Guild Wars 2

Hey!
As stated in the topic I haven’t played much at 80 on the ranger, and most important not after the recent patch. I could use some help with my build. Currently I’m running Longbow and axes with 30/25/5/10/0 with berserker gear but I’m thinking of trying this:
http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=VH;4wEFy-v2kDV-0;9k2;3TT9;217A37A2;3K-FAV;1NX8aNX8aM7lm0-qYU;2Q-V0_XeYk3q459WCk4R08;18ZM

Can someone with alot of experiance please look this over and come with suggestions.
I’m looking to do dungeons, fractals and wvw. In wvw I’m thinking about taking longbow instead of the melee weps.
Suggestions about pets is also welcome. I use red moa and fern hound atm for buffs.

I am very uncertain how spec this works in reality, got some thoughts about going marksmanship instead of WS to get piercing arrows and whatnot but I don’t know iif it’s the best move. To take healing power on some trinkets as I’ve done in that build is also a big questionmark. Is it needed? is it a waste? is it enough to make a difference?

Please help me

I’m looking for a dungeon/fractal build as well. I recently got to level 80 and when I was looking for a PvE build, all I saw was people complaining about the class.

Oddly enough I decided to level a ranger because a few of my guildies were complaining that it was broken. After playing for about a week now I can definitely say that I really enjoy playing my ranger, mostly longbow/shortbow and sword/warhorn, with a focus on dmg using knights gear using 20/30/20/0/0 traits. I almost exclusively play WvW and it is very good in zergs. I use knights gear to get around 2800-3000 armour which is helpful in roaming/solo fights.

Re-roll

Ranger is broke atm

akjb.8372:

Re-roll

Ranger is broke atm

No its not ignore the troll

Tbh I don’t care if it would be “broken”, it is a really fun class I just wanna know a good way to do the best

Your spec is very tough or tank trap evade ranger type.

I can talk about WWW.

Your build is good can going to takecare yourself or stay in blob of zerg AoE and can still alive.

SotW help you a lot on runnig going on mission.
If you need to bloody thristy killing somebody can trade SotW to another trap.
(Swap to 3rd trap when you need to hold place choke point and swap back when go another place.And can swap to signet of the hunt when you runnig around place to place.)

-Looking your build and spec is rabit set can make you alive long enough on rain of AoE.
-1500condi is Very high and Very good condiDMG.
-3000Def is tank type not die in1-2shot but stay low profile if enemy can focus you on field you will melt fast by Heavy-condition or Heavy1hit Killer because you no have a lot of healing source can pop offen.
-No good on condi remove if your pet die make them passive and control by yourself is better.
-Low raw DMG must lure enemy on trap or use condi from weapon make them suffer.
-Fire trap is best friend lowCD more DMG can kite enemy on them can burn them alive.
-Spike trap is CC can cut/split enemy to struck forward or backward can make more useful if you can place them on right time.
-Melee weapon on your sup-weapon is good for kill something that have reflex and 1Hsword can use to escape tool / 2evade skill can help you when time come/combo with trap etc…But if put Longbow as sub is good too but you can’t fight in close range.
-SB overall useful but today range900 combo careful with your trap will make anything smooth.
-Low HP yes if you got enemy focus you are already death…

Thanks for your input Silverkung!
Do you think it’s a good idea to go 30/30/10/0/0 instead to get piercing arrows or 20/30/20 even. Makes it a bit more hybrid but lose out on 100-200 condition damage, the duration might make up for it, I don’t know.
What do you think about having some healing on trinkets, not worth it due to lack of healing abilities?

Well Empathic Bond is necessary against other condition heavy classes. I wouldn’t honestly recommend any build without it.

The biggest thing the build you posted suffers from defensively is lack of stunbreaker. You aren’t going to to suffer as much from losing vigor on heal as you’re going to gain from adding the III trait as a stunbreaker, especially because of the minor trait for dodging and the shortbow/sword/dagger gives you so much more evasion than any other class to begin with.

Other than that, it’s a trap build, and its strong. You don’t have a lot of healing power though, so the other alternative is to keep the trait setup, and to drop signet of the wild. It will reduce your sustain a little, but you’d be able to add a stun breaker, and for a trap build, I would recommend the new and improved Protect Me, so you can take an invulnerability that breaks stuns. Or, lightning reflexes for a nice backwards evade and a long duration vigor, either is a good choice.

It’s up to you though, mold your choices around your playstyle.

Good advice on the stunbreaker jcbroe!
Will change to III and take the shout. Too bad empathic bond is so good, I see how it makes my life much easier (and longer) but I’ll miss piercing arrows alot

Every build is good idea for ranger BUT that build traits make ranger stand on what status or position for make best effect.

IMO

30/30/10/0/0 this pew pew type you can play sniper/suppression/trap/distrup or what ever give your ranger stand still and give a shot to enemy very good power+cri can make enemy down fast but you will get kill easy too because no jave HP/Def but when enemy panic and not fight you back you can kill everything on your sight.
But if enemy fight you it up to you to fight harder fight back or fallback to safe position?

20/30/20/0/0 tactic/CC/Trap/cri/ Survival type you can play distrup/trap/archer/survival/jack of all trade good when hit enemy from side/back overall going with any handle weapon long/mid/shot 2H offhand 1H LB SB it up to you.

About healing status try use it and try to not use it and stay on battlefield if feel not hard time to live with it can drop healing status to another or if feel not comfort you can have some.

Bark skin/Empathic bond is good both sometime I use bark skin sometime use E.bond it up on situation I use bark skin on aggrasive mode pet and E.bond use on passive mode pet.

Because I know this time can’t avoid dmg barkskin can hold my life a lot for another CD heal or make me/my pet kill harder when HP drop 25%.(Pet alive help a lot.)
And E.bond can save my life from have AoE buffet trans condi to pet and look pet HP swap him and let my pet alive longer I can concentrate on fight with my buddy pet.