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The original was posted on /r/guildwars2 by /u/Wisniaksiadz on 2025-01-29 11:42:05+00:00.
Hi all,
Recently I was looking for some new gameplays to try out. I found that there isn't really anywhere specified, which weapon is supposed to which type of damage for classes.
So I decided to make this post in hopes, that it will get archived somewhere and can be used for future.
This is also reason for the tittle, as this is I belive what most people will type into google search in first place.
Please, correct anything that is wrong and Ill try to correct post. If it was already done, sorry for repost
Elementalist:
- Dagger - low range power and condi for both mainhand and offhand, mainhand used for support as well
- Pistol - ~~long~~ medium range condi
- Sword - low range power and condi
- Scepter - medium range, can be played as both condi and power
- Focus - medium range condi
- Warhorn - ~~long~~ medium range, can be used for condi/power/support
- Hammer - *short/*medium range power, had some builds around conditions
- Staff - long range, used for power, used for condi, used for support as well
- Spear - power
Necro:
- Axe - Long range power
- Daggers - medium range power, off hand condi used for support as well
- Swords - long range power
- Pistol - long range condi
- scepter - long range condi
- Focus - long range power
- Torch - medium range condi weapon, used for support as well
- Warhorn - medium range ~~condi weapon~~, used mainly for support ~~as well~~, have some scalings for condi
- Greatsword - low range power weapon
- Staff - long range can be used for both power and condi, used for support as well
- Spear - short/medium range power
Mesmer:
- Axe - low range condi
- Dagger - long range, used for both power and condi builds
- Pistol - Long range condi
- Sword - short range power for both mainhand and offhand
- Scepter - ~~long~~ medium range condi
- Focus - used for condi and support and power
- Shield - support
- Torch - long range condi
- Greatsword - long range power
- Rifle - long range support
- Staff - long range condi, used for support as well
- Spear - short range power
Engineer:
- Mace - short range condi, used for support as well
- Pistols - condi damage for both mainhand and offhand, offhand see some power builds
- Sword - short range power
- Shield - long range, support/defense, have some power scaling
- Hammer - short range power
- Rifle - long range power
- Shortbow - long range support/~~condi~~
- Spear - medium range condi, some power builds as well
Ranger:
- Axe - long range power*/condi* for mainhand and offhand
- Dagger - low range condi for both mainhand and offhand
- Sword - short range power
- Mace - short range power for mainhand and offhand, used for support as well
- Torch - medium range condi
- warhorn - long range power and support
- Greatsword - short range power
- Hammer - short range power
- Longbow - long range power
- Shortbow - long range condi
- Staff - long range condi/support
- Spear - mixed range power
Thief:
- Axe - medium range, used for both power and condi
- Dagger - short range, used for both power and condi
- Pistol - long range power or condi depending on second weapon
- Sword - short range power
- Scepter - long range condi or support
- Rifle - long range power
- Shortbow - Long range condi or power
- Staff - short range power
- Spear - short range, used for both power and condi
For thief there is a lot of versatility depending on combination of weapons, so keep that in mind
Warrior:
- Axe - short range power
- Dagger - short range power
- Mace - short range power
- Pistol - short range power
- Swords - short range condi, mainhand sword used in power as well
- Shield - super defensive
- Torch - medium range condi
- Warhorn - long range support
- Longbow - medium range condi
- Rifle - long range power
- Staff - short range support with some power scaling
- Spear - long range power
Guardian:
- Axe - short range condi
- Mace - support with some power scaling
- Pistols - long range condi
- Swords - short range power
- Scepter - long range ~~support with some power scaling~~ power/condi
- Focus - Long range power
- Shield - Medium range defense/support
- Torch - Short range condi
- Greatsword - short range power
- Hammer - short range power
- Longbow - long range power
- Staff - long range support
- Spear - short range, used in both power and support builds
Revenant:
- Axe - medium range condi
- Mace - short range condi
- Sword - medium range power
- Scepter - medium range support
- Shield - short range support
- Greatsword - short range power
- Hammer - long range power
- Shortbow - long range condi
- Staff - short range support with power scaling
- Spear - medium range condi
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