Guild Wars 2

1st Post – General Outline/Builds/Edits

2nd Post – Recommended Build for Newbie Rangers

3rd Post – Tank PvE Build/Guide

4th Post – Tower Offense/Defense and Skirmisher

5th Post – Notes/Thoughts
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Rhbyn Yew (WvW/PvE/sPvP) Builds

Very highly recommended WvW/sPvP Build for Advanced Ranger by me – http://www.gw2build.com/builds/simulator.php#1.6.10.4.0.21.23.5.0.32.131.144.140.141.152.2.2.21.379.383.386.392.399.400.411.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.30.30.10.0.0

NOTE: Switching out Axe for Sword is also a good choice. You will have a lot of escaping power.
NOTE: Use 2 Canines or 1 Feline 1 Canine. (W\e you’re comfortable with or works for you.)
NOTE: Lots of killing power along with survivability for advanced rangers. I will not be writing a in depth guide for this build as I assume you know how to use everything and why I have chosen the runes/sigils/traits that I did. However if you have question inbox me.

WvW Recommended build for New or Learning Ranger – http://www.gw2build.com/builds/simulator.php#1.6.10.4.0.21.23.5.0.32.131.144.301.141.152.8.8.25.0.0.0.392.399.400.411.414.417.426.0.0.0.0.0.0.30.30.10.0

Alternate Survival Skirmisher -

http://www.gw2build.com/builds/simulator.php#1.6.10.4.0.21.23.5.0.32.131.144.301.141.151.8.8.25.380.383.0.392.399.0.411.412.0.426.0.0.0.0.0.20.20.20.10.0

The Recommended Build for Rangers getting use to the class. (World vs World or PvE)

http://www.gw2build.com/builds/simulator.php#1.6.10.4.0.21.23.5.0.32.131.144.301.141.152.8.8.25.0.0.0.392.399.400.411.414.417.426.0.0.0.0.0.0.30.30.10.0

Main Weapon – Short Bow (Sigil of Superior of Ice)
+++Best dependable/consistent form of damage for rangers.
+++3 Abilities preventing target from getting close to you.
+++SoS Ice to keep targets from getting away.

Secondary – Axe/Warhorn (SoS Force/SoS Hydromancy)
+++Buff Yourself/Allies
+++Another long range slow Winter’s Bite.
+++When you’re in a tight spot with Short Bow switch to this to peel enemies off you with the SoS Hydromancy on the Warhorn, [Winter’s Bite] or even [Call of the Wild].
+++SoS force on axe, I found the axe attack speed to slow to get a chance to critical often so you might as well just buff the base damage.

Armor Attributes
Power/Toughness/Vitality (Superior Rune of the Pack)
+++Lots of surviving power along with the most consistent form of damage (Power).
+++Superior rune of the Pack for increased team play.(You may use whatever fits you though).

Utility Skills
Lightning Reflexes
+++Stun Break Evading Back
+++Endurance Regeneration
+++Quickening Zephyr just doesn’t feel the same. I found this to be more useful now.

Protect Me
+++60 Second cooldown comparted to 120 for signet of stone
+++Your pet takes damage for 6 seconds instead of you

Signet of the Wild
+++Passive regen for you & your pet

Elite
Entangle
+++WvWvW is full of people, this just provides more benefit for your team.
Rampage as one is also good. It all depends on your play style.
+++I like to make sure no one gets away and if I can stop several than that’s even better.

PETS
It’s all about what you want your pet to do.
Bear – Pure Tank
Feline – Damage
Canine – Crowd Control
Bird – Speed boost/Damage
Spider – Ranged/Ranged Stun
Devourer – Ranged/Survival
Moa – Tankish/Team Play.

Tank PvE Build/Guide
http://www.gw2build.com/builds/simulator.php#1.6.12.3.0.15.14.14.0.16.133.134.135.141.152.2.9.45.0.0.0.392.397.401.410.415.417.0.0.0.437.0.0.0.30.30.0.10

NOTE:If you find you die to often to certain area/mob switch to short bow. This build has a lot of surviving power so try to change the way you use your skills,dodges.

Main Weapon – Greatsword (Sigil of Superior Restoration)

Secondary – Sword/Axe (SoS Restoration/SoS of Corruption)

Armor Attributes
Power/Precision/Critical Damage (Superior Rune Of Water)

Jewelry
Power/Vitality/Condition Damage
+++Total set is 240 Power/240 Vitality/336 Condition Damage

Utility
Spike Trap
Flame Trap
Signet of the Wild

Elite
Entangle

Pets
Use what feels best for you.
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Commander Build/Guide (Tower Offense/Defense/Field Skirmisher)
(Fun Build for WvW)
http://www.gw2build.com/builds/simulator.php#1.6.3.4.21.15.31.29.32.30.133.134.135.136.152.2.2.1.0.0.0.392.398.401.408.412.417.426.0.0.0.0.0.0.30.30.10.0

1st Weapon Set – Axe/Axe
5 ability really fun when you have all the rangers aiming for you!

