Guild Wars 2

Definitly not an human legend. "Hey! I’m a charr/Norn and i’m focus to channel legends, but mostly humans you know,seems that ower people are kinda weak.
Pyre fiertir (shortbow), Vizir Khilbron/lich (scepter) seems appropriate.

Shorbow is Pyre’s weapon and the scepter for Khilbron might be the Scepter of Orr. Coz Yes like EdwinLi said weapons are in relation with one legend, representing something of it and with themed abilities.

But i’m don’t confident in a new “expansion” so far.

Legend: Snaff
Weapon: Rifle- Fires Magic Bullets with a focus on applying conditions and various elemental effects. His utilities could summon turret-like golems.

I can only think of two classes that use the Rifle in GW2, the Warrior and the Engineer (who uses it more like a shotgun than a rifle). Its sorely underrepresented, and I’d welcome more classes using it, even if its in unique ways.

i would like to see great sword too,but we already have a midrange flat damage with staff, and we already recieve an off hand with glint so maybe a ranged condi weapon.
pyre fierceshot is actually the right candidate for this and a shortbow will suit well,we already have a ranged damage wep so it will make sense having something different.

but, running with fantasy and watching the numerous legend we have from gw1 and gw2 will be fun having:
turai ossa as legend maybe with gs(yes he using sword shield but who cares)and cleaving down thing with a mid range misty gs would be amazing.
kunawang as legend maybe an elemental one with thunderstorm theme using scepter or focus as weapon
way not a palawa joko to bound with mallyx with a full condispec and weapons could be double dagger in mid range (600/900) with bleeding and poison
others two legend the champions of the two factions of cantha saint viktor and archemours don’t know what kind of weapon as both are warriors but a double axe melee and gs would be fun.

krzysiek.9061:

@Flaming.4250
Oh, yeah! Throwing daggers would be amazing!

Stabbing foes throught the Mists! Glorious!

My thoughts:

It’s probably overly ambitious, but I’d really like to see the revenant getting a condition-based midrange mainhand weapon that’s not tied to an elite specialisation. Professions should have more than one ranged option as core, in my opinion, and now that the revenant has a weaponswap, it’s a problem that they only have one weapon that’s really condition-based.

More generally:

I think part of the reason we have a Mallyx legend is that ArenaNet wanted something closely associated with Abaddon, without actually having a god as a legend. Gods, elder dragons, and beings of that category feel like they may be too powerful to have as legends, so Mallyx allows that Abaddonesque feel without breaking that rule.

Khilbron I’m not sure about – he’s sufficiently distinct from Mallyx, but it feels like a Khilbron legend would be a little too close to pretending to be a necromancer. For similar reasons, I’d be leery about introducing any legend whose expected playstyle would be a copy of an existing profession.

Mercurias.1826:

The way these legends are situated, I’d honestly expect the next legend to be Massive HoT Spoilers here, be warnedTrehearne. After all, he helped revitalize a fallen, currupted continent, then also coordinated and led an army that killed an Elder Dragon, which is something both Glint and Jalis became legends for TRYING EPICALLY to do, but ultimately failing. At the end, he then gave his life to ensure the brain death of a SECOND Elder Dragon. From a lore standpoint, he died as one of the single most influential heroes in Tyria's entire history, if not THE most influential. He was literally instrumental in finally breaking a cycle of destruction and recreation lasting longer than anyone knows. That...Is pretty legendary, and with his time using Caladbolg, Imwould assume you would get a greatsword. Also, I'm reasonably sure Braham burned Ehr's body. She's gone forever. This is the biggest spoiler my lord.

I like this idea, albeit partly for the epic wailing it would result in.

To be fair to Khilron, Shiro Tagachi is basically stealing the same gameplay a thief enjoys minus the stealth. High mobility, lots of evades, lots of teleports, and the elite is basically an AoE Basilisk’s Venom. This is obviously because Shiro was an assassin, which thieves are the direct descendants of.

Revenant as a profession kind of requires to steal themes of other professions. We’re channeling legendary figures from the lore, most of whom fall under one of the available professions.

Similarly Khilbron would have a heavy necromantic theme, but without access to death shroud and likely with different minions. Maybe ghosts of Orrian soldiers who were once bent to Khilbron’s will. In fact we could even summon the undead spirit of Prince Rurik. That’d be interesting.

I think a mid range (900) weapon is ideal, because Revenants lack mid range options.
However, Axe and Sword offhands are mostly melee, so it would have to be a two handed weapon to work nicely. I think Shortbow would be a unique choice as it can only be used by two classes.

Miserymachine.7512:

Gotta have a greatsword. It pains me to have a main without a greatsword. Please…greatsword.

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Gratesward.

