Mercurias.1826

Emphatically seconded. I was also upset that riding the Springer while equiped with a Hammer didn’t give a Bunny Thumper Achievement.

Make it a character you won't mind seeing four of. I picked a Sylvari because their funky colors and glow are fun. Racial skill-wise, I'd say that Asura and Humans probably have the best Synergy, but racial skills are typically unimpressive as a whole. Lore-wise, any race can be a Mesmer. Charr might be less common, as they have a low-key cultural bias against magic, but it's still all good. Humans and Asura may be more common, as they tend to be more strongly Magic-oriented. If you want to laugh, an Asura. They have well done animations. Lots of personality.

I actually started in PvE on tanky condi builds, then came back from a break and rerolled a power Necro to 80. I found myself enjoying it a lot more, though this was back in the era of Blood Well Dagger/Horn monster necros.

That was exactly what I was looking for and I sincerely appreciate that beautiful info bomb.

So...Just go in with whatever and headbutt my keyboard and have an Ele actually play the game?

I like the monster movie, stalking demon feel of Necro, but I don't know how well I can make it work in PvP and WvW. I had an easy time of it in open world PvE and made some progress in WvW zergs with a build that spammed Staff and Well AoEs while giving people lifedrain, but when up against really good players or solo? Not so much. Are there any general gameplay tips for PvP and WvW I should know if I want to survive on a Necromancer?