Build:R/P GvG June Pet Pressure

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This build is only viable during the Flux: Jack of All Trades. See the build's talk page for discussion and ramifications not noted here.

Pet pressure ranger for the flux Jack of All Trades.

Attributes and Skills

Ranger / Paragon 8 + 1 Expertise 10 + 1 Wilderness Survival 9 + 1 + 1 Beast Mastery 9 Spear Mastery The energy cost of attack skills, rituals, touch skills and all Ranger skills is reduced by 36%. Enraged Lunge (PvP) FactionsRanger. Beast Mastery 11Enraged Lunge (PvP)Elite Pet AttackYour animal companion attempts an Enraged Lunge that deals +18 damage (maximum bonus 80) for each recharging Beast Mastery skill.35 Barbed Spear NightfallParagon. Spear Mastery 9Barbed SpearSpear AttackIf this attack hits, your target begins Bleeding for 14 seconds.2 Toxicity NightfallRanger. Beast Mastery 11ToxicityNature RitualCreate a level 8 Spirit with 160 Health and 50 armor. Poisoned or Diseased creatures within its range suffer -2 Health degeneration. This Spirit dies after 74 seconds.10560 Comfort Animal (PvP) CoreRanger. Beast Mastery 11Comfort Animal (PvP)SkillYou heal your animal companion for 82 Health. If your companion is dead, it is resurrected with 45% Health.611 Charm Animal CoreRanger. Beast Mastery 11Charm AnimalSkillCharm 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.610 Bestial Fury FactionsRanger. Beast Mastery 11Bestial FuryStanceAll your non-attack skills are disabled for 5 seconds. For 9 seconds, you attack 25% faster.610 Apply Poison CoreRanger. Wilderness Survival 11Apply PoisonPreparationFor 24 seconds, foes struck by your physical attacks become Poisoned for 12 seconds.10212 Resurrection Signet CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedResurrection SignetSignetResurrect 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

Pet

• Dire racing beetle.

Runes and insignias

• 5 beastmaster's insignias.
• Rune of superior vigor.
• Rune of vitae.

Weapons

• Poisonous spear of defense with "Strength and Honour".
  • Strength shield of fortitude, -20% cripple duration.
  • Strength shields of fortitude, +10 armor against each damage type.

Usage

• Command your pet to attack a caster from the opposing team, motivating him to stay in his shield set and build less pressure on your team.
• Heal your pet if necessary with Comfort Animal (PvP)CoreRanger. Beast Mastery 11Comfort Animal (PvP)SkillYou heal your animal companion for 82 Health. If your companion is dead, it is resurrected with 45% Health.1011. Avoid having it accumulate death penalty.
• Maintain the preparation Apply PoisonCoreRanger. Wilderness Survival 11Apply PoisonPreparationFor 24 seconds, foes struck by your physical attacks become Poisoned for 12 seconds.15212.
  • Keep attacking and changing targets to spread poison.
  • While doing so, also apply bleeding with Barbed SpearNightfallParagon. Spear Mastery 9Barbed SpearSpear AttackIf this attack hits, your target begins Bleeding for 14 seconds.2.
• Increase your attack speed with Bestial FuryFactionsRanger. Beast Mastery 11Bestial FuryStanceAll your non-attack skills are disabled for 5 seconds. For 9 seconds, you attack 25% faster.1010.
  • This is the ideal moment to use Enraged Lunge (PvP)FactionsRanger. Beast Mastery 11Enraged Lunge (PvP)Elite Pet AttackYour animal companion attempts an Enraged Lunge that deals +18 damage (maximum bonus 80) for each recharging Beast Mastery skill.55 for a decisive damage bonus.
• Create a spirit of ToxicityNightfallRanger. Beast Mastery 11ToxicityNature RitualCreate a level 8 Spirit with 160 Health and 50 armor. Poisoned or Diseased creatures within its range suffer -2 Health degeneration. This Spirit dies after 74 seconds.15560 behind your team, so it is still in range of the opponent but hard to reach for them to destroy it.

Counters

• Wastrel's DemiseNightfallMesmer. Domination Magic Wastrel's DemiseHex SpellFor 5 seconds, target foe is hexed with Wastrel's Demise. Each second while hexed, target foe and all foes adjacent to that foe take 1..8..11 damage and an additional 1..8..11 damage for each second this spell is in effect. This hex ends prematurely if target foe uses a skill. 5¼3
• Wastrel's WorryPropheciesMesmer. Domination Magic Wastrel's WorryHex SpellAfter 3 seconds, target foe and all adjacent foes take 20..84..105 damage. Wastrel's Worry ends prematurely if that foe uses a skill.5¼1
• "It's Just a Flesh Wound."NightfallParagon. Motivation "It's Just a Flesh Wound."Elite ShoutTarget other ally loses all conditions. If a condition was removed in this way, that ally moves 25% faster for 1..8..11 seconds.52

Notes

• Run this ranger in a team with Signet of HumilityCoreMesmer. Inspiration Magic Signet of HumilitySignetTarget foe's elite skill is disabled for 1..13..17 seconds. Your non-Mesmer skills are disabled for 10 Seconds.320 to disable Restore ConditionPropheciesMonk. Protection Prayers Restore ConditionElite SpellRemove all Conditions (Poison, Disease, Blindness, Dazed, Bleeding, Crippled, Burning, Weakness, Cracked Armor, and Deep Wound) from target other ally. For each Condition removed, that ally is healed for 10..58..74 Health.5¾2.

See also

• R/P June GvG Spear Pressure
• 6 Damage Pressure