Guild Wars 2

So I joined a awesome guild. They do quite allot of WvW and they accepted me as a ranger in wvw. But now I want to optimize my spec for small group fights. We mostly run from 5 – 12 man groups in wvw. I rlly want to help the team as much as I can as a ranger.

Currently I run zerker gear with 30/30/0/10/0 spec. I’m looking for a entangle ranger spec. anny idea’s?

If you want to roam in wvw, you could go a variety of routes in terms of gear based on your playstile. For PVE all berserker.

If you don’t mind lacking high burst, you could go with pvt armor with knight trinkets. If you get to 30% crit chance that is totally fine. You could get settlers armor and make a beastmaster, which is high survivability but slow kills if your foe knows how to deal with the pet. You can get rabid gear for Karma in Orr, with full rabid trapper raanger is pretty fun, great for clearing camps, yakslappin’, but its not the best in survivability. There was a rampager build for zergsurfing with longbow as well. You could also try full berserker longbow greatsword, but you gotta love a bit of punishment every now and then if you go that route.

If you give more specific preferences, you will get more specific builds I’m sure. Have fun on ranger!

nagymbear.5280:

If you want to roam in wvw, you could go a variety of routes in terms of gear based on your playstile. For PVE all berserker.

If you don’t mind lacking high burst, you could go with pvt armor with knight trinkets. If you get to 30% crit chance that is totally fine. You could get settlers armor and make a beastmaster, which is high survivability but slow kills if your foe knows how to deal with the pet. You can get rabid gear for Karma in Orr, with full rabid trapper raanger is pretty fun, great for clearing camps, yakslappin’, but its not the best in survivability. There was a rampager build for zergsurfing with longbow as well. You could also try full berserker longbow greatsword, but you gotta love a bit of punishment every now and then if you go that route.

If you give more specific preferences, you will get more specific builds I’m sure. Have fun on ranger!

Thanks for your reply, I’m currently looking for a bit all-round build in both terms Zerg PvE , dungeons, WvW and normal PvE :P I must say I enjoy Greatsword allot. and I rlly like the bows and one handed sword :P shame u can only equip 2 sets :O

When exo was the top tier I had a zerk, cond, soldier (tequatl), and WvW set. The way you like to play will greatly matter in anyones answer.

So my gameplay consists of,

WvW Roam/Zerg
LS- Usually knock out the rewards I want then stop.
Dungeons, when I want to make a quick few gold, or farming a gift, so not often.
World boss farm/tequatl, usually once a day one full clear.

Crafted ascended set decided on Celest “WupWup”. For the playstyle I like it, fits well.

Armor Ascended, jewelry etc celest.
Weapons I like to go w/the stats that best fit what the weapon does. Power weapons w/powcrit stats, condition focus weapons w/cond stats, and some I go wupwup because it really dont matter.

It plays well for me, and makes it easy to change specs. Hope it helps.

Lickage.7318:

Hello, I just dinged 80 on my ranger but I have no clue what kind of stats I need on a ranger. I mainly pve/wvw

thanks in advance

First of all, congrats on lv 80!

Now the question is what do you want to do as a ranger? What kind of play style do you want? Are you wanting to be supporty? Condi damage? A bunker? I can help ya out but I gotta know what you’re aiming for first!!

PS: if you’re like me and you don’t care about the “optimal” PvE builds then you can totally get away with anything, otherwise look for zerker.

Durzlla.6295:

Lickage.7318:

Hello, I just dinged 80 on my ranger but I have no clue what kind of stats I need on a ranger. I mainly pve/wvw

thanks in advance

First of all, congrats on lv 80!

Now the question is what do you want to do as a ranger? What kind of play style do you want? Are you wanting to be supporty? Condi damage? A bunker? I can help ya out but I gotta know what you’re aiming for first!!

PS: if you’re like me and you don’t care about the “optimal” PvE builds then you can totally get away with anything, otherwise look for zerker.

Hey thanks for you’re reply, and Wetpaw to

I like playing WvW both zerg and scouting. I also like to do dungeons (fractals and arah) and would love to bring that tequatl guy down at least 1 time.

I don’t mind anny playstyle with ranger. I’m very fond of mellee and range but I don’t want to rely on my pet tomuch.

Lickage.7318:

Durzlla.6295:

Lickage.7318:

Hello, I just dinged 80 on my ranger but I have no clue what kind of stats I need on a ranger. I mainly pve/wvw

thanks in advance

First of all, congrats on lv 80!

