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Guild Wars Reforged — All 10 Professions

Every class, their strengths, and the best secondary profession combos.

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📖 Primary vs Secondary Profession

Your primary profession determines your armor type, HP, and energy. Your secondary profession lets you add ANY of its skills into your 8-skill bar. This is the core of Guild Wars' build depth — experiment with different combos!

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Warrior

Tanky frontline damage dealer. High armor and HP. Great for beginners as primary profession.

Primary strengths: HP, Armor
Best secondary: Elementalist, Mesmer
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Ranger

Ranged DPS with pet companion. Good for learning positioning and kiting.

Primary strengths: Bow, Pet
Best secondary: Monk, Assassin

Monk

Primary healer. Challenging for beginners solo — best with a party or high-Hero setup.

Primary strengths: Healing, Protection
Best secondary: Warrior, Ranger
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Elementalist

Powerful spellcaster with Fire/Earth/Water/Air magic. Fragile but devastating.

Primary strengths: AoE, Elements
Best secondary: Warrior, Mesmer
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Necromancer

Summons minions and applies conditions. Great for solo play with minion tanking.

Primary strengths: Minions, Curses
Best secondary: Ritualist, Mesmer
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Mesmer

Controls enemy perception with illusions. High skill ceiling but very rewarding.

Primary strengths: Illusions, Disruption
Best secondary: Elementalist, Necromancer
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Assassin

High burst damage with teleport skills. Requires Factions campaign.

Primary strengths: Burst, Critical
Best secondary: Ranger, Warrior
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Ritualist

Summons helpful spirits for party buffs and healing. Requires Factions campaign.

Primary strengths: Spirits, Binding Rituals
Best secondary: Monk, Necromancer
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Paragon

Support/DPS hybrid with area-effect shouts. Requires Nightfall campaign.

Primary strengths: Shouts, Leadership
Best secondary: Warrior, Monk
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Dervish

Fast melee with scythe and enchantments. Requires Nightfall campaign.

Primary strengths: Scythe, Enchantments
Best secondary: Paragon, Assassin

🔒 Campaign-Locked Professions

Factions Campaign

Unlocks Assassin and Ritualist. Faster leveling but harder for beginners.

Nightfall Campaign

Unlocks Paragon and Dervish. Also gives early Hero access — great for beginners.

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🎯 Best Beginner Profession Combos

Warrior + Elementalist
Great damage, can use Fire magic for AoE. Tanky enough for solo play.
Ranger + Monk
Pet tanks damage while you heal from range. Very safe for learning.
Necromancer + Ritualist
Minions + spirits = massive damage and passive support. Great for solo.
Elementalist + Warrior
High burst magic damage. Warrior secondary gives survivability skills.

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