There are over 80 PvE skills in Guild Wars: Reforged, which can be accessed via different factions and campaign bosses. This guide will provide you with a tier list of the best skills in the game, taking into account the recent meta balance changes that have been implemented in the Reforged update.
Top Skills Tier List for Guild Wars: Reforged
Tier
Skills
S
Heroic Refrain, Over the Limit, Seven Weapons Stance, Time Ward, Save Yourselves
A
Shadow Theft, Soul Taker, Vow of Revolution, Weapons of Three Forges, Selfless Spirit, Signet of Corruption, Elemental Lord
B
Together as One, Judgment Strike, Shadow Sanctuary, There’s Nothing to Fear, Lightbringer Signet, Summon Spirits
C
Triple Shot, Aura of Holy Might, Signet of Capture, Eternal Aura, Critical Agility, Spear of Fury
D
Ether Nightmare, Lightbringer’s Gaze, Cry of Pain, etc.
S-Tier Skills
Skills
Features
Heroic Refrain
Grants extra points to all attributes that are unstrippable and easy to upkeep, boosting damage, healing, and utility of all allies.
Over the Limit
Assists high energy spending for spell spam in caster builds, just be sure to build effectively around it for serious damage output.
Seven Weapons Stance
Grants up to 20 points to your weapon attributes and 33% attack speed for any melee weapon, giving it a massive DPS boost in PvE.
Time Ward
Activates a 20% faster spell casting and skill recharge for allies in range, which is very strong in all caster-heavy teams and spell-heavy builds.
Save Yourselves
Adds +100 armor to all other party members for about 5 seconds, which becomes spammable in adrenaline builds.
A-Tier Skills
Skills
Features
Shadow Theft
Shadow steps towards the target, steals up to 5 points to all attributes, and counts as a lead attack with huge DPS and energy boost in dagger builds.
Soul Taker
Your attacks deal damage that effectively ignores 15-20 armor, which pairs really well with Dark Aura for massive AoE spikes in scythe melee necro builds.
Vow of Revolution
Grants up to 5 points to your energy regen, and then auto-reapplies on non-Dervish skill use in hybrid caster builds.
Weapons of Three Forges
Adds random weapon spell effects for 20 seconds, which makes it a rather versatile party DPS boost that also affects summoned minions.
Selfless Spirit
Ally spells cost less, making high-cost spells more affordable in Monk builds, although due to long cooldowns they become non-spammable.
Signet of Corruption
Boosts AoE damage with up to 12-20 energy gain from hexed enemies, which is a very strong combo in hex necro builds.
Elemental Lord
Grants an extra point to all elemental attributes for 40-60s, while your spell casting refunds energy and heals you for 100-300% of the spell energy cost.
B-Tier Skills
Skills
Features
Together as One
Boosts pet and Ranger damage significantly, but your team must be built around it for max effect, limiting some of your choices.
Judgment Strike
Deals AoE holy damage and inflicts knockdown on attacking enemies, but has a pretty low range, which is risky.
Shadow Sanctuary
Allows you to spam shadow step for higher mobility, but can be used only in niche farming builds.
There’s Nothing to Fear
Strong team buff in Paragon meta, although not as good as Heroic Refrain in other metas.
Lightbringer Signet
Essential skill for getting extra points during double-point weekends, but can be used only by destroyers.
Summon Spirits
Allows for some fast spirit placement, but the energy drain is so heavy that it may not be worth it.
Note that all other PvE skills in the game are high-cost, low-reward options, specifically from such factions as Asura, Deldrimor, Vanguard, and Norn, making them almost useless in the current meta, and some are entirely obsolete.
