Guild Wars 2

I just crafted my ascended longbow, I am looking for both PvP and PvE oriented builds that take advantage of the weapon.

Obvious answer for pve would be zerk setup but for pvp(wvw pvp anyway) I’d go more of a 30/30/30 split of PVT, zerk, and the ascended knights accessories that have primary precision.

You won’t crit for nearly as much but you will still have a high base damage and crit fairly often while having reliable armor.

Thanks, but I’m looking for more specific trait setups. Gear I have covered.

Sorry for quoting myself from another thread

Rym.1469:

Atherakhia.4086:

Rym.1469:

20/20/30/0/0 balanced Power Ranger utilizing both bows

Also a good build, yea. I wouldn’t advocate dual bow though, but whatever floats your boat.

I would. You surely lack zerg disengage like Greatsword #3 into #4, but you perform 100% better. Shortbow is great when used with Power builds. One trait we pick affect both of our weapons in this build, you have cripple, great evade/small disengage, stun/daze on reduced cooldown + poison which help greatly vs. high sustain builds and strong (as for Ranger ofc ^^), sustain DPS via #1 with bonus bleed.
Build doesn’t utilize any signets, traps. You may switch your utilities based on situation, none of them is “core” of build.
Build requires some practice, but is very fun to play + totally wrecks those cheesy warriors, not allowing them to land a single hit if played right. Not to mention guardians
If you have any questions, please message me in-game : Misspoland
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fMAQJATVnAV0YZlFaBxaZAYpYv+aP4USMZKUkxS2QUA-jkCBYfCaofIkFCa0HIZPFRjtMsIas6aYKXER1mzCyG0KrSBUxyI-w

Ah, forgot to mention – it’s best when played when roaming, 1v1, 1v2 or small group roaming. It isn’t very sustain under hard pressure unless you master timing. Be sure to bring some good player who’ll peel if things go nasty and tell him to bring on-demand condi removals. Empathic Bond is great 1v1 or 1v2 but if you get immobilized and condibombed right after, It won’t be enough.
As always, keep maximum possible range! It helps alot, not only with melee, but also with semi-ranged! Remember, if you keep most classes, like Engineer or Necromancer with 900+ range, they will hardly do anything!