Which secondary weapon for SB zerker ranger?
Dear person with many cof tokens,
So long as you’re carrying a shortbow for PVE, you’re on the right track.
Side weapons are usually to taste and I’d HIGHlY recommend getting a melee alternative. There will be instances where meleeing is preferable such as Jade Maw’s baby colossus’ which will reflect projectiles.
Either way, side weapons have room for personal taste. I personally prefer the GS for its mobility and quickness combo with pet swap.
Warhorn’s initial buff is nice, but i wouldn’t be switching weapons back and forth in a long boss fight. Numbers wouldn’t justify the action.
Go to the mists and play with the golems, you’ll find your flavor.
i’ll agree with Uncle Salty for secondary weapons. but i tend to carry at least 1 of every ranger weapon in my inventory and all for a different purpose.
i go axe-horn, with horn giving might on switch and axe giving power on kills, this is mainly for just getting a 25 stack of 7 power per stack before i do anything.
from there i usually switch between horn-sword and gs. GS is great for general survivability but dps on sword is still much higher than the GS. imho it’s more effective to use your QZ+Pet swap 6 second of burst on sword (if you have a high crit chance, and have a quickness rune that’s a full 10 seconds of quickness! that you’ll be stuck like glue on. with rampage with one, might on swap, and horn you’re attacks only get stronger) than it is for GS. for both i tend to not use auto-attack and it provides both with much better control.
but overall, GS is a much safer option, and for someone who isn’t really that nuanced with the sword i don’t recommend using it until you have the time and effort to use it properly.
…i just wish a pure melee ranger was an actual viable option outside of wpve
Pocket Warrior, Thief, Guardian, Ele or Mesmer