This article, which is the first of a three part series, is about the effective use of henchmen. It was first published within the forums of Ogamings website and was later made into an article on that same site about Guild Wars Gold. The article is being reprinted here by the author. The ideas expressed here are obviously opinions I have formed based on my own style of game play and may not work out for you. Many of the ideas expressed here are not unique to me and have been used successfully by many people within these forums about Guild Wars Gold.

The reason I decided to write this henchmen guide was two-fold. First off, having gained quite a lot from reading these forums about Guild Wars Gold, I felt that I too wanted to give something back. Second, while there has been a lot of discussion about henchmen within these forums, usually the discussions are focused more on a specific mission or quest. The objective, of this article, is to discuss the effective use of henchmen to enchance game play.

While I titled this article as a guide, it really is not. A guide is something that leads you step-by-step to a destination, be it a physical destination or other (for example a guide on how to build a melee, sword bearing elementalist). This post is more of a kind of compendium of effective techniques that will make the use of henchmen easier and hopefully more successful.

When playing about Guild Wars Gold, think of yourself as a director. Use your weapon not so much for brute damage killing, but more as a large pointer that directs the flow of the battle. As a ranger, when I play, my damage when I lead these groups is minor, my job is really to point to my target and yell charge about Guild Wars Gold!