Guild Wars 2

I am curious but for the GW2 community, whats your least used Non-Off Hand weapon?

I notice that there are some MainHand/2h weapons I rarely use across all classes I have.

whats yours? Would like to poll some of this collected info.

It’s a debate between mace and rifle.

Sagat.3285:

It’s a debate between mace and rifle.

Short bow not in there somewhere? But yeah i forgot all about mace actually.

Definitely mace.

Knighthonor.4061:

Sagat.3285:

It’s a debate between mace and rifle.

Short bow not in there somewhere? But yeah i forgot all about mace actually.

When you are a thief you don’t get away from SB.

Are you asking which weapon is our personal least-used, or the ones that we have noticed being used the least?

If the former, then my least used is probably be the Shortbow. I don’t have a Thief, so I only have one character that can even use shortbow to begin with (my Ranger) and SB is probably my least favorite Ranger weapon. Not only is it visually boring, it also has little pet synergy and is more condition-based, and since I play a beastmaster cleric / power build that makes it a sub-par weapon most of the time. Not to say I never use my SB on my Ranger, I make it a point to use all weapons on every character I have, but its definitely on the lower end of use.

Hammer and Mace are in a similar boat since I don’t have a Warrior (so only my Guard can use those) but I like Hammer and Mace on Guard a lot more than I like SB on Ranger. And Hammer and Mace will be getting a lot more use in the coming months once HoT hits, since I’ll be making a Revenant as well as my Engineer getting Hammer on his elite.

If you’re asking which one we notice least in general being used by other people… probably Mace. Granted, that’s coming entirely from a PvE perspective, but I notice a lot more people using 2H weapons in general compared to 1H weapons, and mace is often considered less appealing visually as well as less distributed than most other 1H weapons so I don’t see many people running around using ’em.

Mace, scepter, and shortbow seem to see a shortage of use.

Hammerguard.9834:

Definitely mace.

Mace is meta for a couple different Guardian builds. Though that’s probably the only class where it’s meta, so you might be right.

I’d probably guess mace or pistol.

I never use shield

Oh, shield. Yah. Does anyone use shield?

Just a flesh wound.3589:

Oh, shield. Yah. Does anyone use shield?

As a non-offhand weapon? No one.

Leo G.4501:

Just a flesh wound.3589:

Oh, shield. Yah. Does anyone use shield?

As a non-offhand weapon? No one.

Yah. True. The term non-offhand was new to me and it confused me.

Gotta be Mace.

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Mace considering it’s the only mh weapon I don’t have at least 5k kills with

Let’s do an analysis of all Weapons:

Axe: As a Mainhand used by Warriors a lot

Dagger: Elementalist, Thief, Necromancer, every prof with mainhand dagger uses it a LOT

Mace: Before the Spec patch Mace wasn’t used much. After the spec patch, Mace replaced Sword as the meta DPS weapon for Guardians in PVE so it’s over-used.

Pistol: One of the least used weapons, mainhand for Thief is weak and used only in some rare condi builds in PVP, Engineers use it too but it doesn’t have much usage as a mainhand

Sword: Nerfs to Guardian Sword (and buffs to Mace) and nerfs to S/D Thieves in PVP, make the sword one of the least used Weapons. Warriors use it in condi builds and WILL use it a lot as Berserkers so there is hope for Sword

Scepter: Although all profs that have the scepter use it, it’s almost always “second rate” to other weapons. Still used but not as the main weapon of choice, maybe secondary set?

Greatsword: overused by most profs that have it available

Hammer: great use in PVP in modes (Guardian/Warrior), special builds in PVE use it too (Guardian)

Longbow: Rangers overuse it. Warriors use it a lot as a secondary weapon, it’s their go-to weapon for range

Rifle: used by Engineers in all game modes, however their use is limited because of the superior kits. Warriors rarely use it.

Shortbow: excellent secondary weapon for Thieves, some condi Ranger builds use it as main weapon

Staff: used in various game modes by all the profs that have it

So if I had to choose, Sword, Pistol, Rifle, Hammer and Shortbow are weapons that are either used as a secondary weapon or used only in specific game modes. All other weapons are fine. If I had to choose one as the least used I’d take Sword, because it used to be very high on the list but it was nerfed to “bad” status. Berserkers will change that though as it appears Sword will be a great weapon for them.

