Ranger sPvP | Fun Longbow, Greatsword | Roamer Zkarlet's funzie MAXDPS ranger

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Summary

Hi! When I wanna see those fun big numbers in hotjoin I go with this ranger build. It's nearly maxdps direct dmg for a ranger but I wan't one stunbreak and some escape with greatsword. I've done Rapid Fires for 15k quite frequently.


I. Weapons and Skills

PvP Longbow
  • Weapon Strength: 966-1134
PvP
  • Weapon Strength: -
PvP Greatsword
  • Weapon Strength: 995-1100
PvP
  • Weapon Strength: -
PvP
  • Weapon Strength: -
PvP
  • Weapon Strength: -
  • Mighty Roar3 30
    Pet skills. Give extreme might to nearby allies.
    x5Might: 10 s
  • Slash½
    Slash at your foe, leaving them vulnerable.
    Damage: 129Vulnerability: 5 sRange: 130
  • Bite½ 8
    Bite your foe for heavy damage.
    Damage: 259Range: 130
  • Maul½ 20
    Slash a foe multiple times and make them bleed.
    Damage: 74Range: 130
  • Long Range Shot¾
    Shoot your foe from long range. The farther the arrow flies, the more damage it does.
    1000+ range: 317500-100 range: 2290-500 range: 176Combo Finisher: Projectile (20% chance)Range: 1,875
    • 0
      Vulnerability: Swiftness:
    • 0
      Vulnerability: Swiftness:
  • Rapid Fire5 8
    Fire multiple arrows at your foe.
    Damage (10x): 1,320Vulnerability: 8 sCombo Finisher: Projectile (20% chance)Range: 1,875
    • 0
      Vulnerability: Swiftness:
    • 0
      Vulnerability: Swiftness:
  • Hunter's Shot9½
    Fire an arrow and vanish in stealth. Your pet gains swiftness.
    Damage: 141Stealth: 3 sSwiftness: (pet) 10 sCombo Finisher: ProjectileRange: 1,875
    • 0
      Vulnerability: Swiftness:
    • 0
      Vulnerability: Swiftness:
  • Point Blank Shot½ 12
    Push back your foe with a point-blank shot. The closer they are, the farther it pushes them back.
    Damage: 282Knockback: 400Knockback: 500Knockback: 600Combo Finisher: ProjectileRange: 1,875
    • 0
      Vulnerability: Swiftness:
    • 0
      Vulnerability: Swiftness:
  • Barrage2¾ 24
    Barrage the target area with a hail of arrows that cripple.
    Damage (12x): 1,692x12Crippled: 2 sRadius: 240Range: 1,875
    • 0
      Vulnerability: Swiftness:
    • 0
      Vulnerability: Swiftness:
  • "We Heal as One!"½ 20
    Shout. Heal yourself and your pet.
    Healing: 6,520
    • 0
      Vulnerability: Swiftness:
  • Quickening Zephyr48
    Survival. You and your pet gain quickness and super speed.
    Quickness: 6 sSuper Speed: 6 s
    • 0
      Vulnerability: Swiftness:
  • Lightning Reflexes32
    Survival. Evade back with a crack of lightning, dealing damage and gaining vigor.
    Vigor: 10 sDamage: 244Breaks stun
    • 0
      Vulnerability: Swiftness:
  • Signet of the Hunt30
    Signet Passive: Grants 25% increased movement speed to you and your pet.
    Signet Active: Your pet's next attack deals more damage.
    • 0
      Vulnerability: Swiftness:
  • “Strength of the Pack!”1 60
    Shout. Rampage with your pet, gaining stability, fury, and swiftness. You and your pet also grant might to each other when you attack.
    x3Stability: 3 s (per pulse)Fury: 20 sSwiftness: 20 sDuration: 20
    • 0
      Vulnerability: Swiftness:

Weapon and Skill Details

Longbow hits hard and it hits far. 1500 range on every skill except 4. Use it to your advantage. Play safe but shoot hard! Greatsword is nice for escape. If all CD's are up on it you can also combo leap + stun + maul. It hits hard! Heal as one got good HPS and can't get ripped of as a regen can. QZ for that extra burst. LR for a stunbreak and vigor. Remember when you got full endurance you do +10% dmg. SotH for kiteing/movement. RAO - pop it early as you gain might on each attack.


