Guild Wars 2

I have been kind of reluctant to post this as I believe it will become a flavor of the month kind of build. I say this because I have had nothing but success with this build.

Here’s the link: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fMAQNBlYDbkoKyOxywi1OQseQoANI2jDhoF9Kk+CukA;TsAg0CnoqxUjoGbNuak1sEZIyGEA

The above build is what I use for sPvP and tPvP WvW only. For WvW/PvE/Dungeons I use the same setup as above except I use Superior Runes of the Forge and my armor is the Precision/Vitality/Healing Power set from TA. I also use SB/S+WH when I roam WvW and SB/LB in Zergs.

I have tested many armor sets and many trait builds since release and this is so far my favorite setup. I am able to 1 vs 1 any class without any issues. I have had decent success with 1 vs 2 fights as well.

The basic mechanics of this build is to stay as far away as possible with your shortbow. Always try to pop Signet of the Wild or Rampage as One right before the fight begins. That way you have Stability up and you do about 20% more damage with either one. Do as much damage as you can until the enemy is within melee range. When that happens switch to your sword and warhorn. Utilize your number 1 skill for as long as possible then 2 and 3 depending on the situation. If the enemy is trying to burst you down when they hit melee range, pop your 6 second immune then pop Signet of the Wild or Rampage as One then pop QZ and use your #1 attack like crazy. I see 1.2 – 2k hits with the sword number 1 skill and can dish out 8 – 20k damage total with this method.

So if your looking for a ‘burst’ kind of ranger I would suggest going to the mists and trying this out.

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Copy/paste the link into your URL.

Just mark it and paste it in a new tab. Then it works. Can I ask your rank and experience as ranger? Realy been looking back and forth for ages and tried hundres of speccs. Tierd ot swapping each 3 losses. Wanna stick to one, at least for a while

I´m sorry mate, any thief / war hb will bomb that build, note signet of duress = 96 sec cooldown.

~ Ranger r42 // 2k matches // champion hunter

I’m not sure 6 seconds immunity every 90 seconds garners calling it a survivable glass cannon

I don’t mean to be a hipster but variations of this build were FotM at release. QZ, SoS & RoO and typically it was Axe/Horn + GS → Use horn skills, use axe chill/bleed, switch to GS, stun, QZ(+ pet swap quickening), opponent dead. Typically also with hyena or hound to also knockdown + damage, SoS if in trouble. The birds + axe bleeds backloads into the QZ GS spam doing a ton of damage in 2 seconds.

This builds doesn’t have the same burst but I like the general play style of playing it wary at first and then bursting after dodges and stuff are used.

Harry any suggestions then? Ive been playing MMOS, FPS and other games at pretty high levl as long as i can remember. But still farily new to gw2. Any specc suggestions would make me love you forever <3

Just roll a trapper and u´ll do fine in pvp

Saphirian.5679:

Just mark it and paste it in a new tab. Then it works. Can I ask your rank and experience as ranger? Realy been looking back and forth for ages and tried hundres of speccs. Tierd ot swapping each 3 losses. Wanna stick to one, at least for a while

My rank isn’t that high. When I first started playing the game at beta I played the mists to gauge which class I wanted to be and it turned out a Ranger. I played to rank 10 and started playing PvE ever since. I found this build playing PvE and WvW for 95% of my total play time. The other 3% have been in the mists for the last 3 nights. I only play for 1-2 hours a night because of full time job, etc. So with that being said, this build has been tested in the mists for a total of 10-15 hours. But, during that time I had no problem with the build.

Harrywinky.8632:

I´m sorry mate, any thief / war hb will bomb that build, note signet of duress = 96 sec cooldown.

~ Ranger r42 // 2k matches // champion hunter

Appreciate your comments. I’m assuming you haven’t tested it out. Just kind of glanced at and figured it won’t work. My suggestion is to try it at least. Then comment on it.

Harrywinky.8632:

I´m sorry mate, any thief / war hb will bomb that build, note signet of duress = 96 sec cooldown.

