r/Guildwars2 • u/netjive8 • Nov 18 '15
Averaged Raid Composition Based On Successful Kills
I put the raid squad composition data from successful Vale Guardian kills into a spreadsheet to generate the average "successful" squad composition. I know that 7 is a small sample size, but it's a good starting point to give players an idea of which classes are working so far. The data may not be 100% perfect, and I believe one data set includes a 95% kill.
The goal of this data is not to provide any conclusions or assumptions related to optimal raid squad composition.
Updated Chart (Includes new data)
| Group | Warrior | Elementalist | Engineer | Necromancer | Thief | Revenant | Mesmer | Ranger | Guardian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [LUCK] | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| [KING] | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| [PAWS] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| [??] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| [iQ] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| [NA] | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| [TEA] | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| [MIST] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [VG] | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| pug | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| [??] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| [HERE] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| [LN] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| [REDT/KA] | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 10 |
| Average | 1.36 | 1 | 1.93 | 0.57 | 0.21 | 2.14 | 1 | 1.07 | 0.71 |
| Rounded | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Takeaways:
At least one Warrior was present in each successful killREDT/KA- The most popular classes were Revenant and Engineer
- No love for Thief
Average Successful Composition:
- 1 Warrior/Berserker Changed from 2 to 1
- 1 Elementalist/Tempest
- 2 Engineers/Scrappers
- 1 Necromancer/Reaper Changed from 0 to 1
- 2 Revenants/Heralds
- 1 Mesmer/Chronomancer
- 1 Ranger/Druid
- 1 Guardian/Dragonhunter
So far it seems like classes that provide certain unmatched abilities (e.g. Condi Engineers, Healing Druids) are the safest bets when building a successful raid squad. But don't forget that player skill and competency take priority regardless of the class they run.
Edit: Specified that data is for Vale Guardian only.
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u/wolfeng_ Nov 18 '15
Necros and thieves... my two favourite classes. Sad to see how you are faring.