Guild Wars 2

Hey everyone, I came back and still haven’t figured out what Prof I want to play. I took a 4 year break and everything has changed!! I have lvl 80 thief but wanting to start fresh.

I made a Necro/War/Rev/Guard and Watching videos etc I really want to like Necro. So I’m here to ask for the Pro’s of the Prof more recently vs all the old things I find are 1-2 years old?

I’ll honestly be more focused on WvW and sPvP. I’ll def do alot of Pve but not my main focus.

Some things I was wondering.
What weapon combos to go with pre (reaper)?
What Crafts are good?
I see so many new stats to point hero points into, does it matter lvling?

Any other advice to help me would be awesome.

At lv 80 you’ll have 398 points to fully buy all the 5 core lines traits.
HoT hero challange gives you 10 hero points while the others only 1.
You’ll need 250 hero points to fully unlock your elite specialization.

The suggested crafting disciplines for necromancers are tailor and artificer, followed by weaponsmith.

The best current PvE build it’s condi and make use of viper weapon set: Greatsword Scepter/Dagger, you can easily obtain it with the class collection (for the greatsword, and then convert it to viper stats at the forge) or with a current event (HoT story required)

Vitali.5039:

At lv 80 you’ll have 398 points to fully buy all the 5 core lines traits.
HoT hero challange gives you 10 hero points while the others only 1.
You’ll need 250 hero points to fully unlock your elite specialization.

The suggested crafting disciplines for necromancers are tailor and artificer, followed by weaponsmith.

The best current PvE build it’s condi and make use of viper weapon set: Greatsword Scepter/Dagger, you can easily obtain it with the class collection (for the greatsword, and then convert it to viper stats at the forge) or with a current event (HoT story required)

Awesome thank you. The Current “Event” I have HoT, is it something that requires a specific level? I’m only lvl 12 right now.

Dynatos.4208:

Vitali.5039:

At lv 80 you’ll have 398 points to fully buy all the 5 core lines traits.
HoT hero challange gives you 10 hero points while the others only 1.
You’ll need 250 hero points to fully unlock your elite specialization.

The suggested crafting disciplines for necromancers are tailor and artificer, followed by weaponsmith.

The best current PvE build it’s condi and make use of viper weapon set: Greatsword Scepter/Dagger, you can easily obtain it with the class collection (for the greatsword, and then convert it to viper stats at the forge) or with a current event (HoT story required)

Awesome thank you. The Current “Event” I have HoT, is it something that requires a specific level? I’m only lvl 12 right now.

You should complete the story arc

Don’t forget to use epidemic

Stack a ton of condis on the tankiest enemy of a group and then use that ability to kill everything around it

Its so fun man

If you like WvW there’s no problem to use a Necromancer. You have to stay in the zerg or with someone because any thief or mesmer can kill you easy, but in the zerg a necro is really strong spamming conditions (also using with Epidemic, I love it still if got nerfed).

In sPvP you can find hard times using a necromancer.
Actually the necromancer is only supposed to spam boon corruptions and the Reaper Shroud combo 5+4 to spam poison, chill and vulnerability, with also a good damage. Outside that, you’re the easiest class to kill, you can hardly do a 1v1 against any other class (we’re only able to kill ele and engi because they spam boons and we can corrupt them, also they don’t have enough burst to kill us before we’re able to do anything, as the other classes can do).
A necromancer that know how to play can be a great resource for his team but NEED Support and without it a necro is dead and can’t do anything useful.

At the start, you can feel a little frustrated (and also at higher ranks…) but if you learn to play that class, and find good players to play with, is funny to play and will grant you some satisfactions.

The necromancer is the best class I played, is funny, the mechanic is a little clunchy but good, the theme is great and deep in every skill and build you can use.

If you like to be the one that doom an enemy to death debuffing him while the others kill him easy and fast, that’s your class.

There’s a coming Expansion and a lot of things can change in the next days, but the necro is the best themed class of all.

Only a thing: If you’re a super pro player that like powerplay, perfect classes able to do the impossible and play in that 1% of the game that require only the best class and build, the necromancer isn’t for you.
In PvE is not required in any party, all the other classes can do things better and the only thing you can do better is survive longer with the shroud. Nothing more. Worst damage, no support and no might stack for allies (only for you). But you can still do great things.

We have a greatsword

Silv.9207:

If you like WvW there’s no problem to use a Necromancer. You have to stay in the zerg or with someone because any thief or mesmer can kill you easy, but in the zerg a necro is really strong spamming conditions (also using with Epidemic, I love it still if got nerfed).

In sPvP you can find hard times using a necromancer.
Actually the necromancer is only supposed to spam boon corruptions and the Reaper Shroud combo 5+4 to spam poison, chill and vulnerability, with also a good damage. Outside that, you’re the easiest class to kill, you can hardly do a 1v1 against any other class (we’re only able to kill ele and engi because they spam boons and we can corrupt them, also they don’t have enough burst to kill us before we’re able to do anything, as the other classes can do).
A necromancer that know how to play can be a great resource for his team but NEED Support and without it a necro is dead and can’t do anything useful.

