Guild Wars 2

I’ve noticed no one plays Spirit build, I mean since the game launched not a single player has ever posted about playing Spirit build….

Anet must not like that and the way they handle it is nurf every other build to the ground…Now they have players with Spirits!

There have been multiple threads regarding spirit builds. The lack of survival of spirits makes them unattractive to most rangers, however they are quite useful in underwater situations (of which you don’t have as many as in land). In the upcoming changes there are supposed to be improvements to the Nature Magic traits (although who knows what they will really do), which might help with spirit build. I hope they give spirits a much more needed buff, ability to share boons with other players, etc.

Currently, the only spirit worth taking is the elite spirit of nature renewal. And even that is iffy when taking into consideration binding roots in a condi build. Or rage as one in a beast build.

Only way spirit builds are remotely useful is in a 5v5 encounter, which almost never happens in spvp, and usually it’s way more than that in WvW, where the spirits get destroyed in the blink of an eye.

They might be useful in pve, but I assume getting one shotted by bosses is probably an issue, so similar to the WvW issue.

We have 2 listed in the compilation thread

• Ranger DPS Longbow/Spirits Build
• [Vid] Belthza – Solo WvW