Hi guys, I’ve mained Ele since launch, with an occasional dip into Guard for a change of pace. But in the last couple months I’ve been playing ranger a lot, almost exclusively since the balance patch, and I’m thinking I’m going to take the dive and make ascended stuff for it, just looking for a little bit of critiquing on what I’m thinking of for stat/gear allocation, as I know that the traits are what I want.
This build is for solo/small group roaming in wvw, basically just looking for your input on stat distributions, as I think I have the gameplay down, but feel free to make suggestions on that as well.
Might just be my opinion, but you might consider taking BM over MM for small fights. You don’t really need the pierce since you intend to engage 1v1 fights mostly.
And in case you’ll give it a try, definitely go with a Bird. Be it an Ice Owl (Burst and on CD taunt) or an Eagle (blind/weakness bot).
The taunt makes your Rapid Fire days much easier. And to be honest… I haven’t really made any huge use of MM while roaming. I had fun with the Remorseless full melee build in zergs, though.
Main reason for MM is the extra range, kite things all day. Wolf/hyena are for all the KDs/fear. A little unpredictable, but unpredictable for me means unpredictable for my opponents from what I’ve seen. Definitely things I’ll take into mind though.
EDIT: Looking back at it, I didn’t realize they’d made 1500 range LB base. Almost definitely going to switch that out now, although I lose might/fury/swiftness at start of fight and on pet switch.
Main reason for MM is the extra range, kite things all day. Wolf/hyena are for all the KDs/fear. A little unpredictable, but unpredictable for me means unpredictable for my opponents from what I’ve seen. Definitely things I’ll take into mind though.
EDIT: Looking back at it, I didn’t realize they’d made 1500 range LB base. Almost definitely going to switch that out now, although I lose might/fury/swiftness at start of fight and on pet switch.
Wow the hiena ally has knockback too?
skills:
dagger offhand is a condi weapon the evade cannot compare to what axe or warhorn gives you as a power build.
signet of stone has a very long cooldown you could swap it for quickening zephyr which now gives superspeed fury and quickness.
traits:
carion bond is all shiny and stuff I know but enlargement will save you from a mesmer/thief/warrior stunlock more than once especially with low vitality.
moment of clarity is a greatsword only trait for couterattack or hiltbash then maul get brutish seal or steady focus instead.
I’d drop either marksmanship or squirmishing for beastmastery for the taunt weakness and blind or some shouts (heal as one and protect me) as well as reduing the pets cooldown.
gear: need a sigil of energy on your sword set, also sigil of blood is better than sigil of leeching imo especially with warhorn.
have you tried rune of the mad king? it cast hunter’s call on entangle.
You need to max out power as a longbow ranger.
Try to aim for those stats. That’s with food/wvw stacks. I blacked out my trinkets because I don’t hand my builds out like that. But yea, giving you an idea of how to min/max your stats. I have 24k hp with wvw stacks. But I can tell you traits. Trait into skirmishing, beastmastery, and wilderness.
Try to aim for those stats. That’s with food/wvw stacks. I blacked out my trinkets because I don’t hand my builds out like that. But yea, giving you an idea of how to min/max your stats. I have 24k hp with wvw stacks. But I can tell you traits. Trait into skirmishing, beastmastery, and wilderness.
Hyena is horrible.
Don’t need lyssa runes.
MoC is meh without gs/shortbow.
Sigil of hydromancy is fun but not right.
Suggestions to that list:
Spider or bird. Edit: if you like dog KD get hound instead, aoe immobilize.
Rune of Vampirism.
Beastly seals.
Sigil of energy.
