Guild Wars 2

I’ve been absent since about the end of Season 1, right before Lion’s Arch was destroyed. I just got bored with the LS and sick of grinding for ascended weapons to craft for each individual toon.

A lot has obviously changed since then and the prospect of very cool things from the expansion, like scavenger hunts (which was mentioned like 2 years ago) finally coming to fruition has got me interested.

I’ve got almost every character. My mains before I left were a warrior and mesmer. I also had a Necro at 80 and a Thief at 75. I play a lot of PvE (dungeons, world bosses) but I also love to zerg and roam in WvW. Not a fan of PvP though.

What are classes looking like these days? I’ve browsed around and obviously opinions vary. It seems as though Ele’s are top of the pack, Warriors are still strong, Mes and Necros are still very situational, Eng and Ranger finally got buffed, and Thieves are still towards the top but obviously again situational/single target vs general all around best in class.

So I have no qualms with finishing leveling a new toon or even having a split main between PvE and WvW toon. What would you suggest as a fun well balanced class these days?

Thanks in advance for the input!

This is a hard question. The devs are constantly trying to balance out things both inside each profession and between professions. There’s (or will be) a place for everyone, everywhere!

I’m guessing your “real” main was a Mesmer, and your “zerk grinding” main was a Warrior… Maybe I’m wrong!

To answer your question, I would go with one of two choices:
Either a Thief, or a Guardian. Both fun. Both balanced. Both you can skill up, if you find them exceptionally fun. Since you don’t have a Guardian, you can go through the NPE with that, too.

I have varied experience in both. If you need tips, give me a poke

WvW : Guardian, Warrior, Elementalist and Necromancer are on top (GWEN). Engineer and Ranger aren’t too bad for pugs zerg, while Thief and Mesmer have niche role, better suited for coordinated role with the commander.

sPvP : A good balance right now Engineer and Elementalist are still on top, but not by much anymore.

Dungeon : Elementalist is on top here too. Warrior, Guardian and thief complete the best profession. Mesmer is good in record run because of portal and some trick but otherwise Engineer and Ranger are better for pugs and normal group. Necromancer is dead last.