Guild Wars 2

So, my Ranger…

My armor is knights armor, running berserker LB and GS. My accessories are Soldiers Spineguard with Ruby, 2 Ruby earrings, 1 Beryl Amulet, 1 ruby and 1 beryl ring.

Runes: 2 Superior Melandru, 4 Superior Altruism
Sigil: Perception on GS, Fire on the bow.

Pretty content with my stats:
Attack: 3205
Crit: 39%
Crit Dmg: 64%
Armor: 2534 (1470 toughness)
Health: 16,642

Current traits: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fMEQJATRjEVB2VWSWs2Bg1D9CsvmCOlkp4QGB

For pets I have been using Drakehound and Owl.

I feel like I could get a little bit more…damage out of my build while have survivabilty. I like to roam, and have ok, but I feel gimped by healing springs, and want to quit using it, but can’t really see a way out of it.

I feel like my pets are ok, but it seems like the F2 of the drake always misses, same with the wolf.

Any comments, tips, or help you may have are appreciated.

i myself have 30/25/10/0/5
beastmastery quickness pet swap is op.
change ur pets to a dog or a cat, cos cats got high crit ratio, but the most important pet for me is dog, cos they can knockdown, which is really helpful.
for ur marksman trait X, u can change that to XI and replace signet of the hunt for signet of stone, or anyother skill if u prefer.
the trait 11 on marksman makes active signets work on you yourself too, so u get a 6 sec no dmg if u use signet of stone.

also, id recomment putting skirmish up to 25 points. for the more dmg while flanking.
when u defend a tower use the longer range on lb, and if u walk around and want to fight 1v1. use the xi and change a skill to signet of stone.
for pets, i use jaguar, which makes my pet go invis, which is instant, and a fern hound, for the regen, i always use melee pets for pvp purposses, cos the ranged pets will always miss cos they move, if i use melee, the melee pet will keep on the target and wont miss as often.
ps, i use LB and SB, sb with fire sigil, and lb with bloodlust sigil.
another thing to note, the gs dmg is equal to sword dmg, which is bad for gs.
id recommend to not use a gs, but a shortbow or sword/warhorn.

I tried this out last night Jsvkkie, it wasn’t bad, it’s been a while since I’ve used my SB, so that took some getting used to. I feel like I have a lot less maneuverability now though.

If you’re not tanky, and running solo, Healing Spring can be problematic. TU or HaO would better serve you methinks. I use the Renewal Signet as well as Purity Sigils on my weaps to take care of conditions.

Also, you’re health seemed a bit low.

Hmm…try using some traps. Your current build can double as a trap build, and traps can do some considerable damage (especially Flame Trap). Replace Skirmishing Trait X with Trait VIII to give your trap some ground targetting so it’s easier to hit your foes. They’ll walk right into them.

Also, as easy as it is to get out of, Entangle can buy you some time to make an escape, and can help you reach those hard to reach sieges and such. Nothing funnier than watching an arrow cart die because of the roots.

I like entangle, it’s not bad, just a bit situational for me personally, but I will mess with it a little more.

Not sure about traps, as I tend to hear a lot of bad things about them in WvW, but I’ll give it a go and see how I like it.

I typically have been finding myself using TU, I really like it, but the conditions just seem to get to me. It’s a pain going against a necro sometimes. I may try the purity sigil on my SB, since that will help me cure condis fast.

And I thought my hp was ok, not great, but I use food buffs to get it to 17k.

Overall my goal has been good damage with a little bit of survivability. My guy can take a Thief BS hit and still have a chunk of health left over.

iCryptik.1496:

I like entangle, it’s not bad, just a bit situational for me personally, but I will mess with it a little more.

Not sure about traps, as I tend to hear a lot of bad things about them in WvW, but I’ll give it a go and see how I like it.

I typically have been finding myself using TU, I really like it, but the conditions just seem to get to me. It’s a pain going against a necro sometimes. I may try the purity sigil on my SB, since that will help me cure condis fast.

And I thought my hp was ok, not great, but I use food buffs to get it to 17k.

Overall my goal has been good damage with a little bit of survivability. My guy can take a Thief BS hit and still have a chunk of health left over.

There’s also a better sigil that has a chance to transfer your conditions to an enemy. I think it’s called Sigil of Generosity or something similarly sarcastic.

TC, how have the traps been working for you? Also, as a reminder to everybody, throw traps ON the enemy so they’ll be set off immediately.