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Glass Cannon Ranger build (WvWvW)

Seaimpin de na Aracos Donn
Sathril
Seaimpin de na Aracos Donn
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Posted On: 09/12/2012 at 02:57 PM
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This looks really fun, especially in a zerg. Shamlessly stolen and slightly modified from Kripparian.

This is the true glass cannon Ranger build. Absolutely no vitality and only 5 toughness in the skills.

The gear is all Berserker Gear which is extra power, normalized precision and crit damage. Runes of the Scholar 6/6. Sigil of Air on the Berserker Shortbow and Sigil of Fire for the AoE procs with the Berserker Longbow, specifically when using Barrage.

The idea behind this spec is having 2 quickness abilities (haste) on demand. 1 when you switch out your pet, and one from Quickening Zephyr which means you can do massive burst damage, with abilities like Rapid Fire in particular, whenever you choose on top of the already crazy damage you do just from auto attacks with the shortbow.

The Protect Me ability gives you at least some sort of defense to try to run away, but this build is best when with a large group or chasing down people who dare turn their back to you and try to run.

I chose the Entangle Elite because I think it is totally overpowered and can turn the tide of battle when running with melee characters, but  Rampage as one would give a larger personal damage bonus.

The pets are used mostly just for buffs and for the Protect Me skill. The Red Moa and Brown Bear are good choices because they have alot of HP and will be able to absorb alot of damage from Protect Me. I keep them on passive in WvWvW.

One awesome thing to do is switch your pet before you try to finish a downed enemy. Instead of 3 seconds, you spike them in 1.5. No one is ever ready for the hasted spike!

Superior Rune of the Scholar

  • (1): +25 Power
  • (2): +3% Critical Damage
  • (3): +50 Power
  • (4): +5% Critical Damage
  • (5): +90 Power
  • (6): +10% damage while health is above 90%.
Skills are:

http://www.guildhead.com/skill-calc#Mcom0c0MovnhmMvnhMxxV0VzRaMab



» Edited on: 2012-09-12 15:48:53

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Lorgaire
Mayhemm
Lorgaire
Replied On: 09/28/2012 at 10:19 AM PDT

Thank you. I've been looking for some guidance. I've just reached 80 and had picked up the berserker gear last night. Need to save a little money for the scholar runes. Found a similar build on the web....but this one will fit my playstyle a bit better. Again, thanks!!

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Osu
Tiarna de na Fhiaigh Corcra
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Replied On: 02/22/2013 at 03:40 PM PST
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BTW, runes of the thief are a good substitute if you don't have the gold for scholar. I have a similar build on my ranger and find myself chasing down runners fairly often. Great idea on the speedy spike. Never thought about that.

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