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(edited by kolegam.5460)
Berserker ranger
Yes, I’ve been doing it from the start. I use longbow with shortbow as backup.
Glass cannon ranger is not worth it. It’s all glass and little cannon.
Glass cannon ranger is not worth it. It’s all glass and little cannon.
For longbow in WvW it is. 1500 range is amazing when you’re part of a group or on top of a wall. Also, barrage does a ton of damage.
If they catch you at close range or alone, you’re pretty much dead tho. But you learn where the longbow shines and which situations to avoid.
I’d say rangers are below par in terms of damage, but they’re above average in terms of range with the longbow trait. So you have to take advantage of that strength and go all-out damage and get things like “Protect me” with a passive bear pet and Signet of the Hunt for survivability (on top of out-ranging them). Maybe even Signet of Stone instead of getting Piercing Arrows. A combination of Signet of Stone and Rampage as One can allow you to run (and dodge) through an enemy zerg and into your own tower to start aoe-ing them from behind the door or on top of the wall.
If you want to maximize dps then yes you need to go berserker.
Rangers are unique though in that they get less benefit from berserker gear than the other classes.
simply because a small to large portion of a ranger’s damage comes from their pet. Your pet will do the same damage whether you are in berserker gear or cleric gear as far as I have been able to tell and rangers are obviously balanced around having that pet’s supplemental damage.
(please correct me if I am wrong in believing a ranger pet’s damage is static and not gear dependant)
-Desirz Matheon
Yes the pet damage is the same no matter what gear you wear. But that is also nice for bunker builds. You go full bunker and still have good damage from pet.
Yeah that is a unfortunate tradeoff with the pet but full zerker gear and long bow ( 1,500 range ) is fine…do it on my ranger always in WvW. You can get away with it more since its wide open space…open battles generally and your not always alone so being useless within close range doesnt come into play much unless you get out positioned.
Damage wise you will do fine Imo…just remember to get as far back as possible to maximize dps from your longbow since the damage is scaled relevant to your distance; so to see those 3-4k damage spike crits…u need the max range being utilized. also barrage is quite the zoning skill when bumped up as much as it is to help kinda control a zerg some in terms of positioning or area denial.
Pet wise just use whatever i figure since its just complementary really….Cats for dps is a choice…..Red Moa for fury buffs or simply a tank pet as a just in case security blanket with “protect me” or something.
Berserker ranger is fine. I like it more then berserker warrior for sure.
Glass cannon ranger is not worth it. It’s all glass and little cannon.
For longbow in WvW it is. 1500 range is amazing when you’re part of a group or on top of a wall. Also, barrage does a ton of damage.
If they catch you at close range or alone, you’re pretty much dead tho. But you learn where the longbow shines and which situations to avoid.
I’d say rangers are below par in terms of damage, but they’re above average in terms of range with the longbow trait. So you have to take advantage of that strength and go all-out damage and get things like “Protect me” with a passive bear pet and Signet of the Hunt for survivability (on top of out-ranging them). Maybe even Signet of Stone instead of getting Piercing Arrows. A combination of Signet of Stone and Rampage as One can allow you to run (and dodge) through an enemy zerg and into your own tower to start aoe-ing them from behind the door or on top of the wall.
That may be the case if rifle warriors didnt exist, they have a skill that hits for 20k at 1500 range also. Why shoot 20 arrows to kill someone when you can shoot 1 bullet….from the same range……while piercing…..in less than 2 seconds, and if they survive, you pop a volley into them, which is twice as fast as rapid fire. I play longbow glass cannon ranger and I can second what others say, lots of glass, little cannon. It can hit as hard as other classes if you use raven or jag, and get 25 stacks of might during rampage as one but thats it. Rangers just cant do glass cannon.
Glass cannon ranger is not worth it. It’s all glass and little cannon.
For longbow in WvW it is. 1500 range is amazing when you’re part of a group or on top of a wall. Also, barrage does a ton of damage.
If they catch you at close range or alone, you’re pretty much dead tho. But you learn where the longbow shines and which situations to avoid.
