Build:R/any Enraged Volley 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: PvE general PvE hero

This Ranger uses the Elite skill Enraged Lunge along with a pet for good single-target damage and Deep Wound, while providing AoE damage through Volley.

Attributes and Skills

Player

Ranger / No profession 8 + 1 Expertise 11 + 1 Beast Mastery 6 + 1 Wilderness Survival 10 + 1 + 1 Marksmanship Volley EotN Ranger. Marksmanship 12 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 +8 damage if they hit. 2 3 Enraged Lunge Factions Ranger. Beast Mastery 12 Enraged Lunge Elite Pet Attack Your animal companion attempts an Enraged Lunge that applies a Deep Wound to target foe for 17 seconds and deals +42 damage. 5 3 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Dwarven Stability EotN No Profession. Deldrimor rank Dwarven Stability Enchantment Spell For 24..30 seconds, your Stances last 55..100% longer. If you activated this Skill while drunk, you cannot be knocked down. 30 ¼ 5 Serpent's Quickness Prophecies Ranger. Wilderness Survival 7 Serpent's Quickness Stance For 22 seconds, recharge times for your skills are reduced by 33%. Serpent's Quickness ends if your Health drops below 50%. 45 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

Hero

Ranger / No profession 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 Enraged Lunge Factions Ranger. Beast Mastery 12 Enraged Lunge Elite Pet Attack Your animal companion attempts an Enraged Lunge that applies a Deep Wound to target foe for 17 seconds and deals +42 damage. 5 3 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Feral Aggression EotN Ranger. Beast Mastery 12 Feral Aggression Skill For 17 seconds, your pet attacks 33% faster and deals 9 additional damage. 20 10 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

Optionals

Marksmanship

• Favorable Winds
  Core

  Ranger. Marksmanship

  Favorable Winds

  Nature Ritual

  Create a level 1..8..11 Spirit. For non-Spirit creatures within its range, arrows move twice as fast and strike for +6 damage. This Spirit dies after 30..126..158 seconds.

  

  60

  5

  5
   for more damage, and faster arrows means you won't get strafed.
• Sloth Hunter's Shot
  EotN

  Ranger. Marksmanship

  Sloth Hunter's Shot

  Bow Attack

  If this attack hits, target foe takes +10..22..26 damage. If that foe is not using a Skill, Sloth Hunter's Shot does an additional +10..30..37 damage.

  

  8

  10
   for increased single target damage.
• Needling Shot
  Factions

  Ranger. Marksmanship

  Needling Shot

  Bow Attack

  Needling Shot strikes for only 10..26..31 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
   for increased single target damage.

Beast Mastery

• Otyugh's Cry
  Prophecies

  Ranger. Beast Mastery

  Otyugh's Cry

  Shout

  For 10..22..26 seconds, your animal companion gains +24 armor and cannot be blocked.

  

  30

  5
   prevent blocking for your pet.
• Feral Aggression
  EotN

  Ranger. Beast Mastery

  Feral Aggression

  Skill

  For 5..17..21 seconds, your pet attacks 33% faster and deals 3..9..10 additional damage.

  

  20

  15
   increasing pet damage.
• Melandru's Assault
  Prophecies

  Ranger. Beast Mastery

  Melandru's Assault

  Pet Attack

  Your animal companion attempts a Melandru's Assault that deals +5..17..21 damage to all nearby foes.

  

  5

  10
   AoE
• Scavenger Strike
  Core

  Ranger. Beast Mastery

  Scavenger Strike

  Pet Attack

  Your animal companion attempts a Scavenger Strike that deals +10..22..26 damage. If the attack strikes a foe who is suffering a condition, you gain 3..13..16 Energy.

  

  10

  5
   Energy
• Edge of Extinction
  Prophecies

  Ranger. Beast Mastery

  Edge of Extinction

  Nature Ritual

  Create a level 1..8..11 Spirit. If a non-Spirit creature within range dies, Edge of Extinction deals 14..43..52 damage to all creatures of the same type that are below 90% Health and within range of the Spirit. This Spirit dies after 30..126..158 seconds.

  

  60

  5

  5
   additional damage to others upon finishing a foe. Be careful when deciding to use against human foes.

PvE-Only Skills

• 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
   for increased single target damage when combined with nightmare weapon and/or a conjure.
• Summon Spirits (Kurzick)
  Factions

  Ritualist. Kurzick rank

  Summon Spirits (Kurzick)

  Spell

  All Spirits you control shadow step to your location, and gain 60..100 Health.

  

  5

  ¼

  5
   can be used to keep Favorable Winds, Winnowing, and/or Edge of Extinction with you, mitigating their long downtimes and casting times.
• "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick)
  Factions

  Warrior. Kurzick rank

  "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick)

  Shout

  For 4..6 seconds, all other party members gain 100 armor.

  

  8
   adrenaline builds up quickly with Volley.
• "I Am the Strongest!"
  EotN

  No Profession. Norn rank

  "I Am the Strongest!"

  Shout

  Your next 5..8 attacks do an additional +14..20 damage.

  

  20

  5
   for additional damage.
• 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

  15
   IAS for you and your pet.

Equipment

• Armor: Survivor Insignias, a Rune of Vigor and Runes of Vitae.
• Weapons: A Zealous Shortbow of Fortitude/Defense inscribed with "Strength and Honor" (15^50).

Usage

• Maintain Serpent's Quickness (with Dwarven Stability).
• Deal damage with Volley and Enraged Lunge.
• Revive your pet with Comfort Animal if it dies.

Counters

• Anti-melee

Notes

• Heroes don't spam Barrage or even Volley as much as they could even if Energy would permit, so opting for the latter frees up their Elite without significant loss.

See also

• Build:R/any Barrage Ranger
• Build:R/any PvE Incendiary Arrows Ranger