I’m with this guy here…Greatsword seems like the right pick for a Heavy class. But….. Rev needs another ranged option IMO.

We all want greatsword but the fact is next elite spec will be condi oriented with ranged condi wep.

Shortbow or pistol as a mid ranged weapon (900 range) would be nice. Would probably go the way of a condi option then.

How about dagger?
I want to have a sd/ds Rev.
Dagger:Long-range and Condition(bleed ,poison and burn) weapon,as Japanese kunai

Want a Melee Burst Weapon/Defensive Melee weapon hybrid greatSword and or Greataxe

Melee: Greatsword (or Dagger)
Maybe Talon Silverwing or another famous Warrior from the old age (Turai Ossa?)

Ranged: Shortbow (this weapon really needs more love, and Dragonhunter already has LB as its focus in terms of Elite Specs)
Pyre Fierceshot/Eir

Euthymias.7984:

Ranged: Shortbow (this weapon really needs more love, and Dragonhunter already has LB as its focus in terms of Elite Specs)
Pyre Fierceshot/Eir

chrono and herald both got shields for their elites, I’m not against rev getting a longbow.

First choice? Pistol or rifle. I know people are going “but Revenants wouldn’t use that!”. Yeah? And Engineers didn’t use hammers. As someone who adores the march of progress in real life, I consider people who push industry and uplift the human condition to be legends in their own right. I would channel Alan Turing in RL if I could.

I wouldn’t mind, thus, channeling whoever first invented pistols or rifles in this setting. I admit that some people might grumble about them inventing characters out of wholecloth for that end, but I’m personally always hungry for new lore.
I know Scarlet sounds unpalatable to some, hence why I’d instead prefer Ceara as a legend. But honestly, whatever brings Tara Strong’s voice talent back to the studio for a visit is A-OK with me!

If not a firearm though, I think it’d be neat if Revenants got a focus. Those ARE classic GW1 weapons and the number of skins focus GW2 has is really fun. I’d give said focus a 900 range auto attack. Yes, an off-hand weapon with an auto attack, first of its kind. Sort of like how Rev effectively has two attack types on one underwater weapon.

Great sword is so overdone i would be pretty disappointed if that was our next weapon.

Ranged throwing dagger would be cool , short bow and rifle are massively underused and could make for a really interesting specialization.

The way legends are it really opens the options for some really crazy kitten so far we have demon , dragon and even a centaur christ figure hopefully the next ones will be unexpected and not some generic humanoid warrior or whatever with Great sword.

Revenant needs a ranged weapon… hammer is so bugged in pvp it’s not even funny, skill#2 only landing on even terrain, skill#3 almost same problem, if you are above or below someone sometimes it doesnt land.

The bow idea is great, because since rev is a “spirit summoner” kinda thing, he could shot spirit arrows looking like blue flaming arrows or w/e Spirit legend is on, being condition damage orientated.

The same weapon I’ve been wanting for a long time (actually wanted it on Necro originally)…GREAT AXE!

Please add this weapon. We have it as a toy (executioner’s axe) and there are some enemies that use it as well. Please let me use it on my Rev. (and necro).

900 range Axe or scepter.

New Legend – Pyre trueshot

Theme – mid ranged skirmisher and condition applier

Special F2 skill – Mist arrow

- Fire a line targeted (similar to deflecting shot) arrow from the mists that does damage and knockbacks foes. Max 5 targets. CD 30s.

Special weapon – Shortbow

- The theme of the weapon would be mid ranged combat, of 900-1000, considering there already exists a long ranged power weapon. Short bow would apply single target condition pressure.

Skill 1 – flanking attacks inflict 3 seconds of Torment. Fire rate same as Ranger SB
Skill 2 – Rapid fire poison arrows for 2 seconds while gaining blur. CD 12 seconds. Attacks 5, poison stacks applied 5, duration 3 seconds.
Skill 3 – Shoot a frozen arrow onto your target chilling and crippling them, while appearing on the opposite side of them. Evade during it. CD 15 seconds
Skill 4 – Swing your bow in an AOE knocking down everyone for 1 second in an 180 AoE. CD 25 seconds
Skill 5 – Reatreat into the mists gaining invulnerability for 3 seconds and removing 3 conditions. Prevents cap contribution. CD 35 seconds

Utilities – Mix of Traps and Survival skills

Heal skill – Blink to an area while removing 3 conditions and healing for a small amount. Gain stealth for 2 seconds. CD 35 seconds

Utility 1 – mist infused trap Place a trap that immobilizes and slows enemies for 2 seconds and applies 6 stacks of bleeds for 10 seconds on activation. 35 energy cost

Utility 2 – resist Break stun and gain 2 stacks of stability for 3 seconds while converting 1 condition into a boon. Energy cost 30

Utility 3 – infused torment Apply 1 stack of torment for 3 seconds onto your next 5 attacks while gaining fury. Cost 35 energy

Elite – Maelstrom Lay down a trap that upon activation pulses blind and weakness to enemies and 2 stacks of might for 10 seconds to allies per pulse. 5 pulses. 10 second CD and 50 energy cost.