2nd Weapon Set – Sword/War horn

Armor Attributes

Power/Precision/Critical Damage (If you aren’t that good or you find you die to easily go for more survival stats)

Utility
Spike and Flame Trap
+++Must have these
+++Use on walls
+++Use when chasing people down or running away.

Viper’s Nest or Frost Trap
+++I like using both, switch them when you feel like you need to
+++Poison for people on walls
+++Frost for People on walls or when your skirmishing

Elite

Entangle
+++Complements traps and weapons set as you are going to be close range.

Pet
Bear
+++Have the bear go in first to tank/decoy/get attention

Canine/Feline
+++When you are on your target switch to these pets
+++Damage/Knockdowns/cripple and other single target conditions.

NOTES/THOUGHTS Listed by date of entry.

NOTE:Several builds I found effective in World vs World. You can switch around traits/skills to fit your playstyle/needs. The key is to kite/dodge and use your skills accordingly and you will end up with a better chance of beating your opponent. Knowing your class and the class you’re facing inside and out also helps.

NOTE:If you want to play vs a ZERG, I recommend these classes instead. In no particular order. There’s just much better skills/abilities to fight zergs on other classes. The ranger is best at small skirmishes 10 vs 10 or 20 vs 20. Not for big battles that happen in WvW, Tower Offense and Defense and such are not that great for rangers. The potential lies on the ground in small groups or sidelines waiting for the right opportunity. Although some builds I have used I jump right in the middle and survive, I think you will have to learn how to use the class/abilities properly before you do that though.

1. Engineer
2. Warrior
3. Elementalist
4. Mesmer
5. Necromancer

NOTE: Don’t complain about the ranger class, I’m working on some builds guides for you to play the ranger class effectively. Although you may complain about any bugs! I have played my Sylvari Ranger all the way to level 80 along with getting 100 percent world completion and a lot of time in world vs world with some sPvP. I dont find sPvP that fun because honestly I just win to easy =p and my personal preference is to WvW.

NOTE: Berserker’s set is the best all around set for Ranger. I have tried all kind of builds with all the different jewelry in [Heart of the Mists] and the Berserker’s is the stats you will want to go for in the end if you plan on becoming good with the class. If however you want survival than go with Soldiers as that is what I got first time around while getting use to the class in WvW and Dungeons.

NOTE: These are builds for when you reach level 80. For those who are on the path here I recommend you save your money and look over all the builds before you buy anything to expensive. Find what suits your playstyle and go for it. As you journey though go more for survival (power/toughness/vitality) so you can learn the class and how to counter other classes along with Dungeons/Events and anything else you like to do.

NOTE: If you have any questions on why certain traits/runes/sigils/weapons/armor/stats, please message me here or ingame as I want to keep these guides as simple as possible. I’ve tested every build for quite some time and these are the ones I myself find effective. I will also try to record and post of me using the builds. It will take me some time and ingame gold to get everything prepared.

NOTE: I know there is a Viable Longbow Build, I will let you guys know when I finish testing.

Hey, i think its a good idea, i dont wanna be elitist or anything also i dont know about the rest but going for a crit/power build in Tpvp is quite bad.

I know it can be good for a 8v8 zerg, but when you play against competent oponents its not the best choice.

You’re going to be a bad teamfighter, cause they will focus you down really quickly and the immunity won’t help you out.

You’re also not going to be a good node defender, you can’t handle 2 ppl, and you’re not going to win 1 on 1’s with zerk amulet.

You could be a quite good roamer (id switch for sword for improved mobility) in 2v1 situations, but if you get in a 2v2, same problem, u’ll be focused down really quickly and you will lose DPS being forced to LoS more.
I would switch 5 points in squirmishing into quickness when you swap pets so you can rez/finish ppl more effectivly with stability in 2v2 (or more) situations.
But honestly other professions will do it better.

PS : Sharpened edge with 100 condition damage ? you should take 30% crit damage on pets even with a condi build its better if you’re going to play with feline/canine.

Robyn Yew.6072 do we play the same game?im not able to survive against thief,mesmer and warior with tank build.
thief killed me(many times) in 2 3 hits,and i was not able to target him.hit – hide,hit-hide,hit-hide and i was dead.
warior just pased near me and from 22k HP i had 7K(4 sec imobilize jesus this is more then enought to kill you).
mesmer is a lost fight don;t even bother to pvp with him,only if its afk.
even if you go full dps you can’t kill so easy like others classes do

How do you break a cripple? You dont have signet of renewal.

Also wheres your burst damage? No QZ or sharpening stone (with cond dam) on utility bar means it will take you a while to drop your opponent.

Ok, Im talking about your first link and mostly in w3 perspectives.

For me the brown bear f2 hasnt worked, because of bad response. Perhaps its functional when its just in idle mode? Currently Im using polar bear, snow owl for their chill f2, but I will check out canines as they do seem promising.

When I mentioned cripple in my previous post, I actually meant immobilize. You know your lightning reflexes dont launch you backwards in said scenario, dont you? That is why I prefer signet of renewal over LR.

