Guild Wars 2

I have been moaning about how under powered Rangers are in WvW…now that I have grown my Necro to R80 and decked her out I can now verify that yes…necros are superior to Rangers.

Perm-a-stealth thief…no problem…I hang with them until they run away. Surviving in the middle of a zerg vs zerg fight? No problem…I survive and get 10 times the bags my ranger ever got…

I love removing conditions, healing and giving conditions…sweet combo of abilities.

Some classes do indeed get more bags than others. May lead players to the false conclusion that they are expert players…

I earn more money from fighting with my necro then any other class in WvW.

Cool story, bro’ !

barrage, entangle, run thru flailing with axes or a gs nets me a hit on the entire enemy zerg as a ranger. what were you doing wrong?

party up with 4 others, spam all duel axe skills, wipe opposition, press f, drop merchant repeat as necerssary

Had the same reaction as i switch from engi to warrior.

Warrior, Guardian, Necros are a living bag machine in WvW Zergfest.

Funny how players think ranger is weak

Just depends on which spec can tag the most people the fastest. Most of the time it is melee with their fast attack speed or Necro with their wells.

Haralin.1473:

Had the same reaction as i switch from engi to warrior.

Warrior, Guardian, Necros are a living bag machine in WvW Zergfest.

I have never gotten more bags than on my engi. Sup crate mid enemy zerg, nades #3, 4, 5 front line – switch to bombs, rocket boots to the backline and hit #3, 2. I get a tag on just about everyone in any zerg – while also helping mine.

i would have to guess ranger with long bow traited long range and piercing arrows with sigils for flame burst on crit has the best tagging ability of anyone. long range staff ele maybe close but slower cast times on skills and most of them much shorter range.

A Necromancer can tag more enemies, so yes, you will get more bags than playing a Ranger. However, there are going to be times where a Ranger can use their bows to get a hit just in time before a player dies and get enough credit to qualify for a loot drop.

A necro can be more offensive but a ranger can have much more support. I’m sure there are rangers that also do pretty well in zergs, and Necros that don’t tag a ton of players.

Rangers have a lot of downsides but tagging isn’t one of them. Piercing Arrow trait makes for excellent tag capability at very long range with the longbow and extremely quick tagging with the shortbow. The Axe also jumps multiple targets per base attack which makes it fantastic for tagging under lag. Dont forget about the torch and traps.

Rangers are my favorite targets in WvW!

Zerg necros… Disgusting!

A well built and well played ranger(Someone who knows their class and picks every point in their build for a reason) is not pleasant to fight again, and a boon as an ally. It’s something about their survivability that always makes me think twice before I pounce on a lone ranger with my thief.