best race for revenant

[Virdo.1540]

charr, just for rhytlock. he needs a charr revenant friend

sadly, asura would be the overkill-race if looking for pvp/wvw ,but looks completely buggy even in character-creation menu

[Thornwolf.9721]

Norn, their culture is all about legends and stories. If anyone would know legends of the mists and be more capable of channeling them it would be them; As well their havroun's and shamans ALREADY walk into the mists and they make it their mission to protect it (Personal story choice.) Plus they have a unique connection too the mists, nature and tyria via their connection to the spirits of the wild. All and all the best race IMO for head-cannon as to how you were a rev before rytlock, simply put you were a shaman who became more focused and became a revenant. Or well classified as a revenant~

The norn were doing the whole mist magic LONG before it was a class, the other might be human as they have the dervish, ritualist and necromancer all of which can link themselves to god realms. (Necromancers can literally sense disturbances in the underworld, given how they react to the entrances to it when dhuum is being a little stink for raids..)

Sylvari based off how the one in the red-borderland talks about (If you are red that week, he is in the corner near some merchants.) How he is called to this place; How he feels the mists singing to him and pulling him closer. He says he feels engrossed and saturated in its essence and thus, I'd say sylvari have the potential to become revenants relatively easily.

Asuran and charr are the two less likely canidates, neither are spiritual and and while asuran study the mists they make it a point to say its dangerous and not to link ones self to it. Charr HATE MAGIC and almost executed rytlock when he finally went back to the citadel, he had to teach some people how to use it and that is how we got Kalla as an E-spec. The charr are the LEAST likely to willingly use it; As it goes against their entire culture so while Rytlock is the first "Revenant" others have shown they are more capable of utilizing mist magic.

So based on lore I assume, that this is the likely situation.

! 1. Norn have probably been doing in the longest on tyria, thus they are more stable and more capable. They probably have a better understanding of the mists as they view themselves as an extension of it; And that the spirits of the wild expect them to protect the mists and their ancestors while making their legend. EVERY norn hero is a legend, they have ton of legends in the mists. The spirits of the wild who interact pretty regularly with the norn, can move between tyria and the mists at will and the havroun's can open the way and bring MULTIPLE people into the mists with them and teach people how to utilize its magic. (Personal story, if you choose outside of the "Strength to defeat our ancient foe"). Even In the Strength storyline, you enter the mists and talk to a Jotuun king who tells you the legends of his people and how they fell; So even the jotuun have a huge presence within the mists and AS A BASIC NORN, you can enter the mists if the way is open which you do open it to speak with him.!2. Humans, the six gods are mists beings and the humans come from another world having been led here THROUGH the mists by their gods. Necromancers, Dervishes and ritualists all call upon aspects of the god realms (Which are in the mists) and their culture is based upon very roman/greek forms of worship around these mist beings.!3. Sylvari, they are dragon minions. Several have said they feel the "Call of the mists" meaning they can sense and interact with it willingly with little strain. Im sure some were born with the ability to tap into this power; Given how the pale tree seems to be familar with the mists as she sends you through it to view Orr. The dream could also be said to be an extension of the mists, this a place in which sylvari's minds manifest so this could in turn mean every sylvari has some form of mist magic within themselves.Whether or not they can harness it or not? Thats something up to the player.!4. Asuran, they study it and im sure some might of tried to utilize it for other means .... maybe they figured out how to channel legends. (seems unlikely, given how self obssessed and willfully ignorant they can be.)!5. Charr, the least likely unless you're part of the ones trained by rytlock brimstone who was the first "Revenant". Charr again hate magic, of all sorts so if you want a LORE FRIENDLY charr? Well ranger, thief, warrior, engineer would be the classes for you as they frown upon magic due to the flame-legion. They might accept necromancy due to the power as long as they are kept an eye on but I can't see a guardian or ele being part of the legions. Mainly because of the fact that they in themselves utilize fire magic, ESPECIALLY GUARDIAN because their magic resembles the foe-fire.

[Yasai.3549]

Sylvani lmao.

[doogal.9368]

HA I voted charr...nevermind the fact I have a norn and a sylvari.

[Buran.3796]

None of them seems to fit well the lore. I would say:

Humans: Guardian, Mesmer, Thief.Norn: Ranger, Necro.Charr: Engineer, Warrior.Asura: Engineer, Elementalist.Sylvari: Thief, Ranger, Mesmer.

The game lacks lore behind Revenants because the game was done without them, and since the introduction that absence has only deepened. It fits well the convoluted mess the class is at the moment.

[JekthAvid.1408]

I play sylvari herald which seems to fit the story decently. The sylvari meet caithe and trahearne early, they are of mordremoth, and as herald you channel glint. So right there you have a connection to Orr through trahearne and caithe, a connection to mordremoth as sylvari, a connection to aurene and glint as herald... I don't see why everyone is posting charr lol

[xXMapcoXx.9614]

This class is mist themed and what race has the most connection to the mist? That's right the norn! people only say charr cuz brimstone was the first and the arm was made to fit a charr!

[Coeruleum.9164]

I would make a Norn revenant, but if you want to be renegade then Charr seems like the natural choice. Honestly, you should just make whatever race you identify with the most for your revenant and don't be racist.

[Pockethole.5031]

Norn can have tattoos, and long, legendary hair (at least females). They are too epic for me to change into something else. I considered and backtracked.

[Opopanax.1803]

Norn for looks, but also because spirit theme matches, and lastly because norn racials are useless compared to other racials, so best to make your Revenant a race that you can't use racials anyways.

[ChillyKoti.1928]

My first vote would be Charr (I also have one that is a revenant.)My next vote would be Sylvari.

[Kichwas.7152]

Tengu

100% definitely Tengu. The profession was made for... oh... /sigh...