Guild Wars 2

Topic pretty much says it all. I’m trying to pick an elite skill between entangle with the -20% cooldown or spirit of nature renewal with 2x health but no movement. Go!

The real choices for Elites are RaO or Entangle.

I’m a movespeed junkie so I go with RaO.

i prefer entangle myself, only because i never position myself right for the spirit.

I’m a human, it seems to me Melandru is better in almost every conceivable way to Entangle other than strict 1v1 scenario where your opponent is running from you. You get stability, a healing spring, 1200 range multi hit entangle, shake it off, and a aoe prot boon.

@OP. I would need more information to fully answer your question, such as your weapon of choice and playstyle, and what you spend more time doing (PvP or PvE).

In PvP, I have tried most of them. I found that as a Bow user, because of our squishiness, Become the Snow Leopard was the best because I could use it to stealth and sprint to get away from death. However, now that I am a bunker Ranger (as bunker as we can be anyway) I use the Nature Spirit with double health, but I also have it mobile.

Either get entangle or rampage as one.
The other elite skills (as also 90% of the overall skills) of ranger are useless.
Even the elite spirits die after 3 hits.

Don’t underestimate Spirit of Nature’s Renewal, it can be a game changer in the right hands. The healing is decent, but the active ability puts it well above other elite skills. Over the course of its life, Spirit of Nature’s Renewal can revive your entire party 3-4 times. In PvE/dungeons, it’s an absolute godsend. PvP has the issue of it getting gunned down by most competent players, but good use of it can turn a fight.

Entangle is better in other situations. Against the dumb mobs in PvE or the mindless zerg in WvW, it can easily root 5 people for the entire duration. In PvP, most non-noobs can get rid of it quickly, but it can at least buy you a bit of time to spike someone or get away. One bit worthy of note is that the vines occasionally bug out, making trapped players unable to attack them, securing you an easy kill.

My other little favorite trick is to just pop Entangle when your team is chasing a zerg in WvW. Whatever unlucky 5 players get snagged are instantly annihilated by the sea of players chasing them, leaving you with 5 shiny loot bags.