Guild Wars 2

So i had this idea, and all of this is theorized, i don’t know how well it would do, it’s merely something i thought would work well.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fMAQNBlYDbkoKyuryvC0SA0FweoIiM+PErTxoiOgH;T0AZTSmUNpYiyLzNibsd58S21ajhF7SA

The build is simple, support your group as much as possible with as much Regen as possible while keeping yourself alive with a mass supply of dodges.

The short bow is chosen due to it’s fast firing speed and additional evade.
The second weapon is (Imo) debatable, i personally feel the build would work well with a Longbow or Axe & Warhorn.

The longbow can provide an effective burst of Regen via the 2 Ability, but the Axe provides more AoE dps via #1 and also provides more group boons with the warhorn.

I couldn’t decide on which Weapon sigils would be the best, so i went with what i felt would be most suitable for this build, namely Fire on the shortbow for some added AoE damage, and more supportive Sigils (Heal & Condition removal) on the Axe/warhorn, though i feel this ones open to debate).

For the armor Sigils i went for the best boon duration increase i could get and clerics jewels for the added healing and a bit of toughness for those hits that do land on the ranger.

The pets are fairly simple, i would say Fern Hound is a must, the second slot could be either a Brown bear or a Red Moa, with the Moa you can pretty much keep fury up indefinitely providing your allies have a way of generating fury also, where-as with the Bear you can remove 1 condition every 25 seconds, personally i feel the Moa is better.

Now remember, this is all just theorized, i don’t know if this build is useful, it’s just something i came up with.

If you really want to go with a full support build, that purely focuses on supporting your teammates, I’d go with spirits, even though they have their issues.
As for pets, take the ones that brings some support as well, like for example the Fern Hound you mentioned.

I think I’d run with a 0/10/0/30/30 for a support build – decent support through the spirits for both protection and damage (Sun, Frost, Storm + the elite Natue), while your pets will deal the damage (with the +30% critical damage trait).
Possibly change sword for axe to keep range all the time.

Nature Magic traits:
- Nature’s Bounty
- Spiritual knowledge
- Spirits unbound

BM traits:
- Compassion training
- Vigorous training (if you decide to go with birds/moas)
- Natural healing

Healing spring of course, and grab all the +healing gear you can find.

I think you have a good build there. I like the concept and with spirits and healing spring it is definitely viable. I think the spirits you have chosen are great, however I agree with OGDeadHead, you may want to consider another instead of QZ, depending on how much you value burst over support, since the sun spirit can provide a blind and burn proc and the frost some damage and a chill. I wouldn’t recommend storm spirit because your build seems stationary without spirits unbound(thats okay though). If not another spirt, consider Lightning Reflexes for more dodge and another stun break. QZ will definitely give you more 1v1 ability though.

For your second pet I would recommend the Red Moa, the fury will be important for your sigil procs and valuable to teammates, as well as the aoe heal it has. I also recommend it because I think you should use this for your fury instead of warhorn. I think your secondary weapon set should be axe/axe, or you should at least consider it. As you said, it has a lot of projectile finishers, as well as the longest whirl finisher in the game(as far as I know) with whirling defense, which can put out damage and reflect projectiles. It trumps sword/horn defensive ability in that way, but also in that it is a less mobile weapon set, seeing as you won’t need horn’s swiftness to run away if you have stationary healing field and spirits.

Trait-wise, you may want to consider changing Carnivorous Appetite to something else, because the pets you are using won’t crit too much. Try Primal Reflexes, for more vigor and evading power. Your pet won’t be losing on much survivability, as it is already getting all the regen you are from fortifying bond, and are bulkier pets.

For runes, I’m not sure. It does give you a lot of boon duration, but if that’s what it takes to keep up constant regen and vigor, then take it. Otherwise, consider getting full Dwayna or Flock, since the 6 effect, will allow you to give a bit of extra healing support to allies, as well as them increasing your healing power by a bit.

For your dual weapon set, I’m not sure two chance proccing sigils work together. If they do, then keep them. If not, switch one to Sigil of Energy, giving more evade, or Leeching, for a little extra heal. I would recommend keeping the condition removal though.

Tell us how the build works out, I like it and I’m curious.