Jul 12, 2023 · The playable races are the Tyrian species that players can select from during character creation: asura, charr, human, norn, or sylvari.

Create and customize your character from the five main races of Tyria: noble humans, valiant norn, ferocious charr, ingenious asura, or mysterious sylvari.

Aug 12, 2021 · The world of Tyria is vast and crawling with creatures passive, hostile, and sapient. Here's a guide to Guild Wars 2 races for new players.

Mar 20, 2025 · The guide covers Guild Wars 2 character creation, explaining race distinctions, gender choices, and offering summaries for each available profession.

Jul 31, 2021 · In this article, we talked about what classes / professions go well with what races. Let us remind you - what race you pick really has only a minor impact on your gameplay and ZERO practical impact on the profession you choose to play.

Apr 3, 2025 · Guild Race, an open world guild mission where players are transformed and try to reach the finish line in the time limit.

May 12, 2024 · The short answer: there is no definitively "best" race. Each race has strengths and weaknesses, but much depends on your class, playstyle, and personal preference. However, based on in-depth testing and years in Tyria, there are clearly some race and class pairings better optimized than others.

Currently my top two are equally human and charr. I've got a human male guardian and a human male thief, who I've had since I've first started playing. Then followed by my charr male revenant and my charr female warrior who I've made a year or so later. They're all my favourite characters right now. Next is sylvari.

Aug 30, 2012 · Each race draws upon the knowledge of their ancestors to effect powerful changes on the battlefield, and knowledge of these racial skills will help you select the race that'll best match the...

May 3, 2022 · Guild Wars 2 has five playable races a player can choose from when creating their character. Races have their own customization options and lore. Everything you need to know about races in Guild Wars 2 can be found in this guide!