Guild Wars 2

Hello I’m looking for a profession that is very good with both melee and ranged. Any suggestions please?

Warrior and Ranger are probably your best combinations.

Thank you, I’ll try those

:)

No problem at all.

depends, what side you want stronger
melee with decent range = warrior
range with decent melee= ranger

Also consider thief. Their range is smaller (900 w/ shortbow vs 1200+ for ranger and warrior), but their bow skills are really good.

The problem with ranger is that they tried to balance the class assuming ranger + pet damage. So the ranger’s melee and ranged damage are less than other classes’. They assumed your pet will always be there adding damage. A pet which often has horrible AI and doesn’t do what you want it to do and so frequently contributes no damage (like when the target is chasing you). Unfortunately there’s no way to permanently stow your pet, and there’s no way to create a ranger build which assumes zero pet damage.

If you want to play a stereotypical agile dual-wielding ranger but don’t want a pet, play a thief and use a bow. OTOH if you’re ok with a pet and ok with not seeing huge damage numbers then a ranger is fine. The pet mostly works in PvE (outside of dungeons). Alas the most effective ranger builds seem to be where the pet does the damage and the ranger supports the pet.