GW2 Here's how I solo-queued to rank 3 on Power Herald only

This is my official application to Team USA... I hope you guys take Canadians. No but seriously I got really lucky in my placement matches and was the highest on the board I've ever been! I will likely never be that high again but it was fun while it lasted.
Thanks very much for watching!
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[@Bozofriendly]

I love the chill commentary, you are an example on how PvP players should be in GW2.

[@homage3]

@@Bozofriendly thanks very much! I try to keep it light and chill and new player friendly

[@tBarkEditing]

Good narration, good commentary, tasteful music placement Damn I didn't expect an actual good gw2 pvp video

[@homage3]

@@tBarkEditing thank you! I haven't been doing this very long and so I appreciate when people notice stuff like this :)

[@danielfreitas9301]

Back from vacation to an awesome video. “Press 2 and 3 and that gets the down…” You make it sound so easy. I press 2335, change weapons, 2345 and roll my face on my utility skills and the guy still stays alive.

[@homage3]

Awesome hope you had a good vacation! Herald is funny. I feel like its both very simple in some ways and very complex in others!

[@ichuckpieatcars]

Really like the way you pause and give viewers a chance to consider the next move. Reminds me a lot of chess tutorials! Great stuff man, got a sub from me :)

[@homage3]

Awesome! That was a new thing I tried this video, glad to hear people liked it!

[@froobeytubey]

Love this style of video man! Really appreciate the commentary and breakdown of your playstyle as well. Rev has always been a class I struggled with (trying condi Malyx/Glint herald atm) and so seeing a player good with the build who talks through it is really insightful!

[@homage3]

Really glad you enjoyed! I might make a video on condi rev soon!

[@a.lischenko2177]

great video amazing commentary, keep up the good work the community needs more people like you

[@homage3]

@@a.lischenko2177 oh wow thank you very much, I appreciate it!

[@sayturos]

great video! super helpful to get that decision making and slowdowns to really dig into whats going on.

[@homage3]

Ur the GOAT

[@battlebots1]

Can't believe I haven't seen your stuff before! Love to see more great gw2 pvp content :)

[@homage3]

Thank you very much! I haven't been doing this youtube thing too terribly long so I'm still new!

[@AATproducer]

Hey :) Gonna watch the video later as I am going to sleep right now. Quick question: do you think you could do a guide or beginners introduction video for revenant in pvp? like what are the benefits of playing herald over vondicator, what are the strenght and weaknesses of renegade, which vuild would you play in which situation, etc?

[@homage3]

Hey yeah thats a great idea! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@skoomadealer5173]

This is a great idea and I'd love to watch that as well

[@pim433]

That would be Huge! Maybe ill win a game on rev for once ;)

[@foaly8]

Have you thought about making a match-up table for the more common specs? It can take time and be tricky to find out whether you're a bad match up against a particular spec, or a player was just that much better than you.

[@homage3]

@@foaly8 I haven't considered that but it's not a bad idea. That would be challenging because there are so many classes, elite specs, condi vs power, etc. But I'll keep that in mind and think it over!

[@foaly8]

@@homage3that’s true, you can’t possibly cover everything. but I guess maybe the commonly seen stuff

[@dakripaez1254]

Hey! Thx for the video and answering mi question about staff before i asked it :D. And man, its the best way to teach i ve ever seen, im subscribed :d

[@homage3]

@@dakripaez1254 awesome thank you !

[@Sshampayne]

Love the videos man, making me want to create a Rev, just came back to the game and currently warrior but feel like switch after finding your channel.

[@homage3]

Thank you! No need to switch, just have both :)

[@skoomadealer5173]

Love the commentary as always. Tyvm!

[@homage3]

Thank you very much!

[@krax0xs]

Dude I didn't find your twitch and wanna say, if you are not streaming, consider it. You make great comments on the game, It will be interesting to watch (if you can comment a bit while playing).

[@homage3]

@@krax0xs I have considered streaming, and watch a good bit of twitch. But streaming isn't really my vibe. I like to hop on for a couple games whenever, and my play sessions don't tend to be super long.

[@spudzie9117]

Nice video. Rev for life

[@homage3]

@@spudzie9117 oh hey thanks Spudzie. I think your videos are great!

[@Dawnstarrr]

You've done it again! Another great video

[@homage3]

@@Dawnstarrr thank you :)

[@parvizkanga5122]

Great video. Something that I discovered recently is that you might want to consider dropping song of the mists for roiling mists. They buffed roiling mists to now give you +20% extra crit chance when you have fury. Since you have perma fury that is a lot of extra damage. Then take Zakiros relic instead of antitoxin to take full advantage of your 90% crit chance and perma fury to receive solid passive healing whenever you do damage.