Sb3 sometimes bugs; it will only shoot me up, not backwards depending on terrain. Other classes have their tricks to neutralize your mobility advantage. You may face multiple enemies. In short I would prefer a method to remove cripple, stun, immobilize w/e.

And no, I havent tried your build, Im a lvl80 ranger mostly on w3 just trying out different builds. I just dont see yours working out for me, so Im asking for reasoning behind those.

You lost me when you thanked Anet for introducing yet another bug (which, incidentally are two bugs, (i) auto-attack speed and (ii) QZ stopped working properly).

I know that’s probably my loss. That doesn’t mean, however, that I don’t try to find ways to make my ranger more effective. But I would not even dream of posting it on the forums at this time, as I find that any positivism on account of the introduction of serious bugs, followed by incorrect patch notes and a complete /ignore of the majority of the passionate ranger player base that takes the time of coming to the developer’s forum to write down its serious concerns, wholly out of place.

I admire your positivism. I don’t, however, share it at this time, despite my undying love for this game. I do not believe that change is achieved by silence and humility, or calling the community to “adapt” to yet another bug by which this profession has been plagued since launch.

w3 is WvWvW.

Thanks for your post, will read it later =)

@ Robyn: your response is very mature, thank you for that. To show you that I haven’t completely ignored what you wrote, I will admit to taking your (PvE) advice and work on getting a nice greatsword with a restoration sigil. I was thinking though: wouldn’t that also work with an axe/axe combo? So basically, you pull 3 mobs with your axe/torch, kite/burn them down to half health, use the 5 torch skill (bonfire), quickly switch to dual axes, use “protect me”, and stand in the middle of the mobs using whirling defence (which then combos with bonfire)? I’m simply asking because I haven’t tried it out yet.

Mmm. Yes that cd on “protect me” is indeed too long. Maybe one could avoid it by using a sigil of blood on the offhand axe, so that whirling defence heals you enough to not use “protect me”. On the other hand, it’s not very reliable, because a mob manages to prevent you from using whirling defence, you’re very dead. AND the cd on whirling defence is 25 seconds. Mmm. Maybe not a good idea after all. I’ll try the GS instead. On that note, did you see they managed to produce Volcanus?

https://dviw3bl0enbyw.cloudfront.net/uploads/forum_attachment/file/14054/gw015.jpg

Maybe I should get back to work now.

You might of thought it was OP but thanking them for lying to us is a little…well…

Anyways, let’s stick to your build. I’ll give it a try.

As a therapist, I can tell you that most people who are educated seek the truth. The rate at which these types of games have become popular amongst the scholars/the Erudite or the educated of this world is astonishing. There are mother with law degrees who are now stay at home moms and play these types of games to relax. It doesn’t make them any less competitive on here than they were in a court… I recently read a very interesting study on the shift of players in MMO’s. Very educated women and retired people (me) make up for a new cohort. Being lied to when they should of known that it would be discovered within minutes is a big slap in the face. I may be playing a game due to not being able to work anymore (cancer and the list goes on) but I’m not a total vegetable. At least not yet!

Also a sidenote: You may want to add you build to the stickied area up top. At the moment it’s on the front page but these threads move fast. I’m sure if can help a lot of people re-adapt to a new type of ranger. It would be a shame if they missed out on your long/well thought out post.

You can’t sticky it but you can add/copy paste your build to the stickied area where it says ’’builds’’

If you find the information helpful I suggest to bookmark it.

Hey,
I bookmarked it but I have send you a mail ingame. But it seems you’re not responding anyway. I will just ask it here what stats are you foccusing on with your advanced ranger wvw build (the one at the top) Because I thought to use power-vitalty-toughness but then I saw your picture and you were using orrian? But that doesn’t have those stats.. So any help?

Greetings!

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Hey,
I bookmarked it but I have send you a mail ingame. But it seems you’re not responding anyway. I will just ask it here what stats are you foccusing on with your advanced ranger wvw build (the one at the top) Because I thought to use power-vitalty-toughness but then I saw your picture and you were using orrian? But that doesn’t have those stats.. So any help?

Greetings!

Yeah i would love to know the same thing. Maybe just a picture of your gear would be great.
Cheers

Hey I have a viable longbow great sword build if you want me to type it, you will be surprised how much survivalibility you have along with nice damage. Don’t want to thread steal so will wait for permission. I’m a nice guy aren’t I xD

Sir Wai.4052:

Hey I have a viable longbow great sword build if you want me to type it, you will be surprised how much survivalibility you have along with nice damage. Don’t want to thread steal so will wait for permission. I’m a nice guy aren’t I xD

You could always make your own thread and link to it from here.

I just got so bored with my old spec I decided to try something new. Then I come to the forums and find that it’s exactly the same as your first WvW build! I’m really really loving this spec, the mid-range ranger. I use Pow/Vit/Cond Damage Axes and Warhorn though, cos that extra HP really really helps. Up to about 18.8k HP unbuffed

Really recommend the first spec if you know what you’re doing and you’re familiar with the ranger profession.