Guild Wars 2

So I crafted my Trapper runes, got my ranger to 80 with some tombs, and hoped into WvW… Didn’t expect too much but kitten this is fun to play! Stealth, mobility, all sorts of condi’s, tons of sustain and a very dynamic play style. All in all, I’ve been loving this build and have been getting some amazing fights.

This particular clip (for the video) was too long, so I decided to make it its own video. This was against a fricking shout guardian, shout warrior (I think because of the sword/warhorn, but not 100% sure) AND a hammer warrior :/ hard to fight against because my condi’s kept getting cleared, but I did my best and got a few kills.

Usual combo is: Trow torch – dagger 4 – axe 3 – entangle – split blade – fire and spike trap – dagger 5 – bonfire – sword 3 – etc etc.

Now I just want to know if there any more tips people can give me, I’ve only been playing this build for 4-5 weeks now and feel like I’m doing pretty well but of coarse I want to get better and I’m always open to feedback, so if anyone has the time, click that video link below and let me know what you thought!

Build: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fNAQRAsf3YjEq0ua5K2rQ1aADhq9JEslA7AICmAXx7JHpSrA-TlSHABEcQAMRVin3fYRVCuQ/ALqpEwTA4OlgAcCAOS5XAAEAO6RP6Mn5MLFAMrBA-w

Thank you, have a good day and enjoy!
-Hollts

First it’s not a melee build at all, you’re a condi bunker with trapper runes.

I am not a big fan of those runes but if i had to try, i would probably go for the same build. I would take wilderness knowledge with lightning reflexes (wich also benefit entangle) instead of shared anguish with the frost trap. Two traps is enough and you don’t really need the extra 2sec of chill). And since you never use the fire combo, i would probably use sword/dagger and axe/torch to get a true kitting weapons set. You have a good amount of crit %, so you should also change your sigils (torment etc).

The vid is nice, but quiet choppy.

well since I’m not using any bows, and axe mainly melee for splitblade, its pretty melee. Also, I don’t go full dire, so it’s not exactly a full tank build.
I take those sigils because I’m poor, but torment would be ideal yea.

The wilderness survival change is my trapper ranger in PvP, but in WvW, due to the runes, I go full traps since that extra 3 seconds of stealth/super speed give so much survivability and mobility.
sorry about the vids, I’m having lots of recording lags…

I thought it was pretty fun, I bet those 3 guys could not believe they just couldnt kill you.
And your thief was pretty useless :P

I dont know why borya would swap shared anguish for that other trait. More traps is more invis. And from the looks of it you do fine without LR.

Might want to look into your recording software if it’s just the fps on the recordings themselves that are choppy. Perhaps you just have to fine tune your settings.

Running sword and dagger with such vitality and toughness stats you could, potentially/tentatively call yourself an evasion stealth tank of sorts, since you can rely on three different evade skills on both your weapon sets combined, as well as the stealth on trap placement, to make yourself a hard target to pin down and bring down. On top of that, you have increased endurance regen and protection on dodge, only further increasing survivability. The downside, of course, is the lack of stun breakers and any sort of active condi clearing.

Anyways, nice video.