Guild Wars 2

Hey guys.

So, I’m pretty new to the game and after cutting my teeth on a Silvari Mesmer for the last month I think I’m ready to try something a little different. So far the Asura have been by far my favorite race so I want to make one of them but I’m not sure which way to go for profession. 

The two choice I have been waffling between are a Minion Master Necro or an Elementalist (any kind, really). I know they aren’t considered power characters, per se, but they intrigue me.

Now, I know that generally speaking racial skills are weaker than class skills. But I’m wondering if the Asura racials fit one of those profession archetypes better than the other in a PvE focused character? And if so, why?

Just a warning—I am really very new to both Guild Wars and MMOs in general, so kindly use small words for your explanations .

Thanks in advance for the help guys!

Hi there!

JonofPDX.2068:

I know they aren’t considered power characters, per se, but they intrigue me.

They are two of the strongest professions for both PvE and WvW (if played “properly”). Ele has some hard time in PvP and small scale WvW atm, but I hope Arenanet will give us some buffs in the near future to get us on par with other strong classes.

JonofPDX.2068:

Now, I know that generally speaking racial skills are weaker than class skills. But I’m wondering if the Asura racials fit one of those profession archetypes better than the other in a PvE focused character? And if so, why?

Asurans’ elite skills are somewhat lame in combat (though the mini golem suit is fun as hell for both roleplaying and trolling around), but radiation field and pain inverter are strong utility skills on some necromancer builds (radiation field pulses weakness and poison which reduces direct damage on you and reduces healing of the enemy, both working as cover conditions if your enemy is able to remove some conditions, pain inverter can be used as a source for the confusion condition). As an elementalist you’d probably want to pick some more useful skills, though (cantrips, arcana skills or Lightning Hammer for some more direct damage).

I play both an Asura ele and an Asura necro – in my opinion the skill animations for the ele are outstanding and way better than the lame hand-raising of a necromancer. If visual appearance is important to you, I’d suggest to play an Asuran elementalist.