Guild Wars 2

I’ve been running this hybrid SB/GS build for a while. Folks have started asking me about it, so I decided its time to share with everyone. Be forewarned, it isn’t as easy as the ol’ trap and roll. Also, this isn’t going to net you very many kills in a zerg, but then again… we’re rangers.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fMAQJAVRjAVN2VWKWo2BimCOZJ2jDxoF9Uke2fxDJIB;ToAgzCpo6x0joHbPuek9sAZUB

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This build has a lot going for it, but the pinnacle of its power is getting your bird to land a crit with an attack of opportunity.

You’ve got an interrupt about every 10 seconds. When you get one, use the pet attack and you’ll get some high numbers. Otherwise, its pretty tanky.

Some notes on technique: Use your cripples to keep them off you, and your birds on them. Swap weapons and pets often for full effect. You’ll be getting a lot of vigor.
You and your bird each have a leap finisher which will heal in the healing spring water field. Try to take advantage of that as much as possible. I like to stagger the use of healing spring and muddy terrain. Sit on MT while you’re feeling aggressive, sit on HS for healing and defense.

Bonus: this build is super cheep to get in PVE and WVW. I built it around Zho’s armor. Stick in some Undead runes and rabid accessories if you want to be able to switch it into a trap build for the zerg.

Enjoy

Link does not work. There is a hybrid build in that look simular.

Chimp.7946:

Link does not work. There is a hybrid build in that look simular.

The forum has some kind of program that tends to botch a direct link. Try copy/paste, see if that works? It might not :/

It worked. It looks interesting, lots of healing power. However, how will your birds survive? They just die so fast imho.

I find toughness win over to much healing power.

Well, I find that the high healing power really helps keep the birds alive. I’m usually getting a little more than 100 hp/sec with signet of the wild. All the silence that the birds and the flock runes add suppresses the damage. Not to mention the interrupts. Every second that they cant hit you is free hp. Also, the bird gets a leap finisher heal from the healing spring.

I agree with you though that the high toughness can be really useful in a chaotic battle. If that becomes an issue, I usually go to a more AOE centric build.