Guild Wars 2

I have a Mesmer and a Guardian up to lv 80 already, and would like a third character to get my priory banner. I will mostly use this character for fractals and pve exploration.

Which is better for endgame fractals and dungeon runs? And which is more fun leveling?

I’ll also add Thief to that list.

Fractals and pve exploration? Isn’t that what guard and mes already best at? If you are talking world completion, I think by default my d/d stealth thief is nearly there. But between your choices… I’d probably say warrior mostly because ele is the only class I haven’t rolled/lvled to 80 yet (apart from ranger that I deleted mid-lvl :P ). Warr is more wanted in groups for the most part.

Most fun to lvl? Thief… oh warr between the two, easy lvling. Warr and thief are easy to lvl… though not 100% sure about ele regarding that. Maybe fast lvling in groups as a water ele? That’s probably what I’d do if it came to running an ele for dungeons. Oh, and warrior you don’t need to think… lol

Cool. Thanks for your input. I guess I’ll flip a coin between warrior and thief.

aluque.8607:

Cool. Thanks for your input. I guess I’ll flip a coin between warrior and thief.

Yeah, well at least for dungeons, warrior will serve you best for that. If you play the thief well, dungeon groups will be np especially getting on peoples friends list. A lot of bad thieves though… so not as easy getting into PuG’s… though easier than ele’s. But between the three, yes I’d say thief is king of world completion, yet still remarkably well in dungeons if you have the knack; really fast fingers and sharp eyes

For fractals definitely warrior, but other dungeons will benefit from elementalists too.

I’m in a similar position as you – got my guardian alt to 80 and currently taking my time levelling a warrior, mesmer and elementalist as I pretty much only do dungeons. The elementalist is more fun to me because guardian and warrior levelling feels really similar and is starting to feel like a grind, but it’s a bit of a learning curve figuring out what attunement does what and which is best for which encounter.

The warrior on the other hand is basically unlock all signets + elite warbanner, get yourself a greatsword, 100 blades everything, use greatsword 3 and 5 for covering great distances quickly, join dynamic event zergs and boom level up. You don’t have to use much of your brain to play a warrior so in that sense an elementalist is much more engaging.

I hope I was able to help you ingame on choosing professions.
=) Keep practicing on each one and see which professions will likely suite your playstyle.

Goodluck and let me know if u have any questions ingame so I can help ya out!

lcpdragonslayer.7895:

The warrior on the other hand is basically unlock all signets + elite warbanner, get yourself a greatsword, 100 blades everything, use greatsword 3 and 5 for covering great distances quickly, join dynamic event zergs and boom level up. You don’t have to use much of your brain to play a warrior so in that sense an elementalist is much more engaging.

Yeah that is pretty much right on. I’ve been heavy on signets and regen, but now fitting in banners since this patch. I spent quite a bit of time on frozen maw during leveling, GS and rifle, though now maw is on a slower clock so that not as helpful for you. When not using rifle I use hammer, good aoe when you need to move around a lot. I trait signets to add precision. Otherwise combat is rinse and repeat for the most part while guard is a bit more complicated of the heavy armor set in comparison.