At the start, you can feel a little frustrated (and also at higher ranks…) but if you learn to play that class, and find good players to play with, is funny to play and will grant you some satisfactions.

The necromancer is the best class I played, is funny, the mechanic is a little clunchy but good, the theme is great and deep in every skill and build you can use.

If you like to be the one that doom an enemy to death debuffing him while the others kill him easy and fast, that’s your class.

There’s a coming Expansion and a lot of things can change in the next days, but the necro is the best themed class of all.

Only a thing: If you’re a super pro player that like powerplay, perfect classes able to do the impossible and play in that 1% of the game that require only the best class and build, the necromancer isn’t for you.
In PvE is not required in any party, all the other classes can do things better and the only thing you can do better is survive longer with the shroud. Nothing more. Worst damage, no support and no might stack for allies (only for you). But you can still do great things.

Thanks for Tips. Right now I’m focused on getting lvld up and then focusing more on WvW and PvP. So I have a good way to go to 80 to learn and i’m playing this from a casual aspect to just have fun.

That being said I have a 80 thief already from launch that I will prob get back into or lvl another class to focus more on PVE possibly. I’m not a person that likes to switch when they game offers so much!

ALso right now Im using dagger/horn and Staff for lvling. is this my best option for now till lvl 60 and reaper?

Because you’re not going to be part in any raid with the LFG
Because when they see you in PvP you’re the first one targetted

You see, for these reasons Necro is an amazing solo playable class…

/sarcasm off

Vitali.5039:

At lv 80 you’ll have 398 points to fully buy all the 5 core lines traits.
HoT hero challange gives you 10 hero points while the others only 1.
You’ll need 250 hero points to fully unlock your elite specialization.

The suggested crafting disciplines for necromancers are tailor and artificer, followed by weaponsmith.

The best current PvE build it’s condi and make use of viper weapon set: Greatsword Scepter/Dagger, you can easily obtain it with the class collection (for the greatsword, and then convert it to viper stats at the forge) or with a current event (HoT story required)

So what would Artificer do for me if i go GS build? ot sure how else it would benefit me.

thanks,

Azzara Nectum.1734:

Because you’re not going to be part in any raid with the LFG
Because when they see you in PvP you’re the first one targetted

You see, for these reasons Necro is an amazing solo playable class…

/sarcasm off

Say No More /understood

Dynatos.4208:

Azzara Nectum.1734:

Because you’re not going to be part in any raid with the LFG
Because when they see you in PvP you’re the first one targetted

You see, for these reasons Necro is an amazing solo playable class…

/sarcasm off

Say No More /understood

Don’t listen to these complainers all they do is kitten and moan. The necro is an amazing class. A class I am proud of playing. It is the only class that keeps me in the game.

I mean I kick butt using this amazing class everyday in PvP. The only draw back is that reading skills is dang near impossible.

silvermember.8941:

Dynatos.4208:

Azzara Nectum.1734:

Because you’re not going to be part in any raid with the LFG
Because when they see you in PvP you’re the first one targetted

You see, for these reasons Necro is an amazing solo playable class…

/sarcasm off

Say No More /understood

Don’t listen to these complainers all they do is kitten and moan. The necro is an amazing class. A class I am proud of playing. It is the only class that keeps me in the game.

I mean I kick butt using this amazing class everyday in PvP. The only draw back is that reading skills is dang near impossible.

Don’t get me wrong here, I love the Necro playstyle and feel.. I hardly play any other class..
But you can’t deny that the class needs some love.. Some traits are realy lacking..
Or should just be baseline like the signet passives now working in shroud.. That shouldn’t be a trait, that should just be there both in and out of shroud..
The long channeling on greatsword which should be a power weapon? That should be almost instant

Azzara Nectum.1734:

silvermember.8941:

Dynatos.4208:

Azzara Nectum.1734:

Because you’re not going to be part in any raid with the LFG
Because when they see you in PvP you’re the first one targetted

You see, for these reasons Necro is an amazing solo playable class…

/sarcasm off

Say No More /understood

Don’t listen to these complainers all they do is kitten and moan. The necro is an amazing class. A class I am proud of playing. It is the only class that keeps me in the game.

I mean I kick butt using this amazing class everyday in PvP. The only draw back is that reading skills is dang near impossible.

Don’t get me wrong here, I love the Necro playstyle and feel.. I hardly play any other class..
But you can’t deny that the class needs some love.. Some traits are realy lacking..
Or should just be baseline like the signet passives now working in shroud.. That shouldn’t be a trait, that should just be there both in and out of shroud..
The long channeling on greatsword which should be a power weapon? That should be almost instant

My comment was a very obtuse way of saying whenever I am kicking but in PvP it is usually because I am sleeping. Reading is hard when you are sleeping.