TRAITS

Minor traits:
- enable SB and Pyre skills
- gain 2 seconds of stealth when swapping legends
- gain 2 seconds of super speed when swapping legends

Adept traits:
- Gain 20% condition duration and 25% movement speed when wielding a Short bow
- Mist arrow transfers 3 conditions to the first enemy it hits
- Deal 10% extra damage to enemies beyond 600 range

Master traits:
- cast resist when stunned. 40 seconds ICD
- gain 2 stacks of stability for 3 seconds when casting mist arrow
- your trap skills apply 3 seconds of chill and cripple when activated

Grandmaster traits:
- heal 1000 hp/sec when in stealth. When exiting stealth gain 5 seconds of swiftness and regeneration. Only self cast stealth applies. ICD for boons 5 seconds.
- Mist arrow corrupts 2 boons on each enemy hit
- Condition damage taken is decreased by 25% when channeling Pyre. Toughness is increased by 150 when channeling Pyre

Interesting ideas Chokolata, but what if our shortbow plays on the revenant’s ability to create spirit rifts as well?

Tormenting Shot – flanking attacks inflict 3 seconds of Torment.
Rift Shot – Fires an arrow into the air that enters a rift and emerges from a second rift above the target’s head. Inflicts burning.
Mist Arrow – Encase yourself in a cloud of mist as you fire an arrow. While inside the mist cloud evade attacks for 1 second. The arrow chills the target.
Spacial Misdirection – Fires a volley of arrows into a mist portal that opens up behind the target, sending the arrows into the target’s back. Stacks bleeds.
Spacial Reversal – Fire an arrow at your target. If struck you and your target swap locations. Works as a teleport.

The weapon would heavily involve changing your position and attacking the opponent from odd angles. It’d work pretty well with Shiro or Pyre. Spacial Reversal would also be deadly if Pyre gave us traps like you suggested.

Burtnik.5218:

We all want greatsword but the fact is next elite spec will be condi oriented with ranged condi wep.

Mesmer has a ranged greatsword, and they made Revenant have hammer as a ranged weapon. Why couldn’t they make a ranged condi greatsword?

Burtnik.5218:

We all want greatsword but the fact is next elite spec will be condi oriented with ranged condi wep.

Mesmer has a ranged greatsword, and they made Revenant have hammer as a ranged weapon. Why couldn’t they make a ranged condi greatsword?

If I stop and think hard on the subject, I think the next weapon that would fit the Revenant “theme” should probably be a shortbow in order to give them a middle-ranged weapon, but as a heavy class I don’t know if that is on the table. Maybe some kind of oddball thing like a scepter.

NateBabe.6308:

Burtnik.5218:

We all want greatsword but the fact is next elite spec will be condi oriented with ranged condi wep.

Mesmer has a ranged greatsword, and they made Revenant have hammer as a ranged weapon. Why couldn’t they make a ranged condi greatsword?

cause we have no close range 2hander melee burst weapon.

draxynnic.3719:

My thoughts:

It’s probably overly ambitious, but I’d really like to see the revenant getting a condition-based midrange mainhand weapon that’s not tied to an elite specialisation. Professions should have more than one ranged option as core, in my opinion, and now that the revenant has a weaponswap, it’s a problem that they only have one weapon that’s really condition-based.

More generally:

I think part of the reason we have a Mallyx legend is that ArenaNet wanted something closely associated with Abaddon, without actually having a god as a legend. Gods, elder dragons, and beings of that category feel like they may be too powerful to have as legends, so Mallyx allows that Abaddonesque feel without breaking that rule.

Khilbron I’m not sure about – he’s sufficiently distinct from Mallyx, but it feels like a Khilbron legend would be a little too close to pretending to be a necromancer. For similar reasons, I’d be leery about introducing any legend whose expected playstyle would be a copy of an existing profession.

Mercurias.1826:

The way these legends are situated, I’d honestly expect the next legend to be Massive HoT Spoilers here, be warnedTrehearne. After all, he helped revitalize a fallen, currupted continent, then also coordinated and led an army that killed an Elder Dragon, which is something both Glint and Jalis became legends for TRYING EPICALLY to do, but ultimately failing. At the end, he then gave his life to ensure the brain death of a SECOND Elder Dragon. From a lore standpoint, he died as one of the single most influential heroes in Tyria's entire history, if not THE most influential. He was literally instrumental in finally breaking a cycle of destruction and recreation lasting longer than anyone knows. That...Is pretty legendary, and with his time using Caladbolg, Imwould assume you would get a greatsword. Also, I'm reasonably sure Braham burned Ehr's body. She's gone forever. This is the biggest spoiler my lord.

