Guild Wars 2

I’m having the same problem here, although a little different.

I have Sunrise and Incinerator and I’m going for my 3rd legendary. I don’t know if I should go for Twilight for Eternity or Bolt so I can wield all 3 legendaries.

I’ve been playing a full melee spec on ranger and I’ve honestly been having a blast.

Greatsword/ Sword Dagger

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fNAQNAR8YjEqUwaDL+rw1aA/gYdTwS774aWTF8pC-TpBFwAA3fgxBBAxDAYxRAoaZAAXAAA

Greatsword in conjunction with SotH can generate some nasty burst. Fall back on S/D for lots of dodges and surviving until your next burst.

On top of the this build has insane mobility. Sword 2 and GS 3 can allow you to travel across the map very quickly acting like a roamer in pvp.

Cygnus.6903:

Much appreciated. Good info here on the forum.

Good to know rangers aren’t that frustrated after being bottom of the foodchain for so long.

I am even having fun levelling right now.

I know right?! I came to ranger from thief and I just love ranger.

Getting 100% map completion is awesome and fun.

Sollith.3502:

nearlight.3064:

… and it means you can’t share support/recovery/boons with your team. Any weapon that puts you more than 2 dodges away from your driver to be effective shouldn’t be used.

I really wish they would fix this ridiculous stack and kitten strategy… There should be more emphasis on tactical play rather than just spamming buffs as fast as you can mash a button.

Tactical play is stacking.

MrFisticuffs.7306:

hi,

im not 100% sure which one i want to craft so i have come to the ranger community to get yawls opinion. atm i use sword-wh and gs in dungeons. i would like to go MH sword/axe and wh/torch as my weapon sets. not sure how great that would be in dungeons atm, anyways i was wondering if there were any issues with either of the legendaries?

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Well first of all, choose whatever one you think is better.

I’m a little confused, what is wh/torch? Warhorn/torch as a weapon set? I wish

If you want my opinion, I play a power build, so I’d choose warhorn! It has foot steps, a foggy glow, and a cool audio when a skill is used!

Rym.1469:

I hate playstyle directed by using all my CDs to one-shot someone. That’s why everything I play and craft has to do good on every condition, be able to 1vX, at least for some time and base on short, effective cooldowns and attacks.

Couldn’t of said it better.

Soilder.3607:

Fluffball.8307:

I did miss the necro hit for that much. I stopped watching with all the extremely low numbers in the first fight (pick a better initial fight for a power ranger video!) I’ll have to give it another shot, which I am super happy to do for power rangers.

With spoiling it for me, 8.5k sounds ridiculous, was that a SotH + MoC boost?

SotH, SotW, opening strike.

The numbers aren’t low, they’re just not zerk. If you want to watch more, look in the related video categories. There are two others.

What’s your build? I’m interested. I like playing power ranger and I usually run Longbow and Sword Dagger but I have Sunrise and would like to use that. I always thought Maul was a little short on burst but you have proved me wrong :O.

You think I’ll be missing out switching out Longbow for Greatsword?

Edit: Went ahead and tried replicating your build. I think I got the Wilderness Survival and Marksmanship trait line down – but I don’t know where you put the last 2.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fNMQNAsYRjUqUwaDLWsw1aA/AZdjALanLWNXVvYlVqA-T1BVwAA2fAhSDjq/sQJWK9BNUGcRJIA-w
Also I just went with my 3k armor/2.2k Power/40% crit chance build. I’m sure you have something different.

Arlette.9684:

If I play this slow, I’m gonna kill myself or fall asleep at the keyboard

That’s how I’m like.

It was a great video. However, I like the fast paced, on your toes, play style of a power based ranger.

Holland.9351:

a Longbow Power Ranger can get 99% of its survivability from the fact that it can safely stand at 1500+range (Eagle Eye + Read the Wind). If you play properly, you won’t get hit 99% of the time. Therefore I think it’s a waste to spend points on armor/ condition removal/stunbreakers, because you could be getting more damage instead.

The only survivability you need (on top of 1500+ range) are skills/traits to run away with. This is my build:
http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fNUQJATRnUqQtgWyCGsAXLGYPoWHAFwZz+CGhQw1Wkyr2RbtA-TVCEABEcBASU9ntUCy0+jyPDeAAtpDoDNBAcEAe4QAEAAB4m3MAM0hO0hO0h2Nv5Qv5QTGg8tA-w
I can’t get any more damage out of it. I have less than 2100 armor. Yet I easily manage to stay at 25 stacks of bloodlust most of the time. I’ve forced myself to learn to run away if an enemy gets close to me. The only condition removal I have is the Brown Bear F2.

