Out of the 4...

[Rashaak]

<p>Gaurdian AA final abilities: Got Your Back, Cripple, Double Attack, or Block which is most beneficial?</p>

[pickleman]

<p>Double Attack, hands down, in addition to Block. Unless you solo all the time, both are necessary imho.</p>

[Vlahkmaak]

<p>Ditto - Double Attk and block are the 2 priorities here.  Not many mobs at end game do massive non stop riposte damage so thats situational at best and darned near useless the rest of the time, esp once mythical is attained.</p><p>Got your back - best use for this is for a fighter dps  group that is protected by the guardian - they can stay in on almost every AOE but needless to say if your running a fighter dps group your prob running less than efficient riad set up, even with a guardian off tank group after healers, bard, enchanter, that leaves a spot for the bruiser/monk to stay in on every fight but as an OT grp an assassin or swashy is better placed im that spot. </p><p>Got your back should be stripped from guardian and given to brawlers OR the mechanics should be changed to protect X# of people (regardless of class) from the AOE - IE BLUE AOE circle of protection skill.  Still would be better skill for a brawler IMO.</p>

[Rashaak]

<p>What about Cripple. I've never actually noticed any Riposte dmg from my guard.</p><p>I figured i'd pick the DA line, just wasn't sure if Got Your Back, Cripple, or Block had any viable use outside of raids. I plan to Group and attend a raid every once in awhile, but most of my playing time will mainly be group content</p>

[pickleman]

<p>I tried the Crippling line casually doing group and solo content and even though I barely saw any riposte damage, it's not that much to begin with to have a healer heal through them. I can only imagine it being useful if you're an MT in VP, but at that point you'd have more mit-heavy gear and AAs in stuff like Rescue and Reinforcement (and as mentioned earlier, getting our mythical's riposte immunity.)</p>

[schizolic]

<p>wow, i would love it if they would make it so that effected my group rather than just fighters, but, im also guessing such a change would require a dev with common sense.</p>

[Vlahkmaak]

<p>While Cripple is not worth the AA the first three debuffs are worth maxing out, especially as a raid tank. </p>

[Kimber]

<p>Cripple is more of a PvP spec imo Scouts that go down the Fencer line can eat you alive if you dont have it.</p>

[Terron]

<p>I think most if not all classes have one AA end ability focussed on PvP, which usually (perhaps always) are not worth taking for PvE,</p>