Not sure I can post this here, but w/e, just delete it in that case.
Hello everyone, I was bored, so I decided to think about a new specialisation for the Ranger. Don’t mind too much % and damage, as there are many tweaks to apply to this specialisation, but feel free to let me know what you think about it. P.S. Pets are DISABLED when using this specialisation.
Traits:
- “Ethereal Archer”: attack speed increased by 10% (?) while wielding a longbow/crossbow/harpoon gun. Longbow will deal max damage, no matter the distance. New set of skills unlocked when entering Ethereal Archer form.
- “Blessed by the Spirits”: break stuns, get 3s invulnerability, stability and quickness, remove 3 conditions when entering Ethereal Archer form.
- “Riftwalk”: converts dodge skill into a flash, which will still count as an evade for 0.5s (?); gain superspeed and quickness for 2s after cast and cleanse 2 conditions.
- “Wisdom of the Ancients”: Longbow/crossbow/EA skills now deal 40% (?) additional damage, out of their total damage, as random condition damage (e.g.: if the autoattack deals 1k dmg, with this trait, it will actually deal 1k damage as physical damage + 400 damage as a random condition among burning, poison, bleeding and torment. This bonus applies on every skill of both crossbow and longbow).
- “Smite from afar”: longbow/crossbow/harpoon gun/EA skills recharge 10% (?) faster. Conditions applied by those weapons last 20% longer.
- “ Whispers from the Void”: spectral skills recharge 10% faster and grant swiftness, ferocity and 5 stacks of might when used.
- “Doomed Faith”: spectral skills can be cast twice to the cost of 25% current hp. Second cast is unblockable.
- “Bond of the Spirits”: ignis fatuus recharge time is halved. Ignis fatuus is activated when dropping below 30% HP and grants quickness and superspeed for 3s.
- “Blood Brothers”: tether yourself with a chosen partner. Heals and boons applied on you, will be applied on him as well and vice versa. Both will gain 10% damage reduction. Conditions applied on one will be applied on his partner too. Damage dealt on one of the two will be shared between both partners (e.g.: X and Y are bonded. Z deals 2k damage to X, but this will be split in 1k to X and 1k to Y. This trait is actually a toggle ability on F1 with 5mins CD and 3s cast time. External sources healing one of the partners won’t heal both of them. When toggled off both partners will get 5 (?) stacks of vulnerability).
- “Blood Pact”: Blood Brothers cooldown is halved. Both partners health will be restored to 100% when toggling BB on.
- “Gift of the Specters”: next attack after weapon swap will deal 25% extra damage and fear the target for 1s.
- “Triple Alliance”: 20% of power is converted into vitality. 20% of vitality is converted into condition damage.
Crossbow skills:
1) (?): deals 1.2k damage
2) (?): wields crossbow in 1 hand and delivers a powerful shot, dealing 1k damage and crippling the enemy hit for 1.5s. 1s cast time. 6s CD.
3) (?): fires a lethal dart, dealing 800 damage and blinding foe for 2s. 9s CD.
4) (?): evades backwards, firing a shot that deals 900 damage and dazes enemy for 1.5s. 12s CD.
5) (?): focus for 1.5s and fires a deadly shot to deal 1.5k damage and immobilizing foes for 2s. 18s CD.
Ethereal Archer Form skills:
1) fires a shot to deal 1k damage and applying a mark. After 3 marks are applied, the next attack/skill will pop those to deal 2k damage.
2) fires a series of 8 shots dealing a total of 2k damage. The first and the last one will leave a mark on the target. (empowered version of Rapid Fire) 5s CD.
3) fires a shot to deal 1k damage and blinding foe for 3s. (empowered version of crossbow skill 3) 9s CD.
4) evades backwards, firing a shot that deals 1k damage and dazes enemy for 2s. (empowered version of crossbow skill 4) 12s CD.
5) cast a powerful AoE to deal damage 4 times (1k damage each impact). Each impact will apply a mark and the 4th one will pop those. 25s CD. (empowered version of Barrage Shot)
Ethereal Archer Form conjures a spectral longbow on his hands while performing an ability/autoattack. EA form lasts for 15s. Recharge bar works like CA for Druid.
The cooldown on abilities you read until now doesn’t take count of Smite from afar trait. Same goes for cast times. Both crossbow and EA form skills have 1600 range.
All the skills listed down below will be part of the spectral category.
Heal:
- “Will of the Undead”: heals for 4k HP. For the next 5s, you’ll heal for 2% (?) of direct damage dealt to enemies. 20s CD. 0.5s cast time.
Utility:
- “Ignis Fatuus”: invokes the power of the spirits to clear 5 conditions on you and your allies (max number of targets: 5). In addition you’ll gain invulnerability for 5s and 10 stacks of stability for 5s. 100s CD (?). 0s cast time.
- “Cursed by the Deads”: open a portal to the Afterlife to a target location, immobilizing every foe on it for 3s and dealing 1.5k damage for the duration. 30s CD. 1s cast time.
- “Virulent Plague”: infect the terrain around you (800 range) to grant you quickness until you stand on it and to cripple foes until they stand on it, making their heals 20% less effective and applying weakness on them. 5s duration. 50s CD. 1s cast time.
Elite:
- “Impale”: calls down a spear from the Afterlife to stun enemies on impact for 2s and slowing everyone around the target for 5s. Deals 1k damage + 1k damage as random condition.
(edited by Heldor.5346)
