.e. flashpoints and raids) a major part of your playstyle and you want to be a tank, then the Guardian is a good choice for you.
Alternatively, the class can also become a damage-dealer through its Vigilance talent tree. However, the truth is that it is a second-rate damage dealer; if it was a top-tier damage dealer, there would be no point in having the Sentinel (the other Jedi Knight advanced class) even in the game.
I would consider the Guardian to be a good tank and a second-rate DPS. The DPS specialization exists to give the Guardian something to do when not tanking, making it easier to level up, farm credits, and participate in PvP matches.
For this reason, I would not recommend the Guardian for a first-time MMORPG player. This is a class for players who know they want to tank. If you want to be a Jedi but don’t even know what tanking is, stick to the Sentinel.
SWTOR Guardian Guide – Abilities
The Guardian has its own set of abilities completely unique to it that the Sentinel does not get access to. You can get a full list of these abilities in our section: SWTOR Guardian Abilities.
SWTOR Guardian Guide – Builds
Perhaps the most important section of this Star Wars The Old Republic Guardian guide is the builds section. In order to keep the size of this specific page within reason, we have split up our Guardian builds into multiple sections:
- SWTOR Guardian PvE Builds
SWTOR Guardian Guide – Leveling Up
Leveling up as a Guardian does not have to be slow. You will get your best results by picking a build and strategy which straddles both tanking and damage-dealing. There is no need to go full-bore into tanking for low-level flashpoints given how easy they are.
You can find more out about how to level up quickly as a Guardian in our SWTOR Guardian Leveling Guide.
Star Wars The Old Republic Guardian Guide – PvP
Believe it or not, the Guardian does indeed have a role in PvP. It is great at games like Huttball where your team is tasked with carrying a ball across the enemies’ goal line while they try to kill your ball-carrier.
You can learn more about the best builds and strategies for the Guardian to use in PvP in our SWTOR Guardian PvP guide.
SWTOR Guardian Guide – Conclusion
Once the game is finally released, this SWTOR Guardian Guide will be updated to include everything there is to know about playing a Guardian successfully. We will be adding more builds, tips, strategies, and tanking information over time so be sure to stop by regularly for new updates!