~ Ranger r42 // 2k matches // champion hunter

Not true, I run a similar setup with a longbow and with signets up I dont really fear any1 1v1. Especially thieves or warriors, Ive curb stomped my share, Im also rank 42 with about 3.5k matches, been banned for 3 days so I cant get the exact number. However I would suggest taking out the white raven for jaguar, mostly out of personal biased but because jaguars got the same stats but a better f2 than white raven because it lets him stealth molest someone for 4 secs or escape before dying if you play it smart. Either is fine honestly.

Also I was running a 30/30/0/0/10 build as well but decided to try 30/30/5/0/10 and it is better imo because I gain endurance much faster, which gives me more dodge rolls=more survivability for only 5 traits. However all my traits are different except for sig of beast master. I use steady focus, although might go for signet mastery, eagle eye, because despite what people think, you can be at max distance in alot of group fights before they finally catch on. In skirmishing I do pets prowess ofcourse, and quick draw, because I like feeling like Im the main source of damage even tho Im not >.> and mighty swap in BM. The 50% more endurance regen is amazing tho, and I suggest you try it.

I used to use rune of divinity also and found better ones for rangers imo, rune of ranger is better simply because it gives more crit% and damage while pet is alive, or rune of air which gives great crit damage, swiftness when you heal, and a air proc that hits for upwards of 3.5k when it crits when you get hit, 20% chance on a 10 sec cd. As for sigils Ive decided to go with bloodlust on longbow ( formally air ) and bloodlust and air on sword/horn. I almost always have 25 stacks, especially in group fights when I just barrage their entire group for 8-11k, and on squishy ppl, Ive gotten 17k barrages. Anywho, Ive seen this build do fine with signets up, sadly its very reliant on said signets. I would love it if signets didnt need to be traited, and some other utilities not trap related were worth a kitten Also another problem with this build that I find is that you have to choose between QZ and sig of the hunt, and thats mobility vs burst, tough choice for me imo.

ok. This is what i’m running atm and overall short cooldowns, high damage. Might be wrong but works fairly well. Could you link a trapper specc?

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fMAQJATVjIVR2ZWWWs2Bg1j9CUQ2jDZ0wXBarwJTA;ToAg0CnooyQlgKLVOqkUtKYUA

Harrywinky.8632:

Just roll a trapper and u´ll do fine in pvp

I was rolling over trapper builds last night. In fact, he messaged me asking how I was doing so much damage and what weapon I was using.

Or if Dante could link his specc Thanks allot

ItIsFinished.9462:

Harrywinky.8632:

Just roll a trapper and u´ll do fine in pvp

I was rolling over trapper builds last night. In fact, he messaged me asking how I was doing so much damage and what weapon I was using.

I hope you don´t mean i asked you, anyway, there are better builds than the ones mentioned above.

Idk if you are really r42 or 3k matches, but if you (or any of the guys above) want to manage the duel with me, i´ll gladly accept.

Dante Dragonhand.2538:

Harrywinky.8632:

I´m sorry mate, any thief / war hb will bomb that build, note signet of duress = 96 sec cooldown.

~ Ranger r42 // 2k matches // champion hunter

Not true, I run a similar setup with a longbow and with signets up I dont really fear any1 1v1. Especially thieves or warriors, Ive curb stomped my share, Im also rank 42 with about 3.5k matches, been banned for 3 days so I cant get the exact number. However I would suggest taking out the white raven for jaguar, mostly out of personal biased but because jaguars got the same stats but a better f2 than white raven because it lets him stealth molest someone for 4 secs or escape before dying if you play it smart. Either is fine honestly.

Also I was running a 30/30/0/0/10 build as well but decided to try 30/30/5/0/10 and it is better imo because I gain endurance much faster, which gives me more dodge rolls=more survivability for only 5 traits. However all my traits are different except for sig of beast master. I use steady focus, although might go for signet mastery, eagle eye, because despite what people think, you can be at max distance in alot of group fights before they finally catch on. In skirmishing I do pets prowess ofcourse, and quick draw, because I like feeling like Im the main source of damage even tho Im not &gt;.&gt; and mighty swap in BM. The 50% more endurance regen is amazing tho, and I suggest you try it.

