GW2 PVP How to play Herald guide!

A little introduction into how to play herald. This guide focuses on more of the macro game than the micro. If you have any questions please feel free to ask in the comments.
Thanks very much for watching!

[@TheAniki94]

Honestly you deserve more sub bro. You've explained everything clearly, and now I'm understanding better how to play it safe 😊 those gameplay commentaries are pure gold ❤

[@homage3]

Thank you very much for such an awesome comment 😀

[@chaseshaner1692]

Great video man, probably one of the best guides I've seen!

[@homage3]

Thank you very much!

[@victorrr168]

Great gw2 educational content my friend! I love the way you explain things and it's really a complete guide. I'm looking forward to more awesome contents from you!

[@homage3]

Thank you very much I really appreciate it :)

[@johnnybravo3243]

Thanks a lot, very helpful tips. It's hard to find guides like these bc nowadays everyone's just doing WvW content. PvP content is super scarce so thanks for sharing and keep it up. 💪💪

[@homage3]

Thanks very much! What a great comment

[@danielyordanov5540]

Great style of video, man! Not enough of this pvp commentary type of videos, really appreciate your effort.

[@homage3]

Thank you very much!

[@TrevorReichner]

Was a great video, been watching for a while and the voice overs are always entertaining

[@homage3]

Thanks so much I really appreciate it. Im not the best public speaker and am a little self conscious about the voice overs haha so I'm really glad you like them

[@imadeyoureadthis1]

Revenant might as well be the hardest class to play. I genuinely don't understand how to stay alive for more than 5 seconds.

[@homage3]

I agree, very hard to learn. Here's a couple tips! - Don't be aggressive when you don't have a legend swap ready - Don't spend so much of your energy that you have none left over to use defensive skills - use your movement speed to juke enemies and avoid damage! If you'd like more personalized help I'm kinda interested in doing some coaching content so maybe you record a few games and I can give you some pointers!

[@user-wm8mx7xj9k]

@@homage3 it would be great to comment other games and give tips. Saw something similar with WoW pvp commenting on subs' plays. I almost quit revenant (started multiclassing for legendary pvp backpeace), but your guide keep me trying. Keep up the great content!

[@BluenoCP0]

your videos are so great i hope you continue making videos I can see you going far as a content creator, even though its only a side hustle now or a hobby, it could become something greater later on.

[@homage3]

Thank you very much!!

[@2pacMemories]

Hey man, I'm new to guild wars 2 PvP and I used to play berserker warrior but ended up rerolling to revenant when they reworked Arcing slice. I love my revenant in PvE, it's an absolute blast but I have been having a really hard time in PvP. I only was able to hit gold 2 last year in my first season. Anyway, I wanted to say that I HIGHLY appreciate these videos and I wanted to thank you for making them. I very rarely comment on KZbin and you probably won't even see this but I felt the need to say this. They are well explained, constructive and you even show in game examples at a higher rating than I will ever be. I have learned so much from this video alone because I used to play my Revenant like a duelist and I now realize that this was probably why people yelled at me when I would lose my 1v1's LOL. I instantly subscribed. Keep Em coming dude!

[@homage3]

What an awesome comment thanks so much man! Excellent swap from zerker to rev, welcome to the best class in the game ;)

[@Riaining7]

Great gameplay. I love my Herald, but I have never played it in pvp. I love giving people perma-quickness, and near perma-stability in open-world pve. Thanks for showing this dimension of the class, very cool gameplay.

[@homage3]

Thanks very much! Herald is easily one of the best specs in the whole game. Great fun in all game modes.

[@milosblagojevic7136]

Subed. Ty algoritam, made Revenant two days ago, new to the gw2. 🎉

[@homage3]

Awesome, welcome to GW2 and thanks for the sub!!

[@otterix]

Great video and thanks for sharing your insights. I play rev main for pve but couldn't stay alive for pvp so I end up maining mesmer for pvp. This guide gives me the motivation and help to get better with rev for pvp.

[@homage3]

Thank you very much! Rev is definitely one of those classes which isn't too hard to pick up in PVE, but is super hard to learn in PVP. Best of luck in your journey. If you would like some personalized help in learning let me know!

[@istki9801]

Great content! Helped me a lot. Keep it up & greetings from Germany!

[@homage3]

Thanks so much! Means a lot!

[@yourfavoritesteve]

Very good vid. I want to play PvP and get the legendary back piece, but I’m on a mega losing streak. I just haven’t done PvP in so long, I’m really out of practice and unaware of the meta. This was helpful. Thank you.

[@homage3]

Thank you and very best of luck on your back piece. Feel free to reach out if you want some more personalized help!

