Races

The race you choose will determine your personal story, biography options during character creation, and starting area. There are currently five playable races to choose from: Asura, Charr, Human, Norn, Sylvari. Each race also has unique racial skills, while these skills won't have a major effect on the final outcome of a fight, they do add a little more dynamic and fun. I can't find a source for Asura or Sylvari racial abilities yet, but I'll update as soon as I find them! Visit the Guild Wars 2 Wiki for full race background information and character creation info!


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Asura: "These alchemagical inventors may be short in stature, but they're intellectual giants. Among the asura, it's not the strong who survive, but the clever. Other races believe they should rule by virtue of their power and strength, but they're deluding themselves. In due time, all will serve the asura." -Quote from in-game description
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Charr: "The charr race was forged in the merciless crucible of war. It is all they know. War defines them, and their quest for dominion drives them ever onward. The weakling and the fool have no place among the charr. Victory is all that matters, and it must be achieved by any means and at any cost."
-Quote from in-game description
     Racials Skills:
          Artillery Barrage - Call down an artillery barrage at target location, damaging foes.
          Battle Roar - Let out a battle roar, giving fury and might to nearby allies.
          Charrzooka - Summon a rocket bazooka thats swaps out your first five skills.
                    Charzooka Skills:
                         Fire Rocket - Shoot a rocket at your foe, setting them on fire.
                         Rocket Spray - Knockback enemies with a spread of rockets.
                         Heat Seeker - Fire a super powered heat-seeking rocket.
                         Rocket Jump - Blast the ground, damaging and knocking down nearby foes and leaping backwards.
                         Fire Rocket Barrage - Fire a barrage of rockets at the target location.
          Hidden Pistol -  Shoot target foe with a hidden pistol.
          Shrapnel Mine - Scatter a mine that will cripple and bleed enemies.
          Warband Support - Call in members of your warband to assist you.
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Human: "Humans have lost their homeland, their security, and their former glory. Even their gods have withdrawn. And yet, the human spirit remains unshaken. These brave defenders of Kryta continue to fight with every ounce of their strength." -Quote from in-game description
     Racial Skills:
           Avatar of Melandru - Transform into an Avatar of Melandru, swaps out your first five skills.
                    Avatar of Melandru Skills:
                         Oakheart Swipe - Strike a nearby enemy with a massive swipe.
                         Cleansing Leaves - Shake, removing conditions from nearby allies. 
                         Roar of the Forest - ???
                         Summon Healing Spring - Slam your fist on the ground creating a healing area that heals allies. 
                         Binding Roots - Entangle all nearby foes with binding roots, preventing them from moving until the roots have been destroyed.
          Hounds of Balthazar: Summon two Hounds of Balthazar to fight at your side.
          Prayer to Dwayna: Beseech Dwayna to restore your health.
          Prayer to Kormir: Beseech Kormir to remove 3 conditions from you.
          Prayer to Lyssa: Pray to Lyssa, granting a random boon to yourself and a random condition to target enemy.
          Reaper of Grenth: Become a Reaper of Grenth, crippling and freezing nearby foes.
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Norn: "This race of towering hunters experienced a great defeat when the Ice Dragon drove them from their glacial homeland. Nevertheless, they won't let one lost battle - however punishing - dampen their enthusiasm for life and the hunt. They know that only the ultimate victor achieves legendary rewards." -Quote from in-game description
     Racial Skills:
          Become the Bear - Shape-shift into norn bear form.
          Become the Raven - Shape-shift into norn raven form.
          Become the Snow Leopard - Shape-shift into norn snow leopard form. 
          Become the Wolf - Shape-shift into norn wolf form.
          Call Owl - Call upon an owl to attack and bleed your foe.
          Call Wurm - Summon a wurm to fight for you.
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Sylvari: "Sylvari are not born. They awaken beneath the Pale Tree with knowledge gleaned in their pre-life Dream. These noble beings travel, seeking adventure and pursuing quests. They struggle to balance curiosity with duty, eagerness with chivalry, and warfare with honor. Magic and mystery entwine to shape the future of this race that has so recently appeared." -Quote from in-game description