Ranger PvE, Fractal build?

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Posted by: Mylerfo.5706

Mylerfo.5706

Hello guys!

I lvled my ranger to 80, but I don’t know what to do.
I want a PvE/Fractal build, I might sometimes do WvW but not as often. I do not want to play the healing spec so druid is kinda off, does anyone have a good build for this? I have a GS and an LB would probably love to keep using those

Greetings,

Peepae

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Posted by: bearshaman.3421

bearshaman.3421

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Posted by: Prophet.1584

Prophet.1584

I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.

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Posted by: Matt Stacey.7415

Matt Stacey.7415

Why does your comment say that staff is better than longbow, when you link a build that uses longbow instead of staff?

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Posted by: rabidsmiles.5926

rabidsmiles.5926

I think he means use the staff rather than the longbow? Druid staff is good for filling up your CA bar fairly quickly so if you are interested in running more healing in fractals you use it at the expense of your own damage output…honestly though, groups aren’t bringing you for your damage so you aren’t sacrificing much to get that healing.

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Posted by: ShortnCurly.9018

ShortnCurly.9018

Well each of these content types normally require different builds to be competitive but if your just starting out and doing low level fractals then it doesn’t really matter.
If your not into heal then try a power or condi build like zerk or vipers.

Another good why is to just try them all…. And see what you connect with best, for me that was a hybrid heal and trap Druid which suits my high lag, game play style and yes I’m lazy and use it for all game types except fractals.

Spirit, shout, trap, heal, bleed, condi, power are all different and all fun.
Good luck

Proud member of uPOI, Undiscovered Point of Interest an OCX guild on NA.

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Posted by: F I R S T.3976

F I R S T.3976

You can never go wrong with zerk build almost on any class if im not mistaken

What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger

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Posted by: gruntzy.5847

gruntzy.5847

For Dungeons/Fractals, if you want to keep longbow, then a power (zerk) build is more appropriate (the build @Prohet linked is really nice). GS damage is kinda crap, and you should consider using sword/axe instead, for more damage, better utilities :
Off-hand axe #4 gives you one interrupt, and #5 deals very decent damage AND is a projectile reflection, which is usefull in many fractals.

Also, don’t make the confusion between “beeing the healer” and picking the druid spec.
If you are full zerk with offensive weapons, your druid spec will add a few healing utilities (Avatar #3 and #4), but won’t make you a dedicated healer.
And the druid spec is absolutely worth considering as an offensive option, as you have access to glyphs (especially glyph of empowerment), and grace of the lands, that will provide a significant dps buff to your team.

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Posted by: Prophet.1584

Prophet.1584

people get too wrapped up in “builds” and being “meta”, the builds on metabattle are a blueprint that you can follow or edit at your discretion. I tweak builds to use weapons that fit my playstyle, it makes me more successful than slapping on a cookie cutter build and trying to force myself to play another way.

The only area where you really need to min/max a build is for raids because your lack of personal efficiency can wreck the entire 10 man raid team.

I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.

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Posted by: Allison The Strange.4519

Allison The Strange.4519

Ax = 1st weapon set… Torch = 2nd weapon set… Take Geomancy and Bursting sigil… Trait for either traps (flame and spike trap), wilderness skills (Sharpening stone, QZ, and Entangle), or glyphs (Grace of the Land buffing).

I run Viper armor & Rampager accessories (I don’t do raids for viper junk).

If you need a ranged option for certain bosses take Shortbow w/ Earth & Bursting sigils.

When running Ax and Torch in the way described above you can weapon swap while never actually changing your weapons allowing you to spam the usage of the Geomancy sigil. You’ll be focusing on the Quickdraw trait (Skirmishing) and Offhand Training trait. After you proc Quickdraw you’ll use Ax #5 for max aoe dmg spamage that no other weapon set range has provides…

Ignore EVERYONE who says use staff or longbow… Staff has laughable damage and longbow requires you to be a mile from your team so you miss out on all boons. There is a metabattle varient of this build in the raid section I believe, just modify it to your taste…

Edit: Refer to this for a bases of what is optimal… You can swap spirits for w/e you want and you don’t necessarily have to stick to what it says… http://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Ranger_-_A/T_Condition

(edited by Allison The Strange.4519)