Build:R/Mo Arenas Incendiary Arrows Ranger

The PvXwiki community finds this to be an excellent build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall rating in the range from 4.75 to 5.0 and thus qualifies for the highest category of working builds: Great. This build has been designed for the following use: PvP FA PvP JQ PvP AB

Easily spreads conditions through Incendiary Arrows combined with Apply Poison or Barbed Arrows, resulting in heavy degen across multiple foes.

Attributes and Skills

Ranger / Monk 11 + 1 + 2 Expertise 11 + 1 Wilderness Survival 8 + 1 Marksmanship 3 Protection Prayers Incendiary Arrows Prophecies Ranger. Wilderness Survival 12 Incendiary Arrows Elite Bow Attack Shoot arrows at target foe and up to 2 foes near your target. Those foes are set on fire for 3 seconds. 5 2 Distracting Shot Core Ranger. Expertise 14 Distracting Shot Bow Attack If Distracting Shot hits, it interrupts target foe's action but deals only 15 damage. If the interrupted action was a skill, that skill is disabled for an additional 20 seconds. 10 ½ 2 Savage Shot Core Ranger. Marksmanship 9 Savage Shot Bow Attack If Savage Shot hits, your target's action is interrupted. If that action was a Spell, you strike for +22 damage. 5 ½ 4 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Apply Poison Core Ranger. Wilderness Survival 12 Apply Poison Preparation For 24 seconds, foes struck by your physical attacks become Poisoned for 13 seconds. 12 2 7 Mending Touch Nightfall Monk. Protection Prayers 3 Mending Touch Spell Touched ally loses two Conditions and is healed for 24 Health for each Condition removed in this way. 6 ¾ 2 Natural Stride Nightfall Ranger. Wilderness Survival 12 Natural Stride Stance For 7 seconds, you run 33% faster and have a 50% chance to block incoming attacks. Natural Stride ends if you become Hexed or Enchanted. 12 2 Template code

Optional 1

• Lightning Reflexes (PvP)
  Core

  Ranger. Expertise 14

  Lightning Reflexes (PvP)

  Stance

  For 11 seconds, you have a 75% chance to block melee and projectile attacks, and you attack 33% faster.

  

  45

  4
• Pin Down
  Core

  Ranger. Marksmanship 9

  Pin Down

  Bow Attack

  If Pin Down hits, your target is Crippled for 10 seconds.

  

  8

  15
• Point Blank Shot
  Prophecies

  Ranger. Expertise 14

  Point Blank Shot

  Bow Attack

  Shoot an arrow that has half the normal range, but strikes for +38 damage.

  

  3

  2
• Debilitating Shot
  Core

  Ranger. Marksmanship 9

  Debilitating Shot

  Bow Attack

  If Debilitating Shot hits, your target loses 6 Energy.

  

  10

  10
• Needling Shot
  Factions

  Ranger. Marksmanship 9

  Needling Shot

  Bow Attack

  Needling Shot strikes for only 22 damage and moves faster than normal. If Needling Shot strikes a foe below 50% Health, Needling Shot recharges instantly. Your other attack skills are disabled for 2 seconds.

  

  4

  ¾

  5

Optional 2

• Troll Unguent
  Core

  Ranger. Wilderness Survival 12

  Troll Unguent

  Skill

  For 13 seconds, you gain +9 Health regeneration.

  

  10

  3

  5
  : for CM.
• Remove Hex
  Core

  Monk. Unlinked

  Remove Hex

  Spell

  Remove a Hex from target ally.

  

  8

  1

  5
  : for AB.

Equipment

• A poisonous recurve bow of Fortitude with a "Strength and Honor" inscription, and a flatbow with the same stats.
• A vampiric recurve bow, flatbow, and shortbow for spike assists and ganking.

The Equipment Template for this build is: PkpxcOfzjkqwnmI900nmIDLximIbRvnmIZhznmIfBA

Usage

• Maintain Apply Poison as much as possible to spread conditions through Incendiary Arrows.
• Deal damage and apply heavy degeneration through Burning and Poison.
• Interrupt enemies with Distracting Shot and Savage Shot. Note each interrupt's side bonuses.
• Remove conditions with Mending Touch.
• Natural Stride can be used when running flags, as a defensive stance, or simply for a speed boost.

Counters

• Anti-melee hexes apply.

See Also

• Guide:Generic Utility Ranger