Guild Wars 2

Hey guys, im a player who has spent most of his time in wvw practicing fighting other players in duels and 1Vx scenarios and while i love it i’ve been looking into the tpvp scene. From what i can tell the scene looks pretty fun and i think i could start a team that would be relatively competitive. I have a couple of RL friends who are interested in starting a team and i was wondering what other players thought an “ideal” team would consist of. I know that there is obviously not going to be a “best” team as it comes down to players and their preferred professions. So i guess my question isn’t what are the best professions for tpvp, but what are the most important jobs?

I know that each team is going to need at least 1 bunker build, although i think 2 would probably be better. The team also is going to need a roamer to help join fights and support the team as quickly as possible. Im also thinking a point control build would be a good idea (like a condi necro with large wells and marks to help contested points).

So what would be a good team? A bunker guard, bunker trap thief, a roaming thief, a condi necro, and a mesmer for portal, timewarp and confusion? Theses just happen to be classes my friends and i play, but we are all willing to mess around with other classes until we find ones that work well for tpvp. For example, i play a thief in wvw and pve, but i would be happy to play a roaming-bunker d/d ele if it would benefit my team more.

I’m really interested in what other players use, and would like something to go off of. My friends and i are looking for somewhere to start so that we can work on our own builds from there.

Bunker and roamers.

Get 2 or 3 of each.

Bunker: guardian, ele
Roamer: ele, thief, mesmer, ranger

What do you think of the idea of a bunker necromancer?

It’s been tried. They’re not really bunkers, they’re more tanky DPS like a caltrops thief is really. If you have the choice, there’s no reason to go for a subpar build when you can bring a guardian or ele who is much better at it.

If you want, take something like a ranger and a thief to fight whoever you think will bunker. If they can’t survive something like 30-60 seconds (it really depends on how good the DPS are) then they’re either a bad player or the build is poor.

For example, a friend was adamant that he had a viable bunker warrior. I was able to solo it in under 30 seconds on a 100B warrior.

I get what you’re saying. So a roaming glassy necro could be pretty good as a counter to a bunker though? Im thinking maybe 2 bunkers and 3 roamers for the team. A bunker guardian, a bunker ele, a roaming thief, a roaming necro, and a roaming mesmer/ranger.

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I get what you’re saying. So a roaming glassy necro could be pretty good as a counter to a bunker though? Im thinking maybe 2 bunkers and 3 roamers for the team. A bunker guardian, a bunker ele, a roaming thief, a roaming necro, and a roaming mesmer/ranger.

A condi necro can work, I won’t say they can’t, but they aren’t exactly roamers. They’re fairly bad in 1v1s and have very little mobility. They offer good support from the constant conditions and boon stripping, and have quite a bit of CC (3 second daze, 2 second knockdown, 1s instant fear).

They’re just not used very often because trap rangers do more damage, and mesmers can boon strip just as well as a necromancer. Both of them are better 1v1.

That team comp can work though, you just need to support your necromancer a lot. He’s the easiest target to focus, and maybe other than the thief the most likely target to be focused. He really should never be left alone after a group fight either.

Like say Foefire, you win the fight at graveyard, don’t send the necro to go poke at quarry alone. Send the thief/ranger/mesmer to do it, or have them accompany the necromancer if there’s someone on point.