I use Protect Me(invulnerability + stun breaker), GS Swoop and GS Block to run away with (also Stability from Rampage as One). That’s enough to save myself most of the time. The other times I die, but it happens such a small amount of time that I’m not willing to trade damage for more survivability.

I do much better in small groups, but if I find myself solo roaming or dying more than usual, I change Strength of Spirit for Nature’s Protection. Which basically gives me 3000 armor for 5 seconds if I get hit.

While I agree with your statement that being at max range really helps with survivability, I posted this thread with a balanced build in mind. A good D/P thief could easily get in combat and take you out or chase you. I feel as if other classes are able to play the glass cannon better than ranger so that’s why I opted for a balanced build.

But don’t get me wrong, I love playing some glass cannon builds – insta killing people at +1500 range, but I don’t think it’ll be ideal against players who know what’s going on.

Rym.1469:

Traveler runes are a must for Power Ranger imo.

Well in my case I’m using Sword/Warhorn so I have the swiftness plus the sword 2 movement skill to help me with my movement.

Rune of the Ranger really helps with DPS considering it gives you 175 precision, 100 ferocity and a flat out 7% increase in damage.

Why do you say it’s a must?

You can always trade one of your stunbreaks for Signet of the Hunt instead of losing DPS.

Ryan.9387:

200% crit chance.

Sounds like major overkill to me.

LOL. I meant crit damage. Edited that. xD

Atherakhia.4086:

Looks pretty good and I really like your stats. I personally am not a believer in stacked crit chance and prefer crit damage. I also would strongly suggest air+flame for bow as the double proc on that is insane for any power build regardless of class.

Here’s mine:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fNMQNAsYTjEq0vaDLusw1agAha9BEAbd7ZIffBW3bBraA-TFDFABAt/gSKRwSJIAHBgCVhQgDBASKveU9BDVBJN9BE8AAW4EAAA-w

That’s a great build! And I agree. It’s fairly easy to gain crit chance through fury/food/banners. I’m going to try aim for 200% crit damage. Going to try and mix and match more stats! Thanks for the advice

3k Armor/2.2k Power/190% Crit damage/High fury up time – no food!

Just theory crafting for the patch. Was wondering what you guys thought for a balanced power ranger build:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fNMQNBMhNakQl+VbYxlFuWD0HUrfgAYsb/DT7Nw6fLYVD-TlCBABGt/wWKx6SZAEHBgzUCilSDAeEAWq+Te6DY4EAAA-w

2 stun breaks. Ample condition removal. 6 seconds of invulnerability. Had a hard time with the runes. Rune of the Ranger also work well with this build but I figured if I’m going to run warhorn the fury uptime/boost wouldn’t hurt.

Criticism is welcomed!

Cygnus.6903:

Thanks for all input!

I was thinking about Read the Wind, and how important it will be to this build. The general idea is to immobilize my foe before unleashing with RF, thus the projectile velocity seems less mandatory. How do you guys feel about this?

If I don’t spec 4 in Skirmishing that means 0 Fury in this build. I’d say 20% crit chance is a pretty significant damage boost, especially if you manage to get off RF in that ~6 second window.

As for the sigils, I don’t think I ever ran with anything else then bloodlust. It is just such a massive boost to both sets, even if I am not on my game and die often, you can restack quick enough for it to be amazing.

Energy just seems right for the spec. I think Energy sigil is the best sigil ingame actually.

On the offhand training vs sword training, I thought sword would be a good choice as I get a total of 4,5 second reduction on evading skills as opposed to 2 seconds if I take offhand training. Crippling Talon seems underwhelming on a spec that already has 4 ways to apply cripple.

Is the range of Stalker’s Strike also increased with offhand training?

Also, what do you guys think of Healing Spring? It alone would pump up condition resistance by a ton, as it not only removes condi’s by itself but allows for projectile and leap finishing.

Very excited to explore this class.

1200 range 7.5 second cripple and 3 bleeds on a 12 second CD!? Crippling talon really helps kite and take advantage of longbow when it’s switched out. Although I suppose it’s personal preference, we do have a lot of applications of cripple, marshal mastery will work.

As for healing spring: I generally bring it when I’m in a group so they can blast it and leap through it. I just really like the sustain of the Unguent, pre casting at about 60-75% health and it essentially having a 15 second cool down (25s CD – 10s of healing). Plus I think Empathic Bond + Signet of Renewal really covers it for conditions.

Stalker’s Strike does get its range increased as well.

This is all just my opinion!

Welcome to the ranger community! I’m just like you – came into playing ranger with a power spec rather condi. I play almost the same exact build (same weps, different traits) and just have a few things to note.

