Guild Wars 2

Hey guys, I’ve been looking into using my ranger in pvp, and most people have told me the best place to start is spirit ranger. Now this is fine, but every single build I see uses a different set of weapons, runes, sigils, literally nothing remains the same except 30 trait points into Nature.

TL;DR – Can anyone point me in the direction of the meta or most basic of the set ups for spirit ranger pvp? What weapons (shortbow? axe/horn? ect.), sigils, runes, and amy would also help.

Already discussed often? Leave me a link to the thread or build! Thanks.

If you’re just starting out with spirit ranger, I would begin with a more defensive build. Something like this…

Gear:
Shaman’s amulet/gem
Undead runes
Geomancy sigils

Weapons (choose any of the following, they are all potentially strong in different situations):
shortbow (safest for teamfights), axe, torch, dagger, sword, warhorn

Skills:
For utilities, use sun spirit, earth spirit, and either frost spirit or storm spirit (again, your choice)
Natures’ renewal for elite.
Troll’s ungent or healing spring for your heal.

Traits:
x/x/30/30/x
Get the 3 spirit traits from the nature line. Get CC transferred to pet and conditions transferred to pet from wilderness survival. The rest can vary.

Pets:
1st pet is wolf, 2nd pet could be a drake, jaguar, bird, or another dog.

That’s a pretty good starting point. An offensive build could use rabid amulet/gem with bleed on crit sigil and trait and piercing arrows. There’s a lot of subtle variations that are better or worse depending on your team and your specific role.