Guild Wars 2

Hey, all.

I’ve just crafted my Ranger her remaining levels up to 80, and now I want to kit her out and build her for dungeons. This is my 5th level 80 character, and I consider myself to be highly competent in melee combat, probably due to being forced to adapt quickly or die when using a melee Thief as a first choice. I’ve gotten fairly used to most mob telegraphy and when to dodge most attacks, and how to position properly during melee. While leveling, I’ve found S/D to be AMAZING fun, occasionally using S/A or GS as well as a LB or SB secondary to fall back on when a situation gets a little too hairy for my taste. I dislike sitting at the back with a ranged weapon the whole time – I find it incredibly boring.

That said, I’ve just been throwing trait points at random lines during the leveling process, and I’m unsure of any decent synergies now that I’m at 80. What suggestions do you have for a melee-focused setup in dungeon content? What trait lines and armor/jewelery would work best? I thought about using Knight armor with Berserker accessories or something similiar. I’m open to BM-focused setups with melee too, as micro-managing my pet during battle has been quite fun.

Thanks for any suggestions you have!