Guild Wars 2

Turn your ranger into a mini necro! (build linked is as-is, trinket selection could be improved though since it’s from stuff I had lying around, any suggestions?)

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fMAQNBlYDbEoKuuuSwC1OAsKIY7RmWiJ7hhO+YBbqA-jkEBYLIIMBDjJyUFYk3A0FQUHIEBwJfQJPKrpQBssuIas6FYqTCR6WoKYweDDRznAVIgFzBA-w

Also, the core of this build is hardly unique, it’s based on this build
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/ranger/I-introduce-you-my-LB-GS-CONDITION-build/ , which is in itself based on another build,
Instead focusing on traps (I think Xorus also ran something similar with pure glass cannon rampager gear)

It’s surprisingly effective for a hybrid build, while not really for dueling the purpose is basically to ambush someone, starting with warhorn 5 then 4, traps, wolf fear, sword 3, then finishing them off with SB (we’re talking unloading 10+ stacks of bleed, torment, confusion, poison, cripple, chill, burn, fear, vuln, immob in only a few seconds if you jump someone). Let me know what you think.

With hp and armor like that you better make sure you can kill them with your frontload of conditions because you likely won’t get a second go at it.

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With hp and armor like that you better make sure you can kill them with your frontload of conditions because you likely won’t get a second go at it.

You’d be suprised how often you can do it (no one expects a condibombing ranger). But yeah, for dueling a BM bunker condition build is a lot better. The toughness on the knights gear does help though, so it isn’t a glass build exactly.

Interesting… very very simular to the build I am trying out at the moment

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fMAQNAV8YjAVx11VWWs2BiVBA1eMJzjJ2DD5oHVymiC-jUDBYgAYLIIMYYMRmqQQj6AhIAO7ZIs5PRrMsIasqaDRVdDTHDWIgFbBA-w

Previously I’ve been running full rabid with my traps, then moved into full dire, and now I am trying this more hybrid setup… I quite like it. Interesting to see the difference it makes vs certain proffesions from using pure conditions to a hybrid.

Very similar to the build I run. Have you considered taking two spiders and Malicious training for a bit more soft control; the dogs work well for on demand (if it works) hard cc still of course. Perplexity runes now have an 8 second internal cooldown on the 6 skill, which is great! Considering rangers don’t have many dazes it doesn’t affect us, but it stops warriors spamming them!