Guild Wars 2

WvW at its best is a lot of fun and as every server gets more organised we are seeing more and more interesting strategies develop.

However one thing that crops up over and over again is the utility the Mesmer offers, If you read my guilds internal strategy forums you would think no other class is needed at all. (ok i exaggerate…but only slightly!)

We all know about the impact a portal bomb can have if executed well.

However it is even more than that. If a Castle or Keep is under siege and needs more supply then send a group and our trusted all purpose mesmer jumps down to a secluded spot portalling everyone back inside.

How about hide a Mesmer inside a Keep after all they have invisibility too and then when the defenders move on port in a nice big army bypassing the majority of defences.

Need to get Gollums from A to B fastest…Yes you guessed it, its time to throw down the all powerful Portal.

Knock someone off a wall? Mesmers do that too. They also offer group speed, timewarp and are pretty good in 1v1 battles.

So I ask the community what can OTHER professions do that could make a real difference in WvW?

I will kick off with the Thief. It is an excellent spy with its speed and clock abilities.
It is also a beast in 1v1 and the Shortbow ain’t half bad either for discouraging Siegers or conversely players on a wall. It also seems to be able to stay in almost permanent cloak if traited for that purpose which causes no end of frustration when trying to cap a supply camp.

What else?

Half of the time as a guardian you put down wall of reflection > afk for 40 seconds > put down wall of reflection > loop in a zerg fight

The other half you take out your mighty greatsword and swing away at verteran guards and scouts at supply camps

You get to auto-attack doors all day long taking all the siege damage because you refuse to use a sceptor

Or you get to rez people on the map because they have all been killed by roaming thieves and everybody wants you to hunt down that thief because you are a guardian and are supposed to just look at thieves and they die nevermind that they run kitten fast and stealth whenever they get below 50% health

And those rare times when you face a group that isnt 5+ people
take them all down, but still thinks that you should reroll

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