Guild Wars 2 Beginner’s Guide

Table of Contents

• Races
• Locations
• One Handed Weapons
• Two Handed Weapons
• Warrior Basics
• Elementalist Basics
• Mesmer Basics
• Thief Basics
• Ranger Basics
• Engineer Basics
• Necromancer Basics
• Guardian Basics

One Handed Weapons

1. WARRIOR SKILLS

   Main Hand
   Sever Artery
   Savage Leap
   Hamstring

   Offhand
   Impale
   Riposte

   GUARDIAN SKILLS

   Main Hand
   Sword of Wrath
   Flashing Blade
   Zealot’s Defense
   Sword of Wrath

   THIEF SKILLS

   Main Hand
   Slice
   Infiltrator’s Strike

   Dual Skill
   Stab (No offhand weapon)
   Flanking Strike (Offhand dagger)
   Pistol Whip (Offhand Pistol)

   RANGER SKILLS

   Hornet Sting
   Main Hand
   Slash
   Serpent Strike

   MESMER SKILLS

   Main Hand
   Blurred Frenzy
   Mind Slash
   Illusionary Leap

   Off Hand
   Illusionary Swordsman
   Illusionary Riposte

2. The first of the one handed weapons are the swords. They can be used by the Warrior, the Guardian, the Thief, the Ranger, and the Mesmer.
3. Maces are next in the line of one handed weapons. They are usable by Guardians and Warriors.
4. Axes can be used by Warriors, Necromancers, and Rangers.
5. The Dagger is a weapon that you can craft by weaponsmithing. They can be used by the Thief, Ranger, Necromancer, and Elemenetalist.
6. You can get an Artificer to craft you Scepters , which are useable by the Guardian, Mesmer, Necromancer, and Elementalist.
7. Pistols can be used by Thieves, Mesmers, and Engineers. To obtain them, craft them using the huntsman discipline.