The variety of classes that Guild Wars 2 offers along with the most notable races of Tyria make us think for more than a while which character to make us for the first time, or try again and again all their skills until we decide on one style or another . To make your start in the world of Guild Wars 2 easier , we explain the main differences between all the classes and races that we can choose from when creating our avatar.
Races: They have some small differences in terms of skills , but their main highlights are the storyline of the game and the appearance, so it is better that we decide for our own taste and look for the race-class combination with which we are more comfortable. Still, it's nice to know what race we're playing and what tools you have.
Norn
The breed of Nordic par excellence, with skills more focused on close combat and pets that will temporarily accompany you , such as the serpent or the raven . His most interesting abilities are the elites, who will transform you into any of the spirit animals of the norn: crow, bear, wolf or snow leopard.
Charr
The arch-enemies of humans in the first installment of this saga, now available as a playable race, the charr have settled in old Ascalon, between wars and squads based on combat and engineering. They have skills with different uses, among which the war cry stands out , which will give different benefits to the player and all allies , something that will be appreciated, especially in the Player vs. Player world .
Human
The franchise's first playable race now has a new location, closer to Lion's Arch, rebuilt, and in the spirit of reclaiming what was once taken from them. The blessings of the old gods will be the main abilities of humans, which have multiple uses, from healing to transforming into Balthazar himself for a short period of time.
Asura
Experts in knowledge and technology, the little Asura are a race that became known in the last days of the first Guild Wars and whose civilization has advanced by great strides. Although they can be any type of class, the Asura have abilities that serve both the player and their allies, by being able to cause confusion to enemies or summon robots to attack or defend us , not to mention their elite ability: a suit robotic that will give us a bar full of unique abilities.
Sylvari
The Sylvari are plant-men , one of the youngest races of Tyria , born of the earth who have formed their own civilization. Their abilities can range from healing the user and other allies to summoning different animal spirits to join the battle for a short period of time, or creating roots that will heal all nearby allies.
Class: Another choice based on our taste, but one that will determine how we play Guild Wars 2. There are three clear archetypes: Soldiers (Guardian and Warrior), Adventurers (Thief, Ranger, and Engineer), and Scholars (Elementalist, Necromancer, and Mesmer), each one with different advantages and disadvantages in various fighting styles, variety of available weapons and their abilities. Each of the classes will play an important role in missions, dungeons or player-versus-player battles, so it is highly recommended to know what each of them has to know what our work will be like in the game.
Guardian
They are the quintessential tank class, perfectly combining AoE damage, defense and heal in a balance that allows them to endure long battles . We can use all kinds of melee weapons and even staves, staves and secondary weapons such as torches and spotlights , which will give the player greater versatility in battles. His most outstanding abilities will make us focus on combat or defense , thanks to the power books available to the guardian.
Warrior
A character of weapons to take and that few can stop him when he enters combat. You have a wide variety of weapons to choose from, both one-handed and two-handed . He can also tank whenever the situation calls for it, not to mention his battle banners, which will give benefits to all allies near the warrior. The combat does not end with a fallen warrior, since he will have the option of revenge and leave his last forces to rise again from the ground and continue fighting for a short period of time . His elite abilities include everything from them that generate adrenaline, battle banners that resurrect fallen allies or even turn us into a giant fighter. for a short time.
Engineer
A very versatile and quite interesting class, offering all kinds of advantages in combat, being able to build combat turrets or explosives or use elixirs to give benefits and heal allies. Their most powerful abilities allow the player to swap weapons for different inventions, such as flamethrowers, explosive packs, or elixir-throwing weapons.
Thief
He is the rogue of all RPGs, only now he takes stealth into the background and becomes a more fearsome class in melee engagements. You will be able to use swords , daggers, and pistols in both hands in any combination, allowing you to create different skill builds, although your deadliest combinations will be the two daggers (or dagger and sword) and two ranged pistols. Traps , stealth during combat, and various seals make up thieves' innate abilities.
Forest ranger
This class will never go alone through Tyria, having available a variety of pets that will accompany the player from their first steps . If we want to get hold of these animals we will have to search for them throughout Tyria and learn to use their abilities. Beyond the pet, the ranger is the class that can use the most types of weapons, from most of all melee weapons to most ranged weapons, specializing in throwing axes or in the two bows available in the game . His most notable abilities offer him to set enemy traps or seals with passive bonuses.
Necromancer
A class that is out of the average in other role-playing games, having many more weapon options than in other titles, being able to combine dark arts and melee weapons such as axes and war horns . The Minions will remain one of the main powers of the necromancer with life stealing and transformations , still the favorite choice for players looking to play more aggressive magic of MMORPG.
Elementalist
The main magicians of the game base their attacks on the different elements of the world to materialize them in great elemental abilities, from fragments of ice or walls of fire to great tornadoes. Air, fire, earth and water will be at our mercy in different types of abilities, just by changing the tune with the elements and changing the weapon we carry.
Hypnotist
Confusion is the hypnotist's strong point , not only for filling his opponent with conditions, but also for basing his combat system on creating his own doubles that will accompany the player for a short period of time and even enhance his spells by merging with them, in addition to be able to use multiple weapons. Its capabilities as a crowd-controlling class and its enemies, the Mesmer has become one of the most feared classes in the player-versus-player world.