Guild Wars 2

Hi, ive been really enjoying the mesmer class in GW2 but i cant decide what the 2 best weapons are.. ive gone through all of them including the off hand weapons, im just not too sure which weapons to pick if anyone has any advice please comment, thanks.

There are no best weapons for any profession, at least that’s what Anet intended us to follow. As we know skills are tied to each different weapons, you just need to learn to make good use for each one of them. Especially in WvW for example, a well prepared Mesmer may want to use up to 5 different weapons to best suit the dynamics in WvW: Sword, Pistol, Focus, Greatsword, Staff. Unlike many other professions, Mesmers do need to rely on serveral different weapon sets to be comparable to other classes in terms of versatility. As it’s been noted before, the severe lack of AoE and extended speed buff are two of our most significant weaknesses. For example in PvP or WvW, movement speed also counts as a great deal in your overeall survivability. Focus is our only available option for active speed buff but that requires you to switch your weapon. During a combat, that will not be an option and Phantasmal Warden is a really poor choice to use in general PvP situations due to it being stationary. Sword+Pistol is mostly favored in 1v1 scenarios. Staff is more focus in its defensive measures. Greatsword has its benefits at long range and keep enemies away from close distance.

I can’t really give my advice to anyone to have a favorite one or two weapon choices, because if enough people suggesting or favoring a particular weapon X, you can expect it to get nerfed next patch to come. Instead of buff other unpopular and low demanded weapons to make them as viable and attractive as some of others, Anet likes to nerf the “good” ones to bring them in “balance” with the rest. While I do not agree this is a good approach in balancing but it’s a fact that they’ve made these choices in the past.