Build:R/P GvG June Pet Pressure

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This build is significantly affected by 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 Enraged Lunge (PvP) Factions Ranger. Beast Mastery 11 Enraged Lunge (PvP) Elite Pet Attack Your animal companion attempts an Enraged Lunge that deals +18 damage (maximum bonus 80) for each recharging Beast Mastery skill. 5 3 Barbed Spear Nightfall Paragon. Spear Mastery 9 Barbed Spear Spear Attack If this attack hits, your target begins Bleeding for 14 seconds. 2 Toxicity Nightfall Ranger. Beast Mastery 11 Toxicity Nature Ritual Create 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. 60 5 10 Comfort Animal (PvP) Core Ranger. Beast Mastery 11 Comfort Animal (PvP) Skill You heal your animal companion for 82 Health. If your companion is dead, it is resurrected with 45% Health. 1 1 6 Charm Animal Core Ranger. Beast Mastery 11 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 Bestial Fury Factions Ranger. Beast Mastery 11 Bestial Fury Stance All your non-attack skills are disabled for 5 seconds. For 9 seconds, you attack 25% faster. 10 6 Apply Poison Core Ranger. Wilderness Survival 11 Apply Poison Preparation For 24 seconds, foes struck by your physical attacks become Poisoned for 12 seconds. 12 2 10 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

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)
  Core

  Ranger. Beast Mastery 11

  Comfort Animal (PvP)

  Skill

  You heal your animal companion for 82 Health. If your companion is dead, it is resurrected with 45% Health.

  

  1

  1

  10
  . Avoid having it accumulate death penalty.
• Maintain the preparation Apply Poison
  Core

  Ranger. Wilderness Survival 11

  Apply Poison

  Preparation

  For 24 seconds, foes struck by your physical attacks become Poisoned for 12 seconds.

  

  12

  2

  15
  .
  • Keep attacking and changing targets to spread poison.
  • While doing so, also apply bleeding with Barbed Spear
    Nightfall

    Paragon. Spear Mastery 9

    Barbed Spear

    Spear Attack

    If this attack hits, your target begins Bleeding for 14 seconds.

    

    2
    .
• Increase your attack speed with Bestial Fury
  Factions

  Ranger. Beast Mastery 11

  Bestial Fury

  Stance

  All your non-attack skills are disabled for 5 seconds. For 9 seconds, you attack 25% faster.

  

  10

  10
  .
  • This is the ideal moment to use Enraged Lunge (PvP)
    Factions

    Ranger. Beast Mastery 11

    Enraged Lunge (PvP)

    Elite Pet Attack

    Your animal companion attempts an Enraged Lunge that deals +18 damage (maximum bonus 80) for each recharging Beast Mastery skill.

    

    5

    5
     for a decisive damage bonus.
• Create a spirit of Toxicity
  Nightfall

  Ranger. Beast Mastery 11

  Toxicity

  Nature Ritual

  Create 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.

  

  60

  5

  15
   behind your team, so it is still in range of the opponent but hard to reach for them to destroy it.

Counters

• Wastrel's Demise
  Nightfall

  Mesmer. Domination Magic

  Wastrel's Demise

  Hex Spell

  For 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.

  

  3

  ¼

  5
• Wastrel's Worry
  Prophecies

  Mesmer. Domination Magic

  Wastrel's Worry

  Hex Spell

  After 3 seconds, target foe and all adjacent foes take 20..84..105 damage. Wastrel's Worry ends prematurely if that foe uses a skill.

  

  1

  ¼

  5
• "It's Just a Flesh Wound."
  Nightfall

  Paragon. Motivation

  "It's Just a Flesh Wound."

  Elite Shout

  Target other ally loses all conditions. If a condition was removed in this way, that ally moves 25% faster for 1..8..11 seconds.

  

  2

  5

Notes

• Run this ranger in a team with Signet of Humility
  Core

  Mesmer. Inspiration Magic

  Signet of Humility

  Signet

  Target foe's elite skill is disabled for 1..13..17 seconds. Your non-Mesmer skills are disabled for 10 Seconds.

  

  20

  3
   to disable Restore Condition
  Prophecies

  Monk. Protection Prayers

  Restore Condition

  Elite Spell

  Remove 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.

  

  2

  ¾

  5
  .

See also

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