So I’ve been having loads of fun roaming with this build. It can solo roam, take camps, and travel with a small groups effectively. Moment of Clarity is basically the core of this build together with the SB and GS 2 second stun/daze on 20 second cool downs spells death for anyone who isn’t careful.
Now normally SB and GS don’t really go well together since one weapon focuses on direct damage while the other is more condition damage oriented. But the two stuns are just too fun to pass up on. SB #5 gives you a perfect set-up for a GS 3-5-2 combo with Sigil of Intelligence. Plus SB with quickening zephyr with Sigil of Air and Fire hurts. I’m critting roughly 1k per SB auto attack which is nothing to scoff at.
I chose a combination of Berserker’s, Knight’s, and Berserker+Valkyrie gear for which I found gave the best balance of attributes. The Traveller’s runes are mainly for the move-speed since I was not willing to drop one of my Utilities for SoH, the 15% boon duration is nice too.
Survivability-wise you are in the clear, 2.7k armour is more than enough for this build together with SB #3, Lightning Reflexes, Quickening Zephyr, and GS evade you should have no problem staying alive. Try to save your evades if you can since you lose your 10% damage trait w/o 100% endurance.
Condi removal is decent with Empathetic Bond, but you will be missing on demand condition cleanse. If you think you need more condi removal you could always run the Brown Bear, Healing Spring or Signet of Renewal. I found Troll Unguent to be the most effective heal, just be careful not to use it while QZ is up.
The traits kind of speak for themselves but the 3 that give a 30% damage boost are situational and you have to know how to make the most of them, positioning is key along with saving evades and staying above 90% health which Troll Unguent does a good job of doing. Pet’s Prowess is an incredible skill that often gets overlooked, 30% more damage on a raven or a cat is huge and if you have them stunlocked for 4 seconds your pet can do a ton of damage. Also with Moment of Clarity if you manage to interrupt some poor sap’s heal with GS #5 and hit him with Maul with Attack of Opportunity both on you and your pet and the 50% damage boost from Hilt bash +40% from “Sic Em” on your pet is devastating.
The Utilitys chosen turn you into an arrow spewing, Thief hunting, Hundred Blades avoiding machine. First off QZ turns your Shortbow into a machinegun that spits fire and lightning at anyone who dares come into range, or makes your GS 3-5-2 combo very difficult to avoid. Lighting Reflexes is basically a get-out-of-jail-free card and the Vigour goes great with Steady Focus. Now “Sick Em” is probably my favourite skill that we Rangers have. It’s ability is unique to this class and is so satisfying when a Thief has no idea what is going on and just begins to panic when he can’t stealth. If you manage to get a “Sic Em” SB 5 GS 3-5-2 combo off those sneaky kittens don’t stand a chance.
All of that combined with Rampage as One turns you and your pet into a force to be feared.
Happy Hunting
BONUS
If you happen to be an Asura then you have access to Technobabble, which with Moment of Clarity gives you a 6 second daze on a 45 second CD, IMO that is just broken.
(edited by Slavi.9137)
