What classes are in Guild Wars 3?

ArenaNet has not revealed the Guild Wars 3 class or profession list. The only role shown so far is the Vaelwarden, which is the player fantasy rather than a class. The studio has confirmed action RPG combat paired with Guild Wars build making.

Will Guild Wars 3 use professions like Guild Wars 2?

It is not confirmed. Guild Wars 2 has nine professions and the original Guild Wars used a two profession system. Guild Wars 3 keeps build making at its core, but ArenaNet has not said how classes are structured.

Guild Wars 3 classes

Short answer: Guild Wars 3 (GW3) has no announced class or profession list yet. The only role shown is the Vaelwarden, and that is the player fantasy, not a class. This page updates as ArenaNet reveals more.

What is confirmed

ArenaNet has confirmed the shape of combat without naming a single class. The official site calls it action RPG combat meets Guild Wars build making, rewarding skill use, positioning, and movement, and built to play well on a controller and a keyboard.

You play a Vaelwarden, a guardian of Orr. ArenaNet has not tied the Vaelwarden to a class or profession system. Read more on the Vaelwarden page.

What the series tells us

The original Guild Wars paired a primary and a secondary profession from a pool of ten. Guild Wars 2 has nine professions, each with its own weapons, traits, and elite specializations.

Profession history from the Guild Wars 2 wiki: Profession ↗, used under CC-BY-NC-SA.

ArenaNet has not said how Guild Wars 3 splits into classes, or which professions return. See what we know for the sourced details.

No pay to win

Colin Johanson’s June 16 philosophy post commits Guild Wars 3 to no pay to win, with paid items limited to cosmetics, account services, and convenience. Source: ArenaNet: Our Guild Wars Philosophy↗

When will classes be revealed?

ArenaNet says more on gameplay, beta tests, and the exact price will come across late 2026 and into 2027, ahead of the Fall 2027 beta. No class reveal has been scheduled. See the release date page for the full timeline.