Build:R/Mo Arenas Poison Arrow Ranger

The PvXwiki community finds this to be a good build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall Rating in the range from 3.75 to < 4.75 and thus qualifies for the lower category of working builds: Good. This build has been designed for the following use: PvP RA PvP FA PvP JQ

Cause constant pressure on the opposing team by spreading poison and bleeding.

Skills and Attributes

Ranger / Monk 11 + 1 + 1 Expertise 10 + 1 Marksmanship 10 + 1 Wilderness Survival 1 Protection Prayers Savage Shot Core Ranger. Marksmanship 11 Savage Shot Bow Attack If Savage Shot hits, your target's action is interrupted. If that action was a Spell, you strike for +24 damage. 5 ½ 5 Distracting Shot Core Ranger. Expertise 13 Distracting Shot Bow Attack If Distracting Shot hits, it interrupts target foe's action but deals only 14 damage. If the interrupted action was a skill, that skill is disabled for an additional 20 seconds. 10 ½ 2 Debilitating Shot Core Ranger. Marksmanship 11 Debilitating Shot Bow Attack If Debilitating Shot hits, your target loses 8 Energy. 10 5 Poison Arrow Prophecies Ranger. Wilderness Survival 11 Poison Arrow Elite Bow Attack If Poison Arrow hits, your target becomes Poisoned for 16 seconds. 1 2 Barbed Arrows Nightfall Ranger. Wilderness Survival 11 Barbed Arrows Preparation For 24 seconds, your arrows cause Bleeding for 12 seconds. You have -40 armor while activating this skill. 12 2 5 Natural Stride Nightfall Ranger. Wilderness Survival 11 Natural Stride Stance For 6 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 Mending Touch Nightfall Monk. Protection Prayers 1 Mending Touch Spell Touched ally loses two Conditions and is healed for 18 Health for each Condition removed in this way. 6 ¾ 2 Resurrection Signet Core No Profession. Unlinked Resurrection Signet Signet Resurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost. 3 Template code

Equipment

• Poisonous/Barbed Longbow of Fortitude 15^50
• Poisonous/Barbed Recurve bow of Fortitude 15^50
• Various defensive sets

The Equipment Template for this build is: PkpxcOb2jkqMhpIfxUjpIZBxipIbRlgpI9k3hpIDLA

Usage

• Maintain Barbed Arrows and spam Poison Arrow on the opposing party to cause -7 health degeneration.
• Drain energy with Debilitating Shot (for example from Monks).
• Interrupt with Savage Shot and Distracting Shot (note their secondary effects).
• Remove conditions with Mending Touch.
• Use Natural Stride when using Barbed Arrows and/or Resurrection Signet to prevent interrupts.

Counters

• Hexes such as Empathy.
• Diversion.
• Interrupts.

Variants

• Lightning Reflexes (PvP)
  Core

  Ranger. Expertise 13

  Lightning Reflexes (PvP)

  Stance

  For 10 seconds, you have a 75% chance to block melee and projectile attacks, and you attack 33% faster.

  

  45

  5
• Pin Down
  Core

  Ranger. Marksmanship 11

  Pin Down

  Bow Attack

  If Pin Down hits, your target is Crippled for 12 seconds.

  

  8

  15
• Concussion Shot
  Core

  Ranger. Marksmanship 11

  Concussion Shot

  Bow Attack

  If Concussion Shot hits while target foe is casting a Spell, the Spell is interrupted and your target is Dazed for 16 seconds. This attack deals only 12 damage.

  

  5

  ½

  25

See Also

• Guide:Generic Utility Ranger