Viable Class Recommendations

[Mr_Puddins]

I got a lv.80 booster and want to spend it on a viable class. Generally I go ranged support of dps but have wanted to try a melee dps as that's the least common role I play in games. I just wuna try something new. I'd like to be the scary guy who leads from the front for once as opposed to being the guy who supports that guy xD

I'm very heavily leaning towards a Charr Revenant... and can tell that'll take some getting used to o.O

I don't necessarily care for what's most straight forward or easiest.. However, I for sure don't want to blow my lv80 booster on a trash build...

Any GW2 buffs with current meta knowledge give me some advice?

Again, I'm leaning towards Revenant with Guardian coming in second but am open to the Warrior idea. I wuna be a dps tank who leads from the front with emphasis on dps..

[Hefutoxin]

GW2 doesn't really work like that.

The "Safe" answer is Guardian for Firebrand.
What a ton of people like is Necromancer for Reaper.
Weird/hard option is Elementalist for Weaver.

Revenant is fine. I really enjoy Vindicator.

Really, if you just avoid Mesmer and Thief, you'll probably be fine. They aren't bad, they just have no way of passively soaking damage like a dps tank would.

Is there a specific type of weapon or something you are interested in?

[Mr_Puddins]

Originally posted by Hefutoxin:

GW2 doesn't really work like that.

The "Safe" answer is Guardian for Firebrand.
What a ton of people like is Necromancer for Reaper.
Weird/hard option is Elementalist for Weaver.

Revenant is fine. I really enjoy Vindicator.

Really, if you just avoid Mesmer and Thief, you'll probably be fine. They aren't bad, they just have no way of passively soaking damage like a dps tank would.

Is there a specific type of weapon or something you are interested in?

Revenant seemed unique. I see they can get a greatsword but is that dlc locked?

[Hefutoxin]

Originally posted by Mr_Puddins:

Revenant seemed unique. I see they can get a greatsword but is that dlc locked?

Yes, you need "End of Dragons" for Vindicator or "Secrets of the Obscure" for Weapon Proficiency.

[Xeph The Tamagotchi]

Personally I love necromancer or elementalist.

[armyguy]

Originally posted by Mr_Puddins:

Revenant seemed unique. I see they can get a greatsword but is that dlc locked?

"Revenant is a profession able to channel the power of the Mists through Legends, their profession mechanic. The profession is only available to players who have purchased any of the Elder Dragon Saga expansions: Heart of Thorns, Path of Fire or End of Dragons."

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Revenant

[LSD]

Originally posted by Mr_Puddins:

Originally posted by Hefutoxin:

GW2 doesn't really work like that.

The "Safe" answer is Guardian for Firebrand.
What a ton of people like is Necromancer for Reaper.
Weird/hard option is Elementalist for Weaver.

Revenant is fine. I really enjoy Vindicator.

Really, if you just avoid Mesmer and Thief, you'll probably be fine. They aren't bad, they just have no way of passively soaking damage like a dps tank would.

Is there a specific type of weapon or something you are interested in?

Revenant seemed unique. I see they can get a greatsword but is that dlc locked?

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Revenant#Weapons

Greatswords suck in GW2. The animations aren't meaty or fun to use, and performance has always fallen behind in balance patches. Don't go in based on what weapons they have access to.

Rev is a great choice because it limits your utilities (skills 6 7 8 9 and 10) to your equipped "legend", and you can only have 2 (out of 5) legends equipped at a time. That limitation means you don't have to consider the huge mass of utility skills each other class gets, 90% of which haven't been balanced in years and have no place in the game beyond being noob traps.

So you can think "i want to deal damage and have the option to do healing", and pick Shiro and Centaur, or "i want to do condi damage and have the option to tank damage" and pick Mallyx and Jalis. Then (besides your build), there's no other thought behind what else to pick, because it all comes in a package attached to that legend. So in combat you can hit F1/F2 to switch legend and go from having skills that, say, cause you to deal 2 attacks at once, or to gain attack speed; to having skills that cause you to take reduced incoming damage, and gain resistance to CC.

[Hefutoxin]

Originally posted by LSD:

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Revenant#Weapons

Greatswords suck in GW2. The animations aren't meaty or fun to use, and performance has always fallen behind in balance patches. Don't go in based on what weapons they have access to.

Feel free to ignore LSD.

Revenant using a Greatsword works just fine in ALL modes: Open World, Raids, Fractals, PvP, and WvW.

https://metabattle.com/wiki/Revenant
https://snowcrows.com/builds/raids/revenant/power-vindicator

[LSD]

Originally posted by Hefutoxin:

Originally posted by LSD:

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Revenant#Weapons

Greatswords suck in GW2. The animations aren't meaty or fun to use, and performance has always fallen behind in balance patches. Don't go in based on what weapons they have access to.

Feel free to ignore LSD.

Revenant using a Greatsword works just fine in ALL modes: Open World, Raids, Fractals, PvP, and WvW.

https://metabattle.com/wiki/Revenant
https://snowcrows.com/builds/raids/revenant/power-vindicator

...have you checked the rotations? Literally case in point right there.

[LSD]

...have you checked.
the rotations?
...

Hit me up when you've looked.

[Nibbie]

Originally posted by LSD:

...have you checked.
the rotations?
...

Hit me up when you've looked.

I checked them, now what?

As for OP, pretty much every class is viable, because they all have several sub-classes called "Elite Specializations" that allow them to focus on different things. These specializations are regularly balanced/updated/reworked, so even if something isn't great right now, it can become great at pretty much any time. For example, since you mentioned Revanant, they can specialize into Herald (a variety of pulsing aoe buffs), Renegade (stationary unique buffing spirits) and Vindicator (swaps between healing and damage).

It is also worth mentioning that "tanks" in this game aren't like in other MMOs, the Holy Trinity is a lot more loose here, and only really relevant in raids. Even there, tanks typically rely more on dodging, blocking, or otherwise mitigating damage, instead of just being a tanky meatball sitting there absorbing damage.

[RotherHans]

Originally posted by Mr_Puddins:

Any GW2 buffs with current meta knowledge give me some advice?

Again, I'm leaning towards Revenant with Guardian coming in second but am open to the Warrior idea. I wuna be a dps tank who leads from the front with emphasis on dps..

As for the meta,
Devs usually try to take a big dump on the current meta class.
So it really gets you nowhere chasing it in here.

Guardian is the overall most versatile class of GW2,
but DPS can be had with really any class.
Just pick what seems coolest to you.

This guy gives a good overview.
https://youtu.be/wdE6JaSlkos

[Mr_Puddins]

Wow, thx for the advice and perspectives everyone. :)

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Put Spellbreaker on that list. Dagger/Axe + Hammer
Good DPS, very sustainable, much spin.

[~T~D~]

I went necro reaper greatsword, got a legendary drop too.

[SinisterSlay]

You can't go wrong with power reaper. It's not a top DPS dealer but a great all around class. It's the sort of class where you might see someone struggling to fight a veteran, so you jump in to help, attract 5 more veterans, and effortlessly take them all out. Probably with a single skill.