Guild Wars 2

None of the build sites ever copy and paste right for me, so ill do my best explain it. This is all for solo roaming WvW. yes, i know its dangerous to go so glassy there.Going 30 30 10. In MM im taking +10% dmg when endurance is full, the longbow range trait, and im very torn over what to take for grandmaster. Either spotter or the signet one. Signet of the wild would boost my burst like crazy, using quickening zephyr and that signet with a rapid fire would pretty much kill anything. But spotter would increase my crit ~7%, which is also good. Any help over what to choose would be appreciated.

In skirmishing im taking pets move 30% faster, the adept traits here really arent that good, but at least my pet can hit a moving target now. In the master im taking 20% reduced CD on LB. and then my grand master is moment of clarity. Stealth on LB, stun in GS.

Now the 10 in wilderness survival. Taking 20% reduced CD on survival skills.

My utilities are quickening zephyr, LR, and depending on what you suggest for my GM in MM, signet of the wild or muddy terrain. Elite is RaO. Heal is troll, or uf i know im going against a condi build, HS. My gear is full zerker, armor, trinkets, everything. Ruby orbs in armor. Food with 100 precision 10% crit dmg. Maintenance oil, and an axe/wh to choose to get 25 stacks on perception, boosting my crit to 81%. With fury, 100%. I have 115% crit dmg. Once i have the 25 stacks, LB/GS. Do as much dmg as i can with LB, then hunters shot, swap to GS and swoop while stealthed, bash and maul. Not much can survive that.

Like the title said, i need help perfecting my build. Mostly traits and such, and utilities, but QZ isn’t leaving no matter what. This is all for solo roaming WvW, skirmishing, flipping camps. So yeah, any suggestions? Is full zerk on a ranger decent, or should i focus on my commando build guardian?

Take piercing arrows, SoR as third utility, take shared anguish instead of 20% reduced survival recharge. Either take 30% movement speed on pets or increased crit damage on pets because then the wolf’s first attack can crit up to like 3k with attack of opporunity or whatever it is.

I think signet of the wild active will only affect the first hit on your rapid fire, not the whole channel. I didn’t come across any build description since Remorseless was fixed, but I’d imagine with valkyrie gear it will be nice. I didn’t play power builds but I think mixing some valkyrie in couldn’t hurt, as you will have well over 50% crit chance anyways.

I once believed in the same build for wandering around WvW, but have moved away from it to a 20/20/30 with more toughness/vit/healing while maintaining sufficient power/prec/crit damage. With a full zerker setup you shouldn’t have any problems flipping unguarded camps - skirmishing 1v1 or 1v2 may be a different story.

Since you are always critting (if you keep your fury up) take Sharpened Edges in Skirmishing. It may not tick for huge numbers but you’re getting condition duration from MM so why not. I ran Eagle Eye and Piercing Arrows with my zerker build because, let’s face it, you get next to no toughness from SoS passive and the active is really just an "oh kitten" button if you have SotBM. If you can part with QZ (and I would) then run SotBM with SoS and SotW - invulnerability and stability, yes please. Running this way also lets you run a different elite like Entangle if you wanted to change things up. Otherwise, run your QZ and LR with SotH until you get where you’re going, then switch to SoR.

Thanks for the input! Im definitely taking SotBM now since SoW now gives +25%dmg for 12 sec to me and my pet. I can pull off INSANE burst with this.

felixdacat.3804:

I once believed in the same build for wandering around WvW, but have moved away from it to a 20/20/30 with more toughness/vit/healing while maintaining sufficient power/prec/crit damage. With a full zerker setup you shouldn’t have any problems flipping unguarded camps – skirmishing 1v1 or 1v2 may be a different story.

Since you are always critting (if you keep your fury up) take Sharpened Edges in Skirmishing. It may not tick for huge numbers but you’re getting condition duration from MM so why not. I ran Eagle Eye and Piercing Arrows with my zerker build because, let’s face it, you get next to no toughness from SoS passive and the active is really just an “oh kitten” button if you have SotBM. If you can part with QZ (and I would) then run SotBM with SoS and SotW – invulnerability and stability, yes please. Running this way also lets you run a different elite like Entangle if you wanted to change things up. Otherwise, run your QZ and LR with SotH until you get where you’re going, then switch to SoR.

I realize its very glassy, and i can die very easily if caught off guard. But that’s why I have my guardian. Im just trying out a different playstyle. I might try and get Valkyrie trinkets or something if it feels to vulnerable, but i dont plan on letting them live long enough to damage me, so well see how it goes.

I personally do not feel its worth it running glass in WvWvW. I moved away from those types of builds long ago. Smarter players can safely negate most spike damage long enough to kill or force a retreat especially against a zerker ranger. I call builds like these FBBs or Free Bag Builds.

If you prefer to run glass because of the challenge no problems there. Everyone can choose to play how they want. However, trying to run glass like this in a zerg can lead to some angry commanders. Especially when you are the one who rallied the enemy zerg. This is most important against a larger enemy force that is well coordinated and organized. Having some cushion in your defenses can help limit those occurrences and you can still have respectable damage for a ranger.