Build:R/W Infuriating Savior

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: PvE general

This build uses the Ranger elite skill Infuriating Heat to super-buff adrenaline gain, and thus, damage, from your physicals. This allows for more frequent use of adrenaline-heavy skills like "Save Yourselves!" and Stunning Strike.

Attributes and Skills

Ranger / Warrior 11 + 1 + 1 Marksmanship 11 + 1 Beast Mastery 8 + 1 Expertise Volley EotN Ranger. Marksmanship 13 Volley Bow Attack All your Preparations are removed. Shoot arrows at target foe and up to 3 foes adjacent to your target. These arrows strike for +9 damage if they hit. 2 3 Savage Shot Core Ranger. Marksmanship 13 Savage Shot Bow Attack If Savage Shot hits, your target's action is interrupted. If that action was a Spell, you strike for +26 damage. 5 ½ 6 Distracting Shot Core Ranger. Expertise 9 Distracting Shot Bow Attack If Distracting Shot hits, it interrupts target foe's action but deals only 10 damage. If the interrupted action was a skill, that skill is disabled for an additional 20 seconds. 10 ½ 3 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick) Factions Warrior. Kurzick rank "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick) Shout For 4..6 seconds, all other party members gain 100 armor. 8 Never Rampage Alone Nightfall Ranger. Sunspear rank Never Rampage Alone Skill For 18..25 seconds, you and your pet attack 25% faster and have 1..3 Health regeneration. 20 10 Infuriating Heat Nightfall Ranger. Expertise 9 Infuriating Heat Elite Nature Ritual Create a level 6 Spirit with 120 Health and 38 armor. Non-Spirit creatures within its range gain adrenaline twice as fast. This Spirit dies after 48 seconds. 15 3 3 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 Template code

• • Sloth Hunter's Shot
    EotN

    Ranger. Marksmanship 13

    Sloth Hunter's Shot

    Bow Attack

    If this attack hits, target foe takes +23 damage. If that foe is not using a Skill, Sloth Hunter's Shot does an additional +32 damage.

    

    8

    10
  • Triple Shot (Kurzick)
    Factions

    Ranger. Kurzick rank

    Triple Shot (Kurzick)

    Bow Attack

    Shoot 3 arrows simultaneously at target foe. These arrows deal 40..25% less damage.

    

    10

    10
  • Random PvE skill of choice

Luxon Template Code: OgETY3LmXCMU14xAAQ0jHUYj2AA

Equipment

• Armor: max armor with the best vigor rune you can afford
• Weapons: zealous bow

Usage

• Use Infuriating Heat at the start of the battle to buff adrenaline gain.
• Deal damage to groups of enemies with Volley.
• Interrupt targets with Savage Shot and Distracting Shot.
• Use Sloth Hunter's Shot for large damage on single targets.
• Increase attack speed using Never Rampage Alone.

Counters

• Anti-spirit skills
• Spirit being killed by enemies charging into backline
• Adrenaline denial
• Mass blind on your physicals, thus negating adrenaline gain and the point of this build

Variants

• Can be played without the pet, put remaining points into Markmanship and Expertise. Replace Comfort Animal and Never Rampage Alone with Lightning Reflexes and Dwarven Stability so that your IAS lasts longer.
• For condition removal, take Antidote Signet or Mending Touch.
• Boost team damage with Ebon Battle Standard of Honor.
• Serpent's Quickness and Dwarven Stability can be used to reduce the recharge of Volley to 1 second in order to spam it as much as you would Barrage.

Notes

• This should not be used in caster parties.