Guild Wars 2

Hey guys can someone help me out? i came back to gw2 after like 2years or more and i was wondering, whats the best class for pvp that can also level up really easily, i would appreciate if u linked a build with your class of choice. i like 1shot playstyle btw but tell me your best.

Edit: Ok guys i kinda need help here now i’m like should i go ele or mesmer i’m scared of going ele since it will get nerfed and then i get a useless char need help here xD

1) The best class for PvP is d/d cele ele; nerfs incoming though. Every class can level up extremely easily.
2) Currently, we are experiencing a very bunkery meta, so you’re only ever going to be 1shotting baddies. Pick a build that you have fun and success with and forget about your 1 shotting dreams.
3) All the classes can be rewarding/successful given talent, just pick the one that suits you.

If you want to be able to carry in soloq, you want something with a lot of mobility to carry the team’s rotational errors. Mesmers are really good for this since you have a lot of mobility and can 1v1 most things if you outclass your opponent.
There’s nothing worse than being a bunker is soloq and having to stand in a team fight knowing that someone that someone has to go somewhere else, but going yourself would result in a lost team fight.

I decided to play mesmer instead of ele in pugquest tournaments even though I’m worse on mesmer purely because it’s far easier to carry rotations on mesmer.

I would recommend Thief…

It’s role makes it a lone wolf anyways but at least you are independent of your teammates (for at least a bit…). But if you do so please have a back-up prof like mesmer or mediguard in the case you are in a 2-3 thiefs-party and nobody wants to swap.

You can also try the meditation guardian. It’s off-combat speed is slow but with Pack runes, GS and maybe Retreat instead of Smite Condition it might work for you (btw traited GS and pack runes with Retreat is almost equal to a permanent +25% movement speed, not to mention Judge’s Intervention from 1200 range). With this build you might be a bit slower than other far-pushers or a typical thief but you have the same playstyle.

My two cents…

Thief or Mesmer. Stealth gives you the chance to choose your battles themselves.

Magira.6390:

Thief or Mesmer. Stealth gives you the chance to choose your battles themselves.

aye, thief or mesmer.

then proceed to +1 every 1 v 1 fights you can.

Mesmer or thief are not the right answers.

Thief is a horrible class for SOLO. It really only shines in a well coordinated team or if you get lucky enough to face really bads.

Mesmer is similar. They are the second best 1v1 class, but unless you are a dd ele, you really shouldn’t be doing many 1v1 anyway.

Play a bunker (dd ele is included in that). It is much easier to carry a solo team as a bunker.

style.6173:

Play a bunker (dd ele is included in that). It is much easier to carry a solo team as a bunker.

No it’s not. Pugs have a tendancy to zerg everywhere and as the bunker you either have to follow them in order to win fights, or go cap/defend a different point and watch the rest of your team slowly die without any sustain. I used to soloq on bunker guard a lot, but I gave up after this kept happening.

It’s also frustrating being in a 4v4 and having nothing on the enemy team die, while knowing there’s not much you can do about it.

Style is right though, thief and mesmer really only shine in a good team. In those cases they can really carry. For solo q, however, I find the best classes are the ones who can 1v1 well but can also escape 2v1’s quickly. This let’s you contest points without your teams help but without feeding when you are +1’d. For this reason I think D/D ele and Warrior are the best options.

Defo thief. +1 1v1’s, win team fights, get quick decaps and stealth res.

alright i decided to play mesmer can u guys help me out with a build? whats the best build atm?

Engineer. You can have good hibryd builds… defend points.. hel team fights , mobility and it is the funnest class to play

ShotZinho.4537:

alright i decided to play mesmer can u guys help me out with a build? whats the best build atm?

Just Google it.

Btw this.

D/D Ele or Thief

but wait till we see what nerfs/buffs are incoming to all classes.

A thief in my guild was doing 800,000+ damage per match. That sh&t is crazy!

If you are looking to switch up your build each match to best support your team. Then you’ll probably want to play engineer. However, if you are lookign to play a specific role with minimal build changing, then ele, mes, and thief are all good choices.

Obviously for now, elementalist is reigning supreme.

Pick ele – SPam the keyboard – you win
GG!

Not rly….

Ok guys i kinda need help here now i’m like should i go ele or mesmer i’m scared of going ele since it will get nerfed and then i get a useless char need help here xD

d/d ele, hands down. You can charge into a zerg with a better than even chance of survival on that build.

but what do i do with the char after the nerfs?

No nerfs have been announced, as far as I know. Besides Ele is pretty strong in WvW as a siege fighter.

In any case, I think you’re going about this with the wrong priorities. A couple of years ago, there were gankers that could run around solo and assassinate. That’s not so much the case any more. There aren’t any builds that are really outlandishly powerful like the once unbeatable hambow or the corruption rune condi bleed warrior.

Choose a class because you like to play it. I main Mesmer and Thief and have done so for years despite the limitations of those classes because I like the class concepts

And again, WvW is mostly about zerging.. pretty much any class will fly in a situation like that.