If you like defending on top of a wall, Arrow Cart > Ranger. My current setup is more defensive. Whenever I get the itch to play a more glass cannon role when defending I just remind myself about ACs
When someone uses the word ‘Meta’, a kitten dies. Don’t do it.
Glass cannon ranger is not worth it. It’s all glass and little cannon.
For longbow in WvW it is. 1500 range is amazing when you’re part of a group or on top of a wall. Also, barrage does a ton of damage.
If they catch you at close range or alone, you’re pretty much dead tho. But you learn where the longbow shines and which situations to avoid.
If you like defending on top of a wall, Arrow Cart > Ranger. My current setup is more defensive. Whenever I get the itch to play a more glass cannon role when defending I just remind myself about ACs
If by AC you mean their version of rangers that are just awesome then Im with you there.
Lol You can do 2k dmg on bosses with the glass canon ranger with a shortbow….
Glass cannon is totaly worth it!!!!
Not really.
A GC ranger is as lethal as either BS thief or HB warriors, if not stronger. However, you have to do the same as BS thief or HB warriors —- go melee.
Build like this:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fMAQNAR8YnEVEZZVQWWwahgopgSWiV4QfGxS9+Do6ipKRC;T8Ag0ynEOJdS9kyJqaM1IqxWjrGZNLCGfspA
ROA—>Swoop—>Hilt Bash—>Swap Weapon—>Sword 1/Swap Pet—>Sick Em—>QZ to death.(meanwhile dagger 5 when needed)
A guaranteed “Holy Shxx” if you do as I said. But well, as the compensation, your survival won’t be good, but since you go for GC build, why care about survival, right?
Glass cannon ranger is not worth it. It’s all glass and little cannon.
Glass Cannon is the only viable build IMO.
S(KILL) Gametypes > WvW & sPVP
GC is as good as the person who plays it, so if you suck your class will suck. I run GC build in WvW and Arah and most of the time i’m prob the last to die in lupi, so yea I run a full BM/Wilderness for dungeons and pure GC for WvW and it’s freaking amazing, especially when you use swoop from GS, entangle and barrage in a zerg and you will start seeing numbers fly.
(edited by Rannulf.9417)
Not really.
A GC ranger is as lethal as either BS thief or HB warriors, if not stronger. However, you have to do the same as BS thief or HB warriors —- go melee.Build like this:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fMAQNAR8YnEVEZZVQWWwahgopgSWiV4QfGxS9+Do6ipKRC;T8Ag0ynEOJdS9kyJqaM1IqxWjrGZNLCGfspAROA—>Swoop—>Hilt Bash—>Swap Weapon—>Sword 1/Swap Pet—>Sick Em—>QZ to death.(meanwhile dagger 5 when needed)
A guaranteed “Holy Shxx” if you do as I said. But well, as the compensation, your survival won’t be good, but since you go for GC build, why care about survival, right?
Glass cannon ranger is not worth it. It’s all glass and little cannon.
I am guessing this is for pvp ?
When someone uses the word ‘Meta’, a kitten dies. Don’t do it.
Glass Cannon is the only viable build IMO.
Its not even close to being viable, evasion tank and trap ranger are the only real viable builds. We can pull off melee ranger but its still squishy, and other classes melee better.
Glass Cannon is the only viable build IMO.
Its not even close to being viable, evasion tank and trap ranger are the only real viable builds. We can pull off melee ranger but its still squishy, and other classes melee better.
How does trap ranger build works, build and gear stats?
Glass Cannon is the only viable build IMO.
Its not even close to being viable, evasion tank and trap ranger are the only real viable builds. We can pull off melee ranger but its still squishy, and other classes melee better.
How does trap ranger build works, build and gear stats?
Depends on how you want to play, I prefere rune of the adventurer for power/condi mix, shortbow and sword/torch, carrion ammy, and sigils of corruption and w/e you want, I usually go with geomancy. Use spike trap, flame trap, and either vipers nest or a utility skill of your choice, entangle or spirit elite are usually the best with these also. Its a easy build to use, strong too. Sadly its not my style, I prefere archery and atm this game has none.