Guild Wars 2

Give yourself a minute to let the skepticism pass…. okay now take a look at the build and offer any advice you can!

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fNAQNBHhFakRlGW7XxlFuWDYJUNTgA49p2qZszSICuYlReA-TlyHABApECOlgVv/wAPAglU+YwhAoQ1f8SfAAHBAgPBAAA-w

I want a ranger build which can swap between roaming and zerg play with no respecing (I’m lazy.)
The goal is to:
-achieve some might stacking through pet swap and axe MH.
-Provide a water field+2 blasts on tag
-provide vigor/fury on tag
-bring a tanky build for roaming which can endure a bursty build and respond with solid dps

I know this build is not competitive to start with but how can I make it better?

Here’s what I’ve been running http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fNAQNBHhFakRl+VbYxlFuWDQIULDg3tdLUsHrzkoGS5IZhtIA-T1CEwAQOEAtU/xpyjf7PsVJohTAQTlYt1EU5BA0RPAgjAApASZoF-w

There are some other good ideas in this thread https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/ranger/Front-line-Ranger-Build/first#post4838768

Investing that heavily into Healing Power or that deep into BM is usually not a good idea. I would probably take 2 pts from BM and put them in WS for Empathic Bond/Barkskin. Also swapping wolf for murrelow since with this build youll want to be swapping pets often, and a wolf will not survive long on the front lines. Celestial accessories may be okay. Perhaps something like this with Exuberance if its in the budget.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fNAQNBHhFakRlGW7XxlFuWDYJUtTgAYUfeqtqzSICSZWj4JWA-TVCHwAAOEAhU/xuSwZ7PY4BA4U5XY9BJOBADOCAkCIltAA-w

I would also recommend looking at that Frontliner thread, and as you’ll see I don’t recall any builds there going I to BM.

Thanks for the replys! The frontline thread is actually what inspired this build, wanted to try a different take on it.

by going all the way into BM I get the 10% healing power conversion to power minor trait, helps pad out my damage pretty significantly.

I switched out my pet to murellow and maybe a bear if i need the tankyness

sendaf.8375:

Give yourself a minute to let the skepticism pass…. okay now take a look at the build and offer any advice you can!

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fNAQNBHhFakRlGW7XxlFuWDYJUNTgA49p2qZszSICuYlReA-TlyHABApECOlgVv/wAPAglU+YwhAoQ1f8SfAAHBAgPBAAA-w

I want a ranger build which can swap between roaming and zerg play with no respecing (I’m lazy.)
The goal is to:
-achieve some might stacking through pet swap and axe MH.
-Provide a water field+2 blasts on tag
-provide vigor/fury on tag
-bring a tanky build for roaming which can endure a bursty build and respond with solid dps

I know this build is not competitive to start with but how can I make it better?

Don’t invest in healing power. Rune of the Defender has good base heal, but the scaling is horrible. You also have more reliable sources of regen from ranger traits. Your pets are going to get insta-killed in frontline even with 30BM. Good luck improving the build