Guild Wars 2

Which professions are currently the strongest performing in PvP/WvW?

Thanks for the completely irrelevant answer.

Ele and DH because… reasons.

Thief and Mesmer… If you are smart and have mad skillz.

If you duo queue: ele and necro

if you solo q: dh, war, druid, scrapper for beginners, once you get the mechanical skill down and map awareness you can carry harder with mesmer and thf.

All of them. Seriously. Every profession has a meta spec right now, and all can succeed if played properly. However, some can succeed significantly more easily. The most notable one is Guardian (Dragonhunter). The ones that players generally hate seeing on their teams are Necros (Reapers) and Thieves (Daredevils) because they’re difficult to play well, and if played poorly, are basically a waste of space that could be used for two more DHs! That’s one thing that makes DHs so amazing is how good they are when stacked. Being spammed by traps used to be one of the most annoying thing in the game, but now they don’t daze (Thank you Anet!). But being knocked through Several Tests of Faith can be painful, and it’s something that so many players aren’t careful about. The main issue with DH is that once you know how to counter them and can get through their sustain, they actually die pretty easily, especially at lower ranks. DHs are less popular at the highest ranks for this reason; players know how to deal with them, and they have such a low skill ceiling that even a lower ranked player can almost master one. Still though, any level below the very top, DHs can have a tremendous impact on a match.

There are two support specs that are almost must haves to win against a good team, Ele (Tempest) and Ranger (Druid). These two can provide unmatched support and can keep a competent teammate alive for far longer than without support.

Previously, Rev (Herald) was just about the most OP of all the professions, but recent nerfs have brought them in line a big better. They’re still incredibly strong, but difficult to play and so aren’t nearly as popular as before.

Warrior (Berserker) is pretty easy to get the hang of and are quite popular because of that. Though they are easier to counter than DHs, so they won’t have an impact on a match as much as a DH. But if players don’t know how to deal with a Warrior, they can literally be killed in 2-3 hits, or condi bombed with no way to survive.

Mesmers (Chronomancers) are popular and extremely powerful, but is probably the most mechanically difficult profession to play well against good players.

Engis (Scrappers) are still a great asset to a team, but strong nerfs a few months ago hurt their popularity, and they can difficult to play.

If I would rank the top three most impactful professions on a ranked match when played welled, overall (meaning all levels of play in general):

1. DH
2. Chronomancer
3. Tempest

DHs are just powerful, Chronomancers provide powerful utility (though portal is generally wasted on uncoordinated teams) and Moa, and Tempest has unmatched healing and other supports.

If you care about my thoughts, don’t run DH because it’s easy and popular. Everyone loves having support, so try out Tempest or Druid. Both are extremely powerful and useful. If you want an easy DPS profession, Berserker is probably the next easiest from DH. If you just want the most powerful power damage, DH, Scrapper, Thief and Rev are your friends. (Recently a power Reaper build has been showing up, using Axe. It does some monster power damage and is more survivable than the condi specs.) If you want powerful condition damage, Chronomancer, Reaper and Berserker all have great condition specs.

In WvW? Can’t help you there!

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All of them. Seriously. Every profession has a meta spec right now, and all can succeed if played properly. However, some can succeed significantly more easily. The most notable one is Guardian (Dragonhunter). The ones that players generally hate seeing on their teams are Necros (Reapers) and Thieves (Daredevils) because they’re difficult to play well, and if played poorly, are basically a waste of space that could be used for two more DHs! That’s one thing that makes DHs so amazing is how good they are when stacked. Being spammed by traps used to be one of the most annoying thing in the game, but now they don’t daze (Thank you Anet!). But being knocked through Several Tests of Faith can be painful, and it’s something that so many players aren’t careful about. The main issue with DH is that once you know how to counter them and can get through their sustain, they actually die pretty easily, especially at lower ranks. DHs are less popular at the highest ranks for this reason; players know how to deal with them, and they have such a low skill ceiling that even a lower ranked player can almost master one. Still though, any level below the very top, DHs can have a tremendous impact on a match.

There are two support specs that are almost must haves to win against a good team, Ele (Tempest) and Ranger (Druid). These two can provide unmatched support and can keep a competent teammate alive for far longer than without support.

Previously, Rev (Herald) was just about the most OP of all the professions, but recent nerfs have brought them in line a big better. They’re still incredibly strong, but difficult to play and so aren’t nearly as popular as before.

Warrior (Berserker) is pretty easy to get the hang of and are quite popular because of that. Though they are easier to counter than DHs, so they won’t have an impact on a match as much as a DH. But if players don’t know how to deal with a Warrior, they can literally be killed in 2-3 hits, or condi bombed with no way to survive.

