Guild Wars 2

I’ve had a ranger for a while, but it never really fascinated me. Recently I’ve decided to give it another try, and I need some gear & build recommendations.I will use it for PvE exclusively.

I love the short bow. I want to use that for sure. I like the greatsword but I’m open to other melee options.

For gear, especially to complement the short bow, should I go berserker, or condition/power/precision, or something else?

What about the build? What would you guys recommend for a high DPS build? I read a few but it’s hard to get an idea of what works well without spending a lot of time comparing builds.

Try a skirmishing focused build. Start with 30 in skirmishing and continue from there.

http://gw2buildcraft.com/calculator/ranger/

^^ A great site for theorycrafting your own build. Tweak it to your heart’s content before buying the first piece of gear.

Remember, in GW2, there is no “I win all the time” solution which is as it should be.

note: My initial gear was Rampager which was just fine for open world PVE leveling and farming. Dungeons may be different. It does not work for me in WvW (which you are not interested in, hehe).