Alright, so if the “leaked” class changed are indeed true we are going to be losing a fair chunk of damage out of beast master builds.
So, now we have a few options you can stay as a BM and fall asleep before someone finally gets killed.
Or…you could go condition ranger.
I however chose to maybe try and conjure up a “power ranger” I based this build off of being my own damage instead of my pet, while still sustaining some pet dmg which after the patch will be less useful than it is now bear in mind.
Weapon Set
-Great sword- Superior Sigil of Flame
-Whatever you like in the main hand but war horn offhand is a must. I myself chose Axe/Warhorn
Gear
Our gear is going to be zerkers with a mix of PVT gear instead of runes.
All rings earrings etc should be zerkers. If you want more toughness or w/e Instead of spike power I suppose you could use a bit of PVT jewels.
At this point you should be in the ball park of
2300 Armor
51% Crit Chance
91%crit damage
etc..etc..
Pets
Our pets are going to be Juvenile Jungle Stalker (This is a must but we will get to that shortly)
And…really anything on the swap I would suggest a Reef Drake for the blast finisher and confusion, but its up to you.
Traits
30: I, IX, XI
25: I, VI Less pet oriented go ( II, and IX/IV depending on main hand )
5: N/A
10: V
0:
Note: you could allocate the 5 in Wilderness survival wherever else but I chose to go for a bit extra toughness and endurance regen.
Slots
Healing Spring: I feel it is our best healing utility skill, and if you are lucky Juvenile Reef Drake will blast finish it for you.
Signet of the Hunt: For the Active effect.
Signet of the wild: Active effect
Signet of Stone: Active effect.
Rampage As One: For boons pretty much. If you are in a group situation Entangle works just as well.
Basically, this build is going to centre around the Greatswords no.2 skill “maul”
Before entering combat use jungle stalkers f2 which will grant you might, be patient its a long animation, sometimes it wont even activate but such is the situation with pet AI etc. Tl:DR this will give you might
Once you have selected your target use war horn 5, hit Rampage as one, then signet of the wild, signet of the hunt, then maul on the great sword. You should be seeing some nasty numbers fly off your target.
I believe at this point in time my highest has been 15k But usually its around a 7k-9k maul depending on how tanky your target is and whether or not you hit them from a flank. The last thing you have to do is finish off your target through whatever means possible, warhorn 4 is always some nice to deal additional dmg and annoy the hell out of someone. If you get in trouble use signet of stone for a 6s invuln and your healing spring.
In the end you can do some killer damage, but will be fairly susceptible to conditions so you really need to check yourself before you wreck yourself with this build and be on your toes!
Foods: I use sharpening stones personally I like the extra power and I use either Bowl of Butternut Squash soup, OR mango pie for some health regen. Again this is a decision based upon more survivability or dmg and can be situational.
I don’t know what else to tell you guys other than this has been working for me fairly well this past week both in Spvp ( which uses scholar runes if you want to try it) and WvW small group/ roaming
It may not be perfect and can be considered rather a “glass cannon” build but it sure can be punishing to HP pools if you play it correctly. So take this as you will it is FAR from being a build that I have 100% refined and is definitely still in a testing phase. I like many others are just thinking of alternative builds to Bunkering with your pet.
(edited by IBountyHunterI.4601)
