Yeah, this build does some major damage. I’ve been running around with this build and I’m liking it. Granted I normally run a Hybrid BM build so I’m used to having lots of regen and this build doesn’t quite have the same regen abilities. But if you look at those numbers above, you can tell that this is a great build.
Now the key here is to utilize Stealth on Hunters Shot. You have to time your hits just right to put the pressure on your enemy. It took me a little practice but once I got the hang of it I was dropping players left and right. You can get around 12-18 stacks of bleeds on an enemy within seconds. On top of your 7K burst from Rapid Fire. Basically, your rotation is: Opening with Barrage > Point Blank Shot > Activate Sharpening Stone > Rapid Fire > Hunters Shot for Stealth > Get your distance again and repeat skills 4 > 2 > 3. If things get within melee then switch to Axe/Warhorn. Your bleeds can be applied with Hunter’s Call.
Let me know what you guys think. If anyone’s interested, I can record some videos of it in action.
Sigil of Earth and Sigil of Geomancy won’t work together, while Geomancy is on cooldown Sigil of Earth won’t proc.
I run something similar, but I use full Rampager gear, basically 60% crit vs your 43% so celestrial isn’t that bad of a drop it seems.
But yea, Its incredibly easy to stack Bleeds with builds like this, opening with Hunter’s Call with Sharpening Stones followed by Splitblade is usually an instant 25 stack of bleeds.
Yeah, I need to fix the Sigils. The Orrian Runes are pretty sweet to. With Sword main hand instead of Axe + the Orrian runes, it gives you an almost 100% up time of poison on the enemy.
Yeah, this build does some major damage. I’ve been running around with this build and I’m liking it. Granted I normally run a Hybrid BM build so I’m used to having lots of regen and this build doesn’t quite have the same regen abilities. But if you look at those numbers above, you can tell that this is a great build.
Now the key here is to utilize Stealth on Hunters Shot. You have to time your hits just right to put the pressure on your enemy. It took me a little practice but once I got the hang of it I was dropping players left and right. You can get around 12-18 stacks of bleeds on an enemy within seconds. On top of your 7K burst from Rapid Fire. Basically, your rotation is: Opening with Barrage > Point Blank Shot > Activate Sharpening Stone > Rapid Fire > Hunters Shot for Stealth > Get your distance again and repeat skills 4 > 2 > 3. If things get within melee then switch to Axe/Warhorn. Your bleeds can be applied with Hunter’s Call.
Let me know what you guys think. If anyone’s interested, I can record some videos of it in action.
I assume this is PvP ?
No mobility would make it tough in WvW
When someone uses the word ‘Meta’, a kitten dies. Don’t do it.
I’m sure you are getting 25 stacks of bleed….but I can’t get the math to support it.
In the first build 43% chance to crit = every 10 shots, 4 will crit (roughly)
Sharpened Edges = 66%.
4 crits x 66% = 2.5 bleeds every 10 attacks.
Sharpened stone gives another 5 bleeds every 45 seconds.
Splitblade is 1-5 bleeds depending on range.
Apparently I am missing something
Different gear sets, Xsorsus says he has 60% crit chance put on top of that fury. Still would like to see the 25 stacks in action though, but my ranger is still a baby so no way for me to attempt to replicate it.