I used to use rune of divinity also and found better ones for rangers imo, rune of ranger is better simply because it gives more crit% and damage while pet is alive, or rune of air which gives great crit damage, swiftness when you heal, and a air proc that hits for upwards of 3.5k when it crits when you get hit, 20% chance on a 10 sec cd. As for sigils Ive decided to go with bloodlust on longbow ( formally air ) and bloodlust and air on sword/horn. I almost always have 25 stacks, especially in group fights when I just barrage their entire group for 8-11k, and on squishy ppl, Ive gotten 17k barrages. Anywho, Ive seen this build do fine with signets up, sadly its very reliant on said signets. I would love it if signets didnt need to be traited, and some other utilities not trap related were worth a kitten Also another problem with this build that I find is that you have to choose between QZ and sig of the hunt, and thats mobility vs burst, tough choice for me imo.

Yeah it is unfortunate we have to depend on the signets to be affective which is why I bring raven and white raven since there f2 is a blind. If you can land that on an enemy burst it helps when your immune is on cool down. As for the rune and sigil suggestions I will try them out. Your trait placement sounds interesting too. I will give that a try as we’ll.

Oh yeah, the reason for QZ is its a must with the sword. That’s the DPS part.

Harrywinky.8632:

ItIsFinished.9462:

Harrywinky.8632:

Just roll a trapper and u´ll do fine in pvp

I was rolling over trapper builds last night. In fact, he messaged me asking how I was doing so much damage and what weapon I was using.

I hope you don´t mean i asked you, anyway, there are better builds than the ones mentioned above.

Idk if you are really r42 or 3k matches, but if you (or any of the guys above) want to manage the duel with me, i´ll gladly accept.

Trapper builds are actually great sPvP builds. I ran my ranger that way for a short period and was very successful. But my current setup allows me to burst any class and survive. You just have to know when to pick your battles and keep your distance with SB until melee is needed.

As for the duel, I would love to. I’m on around 10:30-11:00 PST. Message Arrow Slanger and we can meet up. I think I’ve tried every possible build out there but I am always willing to see other builds.

ItIsFinished.9462:

I have been kind of reluctant to post this as I believe it will become a flavor of the month kind of build. I say this because I have had nothing but success with this build.

You must be new to ranger forums. Variations of this build have been around for a long, long time. However, something like this is more common in PvE since it’s very glass cannon for PvP.

im glad ure enjoying yourself with that build OP, and it may be ok for WvW. but for spvp it’s quite terrible as you have no survivability other than SoS. survivability builds tend to revolve around the BM and wilderness lines, along with condition damage. but you could try power regen builds. you’ll hit like a wet noodle without precision though.

nerva.7940:

im glad ure enjoying yourself with that build OP, and it may be ok for WvW. but for spvp it’s quite terrible as you have no survivability other than SoS. survivability builds tend to revolve around the BM and wilderness lines, along with condition damage. but you could try power regen builds. you’ll hit like a wet noodle without precision though.

This guy knows what he´s talking about…

The trapper build is solid all around, even if you don’t use the trap traits all the time. I’m using 0/30/30/0/10 currently and using the Pet’s Prowess, Carnivorous Appetite, and Moment of Clarity this week in w3 trying out different trait, weapon, utility combos. The trap build it’s self is nice for the points as well as allowing for excellent trait switching without having to run to an npc for a respec.

Dahkeus.8243:

ItIsFinished.9462:

I have been kind of reluctant to post this as I believe it will become a flavor of the month kind of build. I say this because I have had nothing but success with this build.

You must be new to ranger forums. Variations of this build have been around for a long, long time. However, something like this is more common in PvE since it’s very glass cannon for PvP.

Kinda. I’m new to posting replies and topics. But, I’m definitely not new to the forums. I’ve been around since beta. I regularly check the ranger forums for new builds….As I stated before and I’ll say it again, try this exact build out. Same sigils, traits setup, pets, weapons, etc before critiquing it. As I have done the same for every build posted here on the forums. After you try it out….then let me know if its not a good build or if you think there is another one out there I should try.

nerva.7940:

im glad ure enjoying yourself with that build OP, and it may be ok for WvW. but for spvp it’s quite terrible as you have no survivability other than SoS. survivability builds tend to revolve around the BM and wilderness lines, along with condition damage. but you could try power regen builds. you’ll hit like a wet noodle without precision though.

This setup has less survivability than a BM build…of course…but I started this topic as a build to show that you can have DPS w/ survivability. And when you down the other player before he down’s you…you survived, right?