Mesmers (Chronomancers) are popular and extremely powerful, but is probably the most mechanically difficult profession to play well against good players.

Engis (Scrappers) are still a great asset to a team, but strong nerfs a few months ago hurt their popularity, and they can difficult to play.

If I would rank the top three most impactful professions on a ranked match when played welled, overall (meaning all levels of play in general):

1. DH
2. Chronomancer
3. Tempest

DHs are just powerful, Chronomancers provide powerful utility (though portal is generally wasted on uncoordinated teams) and Moa, and Tempest has unmatched healing and other supports.

If you care about my thoughts, don’t run DH because it’s easy and popular. Everyone loves having support, so try out Tempest or Druid. Both are extremely powerful and useful. If you want an easy DPS profession, Berserker is probably the next easiest from DH. If you just want the most powerful power damage, DH, Scrapper, Thief and Rev are your friends. (Recently a power Reaper build has been showing up, using Axe. It does some monster power damage and is more survivable than the condi specs.) If you want powerful condition damage, Chronomancer, Reaper and Berserker all have great condition specs.

In WvW? Can’t help you there!

+1, good summary. All depends on what you want thr most of, speed, damage, or support. No build has it all.

Zintrothen.1056:

All of them. Seriously. Every profession has a meta spec right now, and all can succeed if played properly. However, some can succeed significantly more easily. The most notable one is Guardian (Dragonhunter). The ones that players generally hate seeing on their teams are Necros (Reapers) and Thieves (Daredevils) because they’re difficult to play well, and if played poorly, are basically a waste of space that could be used for two more DHs! That’s one thing that makes DHs so amazing is how good they are when stacked. Being spammed by traps used to be one of the most annoying thing in the game, but now they don’t daze (Thank you Anet!). But being knocked through Several Tests of Faith can be painful, and it’s something that so many players aren’t careful about. The main issue with DH is that once you know how to counter them and can get through their sustain, they actually die pretty easily, especially at lower ranks. DHs are less popular at the highest ranks for this reason; players know how to deal with them, and they have such a low skill ceiling that even a lower ranked player can almost master one. Still though, any level below the very top, DHs can have a tremendous impact on a match.

There are two support specs that are almost must haves to win against a good team, Ele (Tempest) and Ranger (Druid). These two can provide unmatched support and can keep a competent teammate alive for far longer than without support.

Previously, Rev (Herald) was just about the most OP of all the professions, but recent nerfs have brought them in line a big better. They’re still incredibly strong, but difficult to play and so aren’t nearly as popular as before.

Warrior (Berserker) is pretty easy to get the hang of and are quite popular because of that. Though they are easier to counter than DHs, so they won’t have an impact on a match as much as a DH. But if players don’t know how to deal with a Warrior, they can literally be killed in 2-3 hits, or condi bombed with no way to survive.

Mesmers (Chronomancers) are popular and extremely powerful, but is probably the most mechanically difficult profession to play well against good players.

Engis (Scrappers) are still a great asset to a team, but strong nerfs a few months ago hurt their popularity, and they can difficult to play.

If I would rank the top three most impactful professions on a ranked match when played welled, overall (meaning all levels of play in general):

1. DH
2. Chronomancer
3. Tempest

DHs are just powerful, Chronomancers provide powerful utility (though portal is generally wasted on uncoordinated teams) and Moa, and Tempest has unmatched healing and other supports.

If you care about my thoughts, don’t run DH because it’s easy and popular. Everyone loves having support, so try out Tempest or Druid. Both are extremely powerful and useful. If you want an easy DPS profession, Berserker is probably the next easiest from DH. If you just want the most powerful power damage, DH, Scrapper, Thief and Rev are your friends. (Recently a power Reaper build has been showing up, using Axe. It does some monster power damage and is more survivable than the condi specs.) If you want powerful condition damage, Chronomancer, Reaper and Berserker all have great condition specs.

In WvW? Can’t help you there!

Awesome detailed answer thank you for putting in the effort.

Warriors are strongest in pvp/WvW in my opinion. And relatively easy to play.

If you are low in rank give Shoutbow Druid a try. I was having issues with my Scrapper because, despite being able to perform well, I couldn’t support my team well.

With Shoutbow Druid, I can easily take out Dragonhunters and Reapers from range, then move in and provide a burst of support to heal up low health allies. “Search and Rescue” allows me to teleport my allies out of all that aoe damage on mid that they were trying to face tank so I can revive them. With permanent swiftness and frequent access to stealth and super speed, I can easily escape from a bad situation and out rotate the enemy team to cap an open point or rush to help teammates on a vulnerable point.

It is a really nice balance of damage, mobility, and support that allows me to turn the tide in some matches. If you haven’t tried it, give it a shot.