Guild Wars 2

Anyone has a good ranger build for wvw?… perfer like tankyish but deal damage aswell im losing hope in this class :/

And 1v 3 would be nice.

Maybe a BM build might work if you’re skirmishing.

0/0/30/10/30 Tanky survival build, dmg will be pretty decent alot of it from the pet, condition dmg/precision/toughness on gear for slightly higher dmg or healing/toughness/power for monster regens.

I use this with a cat and a raven, but a dog or spider might be better in some cases.

Works well and you can in many cases survive against 2 alone depending on what classes and how bursty they are (assuming they are 80 characters upscaled ones you’ll take on half a legion without problems).

Manekk’s build is the best to go for if you want to survive, it works because of our pet. It’s both the upside and downside to our class, the pet. They are pains but their damage isn’t related to our gear, so they still deal decent damage (birds in my case) but you’re highly survivable.

I run 0/30/30/10/0 but my build likely isn’t optimal and Manekk’s build likely works better in PVP but for WvW I personally find mine works better, many prefer glass cannon builds in WvW though.

As a side note, a lot of your survivability comes from dodging with vigour and gaining protection.

I don’t understand how you can offer a build without even mentioning what weapons you’re using.

Also, there’s a big difference in a good build for someone who runs with a large zerg force vs. someone who’s going to be scouting 1v1’ing. A beastmaster build for someone who is primarily in large-scale fights is ridiculously bad.

Well i use shortbow only… What else can a ranger use that is good LOL? any tips for fighting thiefs? they usually just invisi and kill me pretty quick

I run a 0 30 30 5 5 build with Sword Dagger // Shortbow works pretty well

CharlieWaffles.1509:

I run a 0 30 30 5 5 build with Sword Dagger // Shortbow works pretty well

Same with my build which isn’t too different from yours. Sword, Dagger / Shortbow. Swapping to Longbow in WvW keep battles.

Maybe use the horn the odd time if I want to get somewhere alone.

neverborne.4736:

I don’t understand how you can offer a build without even mentioning what weapons you’re using.

Also, there’s a big difference in a good build for someone who runs with a large zerg force vs. someone who’s going to be scouting 1v1’ing. A beastmaster build for someone who is primarily in large-scale fights is ridiculously bad.

So true regarding not mentioning weapon choice, I am myself still working the ins and outs of certain weapon choices for certain situations.

For BM build in zerg, I run one and it really can be optimal depending on how you use it. I managed to be very efficient in keep sieging/defending with the use of my pet to climb over wall and destroy siege, kill glass cannon builds, distraction can buy time. If you run in a party you can open a hole in their efforts through the use of my pet (don’t ask me how that is possible, it always amazes me that it happens every time), which can be amazingly efficient but you have to use them right.

In the end much of WvW depends on how even the numbers are between servers. I think glass cannons would be much more useful when the odds are against you since they can put up more pressure on the enemy. At the same time, you need sturdy players to man the defensive side, when attacking and defending keeps and zergs that is.