Now the question is what do you want to do as a ranger? What kind of play style do you want? Are you wanting to be supporty? Condi damage? A bunker? I can help ya out but I gotta know what you’re aiming for first!!

PS: if you’re like me and you don’t care about the “optimal” PvE builds then you can totally get away with anything, otherwise look for zerker.

Hey thanks for you’re reply, and Wetpaw to

I like playing WvW both zerg and scouting. I also like to do dungeons (fractals and arah) and would love to bring that tequatl guy down at least 1 time.

I don’t mind anny playstyle with ranger. I’m very fond of mellee and range but I don’t want to rely on my pet tomuch.

If that’s the case i’d absolutely say to go with a classic Zerker longbow build (usually 30 marksman 20 skirmishing and 20 anywhere else to boost your defense, i normally put it in WS or BM depending on what i’m looking for).

The longbow should be used in zergs, on walls etc, and then also make sure you have a sword/warhorn for the buffs and the raw damage. I know in PvE it’s common to take spotter (20pts in marksman allows you to pick that up) and frost spirit for the benefit of the groups damage.

FOTM is kinda a different beast, it’s the only content atm that requires AR, if you plan to advance up FOTM as a Ranger, spotter/frost and a focused Zerk be the way to do it.
May want a set just for FOTM.

Tequatl can’t crit. But zerk set fine for Defense, adds, finger killers, and dps for tequatl burn phases when you don’t have to worry about being hurt.
I like doing Southboat defense/east battery group as a Ranger.

Wetpaw.3487:

FOTM is kinda a different beast, it’s the only content atm that requires AR, if you plan to advance up FOTM as a Ranger, spotter/frost and a focused Zerk be the way to do it.
May want a set just for FOTM.

Tequatl can’t crit. But zerk set fine for Defense, adds, finger killers, and dps for tequatl burn phases when you don’t have to worry about being hurt.
I like doing Southboat defense/east battery group as a Ranger.

Just tacking onto this, FOTM doesn’t NEED zerker, it’s just highly recommended, i know i run clerics (more of a “I’m not changing my gear set” sorta thing) and my groups have praised the ground i walk on when we get to fractals where you need to be tanky… like the dredge one.

Thanks all for your advice rlly helped allot! Gonna make me some zerker gear then ^^

So I joined a awesome guild. They do quite allot of WvW and they accepted me as a ranger in wvw. But now I want to optimize my spec for small group fights. We mostly run from 5 – 12 man groups in wvw. I rlly want to help the team as much as I can as a ranger.

Currently I run zerker gear with 30/30/0/10/0 spec. I’m looking for a entangle ranger spec. anny idea’s?

i’m running 30/30/10/0/0 on my ranger. longbow, axe / axe.

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i take two traps, (usually fire and poison, for the short cooldowns, but for WvW i take frost and spike for the chill / cripple). the 10 in wilderness survival is specifically for reducing the cooldown on lightning reflexes and entangle. and i always save lightning reflexes for the stun break, unless i ran out of stamina for a much needed dodge.

as far as pets, i change them alot. currently is the salamander drake for melee when i melee and dps, and black widow (same as jungle spider) for the poison and immobilize. i’ve been thinking about taking white moa for chill and heal support, too. murellow seems to be another of my favorites for the tanky nature with poison fields.

i run full zerker gear, too… but i’m mostly staying in PvE. i like to have a set of soldier’s armour on all my toons to swap out when i head to WvW for that extra durability.

ranger is the kinda class where, one set of armor doesn’t suit every thing.
- I have a celestial ascended armor, it’s not the optimum for any of the builds i use but it does the job and i typically use all the stats.
- I have exotic PVT set for Zerging in wvw
- I have exotic Cleric’s and Apothecary for specialist builds, though i typically use my celestial for those build now.

For general wvw usage i would (and did) start with PVT/Cleric mix until you learn more about playing a ranger and wvw, as you get better at the class you will work out what set you want.

PVT (or soldiers) comes form Temple Karma Merchants and AC dungeon Tokens. Cleric can be brought from the TP.

Play spvp first.

Spvp is the weaker compared to wvw.

Really should have levelled another character for WvW… and dungeons… and fractals… and 30/30/0/10/0 won’t work in PvP either. For general PvE, including Marionette, but not Wurms or Funless (have not and will not, so cannot comment) you should be okay.

Your guild sounds really casual and/or awesome, but I wouldn’t burden them with your ranger in raids.