Guild Wars 2

Hi guys,

I have played this game for quite a while now but I still don’t know what char of mine I should dedicate my time to. In most games I have played a sneaky dude with a bow but I want a change for this game, I really like a playing a support person and I am not sure what is the funnest for that in this game. With support I mean a guy who can heal and buff allies and is quite chunky himself to, oh and I want him to have like a shamanistic vibe to him, that would be so cool! Open to all opinions :)

Well you’ve basically just described a guardian – buffs and heals but quite tough himself.

Not so sure about the sharmanistic vibe but I think you’d enjoy them.

Guardian is perhaps the best at defensive support when built for it, and very survivable too. Its main drawbacks are a lack of DPS and poor ranged options. A lot of guardian attacks also involve light and blue fire, so not sure if that would count as shamanistic.

Elementalists can also be fairly good support, though they’re more of a jack-of-all-trades, less group oriented (in the case of a double-dagger elementalist), and more difficult to play than a guardian. Unlike guardian, you will have to switch attunements constantly to be effective and stay moving at all times to stay alive. Eles cannot stand and take hits like a guardian, but are incredibly survivable when built and played right. They make use of the classic four elements (as indicated by the name), so that may be more shamanistic, especially if you go staff.