II. Traits

Adept Master Grandmaster

Trait Details

Markmanship: OS - does 5 extra stacks of vuln, rly good. SF - Don't dodge if you don't need to. EE - 5% range/dmg yummie.
Skirmishing: SE - even if you don't have alot of condidmg it adds up. AT - helps pet to get to target and follow it faster=more dps. QD - good for CD reduction on Longbow.
Wilderness: NV - awesome minor trait. WK - two survival utilitys equipped.


III. Stat Specifics & Effects

Primary Stats

  • Health 15922 (+0)
  • Vitality 916 (+0)
  • Armor 2080 (+100)
  • Toughness 1016 (+100)
  • Attack 3725 (+1729)
  • Power 2591 (+1675)
  • Critical Hit 57% (+57%)
  • Precision 2116 (+1200)

Secondary Stats

  • Condition Damage 100 (+100)
  • Condition Duration 30% (+30%)
  • Critical Damage 86% (+86%)
  • Damage 1134 (+5%)
  • Defense 1064 (+0)
  • Ferocity 1300 (+1300)
  • Movement Speed 25% (+25%)

Boons

  • Aegis
    Block the next attack.
  • Distortion
    Allows mesmers to evade attacks for some time.
  • Frenzy
    Increases damage taken by 25%. It typically seen as a mechanic to offset a beneficial effect such as quickness.
  • Frosty Armor
    Chills foes that hit you.
  • Fury
    20% critical chance increase. Stacks in duration.
  • Haste
    Regenerate endurance at 50% effectiveness when under the effects of this skill. It's typically seen as a mechanic to offset a beneficial effect such as quickness.
  • Invulnerability
    Prevents the target from taking damage or receiving conditions. It is also placed on rallied players for one second.
  • Might
    X damage per attack increase. Stacks intensity.
  • Protection
    33% damage reduction. Stacks in duration.
  • Quickening Zephyr
    Prevents healing. It typically seen as a mechanic to offset a beneficial effect such as quickness.
  • Quickness
    Makes all skills and actions 50% faster.
  • Regeneration
    Regenerates X health per second. Stacks in duration.
  • Rejuvenation
    Regenerates health. This effect is exclusive to the guardian profession through the Virtue of Resolve.
  • Resistance
    Resistance temporarily negates the affected target of all effects caused by conditions.
  • Retaliation
    Does X damage to an opponent each time they hit you. Stacks in duration.
  • Smiting
    Causes every fifth attack to apply burning. This effect is exclusive to the guardian profession.
  • Stability
    Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, or feared.
  • Stealth
    Allows the user to be invisible to enemy players and avoid being spotted by enemy NPCs.
  • Swiftness
    33% movement speed increase. Stacks in duration.
  • Vigor
    Faster endurance regeneration. Stacks in duration.

Conditions

  • Agony
    Agony is an effect unique to Fractals of the Mists that removes a percentage of the player's health every second and reduces received healing by ~50%.
  • Bleeding
    Bleeding is a stackable condition that deals damage over time.
  • Blind
    Causes the target's next hit to miss instead.
  • Burning
    Inflicts X damage per second. Stacks in duration.
  • Chilled
    Reduces movement speed and skill recharge by 66%. Stacks in duration.
  • Confusion
    Inflicts X damage each time a foe uses skill. Stacks in intensity.
  • Crippled
    Crippled is a condition which decreases movement speed by 50%. Stacks in duration.
  • Fear
    Causes the target to run directly away from the caster.
  • Immobilized
    Immobilized is a condition which prevents movement and dodging. Victims also can't turn. Stacks in duration.
  • Poison
    Inflicts X damage per second. Reduces outgoing heals by 33%. Stacks in duration.
  • Slow
    Slow is a condition that reduces the activation time of skills and abilities.
  • Taunt
    Taunt is a control effect that forces the affected target to run towards the source of taunt with all skills except stun breakers disabled while using their auto-attack skill.
  • Torment
    Deals damage every second; deals additional damage if moving; stacks intensity.
  • Vulnerability
    Increases damage the target takes by 1%. Stacks in intensity.
  • Weakness
    Causes 50% of attacks to be glancing and reduces endurance regeneration by 50%. Stacks in duration.