[@homage3]

@@parvizkanga5122 hey yes that's a strong alternative, a good friend of mine has been using something similar to that with great success! I'm pretty much married to somg of the mists though. I personally love the quickness when swapping into shiro. Just my personal preference

[@teegee9]

Great video man! I see you had Sea Cod on your team xD that's one of my guild leaders

[@homage3]

@@teegee9 nice! He's a very good necro

[@ArijitMajumdar-o5s]

Hi, your videos are great and very helpful for learning pvp! It will be very useful for new revenant players like me if you can make a video (or a series) on how you play against different professions as a rev main.

[@homage3]

@@ArijitMajumdar-o5s hey that's a great idea, I'll definitely consider that!

[@maxouaddane232]

Man you got me wanted to hop back on herald. I've not really tried it much since EOD, but i used to play it exclusively since HOT. Do you find it more fun than vind? I enjoyed it, but was always very stressful and squishy

[@homage3]

@@maxouaddane232 I find it way more fun than vindi. It feels so smooth and satisfying to play. Vindi is a little clunky. I think vindi is still the top dog, but herald will always be my favorite :)

[@maxu4615]

Masterclass rev gameplay 🤌🍷

[@homage3]

@@maxu4615 hahaha thank you my friend!!

[@maxu4615]

@@homage3 I will say that rev is slowly creeping past the vindi meta, I can't take these vindi salvation cele builds in wvw anymore😭 might swap to pvp permanently haha

[@homage3]

@@maxu4615 oh man I tried WVW roaming recently again. The average roamer isn't scary in a duel, but they just wait until they have numbers advantage and 5v1 you. And then they throw crap on your body and whisper you LOL. I swear PVP isn't even half as toxic 😭

[@maxu4615]

@homage3 I mean it is wvw, so the name implies a huge free for fall, but I just don't have the patience to deal with brainrot cele builds that'll throw a 250 stack of siege on you 💀, it might even be more enjoyable to try out core rev in pvp since it's more controlled😂. The state of wvw is heavily in favor of kiting or bunker builds anyways.

[@drios8809]

​@@maxu4615want a nice core rev build for pvp?

[@mechanicalsilence1]

Im a pretty new player so i was wondering does pvp give experience and does level matter when playing pvp (im level 45) ? Excellent choice of music btw.

[@homage3]

Thanks! The really cool thing about PVP in GW2 is that gear and level literally do not matter at all. It's 100% based on your ability to cook up builds, and your personal skill! Which I love! You can jump in on a level 1 character and have the same stats as me! So jump in and try it out some time

[@biomagic8959]

dad jokes vibe is strong in this one 😆😆

[@homage3]

@@biomagic8959 hahaha I try

[@shongueesha7875]

Congrats on the ranking! Love watching these

[@homage3]

@@shongueesha7875 thank you very much!

[@kickazz8987]

Yeah, lucky 😆, Ive rename Guild Wars 2 for Loto wars 2!

[@homage3]

@@kickazz8987 hahaha true

[@MorganC-zz1bg]

mainly a pve player but this kind of video was informative and fun to watch.

[@homage3]

@@MorganC-zz1bg awesome I'm glad to hear that. I want to try to make videos not just for hardcore PVPers so I'm glad you enjoyed

[@Zeolith17]

gg !

[@homage3]

@@Zeolith17 oh shit it's Zeolith! Thanks for leaving a comment man :)

[@Velakor9150]

wow I haven't done spvp since primordial was a thing. Plat is all you need now to get to like top 10?? Is there no more diamond rank or anything higher or did they just scuff the ranking system?

[@homage3]

@@Velakor9150 This was made at the very start of the season. The ranks get higher as the season goes on and more people complete placements. Toward the end of the season you need to be high Plat or legend (the rank above plat) to be top 10

[@fintooth2165]

Now im expecting you to get a prince of the arena title this season

[@homage3]

Hahaha definitely not. MAYBE Duke but that's pushing it. I'd need to duo Q to keep up with all the other duos in the top 25

[@thehallmonitor4515]

Do you think side noding or team fighting are more important in the current meta? I usually play sides, but team fights seems so strong right now.

[@homage3]

@@thehallmonitor4515 I think it's highly dependent on the map. Small maps with important side objectives like skyhammer are all about the team fight. Bigger maps which are dominated by fast roamers can really be played well by a tanky side noder. I think if I had to give a general answer, carrying team fights is probably more likely to win you ranked games. But a strong side noder can definitely win games. Especially if you win outnumbered fights.

[@drios8809]

You got to try out renegade soon, it's braindead working... ===> •Devastation traitline: 1-3-3 •Salvation traitline: 3-2-2 •Renegade traitline: 1-3-1 Kalla stance + Assassin stance. Berserker amulet/rune of the eagle/relic of zakiros. Sword/shield(or greatsword) + shortbow. [Hammer not needed because shortbow needs here because it's faster for this kind of playstyle and better passive sustain] Sigils of cleansing + sigils of energy

[@homage3]

@@drios8809 yeah I've been seeing the French back on Ren again. It looks interesting. I've never been the biggest Ren fan but will definitely try out your build

[@maxu4615]

@drios8809 it hits like a truck if you chain the aoe's right😎 shortbow 2 and 3 also just speak for themselves lol

[@drios8809]

@@maxu4615 and the passive selfsustain ..