I really like the Wilderness Survival trait line because it gives you so many survival traits (who would’ve guessed) like natural vigor and companion’s defense. The one thing I don’t like about it is the passive condition removal.

If you want to control your condi removal, like Frou said, you can put 6 in Natural Magic and go for Survival of the Fittest.

Another thing to note is usually you take offhand mastery when going down Wilderness Survival trait line. Not only does it lower the CD of dagger 4 and 5 but it also increases the range by 300. Marshal mastery only decreases the CD of sword 2 and 3.

Everything else looks great though!
Here’s my build when the patch hits if you’re curious:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fNMQNAsYTjEq0yaDL+rw1ag+ga9DEAjd7fYavBWVQJXqC-TVCEABEt/ABHJgEV/ZLlgMp8rN9NIcIAA4EE8wDUAA-w

It’s pretty glassy, but you learn very quick how to kite with ranger. Basically use LB to burst and S/D to poke and dodge until LB comes off CD. Use LB 3 to re position/ use heal/ retreat/ set up barrage (LB 5) accordingly. Swap to S/D for the close combat. Use weapons dodges for incoming CC before dodge rolling.

Eggyokeo.9705:

main set is ascended celestial and all my weapons are ascended celestial. I use this for the most of my wvw roaming builds.

I have a zerker set for pve and glassbow wvw (currently making an ascended set)
I have a cleric set for power bunker and support build (mostly use my celestial set for this now)
I have a apothecary set for condi bunker (mostly use my celestial set for this now)
I have a rabid set for bleed burst builds
I have a PVT set for zerging

What kind of build do you run with all the celestial?

javi.4963:

I’ve been playing ranger for over 1.5k hours and this is the power build that has been the most succesful. It does lack on demand condi clear but the condi reduction is definetely noticeable. TU, SoW and Oakheart Salve gives you a very warrior-like feel. I hope you find it as useful as I have.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fNIQNAT8YjEq0waFLGsw1agBha9AEvBQzWoeZmATQB+8A-TlCBwAC3fIn6PNOIAQuAAYV+kWJokHAgXlQAOCA51NQGAmxA-w

Perfect! This is exactly what I wanted to see. I’ll book mark this link so I can come back to it when I’m all geared out.

Pugsley.9627:

GS Sword/horn or sword/dagger is a lot of fun and very viable with the traditional glass build. I would suggest you always run sic-em though to deal with thieves and mezmers.

You said lb glass was boring, why?

I was more referring to the GS/LB glass build.

I just played a couple of games with Sword Dagger/ Long Bow glass (6/6/0/2/0) and I’m pretty impressed. I really like all the skills on the LB, with 3 allowing me to reposition and 2 for my burst. If brought into melee range I can switch to S/D and evade and kite back with 2.

I feel like G/S does this but I feel more interactive with S/D.

I’m coming from playing a thief for about 1k hours. I love thieves but I am kind of burnt out and wanted something new. I re rolled to ranger – I literally haven’t touched one since the game came out. From a thief’s standpoint, ranger was easy bait and so I came in expecting it to be a weak class. It actually is a decent class with a lot to learn about – something that got me really excited. I like all the micromanagement of our pets and working really hard to get a kill. It makes actually getting the kill worthwhile.

Anyways, with 1k hours of thief in me, I’m so used to roaming and bursting targets down in PvP and WvW that I think I’m translating it wrong to ranger. I tried the GS/LB glass cannon and to be honest it was boring to me.

One weapon set that really caught my eye was Sword and Dagger. Reminds me of an S/D thief and so I’ve been trying to play with that weapon combo since. Something that I really really want to keep is the power aspect of PvP. Condition is fun but I like instant results, I like countering someone’s burst with my own using skill.

I am almost certain Sword Dagger and offhand Shortbow is not a powerspec at all but I just love the combo. I really want to keep sword dagger and I want a ranged weapon whether it be longbow or short.

Am I playing the wrong class? Or can I make this work?

I’ve also tried Sword Warhorn/ Greatsword – it was a fun spec but I need some range to kiting and what not.

TL;DR

I want to find and/or create a power build for PvP/WvW that encompasses Sword Dagger and either shortbow or longbow. Is it possible?

6/10. Not a fan of the holo graphic wings, but I like how you tie everything together.

Okay so there is an mf bonus. Thanks I just wanted to confirm because some sites weren’t showing it having one.

I just wanted to make sure that the Explorer’s Draconic armor set had the magic find bonus. I’m looking on other sites and it fails to add in the mf bonus. Can anyone confirm this?