Guild Wars 2

hi im new to pvp and still learning the game. me and my friends want to do ranked 5v5 and we wanted to know what are viable classes in those “conquest” modes i believe it’s called??

i’ve heard ppl say that ele/guardian are great, but then again ppl dont stack 5 of those.

could someone give me some incentive on what each class normally does in every game, like do they team fight/do they just defend the base?? do they go on a more support role?? for example i’ve heard “d/d elementalist” is always neeeded and for team fights cuz they cleave, tank, and offheal. so what about the other classes?

what about thieves, normally all i’ve been hearing is they only steal bases and constantly move, but are there thieves that go to the team fight?? same for every other class – can every class/specialization do any job, or are some better at certain ones n why

as far as revenant, i know it’s still fairly new class but how have they been doing in pvp??

thanks

there’s like 6 things you’ll see in the meta right now:

D/F (or staff) Tempset:
has really good support, basically the new bunker guard but can also 1v1 decently. you should try to use these in team fights or to hold a node while being outnumbered

weapon varying Druid:
these have decent support, but usually will be holding a side node in a 1v1 or 2v2. can also tank like a tempest but less direct support and sustain.

Sw/Sh Staff Herald (revenant)
Good damage and mobility. They are basically a thief and a bruiser at the same time. Amazing for getting rezzes due to the healing while rezzing trait. Tons of sustain too. Absolutely broken and I recommend running 2 if you can.

Hammer Scrapper
Similar to druid, they play side nodes. More dmg and cc but less support. I don’t like them very much as I feel like theyre just HP bars; but they do have decent damage from passive condi application from sigils and Inc. powder and the hammer skills.

S/F (GS) LB Dragonhunter
The most on node AoE damage of the other classes and decent ranged damage. They’re really good in 1v1 and theyre good against less skilled players who can’t focus well or avoid obvious aoe damage. Of all the classes listed theyre the squishiest which can be a burden sometimes.

S/W Staff Reaper
Can either run carrion or cele. Also known as the cry-o-mancer it does a ton of damage from chills and dhuumfire. It’s really tanky because of the massive HP pool with DS and forces enemies away with chill. Strong in skirmishes but loses effectiveness in team fights I think because of the cleanse everyone has.

@Booms hey man ty for reply n knowledge.

any notes on warrior, thief, mesmer by any chance?? thanks again!!