Guild Wars 2

Obviously Mesmer likely takes the #1 spot with portals, and knockbacks. I may be biased I guess since Mesmer is my only 80. I am curious about other classes though like thief. I only have an engineer which has some knockback abilities that are nice and I like shooting the flamethrower through doors. But it still doesn’t seem to really compare to mesmer.

What other classes bring some nice utility to WvW? And what is it?

Hands down guardian. If you refuse to play the FotM class then elementalist maybe!

I think all classes can bring something good to WvW. Its all about the build.

1. is the Mesmer of course

Mine brings in
heals (up to 2.8k aoe for every ally and his grandma around me up to every 6s through mantra healing)
Regeneration for every ally and his grandma
Glamour fields (null field and feedback) + Time warp
Boons on allies conditions on foes; 2x (auto-attack and clone) and more
Chaos armor on ethereal fields (4x ethereal fields)
Still sustained damage through confusion stacking on fields (combo), phantasms that also grant regeneration to allies and auto-attack
knockback with GS
and more and more and more

And they dare to play their Mesmer glass canon dps specced in WvW. ;-)

This game kind of shows that anyone can be a support class if they so choose.

Take Thief for example – best spammable blast finisher in the game – you could set yourself up to do nothing but trigger combo fields for healing and buffs.

Find a class you really like and sculpt them into what you want.

Didn’t ask what class can support. Clearly said WvW utility. As in, skills that specifically work well and benefit WvW. Of course support helps, but so does DPS and tanky classes. I’m looking more for classes that specifically bring an ability or abilities that greatly impact WvW battle. Mesmer can port, knockback and support if you must. I know theives can be a pain in the butt to capture points due to their invisibility.

I’m not sure what you mean.

I play a standardbearer warrior with lots of points invested in improving banners and keeping the buffs moving with the group, either offense of defense. Is that what you’re looking for?

From my experience… don’t have as much info on some classes though.

Mesmer – portals, time warp, reflect bubble, possibly stealth
Guardian – reflect wall and bubbles, retaliation
Elementalist – lots of heavy AoE, lots of combo fields, AoE CC
Necromancer – condition spread… I’ve seen a down-scaled necro solo a supply camp? lol
Engineer – mortar and 1500 range grenades
Thief – stealth
Warrior – battle standards, possible 1m+ of AoE swiftness

Not sure about the others.