I like this idea, albeit partly for the epic wailing it would result in.

I doubt they will make legends out of people still in the game. that would throw off role players that play Revenant.

Knighthonor.4061:

draxynnic.3719:

My thoughts:

It’s probably overly ambitious, but I’d really like to see the revenant getting a condition-based midrange mainhand weapon that’s not tied to an elite specialisation. Professions should have more than one ranged option as core, in my opinion, and now that the revenant has a weaponswap, it’s a problem that they only have one weapon that’s really condition-based.

More generally:

I think part of the reason we have a Mallyx legend is that ArenaNet wanted something closely associated with Abaddon, without actually having a god as a legend. Gods, elder dragons, and beings of that category feel like they may be too powerful to have as legends, so Mallyx allows that Abaddonesque feel without breaking that rule.

Khilbron I’m not sure about – he’s sufficiently distinct from Mallyx, but it feels like a Khilbron legend would be a little too close to pretending to be a necromancer. For similar reasons, I’d be leery about introducing any legend whose expected playstyle would be a copy of an existing profession.

Mercurias.1826:

The way these legends are situated, I’d honestly expect the next legend to be Massive HoT Spoilers here, be warnedTrehearne. After all, he helped revitalize a fallen, currupted continent, then also coordinated and led an army that killed an Elder Dragon, which is something both Glint and Jalis became legends for TRYING EPICALLY to do, but ultimately failing. At the end, he then gave his life to ensure the brain death of a SECOND Elder Dragon. From a lore standpoint, he died as one of the single most influential heroes in Tyria's entire history, if not THE most influential. He was literally instrumental in finally breaking a cycle of destruction and recreation lasting longer than anyone knows. That...Is pretty legendary, and with his time using Caladbolg, Imwould assume you would get a greatsword. Also, I'm reasonably sure Braham burned Ehr's body. She's gone forever. This is the biggest spoiler my lord.

I like this idea, albeit partly for the epic wailing it would result in.

I doubt they will make legends out of people still in the game. that would throw off role players that play Revenant.

Yo. I roleplay.

I can’t speak for every single roleplayer in the world, but typically the way RP works in an MMO is that the personal/living story is not the canonical story for your character, since there can really only be one single Pact Commander. Instead, roleplay characters operate under their own stories in more or less the same timeframe as the main plot (with a few weeks given for people to get caught up on the new story content in-game so as to let people play it through without spoiler).

Many roleplay characters in this game, particularly, tend not to have the full power and build flexibility of a level 80 character anyway. If you stop to think on it, by level 80 you are shockingly strong, the master of multiple weapons and forms of magic. Usually folks limit their characters in certain ways, like a Necromancer who is great with Spectral magics and has a powerful Death Shroud, but who doesn’t have much talent with death magic and curses. Another example would be an engineer who is great with her self-made pistols and modified equipment, but who avoids building dangerous weapons like flamethrowers or explosives due to her personal beliefs against using her talents for wholesale slaughter.

I don’t personally see roleplay Revenants having a problem with that thing I suggested a long time ago.

midnight tea.3681:

First choice? Pistol or rifle. I know people are going “but Revenants wouldn’t use that!”. Yeah? And Engineers didn’t use hammers.

Hammers were a natural fit for Engineer, though – they would use them as a tool, after all, so it would be natural to use them as weapons as well. A mace (several mace skins are effectively onehanded hammers) would probably be more appropriate, but there’s nothing jarring about an engineer fighting with a hammer.

On the other hand, let’s keep in mind that Rytlock used a pistol before he became a revenant, so he probably wouldn’t be opposed to using firearms. Additionally, while we don’t have many candidates for firearm-users as legends (Scarlet, I guess, but… ugh), not all revenant weapons need to have actually been carried by the associated legend, but could in fact be representative of some aspect of a legend that is not closely associated with a specific weapon (mace and axe are representative of Mallyx’s fists and claws, while the herald shield is in the shape of a dragon’s wing). A firearm could be a very fitting weapon to be associated with a legend that is known for creating lots of fire, smoke, explosions, shockwaves, loud noises, and other things that firearms are also known for. Offhand there isn’t such a legend leaping out at me that we’ve met, but there could be some that we’d recognise from the lore without having seen firsthand: consider, for instance, a Legendary Titan Stance based on the first titan to meet the Flame Legion, with Searing-themed skills.