Guild Wars 2

Okay so I spent everything I had on a berserker type ranger and now after hearing different things, I feel like I just messed up

Anywho… I am not very skilled for up close and personal fighting yet so I try to stay ranged with LB. I have a GS just in case I can’t get away but I never win lol.

I always go to our BL so that means either small scale fighting or running alone. So what would be a good build to work towards for that?

Do you have full berserker armor/weapons/trinkets ?
In my personal experience is a cool set up and very hard to master,
I usually use :

- Traits : 30/30/0/10/0 ( 1/10/11 – 4/10 – 5 )
- Utility skills : Signet of the stone- Signet of the wild- Signet of the hunt- Rampage as one
- Weapons : LB + GS
- Pet : Jungle stalker + wolf
- Food : + dmg + prec.
- Stack power

I use this set up only for ambushes, when I start the run I active the signet of the hunt ( +150% dmg for 17 mins ) and start roaming around.

When fighting : pet F2 ( might ) —> rampage as one —> Signet of the wild —> auto attack —> signet of the hunt —> rapid fire, at this point if the target has a low armor/vit hes probably downed, if not, you should hurry up, otherwise you dead, you can use wolf F2( fear) signet of the stone and heal as one, LB 3 + 4, GS 3 +4, but they will not keep you alive for long.

Usually the fight ends after 10/15 seconds.

I also have combi with berserker,assasin and valkerie gear. this boost youre vitality to. It is a good way to ambush people in WvW and playing from distance. I am playing the ranger like 900 hours and i found out that i like this play style the most. Its really hard to master.. Why shall you think? because you need to know when te run back. Wich skills you need to use and dodge alot.

I use 30/30/10/0/0
This for survival skills that i use.
Longbow + Axe/Sword with Warhorn.

I hope you go for it because its very funny play style with huge dmg output.

Arent you the exact guy who asked on the guardian forums for a WvW build.

there a problem with that?

sminkiottone.6972:

Do you have full berserker armor/weapons/trinkets ?
In my personal experience is a cool set up and very hard to master,
I usually use :

- Traits : 30/30/0/10/0 ( 1/10/11 – 4/10 – 5 )
- Utility skills : Signet of the stone- Signet of the wild- Signet of the hunt- Rampage as one
- Weapons : LB + GS
- Pet : Jungle stalker + wolf
- Food : + dmg + prec.
- Stack power

I use this set up only for ambushes, when I start the run I active the signet of the hunt ( +150% dmg for 17 mins ) and start roaming around.

When fighting : pet F2 ( might ) —> rampage as one --> Signet of the wild —> auto attack --> signet of the hunt —> rapid fire, at this point if the target has a low armor/vit hes probably downed, if not, you should hurry up, otherwise you dead, you can use wolf F2( fear) signet of the stone and heal as one, LB 3 + 4, GS 3 +4, but they will not keep you alive for long.

Usually the fight ends after 10/15 seconds.

sounds like I made the right choice then

Gizmo.9178:

there a problem with that?

So hostile….

If you ask WvW map chat, regardless of profession, they will tell you to leave because your just a rally bot, thief will one shot you, etc etc.

Thats as far from the truth as possible. The few viable WvW builds for solo ranger are full berserker LB/GS and Apothecary regen bunker. Dont always listen to whatever anyone tells you. First off, theyre often completely wrong and very misinformed. Take all the people who say ranger is horrible for example. Second, if what you play is effective and fun for you, it doesn’t matter.

I’ve been running full berserker LB/GS on my ranger for months. It is super fun! Rapid fire goes for 18k on squishies. The most important thing you can know is when to run and when to stay and fight.

I actually run 30/30/10 on mine, since i use LR and QZ.

kitten.8230:

I also have combi with berserker,assasin and valkerie gear. this boost youre vitality to. It is a good way to ambush people in WvW and playing from distance. I am playing the ranger like 900 hours and i found out that i like this play style the most. Its really hard to master.. Why shall you think? because you need to know when te run back. Wich skills you need to use and dodge alot.

I use 30/30/10/0/0
This for survival skills that i use.
Longbow + Axe/Sword with Warhorn.

I hope you go for it because its very funny play style with huge dmg output.

I actually need a lil more survival with my build after my last wvw round lol

I play 30/25/15 and its fun. People dying before they realise what’s going on. It reminds me my hunter from Lotro looong ago ;P

The only class that poses serious threat is backstab thieves. I can kill the n00by ones, but good thieves are impossible atm. Even though you might be able to eventually run away from them, you can’t kill them. This will change though when sic ’em gets changed. 10 secs of non stealth will destroy backstab thieves.

Also always run away from bunker builds. The good ones won’t go down, but in most situations you can escape.

PS: just had a 6.4 Long range shot on a ranger lol

Yelloweyedemon.2860:

I play 30/25/15 and its fun. People dying before they realise what’s going on. It reminds me my hunter from Lotro looong ago ;P

The only class that poses serious threat is backstab thieves. I can kill the n00by ones, but good thieves are impossible atm. Even though you might be able to eventually run away from them, you can’t kill them. This will change though when sic ’em gets changed. 10 secs of non stealth will destroy backstab thieves.

Also always run away from bunker builds. The good ones won’t go down, but in most situations you can escape.

PS: just had a 6.4 Long range shot on a ranger lol

Where are you getting 10 seconds from? The reveal duration of the Sic’ Em change hasn’t been discussed or confirmed by any devs to my knowledge. Is there a source?

I am sure you can figure out the full glass berserker traits without much thought. If you’re feeling too squishy, try running 30/20/0/20/0 or 30/20/10/10/0.

Marksmanship is obvious and you can either go Beastmaster signets or some people like using Remorseless with the LB/GS combo. This will allow you to #3 stealth and then maneuver behind the opponent for a GS #2/#5 combo. Also works well with on swap GS sigils (hydro/geomancer).

Skirmishing – I think the last 10 points can be a little greedy for this kind of build. 5% for crit chance/10% crit damage boost your numbers a little more, but the 25 & 30 traits really aren’t game-breakers. Unless you do try the stealth and GS backstab, you will rarely be behind your opponent. Obviously take the bow recharge trait. The first slot is a free choice.

WS (10)- You would put 10 points in here for trait (VI) Wilderness Knowledge. Quickening Zephyr has to be in your bar somewhere. Muddy terrain can also be useful, pre-barrage and camps (especially with piecing arrows).

Nature Magic (10 or 20) – The vitality boost is really what you need here, but Nature’s Protection (5 sec protection after thief backstab) is becoming mandatory. At the 20 point slot you can choose between +5% GS damage or Evasive purity. Condition removal is always an issue, even if those aren’t the two I really worry about.

It’s hard to say exactly what you might need without real stat numbers, but this is a place to start and you can fine tune and improve as you go.