(edited by Reaper.5698)
Class HELP: Returning after a year and a half
1. Axe is used in the off-hand for Power-based builds, main-hand for Condition-based builds.
2. Pet aggro should be a non-factor to your decision making process.
3. Best DPS pets are still the big cats, although many Rangers are slotting in Electric Wyverns for CC
Ojimaru pretty much hit all the big points. Longbow sword/axe ranger would make things go the fastest. Once you get enough points into druid and unlock natural stride you can then drop the signet as youll get the fastest run speed possible. On druid I tend to run smokescale, tiger, lynx, electric wyvern.
I’d just like to add that I believe it was on reddit that devs are looking into the Sylvari racial elite and it’s not completely out of the question that it’s going to get nerfed sometime down the line. No idea when or if, but I would not be surprised. I’d just go with which race you think has the best looks for it.