Control

  • Break Stun
    Stun break is an effect which can break control effects on a character.
  • Daze
    Interrupts and prevents the target from using skills for a period of time.
  • Float
    Forces the affected target(s) to move towards the surface.
  • Knockdown
    Interrupts and causes the foe to be unable to move or use skills for a short duration. Knocked down foes fall to the ground.
  • Launch
    Interrupts and tosses a character into the air.
  • Pull
    Shortens the distance between the user and the foe by drawing one of them to another. If a foe is pulled, this can result in an interrupt.
  • Push
    Physically pushes foes away from the player and interrupts them.
  • Sink
    Forces the affected target(s) to move away from the surface.
  • Stun
    Interrupts, immobilizes, and incapacitates foes for a short duration.
  • Teleport
    Teleport to target location.
  • Teleport
    Teleport (alternatively, flash) is a mechanic that causes the user or target(s) to instantly move from one location to another.

Fields & Finishers

  • Dark Field
    Dark Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Blindness
    Leap Finisher: Blindness
    Projectile Finisher: Life stealing
    Whirl Finsher: Leeching Bolts
  • Ethereal Field
    Ethereal Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Chaos Armor
    Leap Finisher: Chaos Armor
    Projectile Finisher: Confusion
    Whirl Finsher: Confounding Bolts
  • Fire Field
    Fire Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Might
    Leap Finisher: Fire Shield
    Projectile Finisher: Burning
    Whirl Finsher: Burning Bolts
  • Ice Field
    Ice Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Frost Aura
    Leap Finisher: Frost Aura
    Projectile Finisher: Chilled
    Whirl Finsher: Chilling Bolts
  • Light Field
    Light Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Retaliation
    Leap Finisher: Retaliation
    Projectile Finisher: Remove Condition
    Whirl Finsher: Cleansing Bolts
  • Lightning Field
    Lightning Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Swiftness
    Leap Finisher: Dazing Strike
    Projectile Finisher: Vulnerability
    Whirl Finsher: Brutal Bolts
  • Poison Field
    Poison Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Weakness
    Leap Finisher: Weakness
    Projectile Finisher: Poison
    Whirl Finsher: Poison Bolts
  • Revealed
    Revealed is an effect applied when stealth is broken, for example by entering combat or exiting a Shadow Refuge circle prematurely.
  • Smoke Field
    Smoke Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Stealth
    Leap Finisher: Stealth
    Projectile Finisher: Blindness
    Whirl Finsher: Blinding Bolts
  • Super Speed
    Activate your slick shoes, enabling you to move at superior speeds.
  • Water Field
    Water Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Healing
    Leap Finisher: Healing
    Projectile Finisher: Regeneration
    Whirl Finsher: Healing Bolts
Combo
  • Blast Finisher
    Blast Combo Effects

    Dark: Area Blindness
    Ethereal: Area Chaos Armor
    Fire: Area Might
    Ice: Area Frost Aura
    Light: Area Retaliation
    Lightning: Area Swiftness
    Poison: Area Weakness
    Smoke: Area Stealth
    Water: Area Healing
  • Leap Finisher
    Leap Combo Effects

    Dark: Blindness
    Ethereal: Chaos Armor
    Fire: Fire Shield
    Ice: Frost Aura
    Light: Retaliation
    Lightning: Dazing Strike
    Poison: Weakness
    Smoke: Stealth
    Water: Healing
  • Projectile Finisher
    Projectile Combo Effects

    Dark: Life stealing
    Ethereal: Confusion
    Fire: Burning
    Ice: Chilled
    Light: Remove Condition
    Lightning: Vulnerability
    Poison: Poison
    Smoke: Blindness
    Water: Regeneration
  • Whirl Finisher
    Whirl Combo Effects

    Dark: Leeching Bolts
    Ethereal: Confounding Bolts
    Fire: Burning Bolts
    Ice: Chilling Bolts
    Light: Cleansing Bolts
    Lightning: Brutal Bolts
    Poison: Poison Bolts
    Smoke: Blinding Bolts
    Water: Healing Bolts

Stat and Effect Details

It's all in on Power and Crit. You're very squishy but with full Blood Lust Sigil stack you will have over 2500 power! Remember the Spotter trait +150prec only shows/work when in combat.