Shortbow and Scepter are used, but they are usually secondary weapons.

maddoctor.2738:

Pistol: One of the least used weapons, mainhand for Thief is weak and used only in some rare condi builds in PVP, Engineers use it too but it doesn’t have much usage as a mainhand

If Engineers take it as an off-hand, they have to take it as a main hand.

Also with Burn Engie, P/P is the weapon set of choice.

maddoctor.2738:

Sword: Nerfs to Guardian Sword (and buffs to Mace) and nerfs to S/D Thieves in PVP, make the sword one of the least used Weapons. Warriors use it in condi builds and WILL use it a lot as Berserkers so there is hope for Sword

Isn’t it the standard weapon for PvE Power build rangers/mesmers?

Eponet.4829:

maddoctor.2738:

Sword: Nerfs to Guardian Sword (and buffs to Mace) and nerfs to S/D Thieves in PVP, make the sword one of the least used Weapons. Warriors use it in condi builds and WILL use it a lot as Berserkers so there is hope for Sword

Isn’t it the standard weapon for PvE Power build rangers/mesmers?

Wow how did I forget sword for rangers and mesmers :X

Sword is fine I guess.

Mace .. never used it. Hammer also not really.
Rifle i only used on my engi, howver at the moment she uses again pistols.
Shortbow only now and then on my thief.

Rifle, I use the heck out of every thing else though including shield, mace, scepter, and focus. Hammer time? loves me some hammer.

I think I’ll tackle the question by listing a few weapons that have very few professions that can equip them:

Shortbow: Rangers and Thieves only can currently use this. It has little application overall as most rangers spec to be zerk and is usually only used as mobility spam for thieves. It’s not something that I would see often.

Longbow: Ranger and Warrior only. Seems to be a staple in ranger play and useful as a ranged weapon for warriors.

Rifle: Engineers and warriors. Another ranged weapon for warriors, although I’m pretty sure they prefer longbow. Not sure how often I see it being used on engis- I don’t often see them out of their kits. This, to me, is one of the weapons that have the least play, considering it’s a side note in warrior builds (not in the usual equipped slots) and would get overriden by kits for an engi anyway.

Pistol: I feel like I’m a bit out of the loop regarding pistol. Once again, engis use it, but don’t often show it because of their kits. I have a d/d s/p thief which uses if quite nicely, and used to be meta for thieves for some time. As for mesmer… well not entirely sure.

Mace: As previous mentioned by another poster, this would far less usefu if the recent major rebalance hadn’t meant that Mace/Torch Mace/Focus was the new dungeon meta for Guards. That being said, it has always had a place in dungeon builds for warriors, when paired with an axe mainhand.

Hammer: Used in PvP a whole lot by both heavies for their CCs. I use it occassionally on my guardian for dungeons/fractals as it is handy to have for the immobilisation for certain scenarios.

Summary: I haven’t mentioned Shields in the list, but this would be number 1 unused from what I understand. Shortbow and Rifle would be my best two answers for the OP’s specific question though.

Torch also used to have a very minor look-in before the rebalance. Warhorn isn’t particularly useful apart from the speed-boost, although some time ago used to be meta for rangers.

Most of this I feel will change with HoT though.

Crimson Clouds.4853:

Torch also used to have a very minor look-in before the rebalance. Warhorn isn’t particularly useful apart from the speed-boost, although some time ago used to be meta for rangers.

In PvP, Sword/Torch was common for mesmers, and warhorn was used often by bunker warriors for the convert conditions to boons when using a warhorn skill + Blast finisher on 5 which was combined with the fire field on the longbow for some additional might stacking.

Apart from my new mesmer, Greatsword I’d say. Never liked the feel, animation or skills on the warrior. I liked the retaliation boost on guradian, but really there is no substitue for smacking something in the face with a big, blunt hammer or skull cracking with a mace

Dagger main hand I no longer use at all. Much prefer sceptre for my ele and
sword/pistol for my thief

Yeah, I’m not really a traditional, meta kinda player…..

Probably the rifle. Warriors generally take longbow instead, and as far as I’ve seen engineers prefer pistol/shield.