Guild Wars 2

What is the best Hybrid Profession in WvW? I’m talking about a Profession that can exceed at roaming, 1v1 and have access to both physical melee damage and somehow be able to do condition damage.

Is there such a profession?

Is it bad to go hybrid in WvW Roaming 1v1?

um I am still a bit new but I believe it is fine and I see Thief and Mesmer do it frequently

You could try out a Necro if you wanted. For 1v1s you could build axe/focus/dagger semi-glass cannon and do well, or you could do a terror build with scepter/dagger/saff which excels in 1v1 or zerging with the larger unblockable marks and 6 types of fear that does damage. You could also try your hand at a power build which you can do for a lot of damage while tanking or a lot of healing while tanking. Then if you want straight up hybrid scepter/dagger with axe/focus is really good for hybrids, you’re tanky and as a Necro can apply a lot of conditions with scepter/dagger then swap to axe/focus for more conditions and straight damage.

Though i guess if you don’t like Necros you could always build a BM bunker Ranger. They can do a lot of condition damage from their character while keeping massive regeneration on themselves and their pet, while the pet does a ton of physical damage from the constant crits if it isn’t kited. Bunker Rangers don’t bring that much to the table for zergs though, as a lot of their damage is through their pets which get dominated by aoes, and traps for condition if they run them, which are up close and personal to the zerg, where their regen can get stripped.

Thiefs are also really good at 1v1 and roaming, being able to either be built for lots of physical burst damage, or sustained condition survival to help them beat other classes because of their low base hp. Sadly Theifs don’t bring much to the table either in zergs other than mass stealth from shadow refuge (which is still really great for zergs), and the daggerstorm elite. They perform well in smaller groups though, because they can pick off targets while everyone is running around trying to kill eachother.

Ele is another class that’s good at roaming, but most eles that roam don’t rely much on conditions, other than burning for fire grab, and most of their damage is physical. dagger/dagger and scepter/dagger are really good for close range fights, and staff is excellent in zergs, but they don’t really mix well with each other (you’ll probably get rolled 1v1 as a staff ele against a 1v1 build, and d/d or s/d arn’t the best in zergs unless you’re in the fray with a lot of teamates, because once people see all the flashy effects, prepare to get focused).

Hope that helped at all. If you really want to find a profession that you think you’ll enjoy I suggest visiting the profession forums, as you’ll find a lot of builds and guides for different scenarios located there.

Edit: Forgot that a lot of bunker rangers also run longbow. Not sure how effective it is for 1v1s (probably good for engaging at range / if they are running), but in zergs it’s only partially effective. The high damage on the barrage aoe is really nice in a zerg, but if a guardian pops retaliate when you fire it, prepare to melt to a zergs worth of retaliation damage 8 times.

Do Not go necro for 1v1. Check out the necro part of the forum first….

Thief / Eng / Mesmar / Ele, IMO.