Guild Wars 2

Hey guys! It’s been awhile since I’ve made a real post on this side of the forums, but I wanted to share with y’all a revamp to a build I was running with on my ranger.

If y’all remember I made a video showing off my original woodsman build:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahg0xYE_cyM

Well after seeing that the condition meta doesn’t really seem to be shifting around much, I changed up the build to be able to better handle both direct damage as well as persistent condition damage. Here it is!

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fMAQNAR3XjIVB2JWWWs2Bi2jMZJMxPwfPDU1pL+pJI-jUzAYrIjvAIKwEJICBQCsIasVwioxqsxUuBS9iqhTs9WQ2mrsKDg5CA-w

While it doesn’t have a lot in terms of persistent condition removal aside from evasive purity, the -20% duration and empathic bond help shake off anything outside of poison and blinds. I will also use lemongrass soup for additional condition duration negation, but the added hp regen from mango pie with signet of the wild basically give me ~120 hp regen per second, which is quite handy with general sustain. I’m going to make a video showing off the revamped build soon as I can get some days off from work. Hope y’all give it a shot and let me know what your thoughts are!

- Setun

P.S.
Does anyone know if the bowl of orrian truffle and meat stew’s +40% endurance regen effect stack with the natural vigor minor trait? If it does then I’ll be using that instead of mango pie since that’s essentially 90% endurance regen and free might stacks on dodge.

Does anyone know if the endurance regen food stacks with the Natural Vigor trait? Haven’t been online in over a week to test it out. T_T

It does not, as far as I know NO endurance bonuses stack, and the cap on endurance regen is 100% (vigor)

PS: can’t look at the build atm, but it sounds interesting so I’m going to check it out when I’m home.

Durzlla.6295:

It does not, as far as I know NO endurance bonuses stack, and the cap on endurance regen is 100% (vigor)

PS: can’t look at the build atm, but it sounds interesting so I’m going to check it out when I’m home.

I figured it didn’t. That would’ve been wicked sweet if it did lol. The playstyle around this build is definitely reactionary / being able to be quick on your toes so to speak. It’s hella fun, hope you enjoy it!

Finally got a video setup for the new build! Have some 1v1 and some group fights in it. Enjoy!

I admit, I am tempted^^ Not played ranger outside of condition builds for a long time now because I find DD kinda meh in general, but actually this does look rather entertaining.

I’ll sleep on it and see if it passes :P

Cufufalating.8479:

I admit, I am tempted^^ Not played ranger outside of condition builds for a long time now because I find DD kinda meh in general, but actually this does look rather entertaining.

I’ll sleep on it and see if it passes :P

Hope you gave it a whirl! Once you find a rhythm for it it’s stupid fun and exciting lol. Especially in teamfights / large encounters

Alas I havent yet found time.. tomorrow! I will try! I hope… if work doesnt take too long… :P

I hate to bump an old thread, but there’s not a whole lot of talk about builds like this around. I came to be playing a very similar build due to not having much fun with either bow and wanting a power build.

I’m not running with priority on Might stacking because I’m too cheap for Hoelbrak/Strength.

Here’s what I’m currently using. Built primarily for soloing camps and skirmishing with the odd duel along the road.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fNAQNAR3XjEqUwaFLusw1aALhq9BEAFAvm1bJ8AX8TVQA-TFSDwATuIARV+l4JA8S9nd7PsQJIIdDAMBRIgyLAA-w

I’m probably going to gear for more toughness and crit though to something like this.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fNAQNAR3XjEqUwaFLusw1aALhq9BEAFAvm1bJ8AX8TVQA-TlSDwATuIAzUrQqSjoKzS8EAepqyu9HApbYhSQAmgIEQ5FA-w

Any chance you’d consider putting your build up on metabattle?

Hi Sagramor, there are meny builds “like this” around but due to changes to traits they look abit different, like today no one will go 0-3-6-5-0 when they can go 0-2-6-6, sotf>furious grip. and cus sotf can also replace EB they’ll go like 4-4-0-6-0 and so on… thouse setups are evolutions builds of the same main idea. It realy reminds me fox builds just with axe in main hand instad of a sword. check it out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_fLGdpzHrk&list=UUYclQDh7uLwSrS6ICtcPMWQ

Hmm… Fox’s build link from that vid is a MoC build with EB (and SoR) and therefore no SotF. I had thought about going MoC (with EB not SotF), but I’d miss Evasive Purity too much. If I get to a point where I need more on demand condition removal I can always switch over to SotF, but right now I prefer the stability options.

As Hugh says there are better ways to build this now. Now that we have SOTF anything over 30% precision is a waste as you could put that into power or toughness.

Also strength runes are a total waste, don’t bother. The might duration is too short, even with strength runes and 6 into Nature Magic. Have given it a good go in PvP and you just can’t hold the might stacks long enough to do decent burst. Axe is amazing for might stacking your pet though!

Also the new signet actives mean you don’t have to take MOC, ever. In fact the skirmishing traits look incredibly weak now.

I am running my build like this:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fNAQNAR3XjMq0yaHLGsQ1aABhaZAMvNrhUwdTkvfNA-TVRLwAn2fAoSwaK/AobIi6PkBQfLA-w

hi @Sagramor, look closly, Fox also have SOTF version for his build, 0/4/4/6/0 he plays with it in the second half of the video. Regardless, the 0-6-6-2-0 set up with EB and MoC could also be nice(GS and of hand axe….) AND i like @Sube Dai setup as well, looks very solid, excellent stats distribution.

Interesting. I’ll have to mess around with it, and I prefer sube dai’s setup. I’ve always shyed away from Healing Spring because of the long CD and it not being mobile, but the capabilities are huge with Swoop and a Drake. I had experimented with spotter a while back. I’m assuming when Keen Edge goes off it procs SotF? Time to creep out of the comfort zone perhaps and try using SotF (and more Survival skills). On the plus side I do have a full set if ascended cav trinkets burning a hole in my bags from an old build on a diff character. Sube’s setup does also look like it’d be better for group play with the water field and spotter. Any preferred pets for something like this? I ran Spider/Wolf when experimenting with MoC, but now its been River Drake/Wolf.

I’ve actually started using birds, specifically eagle and hawk.

With axe + fortifying bond their F2 hits nice and hard, every 6 seconds

Question about birds. Their auto attack is a 2 strike attack I think. Does the bonus from attack of opportunity count towards both strikes or just the first?

1) Keen Edges procs Sotf
2)Attack of opportunity count towards first attack only