Guild Wars 2

Firebrand still lacks movement speed traits, we know by design, however with the Firebrand using the Axe this presents a problem of being able to stay on target in a game where other professions keep gaining more movement abilities and escapes.

Firebrand is designed to attack and support in melee based upon the melee weapon, majority PBAoE Tomes and the frontal cone Mantras, this also becomes a problem with limited movement speed and the limited range of these abilities.

Ideas

Axe – Needs to play more like main-hand Dagger Elementalist

Core Cleave, Bleeding Edge, Blazing Slash – all changed to 300 range

Symbol of Vengeance – becomes a 450 range leap that drops the symbol at your feet when you land.

Blazing Edge – Stays 600 range but uses the ammo system and has 2 charges.

Mantras

Too hard to land on enemies or allies right now

All become either 300 PBAoE. Or 600 range frontal cone (like old Staff wave)

Tomes

A little slow when things go bad to respond due to cast time to open and cast time to use an ability. Two chances to be interrupted while trying to open and use one skill.

Opening a Tome should become instant cast, they are still balanced by their large visual tells and decent cast times.

Tome cooldown reduced by 15% for every unused page when you stow the Tome.

Tome of Resolve needs a little help when being focused. Add an AoE 360 range Daze for 3s to Eternal Oasis.

Traits

Imbued Haste doesn’t need to favour Conditions only ~ Change to +250 Power, Condition Damage and Healing.

Stoic Demeanor is quite weak right now, especially for a Grandmaster trait ~ add 3 second Chill in addition to the Slow to help with options to maintain melee range on enemies.

I really enjoyed the potential Firebrand has, it just needs a few tweaks to address the movement issues, Mantra range issues and tendency to be interrupted often trying to use Tomes in melee combat as by design.