Is it just me, or....
GS auto attack has the most horrid scaling for power. I understand that it is a very defensive weapon/CC but with 2000+ power on the tooltip it says it does 473 damage. I feel like given how weak that is the auto attack should do something else, maybe give it a 1 and a half second cripple?
If you want to do damage, GS autoattack is just to give you something to do while you’re waiting for Maul (highest instant damage skill for ranger), Swoop (tied #3), and Crippling Throw (tied #3). to come off cooldown.
Just adding Maul to your attack cycle allows GS to out-DPS sword against 2+ targets. I need to run some numbers for Maul + Swoop, though most people prefer to keep Swoop and Block/Crippling Throw for emergency defense. But if you want to do damage…