Guild Wars 2

I mainly play this game for PvP on WvWvW and im looking to change from damage as rifle/GS warrior to something different.

My goal is to have a profession that can survive both on its own and in the middle of a zerg. id also like it to be capable of both AoE and ST(i dont mind if AoE is weaker though).

I’m a fairly new player and so im having trouble picking the right profession.

So What do you recommend for my wants/needs and why do you recommend it?

Any class can be built for survivability with gear and trait choices. However, Guardian might be the most survivable in the game.

guardian would be perfect choice for you then

with some tough/vit gears you are pretty much undying even in a huge zerg fights but dmg you do its totally crappy…you also have great stability and healing skills

with my wvw build im currently sitting around 22k hp and 3.3k armor (without buffs)
its a full power/tough/vit build and it cant fail in Zerg Wars.in last 2 weeks i managed to get over 10 000 kills and less then 700 deaths

Dagger/focus elementalist, really high survivability, immortal in 1vs1, good in 1vs2~3 and can survive in the middle of a zerg.
Even more harder to kill if you go for for scepter/focus, but you wont kill anyone with that xD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osTeVNUuX4w (only 1328 toughness on the vid)

Daggerstorm + Malice signet thief and Lifesteal on venoms works wonders with knights or soldiers gear.

this is build im useing for wvw

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fUEQJARWlYgyCXFyvDf4EhVBCi9AjaMjXPooDZIA-jUyAorARfgIQAZvioxW2IiGLhoKbM1LRUtJXICA-w

for a large blob fights this build doesnt have flaws

this build is so bad I cant even describe you, why using so many shouts without purity of voice. And guardian got nerfed a bit to heal max amount of condition you need you shouts traits… honestly and those 3 shouts. Save yourselves without cond removal is pure death.. No wall of reflection or sanctuary. This is just a single minded narrow I am by myself build

At OP. We’ve seen a 50+ zerg consisting of 50% guardians, 25% elementalists, 25% necromancers a few weeks back. Does that give you an idea about survivable aoe spammers? Another zergling… great.

i dont know about you but this build does wonders for me

like i said i managed to make over 13k kills with less then 700 deaths

save yourself is one of best skills especialy for those huge fights since it gives you 33% reduced incomeing dmg for 10 sec

also gives regen:1,675 heal,retaliation and swiftness

even with all the skill lagg i hardly die at all….you saing this build sucks would just mean im to good and skilled as a player then) i know am but so its the build

Warriors, Guardians and Necromancers for taking the most damage and surviving. Elemenatalists have alot of abilities that make them hard to kill. Thiefs can build alot of mobility and with stealth can have alot of survivability. Engineers have some survivability but I wouldn’t be ranking them highly on this. Mesmers have alot of suvivability but its balanced out by slow mobility etc. Rangers actually can be hard to kill, particularly in water, but I wouldn’t rate them highly either.

nagymbear.5280:

At OP. We’ve seen a 50+ zerg consisting of 50% guardians, 25% elementalists, 25% necromancers a few weeks back. Does that give you an idea about survivable aoe spammers? Another zergling… great.

dont know about you but my guardian is the best kittening roamer in the world!

Oh please don’t go guardian. Worst class for wvw. Yes they can take a hit but they don’t do enough damage to solo roam or kill anything. Only useful in zergs due to their support abilities.

Ranger, however, sounds like exactly what you’re looking for. They have great survivability. Perfect for solo roam. And then decent Aoe and support for when zerging. A fairly well rounded class. They do lack burst dps though due to the quickness nerf. But it sounds like you’re not interested in bursting people down anyway.

Mesmers are extremely survivable in full on zerg battles. I rush into the middle of the fray and die amazingly little.

ChaoticFlame.4752:

But it sounds like you’re not interested in bursting people down anyway.

That is it exactly. I’m more interested in being useful no matter my situation rather than just be a glasscannon or a zergling mindless AoE spammer.

Like i said. i dont spend all my time in the zerg, i do both that and solo roaming. my main goal while roaming isnt killing people its capping unguarded spots.

ChaoticFlame.4752:

Ranger, however, sounds like exactly what you’re looking for. They have great survivability. Perfect for solo roam.

Yes, I did some solo caping on my ranger with traps on Saturday, great fun untill you run into 2 palyers or more who know their class well.

i’ll probably get flamed for this, but why not just use a defense focused warrior build? it’s what I play, and I have very high survivability. Short of being focus fired by 3+ people, I can usually stay alive indefinitely.

Play any class, if youre a zerger, every class has survivability.

Dont even need to learn the class, just know where the number 1 button is and the “F” button to res downed players.

Jscull.2514:

Play any class, if youre a zerger, every class has survivability.

Dont even need to learn the class, just know where the number 1 button is and the “F” button to res downed players.

I though “F” is for collecting loot bags, what zergs do you run in?