Guild Wars 2

I have seen a great deal of talk about this concept for some time and was wondering if it’s actually viable. I’ve listed a link to a spec below and was wondering, is this any good?

http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fMAQNAsYRnEVEZZWQ+VwahgYpgQ7vpITaifQR/DxqiJ2B;TsAA1CnooyQlgKLVOqkUtoYQxEDA

I would drop 10 points in wilderness survival and put them into marksmanship for singet of the beastmaster. Then change “Protect Me” with signet of stone. It is a more reliable “invulerability” then “Protect Me” and you dont have to sacrifice your pet. (Might be personal preference). Also I would change the sigils to “Superior sigil of fire” because the aoe dmg is as high as the one from the lightning strike as far as I can tell.
So you just get a little bit of aoe dmg what is nice in teamfights.
I tried a similar build in spvp and it was pretty good. As long as you dont plan on using it in WvW you should be fine with it.

Sounds like a good plan. I appreciate you looking over this and giving me some advice. I’ve played a Mesmer for most of my time here and though I like the class, I thought a quick melee style would be a fun twist. For WvW, I was planning on doing something similar to the typical LB build.

Meandor, I forgot to ask, did you use this or something similar to level with?

I am glad i could help For leveling i used a trapper build but since i love melee combat with my ranger i still used the GS

hmm, pure melee ranger you said? it could work… hardly and you wish our melee skills are like the ones from warrior. Otherwise tough chance, at least for me, I’m a sniper and kiter at heart, dual bows are my pick

I’ve seen it done a few times on some PvP matches and while it takes some decent skill to make work, it’s pretty darn impressive. The combat speed is amazing and feels something like a thief w/o stealth.

I tried sword/horn axe/torch build and using spirits in Spvp when I was bored. I got top score several times in a row, highest being 325.
It’s a lot more fun than range. Sword can really tear people up, but sometimes has a habit of refusing to let you move off someone. ;o

You are gonna want warhorn for even more mobility and the fury for your dmg. Also, sig of renewal isn’t that good. Just throw down healing spring and fight inside that. I’ve been running a build like this for awhile. It’s does very well in the right hands. Just know your limits and run when you need to.