Ranger sPvP | Tournament Longbow, Sword/Warhorn | Team fighter SotF Power Ranger

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Summary

This build focuses on supporting team fights with ranged DPS. The recent changes to pet responsiveness and addition of Survival of the Fittest make this build a solid contender in sPvP.


I. Weapons and Skills

PvP Longbow
  • Weapon Strength: 920-1080
PvP
  • Weapon Strength: -
PvP Sword
  • Weapon Strength: 905-1000
PvP Warhorn
  • Weapon Strength: 814-900
PvP
  • Weapon Strength: -
PvP
  • Weapon Strength: -
  • Blinding Slash½ 18
    Pet skills. Blind your foes with a slash.
    Damage: 244Blind: 5 sRange: 130
  • Slash½
    Slash your foe.
    Damage: 122Range: 130
  • Swoop¾ 8
    Swoop at your foe, making them vulnerable.
    Damage: 244Vulnerability: 12 sCombo Finisher: LeapRange: 130
  • Quickening Screech¾ 20
    Grant swiftness to nearby allies.
    Swiftness: 10 sRange: 1,200
  • 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: 1,500
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  • Rapid Fire5 8
    Fire multiple arrows at your foe.
    Damage (10x): 1,320Vulnerability: 8 sCombo Finisher: Projectile (20% chance)Range: 1,500
    • 0
    • 0
  • Hunter's Shot9½
    Fire an arrow and vanish in stealth. Your pet gains swiftness.
    Damage: 141Stealth: 3 sSwiftness: (pet) 10 sCombo Finisher: ProjectileRange: 1,500
    • 0
    • 0
  • 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: 1,500
    • 0
    • 0
  • Barrage2¾ 24
    Barrage the target area with a hail of arrows that cripple.
    Damage (12x): 1,692x12Crippled: 2 sRadius: 240Range: 1,500
    • 0
    • 0
  • Troll Unguent½ 20
    Survival. You and your pet regenerate health over time.
    Health per second: 856Duration: 10
    • 0
  • Lightning Reflexes32
    Survival. Evade back with a crack of lightning, dealing damage and gaining vigor.
    Vigor: 10 sDamage: 244Breaks stun
    • 0
  • Quickening Zephyr48
    Survival. You and your pet gain quickness and super speed.
    Quickness: 6 sSuper Speed: 6 s
    • 0
  • Muddy Terrain ¾ 20
    Survival. Use mud to cripple and immobilize foes.
    Immobilized: 2 s (at creation)Crippled: 2 s (per pulse)Duration: 10Range: 900
    • 0
  • “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

Weapon and Skill Details

Longbow is the primary weapon for team fights. Try to save the knockback for clutch moments, like saving teammates from stomps. Rapid fire is for close range burst. Just stick to auto attack at max range for DPS.

 

Sword/Horn is for mobility and when caught in close quarters fights. You can replace this for Greatsword if you prefer.

 

Utilities are chosen since they are all Survival skills to work with Survival of the Fittest. Quickening Zephyr pairs well with Rapid Fire for burst or for quickly rezzing downed allies.

 

Rampage as One was chosen because of the access to stability and for the extra burst potential. Entangle is a viable option since it's a survival skill, but you already have a snare with Muddy Terrain and the extra bleeds don't do much for a power build.

 

Raven was chosen for high dps, burst, an blind, but a jungle spider works well too for poison, immobilize, and ranged pet dps. Wolf is the staple pet of sPvP builds for the knockdown, fear, and solid dps. Swap to wolf when downed for the fear and knockdown.


II. Traits

Adept Master Grandmaster

Trait Details

Marks - Keen Edge doubles as a DPS boost and an extra condition cleanse.

 

Skirm - Pet's Prowess is just a DPS increase. Quick Draw boosts the utility of the longbow skills.

 

WS - Wilderness Knowledge doubles as a boost to utility skills and to make condition cleanses more readily available.

 

NM - Strength of Spirit is just for DPS. Evasive Purity is just extra condi cleanse that can be swapped out for Two-Handed Training if you prefer GS over Sw/H. Survival of the Fittest is the clutch skill of the tree that gives you condition cleanse.