[@chrisberbo8939]

What a great guide! For a newbie like me this has helped me alot, I think my main fault and why i die so much is i jump in pop odds to sword 3 and hope they die ahaha this has definitely changed my perspective. Props dude, hope to see more content from you.

[@homage3]

Thanks very much! I'm glad it was helpful! Impossible odds is a tricky skill because it's easy to let it run too long and run yourself out of energy. Trying to reduce my usage of that skill helped me progress in skill very quickly. Best of luck to you and thanks again for the nice comments!

[@bazookaward3859]

LOL took me 3 days to watch this video. Really good and informative. Some more gameplay with commentary would be good. You got my sub.

[@homage3]

Thanks very much! Noted! More commentaries on the way :)

[@Ryan-cf7bf]

Always enjoy watching the skill of good power rev. I could never wrap my head around it, so I stick with condi, even if it doesn't seem to perform as well generally.

[@homage3]

Thanks very much. Power Rev can be pretty hard to learn but very rewarding once you've got it down 👍

[@DanV18821]

Great video with a lot of great advice, I play Rev Herald and vindi, I prefer axe mace Sbow with malyx/glint. I'll try some of these tactics and see how I do. I'd love to see more.

[@homage3]

Thanks very much and best of luck on power rev!

[@DanV18821]

@@homage3 Thank you. Keep up the content even thouigh i know its work to put it up. Still feel sqiushy om Vindicator but the Herald PvP is getting better.

[@dawidstepien72]

Thank you, great content !

[@homage3]

Thank you very much!

[@moombamatt]

Great video!

[@homage3]

Thank you!

[@Akhalax]

Hey! Thanks for the video, it is really helpful! However, I'd like to ask additionally about the weapons: when to use dual swords and when the greatsword? Which factors do you consider when choosing the weapon set?

[@homage3]

Hey thanks very much. Weapon choice is a mix of personal preference and can vary depending on the map and matchups. I actually plan to do a video on weapon choice at some point. The probably best "all rounder" set is greatsword + hammer at the moment. But dual swords is good when you want to be rotating quickly and getting quick picks, especially on maps where you can abuse teleports like skyhammer and khylo. Greatsword is better in duels and teamfights, dual swords is better for roaming and +1 fights

[@Akhalax]

@@homage3 Cool, thank you for your explanation, sub :)

[@kamiljasina]

Good video! :D Can you tell me your thought process of choosing weapon sets? I saw you was using 2x sword / staff or Greathersword / Hammer. Ive saw hammer got some changes on 19th March. :)

[@homage3]

Thanks very much! Always appreciate nice comments. Dual swords is great for running around quickly and picking people off. You can also use the teleport on sword 5 to abuse terrain on maps like colleseum, khylo, and skyhammer. It is the most aggressive weapon though with little to keep you alive! Greatsword is a better all rounder. It has some sustain, movement, and better cleave which makes it better for those big team fights. Personal preference for which you prefer. But I'd say right now greatsword is a little stronger overall. The hammer is awesome, especially after the new buffs! Highly highly recommend trying it out. Very nice defensive weapon with a block and evade built in but still does great damage. Hammer 2 is still clunky but overall it's probably my favorite weapon on Rev right now!

[@kamiljasina]

Thanks so much! @@homage3 Now all is clear and ill try it today for sure! Keep going, its nice to learn from more experience ppl :)

[@vlada00a7]

Even I do not play revenant I love your vids so thanks for them😉

[@homage3]

Thanks very much! I hope you give Rev a try some time and let me know how it goes!

[@richardotene9858]

good stuff mate, me thinks you're a natural

[@homage3]

Thank you very much!

[@DestructX]

That leap range is insane!

[@homage3]

Thats part of what makes Rev so fun! :)

[@sayw0rdz]

Hey, really enjoyed the guide and commentary. Do you have a build template available?

[@homage3]

Hey thanks very much. I change my build a ton, so its always tough when people ask what my build is because I'm always trying new stuff. This is what I was using most when filming this video: gw2skills.net/editor/?PmgAEJlxQKMPyi1RXMOCjRSiMCqgpsVbbF-DaIPjMlC9qCU7JAAA After the most recent balance patch I've been messing around with this build and it feels a little nicer to play: gw2skills.net/editor/?PmgAEJlxQKMPyi1RXMOCjRSiMCqgn1UWbF-DaILjMTherAL/GAAA Feel free to try both. You can swap weapons out, sigils, traits, whatever ya like. Theres no rules here just play whatever feels right :)

[@Nino-bu9mj]

Good tips bro.

