Power ranger
In which modes though? PvE/PvP/WvW?
Yes, GS is all about that Maul burst, with some surprising mobility and defence built in, though you really want to milk it with Marksmanship traits like Remorseless. Sword autos do higher sustained damage.
5 useless class titles
Carrying enemy team since 2012
“Multiclass implies you can actually play the class” – a certain royalty
Carrying enemy team since 2012
“Multiclass implies you can actually play the class” – a certain royalty
Most PvE power-ranger builds follow a similar setup: Close to this one
You’ll nearly always take marksmanship for the huge damage modifiers there. Similarly skirmishing has a choice between vicious quarry or quickdraw, which are both amazing overall. The last traitline is a little hit and miss, beastmastery offers the most straight up damage, but druid is a very strong choice for the team buffing.
For weapons, everything revolves around sword/axe either on its own or with a weapon swap of some kind. Sw/Axe, Sw/Axe+WH, Sw/Axe+GS and Sword/Axe+Longbow are all viable in their own right.
Our power utility skills are terrible, you’ll nearly always want signet of the wild, but the other slots are almost pointless. It’s usually best to just bring some spirits for team buffing.
Once Soulbeast launches it looks like Sw/Axe + GS will be the best way to go, and should hopefully be pretty strong!