Build:R/P Arenas RaO Spear Pressure

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 AB

A Ranger taking advantage of RaO to have permanent increases in Movement and Attack speed, it utilizes condition inflicted Spear Attacks with Apply Poison to put heavy pressure on opponents.

Attributes and Skills

Ranger / Paragon 10 Spear Mastery 9 + 1 Expertise 10 + 1 + 1 Beast Mastery 7 Wilderness Survival Rampage as One Nightfall Ranger. Beast Mastery 12 Rampage as One Elite Skill For 13 seconds, both you and your animal companion attack 33% faster and run 25% faster. 10 15 Barbed Spear Nightfall Paragon. Spear Mastery 10 Barbed Spear Spear Attack If this attack hits, your target begins Bleeding for 15 seconds. 2 Maiming Spear EotN Paragon. Spear Mastery 10 Maiming Spear Spear Attack If your attack hits a Bleeding foe, that foe is Crippled for 15 seconds. 5 3 Merciless Spear Nightfall Paragon. Spear Mastery 10 Merciless Spear Spear Attack If this attack hits a foe with less than 50% Health, that foe suffers from a Deep Wound for 15 seconds. 6 Apply Poison Core Ranger. Wilderness Survival 7 Apply Poison Preparation For 24 seconds, foes struck by your physical attacks become Poisoned for 9 seconds. 12 2 9 Comfort Animal Core Ranger. Beast Mastery 12 Comfort Animal Skill You heal your animal companion for 87 Health. If your companion is dead, it is resurrected with 48% Health. If you have Comfort Animal equipped, your animal companion will travel with you. 1 1 3 Charm Animal Core Ranger. Beast Mastery 12 Charm Animal Skill Charm target animal. Once charmed, your animal companion will travel with you whenever you have Charm Animal equipped. You cannot charm an animal that is more than 4 levels above you. 10 6 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

• Survivor's Insignia's with a Rune of Superior Vigor.
• Zealous/Vampiric/Poisonous 15^50 Spears of Fortitude with +10Al vs X Shields of Fortitude.

Usage

• Maintain Rampage as One and Apply Poison.
• Spread Bleeding (Barbed Spear), Poison (Apply Poison) and Cripple (Maiming Spear) around the enemy team.
• Use Merciless Spear to inflict Deep Wound.
• Lock your pet on a target to pressure it further.

Counters

• General Anti-Spear (Blind, Necromancer Hexes, Empathy etc.).
• Anti-Melee on your pet.
• Energy Denial (Although rare, it can make your RaO impossible to maintain).

Variants

• Scavenger's Strike can be used for energy management.
• Wild Throw for Stance removal.
• Blazing Spear for more condition pressure and damage.