[@homage3]

Thank you! :)

[@Toki1908]

Thanks for this video. I played DH for about a year as a new player, but always thought Revs look cool and strong. I remember seeing this guy Cjay wreck 2-3 platinum players alone. He asked our really awesome druid to bunker home then he just killed everyone at far. Can you tell me what roles revs can play? and how each elite specs differentiates itself in terms of their style of play? I find myself enjoy moving around maps and +1 to teammates to get as many kill as possible.

[@homage3]

Thanks for watching! I remember when I was a little noob ranger main I faced my first Rev and all his skills looked so cool and strong I knew I had to play Rev. Cjay is a next level Rev player and PVP player in general. He's unreal. As a Rev you can play as a teamfight DPS if you spec into heavy damage and have a support. Or you can play as a roamer and run around the map securing kills. There aren't any meta duelist Rev builds atm but you can duel on it if you outskill your enemy enough. You can honestly pick your favourite elite spec and build it however you like. Vindi is generally the best all rounder though

[@drios9000]

let me add ontop of this. Yes you can make also support on revenant. It can be either pure support playstyle or little bit hybrid by condi damage in it. Vindicator atl the best e-spec for it and after that, herald (renegade promising soon maybe more too). The best is to do hybrid because you can pressure enemy team same time and have more impact. Also you can duelist better in rare case needed. The best hybrid condi support atm is on vindicator. Imo it's also the best build revenant can currently use atm to turn the wins to your favour. Max I have done till now in same match 1,1 mil healing and 320k damage

[@JinjaJiang]

Great video, easy to digest. Keep up the good work! (build?)

[@homage3]

Thanks very much! Here's the build I'd recommend. Feel free to swap weapons or traits as you see fit. gw2skills.net/editor/?PmgAEJlpQMMLyjdRdMMijJSksCigpsVfbF-DaIPlGFBZqA6VIEwEQtnAAA

[@NyxSunspot]

I've been playing GW2 technically since vanilla, yet I've barely done anything beyond hot outside of pot story and 4 base mounts 😭 I recently picked it back up in kind of a big way for myself as I'm going in pretty solo, decided to use Rev and Mesmer since I'd never really touched them, fell inlove with both and am now maining Herald-Rev, I love using it in pvp and I'm proud of myself for doing a few of these things on my own, like casting Glint backwards while running 👏😤 lol But also there was a LOT of stuff in here that I wasn't familiar with at /all/ and I really appreciate you for that! I was floored when you said it's your first time editing a video, especially because at the very start of this video I said to my wife "the quality of this doesn't sound or look like '400 sub' content, it feels like he's done this for a long time or like, I'm listening to someone helpful from a guild that etc" idk if that comes off weird? But as someone who used to YT herself, usually when one of us is fresh you can kind of tell, but your execution was fucking top tier out of the gate 👏😤💛💛💛💛💛

[@homage3]

Wow this is my favourite comment ever. Thank you very much. At the time of making this video I had around 150 subs. I really appreciate the kind words, and Rev + Mes are my favourite classes too so you have excellent taste.

[@NyxSunspot]

@@homage3 You're very welcome! That's fucking glorious! This is definitely a calling for you I think, even if it only remains a side hobby 💛 Rev+Mes 4-LIFE 😤👏💛 LOL

[@user-yv5sy6rz5d]

I play Wiwwbender but I do the achievements for legendary wings and I have to play with 3 classes. However, I don't understand either eid or other class because I'm a new player, and I made a herald to try these guides. But it's hard for me to silver rank 3 and 2 to play herald .I don't know the shiro stance how it works I always die on it

[@homage3]

I completely empathize with you. I remember wanting to learn herald and sucking at it for weeks. But I stuck with it and am super glad I did. For surviving on shiro, try to not use impossible odds! It can drain your energy quickly and leave you without a stun break. Also try to only be aggressive when you've got your legend swap available. If you'd like some more personalized help, I'm kind of interested in doing some coaching content so maybe you could record a couple of your games and send them in to me!

[@user-yv5sy6rz5d]

@@homage3thank you very much

[@drios8809]

too bad you're on US, wanted to duel you on my rev 😂

[@homage3]

I've thought about making an EU account! Maybe someday!

[@drios8809]

@@homage3 oehhh okayy. I have maybe asked this before but forgot, do you also play support rev?

[@homage3]

@@drios8809 I have played it in the past, and have your build saved and have been meaning to try it. Haven't had a ton of time to try new builds lately but I will give it a try and maybe make a video on it!

[@drios8809]

@@homage3 aight, wasn't sure. And little update on it with recent patch and other classes getting buffs too (it still works 😂)

[@iEatyouLOL]

great vid man! enjoyed

[@homage3]

Thanks very much!