Guild Wars 2

Ok, so i played pvp with my ranger, warrior, engi, out of the 3 engi does best, warr second, ranger i just don’t feel.

Now i’m down to necro..and…well, you know it’s not going well.
I’m not new to necro (pve) but in pvp….well skills feel extra sluggish and i feel really glassy despite the huge hp. Well obviously it’s a L2P and learn 2 build issue, but before i go through it all…

Is necro good in pvp when build right and in good hands, or is it just flat out kitten no matter what i try?

The way I see it, Necromancer is only good (not decent, not acceptable, but truly good) under these three circumstances:

1. If you have a team (sPvP/WvW roaming) or a zerg (general WvW) backing you up, peeling for you and supporting you.
2. If you play Hotjoins or soloQ against unorganized teams that can´t manage to focus you down properly.
3. If you are Nos, the only Necro consistently having success with his team in the competitive scene right now.

Unfortunately, we can´t all be Nos

I played many matches as a necro in PvP. Ofcourse you will get better when you play it more often in PvP, but yes, the necro has some problems. The largest problem I feel is the fact that you can be focused down very easily if you play against decent organized teams. If your team does not care about you so much, it can be hard to be useful is teamfights. Since a necro overall has very limited escaping possibilities, it is important to decide properly in which fights you can participate and in which fights you can not.

Also, I hope that after the expansion HoT we will have some more effective possible builds. The amount of misplaced (master)traits is limiting our possibilities atm in my opinion, but this might get better. I never changed my necro for another class, but ye, I can get it when they frustrate people who try it.