Guild Wars 2

I’m making a new character, and I’ve gotten down classes choices to Warrior or Guardian, and I just can’t decide on which. I have various things I like about both, and wont be getting into that here.

Mostly, I was wondering of the PvE viability of 1 handed sword for Warrior. 1 handed Sword because it’s my favorite weapon model wise, and I’d of course like to use it. PvE, because I already know plenty about PvP, from my needing to know how to counter certain types when playing it (dont need to know as much about others classes in PvE).

Pic is what I hope to eventually look like. Kurzick for life.

Let’s get one thing out of the way: You can play the game with any weaponset.

Now then, in my opinion there’s two aspects to look at. First is Sword/X in relation to other similar specs. The Sword is a funky weapon, as its main purpose in PvE is conditions. However, in that regard, Warrior just plain sucks. Granted, we can get 16s duration bleeds, but the speed at which we put them up is just sad. In comparison to other condi builds, Warriors aren’t much of a contender.

Second is Sword/X in relation to other Warrior specs. Ok, right off the bat: It’s bad. Not only is it inherently disadvantaged because it’s conditions, but the damage it dishes out is far behind what you could get with some of our direct damage setups.

So if you ask me, Sword/X isn’t that good of a setup in PvE. However, it is playable. So if you don’t mind being a bit slower and contributing less to your team, I say go for it. Personally, I have the most fun in PvE with Sword/Axe with Furious.

Offhand sword with recent changes is actually quite fun.

More to the point, the Mainhand sword is nice for exploration for the gap closer, but its damage is pitiful in a dungeon/fractals.

PVE is a big term, and basically, a warrior with nearly any spec and any weapon can waltz through open world, but when you want to go into guild challenges, dungeons, fractals, the sword feels off when it is mainhand. I much rather take a mainhand axe and an offhand mace, but with recent sword changes, I am most likely going to switch to use the sword offhand.