III. Stat Specifics & Effects

Primary Stats

  • Health 18922 (+3000)
  • Vitality 1216 (+300)
  • Armor 2080 (+100)
  • Toughness 1016 (+100)
  • Attack 3381 (+1385)
  • Power 2301 (+1385)
  • Critical Hit 61% (+61%)
  • Precision 2191 (+1275)

Secondary Stats

  • Boon Duration 30% (+30%)
  • Condition Damage 100 (+100)
  • Condition Duration 10% (+10%)
  • Critical Damage 80% (+80%)
  • Damage 1080 (+0%)
  • Defense 1064 (+0)
  • Ferocity 1200 (+1200)

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

IV. Runes, Sigils, Accessories & Jewels

Armor & Runes

PvP Rune of the Ranger
  1. Precision: 25
  2. Ferocity: 35
  3. Precision: 50
  4. Ferocity: 65
  5. Precision: 100
  6. +7% damage while you have an active companion.
PvP Rune of the Ranger
  1. Precision: 25
  2. Ferocity: 35
  3. Precision: 50
  4. Ferocity: 65
  5. Precision: 100
  6. +7% damage while you have an active companion.
PvP Rune of the Ranger
  1. Precision: 25
  2. Ferocity: 35
  3. Precision: 50
  4. Ferocity: 65
  5. Precision: 100
  6. +7% damage while you have an active companion.
PvP Rune of the Ranger
  1. Precision: 25
  2. Ferocity: 35
  3. Precision: 50
  4. Ferocity: 65
  5. Precision: 100
  6. +7% damage while you have an active companion.
PvP Rune of the Ranger
  1. Precision: 25
  2. Ferocity: 35
  3. Precision: 50
  4. Ferocity: 65
  5. Precision: 100
  6. +7% damage while you have an active companion.
PvP Rune of the Ranger
  1. Precision: 25
  2. Ferocity: 35
  3. Precision: 50
  4. Ferocity: 65
  5. Precision: 100
  6. +7% damage while you have an active companion.

Rune Stat Totals

  • Precision 175
  • Ferocity 100

Rune Bonuses

PvP Rune of the Ranger
  1. Precision: 25
  2. Ferocity: 35
  3. Precision: 50
  4. Ferocity: 65
  5. Precision: 100
  6. +7% damage while you have an active companion.

Accessories & Jewels

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

Accessory Totals

  • Power:1200
  • Precision:900
  • Ferocity:900

Weapon Set Sigils

PvP Longbow
  • Weapon Strength: 920-1080
PvP
  • Weapon Strength: -
Sigil of Superior Fire
50% chance to cause flame blast on critical hit causing AoE damage. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 5s)
Sigil of Superior Air
50% chance to cause a lightning strike on a critical hit. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 3 seconds)

Weapon Set I

Sigil of Superior Fire

50% chance to cause flame blast on critical hit causing AoE damage. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 5s)
PvP Sword
  • Weapon Strength: 905-1000
PvP Warhorn
  • Weapon Strength: 814-900
Sigil of Superior Fire
50% chance to cause flame blast on critical hit causing AoE damage. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 5s)
Sigil of Superior Air
50% chance to cause a lightning strike on a critical hit. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 3 seconds)

Weapon Set II

Sigil of Superior Fire

50% chance to cause flame blast on critical hit causing AoE damage. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 5s)

Sigil of Superior Air

50% chance to cause a lightning strike on a critical hit. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 3 seconds)
PvP
  • Weapon Strength: -
PvP
  • Weapon Strength: -

Water Weapon I

Water Weapon II

Upgrade Item Details

Runes of the Ranger were recently buffed (additional damage with pet is now 7% instead of 5), but there are other viable rune sets as well such as Strength, Traveler, etc.

 

Sigils are chosen for extra burst damage, but they may be adjusted as desired. Sigils of Generosity and Energy are solid sigils to give a bit more survival if needed.


V. Basic Gameplay

Focus on perching at high points to assist team fights as much as possible. This build can solo the beasts on Forest of Nifhel relatively well, but just make sure not to start fighting the beast if there's an enemy nearby that will try to steal the kill since you don't have a really high damage single hit ability.

 

You have strong access to knockbacks, so use them frequently to keep enemies out of capture points as much as possible.


Main Skill Rotation

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: 1,500
Barrage2¾ 24
Barrage the target area with a hail of arrows that cripple.
Damage (12x): 1,692x12Crippled: 2 sRadius: 240Range: 1,500

“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
Rapid Fire5 8
Fire multiple arrows at your foe.
Damage (10x): 1,320Vulnerability: 8 sCombo Finisher: Projectile (20% chance)Range: 1,500
Blinding Slash½ 18
Pet skills. Blind your foes with a slash.
Damage: 244Blind: 5 sRange: 130

RaO can stack might quickly on your pet when used with Rapid Fire. Use this before Blinding Slash for high burst.


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