[@drios8809]

@@maxu4615 The only few weaknesses are with this build that if you get a lot lf weakness condition on you without having resistance, your damage goes down. And self sustain in general goes down too + when trying it on tankier targets because less outgoing is less incoming. Imo I don't like the way anet is making renegade available for pvp 😅. Because the real problems why it was this long really bad is still mechanically there if they rip this bandage plaster off if it "would" get nerfed.

[@maxu4615]

@drios8809 oh I know dude, but I'm here for the big numbers, like a true zerker enjoyer😎. But yeah anet is holding revs back, just look at how bad the spear was...

[@coldwind8327]

Power herald to the end!

[@homage3]

@@coldwind8327 hell yeah

[@Nino-bu9mj]

Learned alot. That hammer just rounds up ur ability to do more damage very nicely. More value to revs role as dps/roamer. Staff lets u survive better but overall less damage. Have u tried gs/hammer

[@homage3]

I have tried the GS/Hammer combo. Definitely very strong and pumps big damage in teamfights, the GS 4 block is also nice in team fights. Can't go wrong with either IMO GS/Hammer - better in big team fights Dual Swords/Hammer - better at running around the map and quickly securing kills

[@drios8809]

staff needs an update more towards support if it deals this low damage...

[@shaunanigans3364]

Your character looks so fucking cool bro xD GGs brother

[@homage3]

@@shaunanigans3364 haha thank you!

[@OleZone]

Seen someone using sword offhand yesterday destroying people. Is it better to run over shield?

[@homage3]

For most power builds I'd recommend offhand sword as the best pick. I do like the shield on condi herald though!

[@KamiKaZeJeremy]

Love revenant my always favorite class 💪🏾

[@homage3]

@@KamiKaZeJeremy the most fun class for sure!

[@KamiKaZeJeremy]

@@homage3 yes been playing my main Rev since the launch of HoT definitely one of the most versatile classes

[@athenox-2546]

why dont you play vindi like all the other revs ? Nice gameplay tho

[@homage3]

I find Herald more fun! But I do recognize that vindi is stronger

[@athenox-2546]

@@homage3 yep, i used to main herald in pvp long time ago ! i struggle to play vndi since its a very squishy build where you have to "tap and go".. If you have any advice on how to play it ill take it ! (sharkadans.8170)

[@drios8809]

GJ

[@aoraijinn]

Do you see shortbow being viable at all and if so, what would swap with it?

[@homage3]

@@aoraijinn the shortbow is good against newer players, and bad against strong players IMO. It lacks defensive skills and can be reflected back at you easily

[@drios8809]

​@@homage3If they would put pulsing blinds on skill 4 of it, it would fit fine with the offensive playstyle of it

[@TheOverSoul93]

Any for a f2p player? I played for a year when the game came out but am returning because this pvp was always fun.

[@homage3]

@@TheOverSoul93 there are a bunch of F2P PVP builds that are actually quite strong! I've considered trying to make an F2P video for revenant... but in order to play revenant you need heart of thorns! So there isn't really an F2P way to play it.

[@canadians1982]

There should be a different ladder for duo queues vs solo

[@bryantramirez9195]

Is power herald better then hammer vindicator???

[@homage3]

I would say Vindi is still the top dog. But Herald is just super fun to play

[@ikeepstrumming5161]

you remind me of a very known thief back in 2013 his name was yushies or smth

[@whyisthisathingnow...]

Pity at the end of each season the win traders spike up to the top all of a sudden.

[@imanoobtuber]

sucks that only 50 people play spvp😂

[@homage3]

@@imanoobtuber it's not that bad. Quit using r/guildwars2 and you may actually find yourself enjoying the game!

[@imanoobtuber]

@@homage3 i can't state a fact and enjoy the game? weird take.

[@ApeSlayer]

11-4, early in the season doesn’t count

[@homage3]

@@ApeSlayer correct

[@khxweichafe7246]

dont want be a shit hater but this is a cleare example how this game mode is dead as fuck, back in days i use to be ranked high up to platinum 2 with 1633 and i even get into 150 highers ranks in the leader board is sad how arenat net complete destroy this game mode with shitty spalization release and horrible balance patches.

[@homage3]

@@khxweichafe7246 So just to be clear, the only reason I was that high is because it was the 2nd day of the season, and most of the top players hadn't finished their placement matches yet. I believe I'm sitting somewhere near 15 on the board now, which will continue to go down as more people complete their placements.