Post template memes or no context images. Make sure any videos are marked unlisted / not public If you happen to find an exploit send details and evidence about it to the support team via a support ticket. Please include the word "spoiler" if your submission potentially contains a spoiler. r/GuildWars2 strives to be a place where you can share your Guild Wars 2 experiences and partake in discussions with players from around the world. Returning player? We've got a guide for you as well! You may want to choose another class - but if you are interested in any of the others, you may not want to take the risk.New to Guild Wars 2? Check out our new player wiki page. Their role in end-game content is usually as offensive support, and that also can get tedious eventually. Warriors aren't a bad class to choose as a new player, since they're easy to understand with preexisting fantasy game experience, but some players find them boring to play after a while. One of the most valuable things a warrior does is use "banners" - items that are placed on the battlefield and provide boons to players who are within range. The more adrenaline you use, the stronger the attack will be! Warriors also have the largest selection of weapons, making it easy to practice with a variety. They gather "adrenaline" as they attack and can use it all at once on a powerful burst attack. The Warrior is a soldier class that focuses on attacking and defending. Best Known For: As Bannerslaves or Spellbreakers. Weapons: Greatsword, Hammer, Longbow, Rifle, Axe, Dagger (Spellbreakers only), Mace, Sword, Shield, Torch (Berserkers only), Warhorn, Harpoon Gun, Spear. First-time players wouldn't have a problem enjoying a necromancer character, so long as they were willing to learn about the various boons and conditions in the game. While this class is extremely valuable in the game's meta content, it's not so hard to play as the Mesmer. As a result, this class is much less squishy than the other light armor classes. The more damage they do, the more life force they gather, which use for their "Death Shroud." It's a special state that necromancers can enter which turns the life force they've collected into health. Their abilities are all geared towards inflicting conditions and draining your health over time. If you've ever been up against a necromancer, you'll know. Necromancers are mages who specialize in making their opponents' lives miserable. Best Known For: Support in PvP, Curses in WvW. Weapons: Greatsword (Reapers only), Staff, Axe, Dagger, Scepter, Pistol (Harbingers only), Focus, Warhorn, Torch (Scourge only), Spear, Trident. Heart of Thorns Specialization: Chronomancer Don't make their mistake - if you are a first-time Guild Wars 2 player, consider trying another class. Unfortunately, many a new Guild Wars 2 player has chosen the Mesmer class and become frustrated. They can stack "quickness," a buff that means that the people around you will take a shorter time to attack, significantly increasing how much damage a DPS player like a ranger can put out. In addition, a lot is expected of mesmers when playing end-game content. It involves creating multiple illusions, keeping track of them, and breaking them all at the same time to cause a chain effect - all this on top of regular attacks. Mesmers are arguably the hardest class to learn and play well. Within the lore of the game, Mesmers are a secretive group of casters because their school of magic is out of fashion. They use their magic to create "illusions" (usually duplicate copies of themselves) to confuse their opponents. Best Known For: Providing Quickness with the Chronomancer Specialization. Weapons: Greatsword, Staff, Axe (Mirages only), Scepter, Sword, Dagger (Virtuoso only), Focus, Pistol, Shield (Chronomancers Only), Torch, Spear, Trident.WvW: world versus world, where servers come together to fight against other servers.PvP: player versus player, where small teams of players fight against one another.Specialization: an optional skillset that changes how a class works in slight ways, which you can use when you hit level 80 and own the associated expansion.RELATED: Guild Wars 2: A Beginner's Guide To The Races Updated January 22, 2022, by Belle Huston: This guide has been updated to provide details on all the new specializations that are included in the End of Dragons expansion! Quick Reference Terms
Thankfully, you have this guide to explain the details of every class so that you'll know what you're getting yourself into.
The Guardian class is akin to a Paladin, for example, but Guild Wars hasn't used a more universally known term to describe them.
While it does follow the "magic users, warriors, rogues" setup of other fantasy games, the individual classes are often unfamiliar to new players. Guild Wars 2 is a unique game in more ways than one.