IV. Runes, Sigils, Accessories & Jewels

Armor & Runes

PvP Rune of the Scholar
  1. Power: 25
  2. Ferocity: 35
  3. Power: 50
  4. Ferocity: 65
  5. Power: 100
  6. +10% damage while health is above 90%.
PvP Rune of the Scholar
  1. Power: 25
  2. Ferocity: 35
  3. Power: 50
  4. Ferocity: 65
  5. Power: 100
  6. +10% damage while health is above 90%.
PvP Rune of the Scholar
  1. Power: 25
  2. Ferocity: 35
  3. Power: 50
  4. Ferocity: 65
  5. Power: 100
  6. +10% damage while health is above 90%.
PvP Rune of the Scholar
  1. Power: 25
  2. Ferocity: 35
  3. Power: 50
  4. Ferocity: 65
  5. Power: 100
  6. +10% damage while health is above 90%.
PvP Rune of the Scholar
  1. Power: 25
  2. Ferocity: 35
  3. Power: 50
  4. Ferocity: 65
  5. Power: 100
  6. +10% damage while health is above 90%.
PvP Rune of the Scholar
  1. Power: 25
  2. Ferocity: 35
  3. Power: 50
  4. Ferocity: 65
  5. Power: 100
  6. +10% damage while health is above 90%.

Rune Stat Totals

  • Power 175
  • Ferocity 100

Rune Bonuses

PvP Rune of the Scholar
  1. Power: 25
  2. Ferocity: 35
  3. Power: 50
  4. Ferocity: 65
  5. Power: 100
  6. +10% damage while health is above 90%.

Accessories & Jewels

Berserker's Amulet
  • Power: 1200
  • Precision: 900
  • Ferocity: 900
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  • Power: 0
  • Precision: 0
  • Ferocity: 0
  • Vitality: 0

Accessory Totals

  • Power:1200
  • Precision:900
  • Ferocity:900
  • Vitality:0

Weapon Set Sigils

PvP Longbow
  • Weapon Strength: 966-1134
PvP
  • Weapon Strength: -
Sigil of Superior Bloodlust
You gain +10 power each time you kill a foe. (max 25 stacks and ends on down or weapon change)

Weapon Set I

Sigil of Superior Bloodlust

You gain +10 power each time you kill a foe. (max 25 stacks and ends on down or weapon change)
PvP Greatsword
  • Weapon Strength: 995-1100
PvP
  • Weapon Strength: -
Sigil of Superior Energy
You gain 50% of your endurance when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 9s)

Weapon Set II

Sigil of Superior Energy

You gain 50% of your endurance when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 9s)
PvP
  • Weapon Strength: -
PvP
  • Weapon Strength: -

Water Weapon I

Water Weapon II

Upgrade Item Details

Stay away from taking dmg, use your 1500 range, use that 10% extra dmg Scholar Runes give on full hp. Finish ppl of with Bow to stack the sigil. If escape is needed = lightning reflex - dodge - swap to GS - and leap away. Get's you out of troubble most of the times.


V. Basic Gameplay


Main Skill Rotation

Mighty Roar3 30
Pet skills. Give extreme might to nearby allies.
x5Might: 10 s
“Strength of the Pack!”1 60
Shout. Rampage with your pet, gaining stability, fury, and swiftness. You and your pet also grant might to each other when you attack.
x3Stability: 3 s (per pulse)Fury: 20 sSwiftness: 20 sDuration: 20
Hunter's Shot9½
Fire an arrow and vanish in stealth. Your pet gains swiftness.
Damage: 141Stealth: 3 sSwiftness: (pet) 10 sCombo Finisher: ProjectileRange: 1,875
Quickening Zephyr48
Survival. You and your pet gain quickness and super speed.
Quickness: 6 sSuper Speed: 6 s
Rapid Fire5 8
Fire multiple arrows at your foe.
Damage (10x): 1,320Vulnerability: 8 sCombo Finisher: Projectile (20% chance)Range: 1,875
Barrage2¾ 24
Barrage the target area with a hail of arrows that cripple.
Damage (12x): 1,692x12Crippled: 2 sRadius: 240Range: 1,875

Start out by buffing might with pet. Pop RAO for fury and even moe might. Open up with HS for 15 vuln. Arrow makes 10 - trait makes 5 vuln. QZ to to burst followed by RF. If single target follow up with stun, else you can AoE with Barrage. If you get downed swap to Wolf and fear with F2.


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jonzhao68 @ 09:40 AM, Tue March 04 2014 Reply
Just made a Ranger to try it out in sPvP, but a build together based on direct damage, then came here to see what builds exist and found this build. Lol. Almost exactly like mine except mine focuses more on melee combat.