Ranger - Condition Survival

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Focused on: Condition damage.

Designed for:

Conquest

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Overview

This build heavily relies on bleed stacking and is capable of sustaining 10+ bleed stacks on a target, but if played well even 20 stacks aren't impossible. Also has a wider access to condition removals than other ranger specs.

Skill Bar

Short bowHealingUtilityElite

Axe/Dagger

Pets

• Mandatory: Juvenile Wolf
• Optional:
  • Juvenile Jungle Spider or Juvenile Black Widow Spider - they are the same.
  • Juvenile Krytan Drakehound

Equipment

9

Superior Sigil of Geomancy

Inflict bleeding on nearby foes for 10 seconds when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)

9

Superior Sigil of Leeching

Your next attack after swapping to this weapon while in combat steals some health. (Cooldown: 9s)

9

Superior Sigil of Geomancy

Inflict bleeding on nearby foes for 10 seconds when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)

9

Superior Sigil of Leeching

Your next attack after swapping to this weapon while in combat steals some health. (Cooldown: 9s)

Superior Rune of the Krait

(1): +25 Condition Damage (2): +10% Bleeding Duration (3): +50 Condition Damage (4): +15% Bleeding Duration; 25% chance when struck to cause bleeding for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 15s) (5): +100 Condition Damage (6): +20% Bleeding Duration; When you use an elite skill, you inflict bleeding, torment, and poison for 8 seconds to nearby foes. (Cooldown: 30s)

Rabid Amulet

+900 Precision +900 Toughness +1200 Condition Damage

Variants

Sigils

You can replace

Superior Sigil of Leeching

9

Superior Sigil of Leeching

Your next attack after swapping to this weapon while in combat steals some health. (Cooldown: 9s)

with:

• Superior Sigil of Energy

  9

  Superior Sigil of Energy

  Gain 50% of your endurance when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)
• Superior Sigil of Doom

  9

  Superior Sigil of Doom

  Your next attack after you swap to this weapon while in combat inflicts poison (6 seconds). (Cooldown: 9s)

Usage

• Your goal will be to stack as many Bleeds on your opponent as possible. Main sources of damage:

• Shortbow autoattack,
  Crossfire

  Crossfire

  Fire an arrow. Bleed your target if you hit them from behind or from the side.

  Damage: 97

  Bleeding (3s): 128 Damage

  Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

  Range: 900
  only inflicts bleeding if you hit an enemy from behind or the side - but even if you can't pull it off,
  Sharpened Edges

  Sharpened Edges

  Chance to cause bleeding on critical hits.

  Chance on Critical Hit: 66%

  Bleeding (2s): 85 Damage
  will ensure that you will still do decent damage.
• To maximize the damage of
  Splitblade

  ¾

  6

  Splitblade

  Throw a spread pattern of five whirling axes that bleeds foes.

  ₅Damage: 120

  ₅Bleeding (6s): 1,275 Damage

  Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

  Range: 900
  you must stand as close to your target as possible - you throw multiple axes in a cone, each of them applies bleeding, not to mention the Bleeds from Sharpened Edge procs. You can do the same with
  Poison Volley

  ¼

  9

  Poison Volley

  Fire a spread of five poison arrows.

  ₅Damage: 180

  ₅Poison (4s): 640 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness

  Targets per arrow: 5

  Pierces

  Range: 900
  .
• Crippling Talon

  ½

  15

  Crippling Talon

  Throw a dagger to bleed and cripple your foe.

  Damage: 183

  ₃Bleeding (8s): 1,020 Damage

  Cripple (6s): -50% Movement Speed

  Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

  Range: 1,200
  applies 3 long duration Bleed stacks.
• Superior Sigil of Geomancy

  9

  Superior Sigil of Geomancy

  Inflict bleeding on nearby foes for 10 seconds when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)
  - you have this on both weapon sets, if possible try to swap weapons near your enemies to utilize this sigil.

• Your Survival skills (such as
  Muddy Terrain

  ¾

  25

  Muddy Terrain

  Survival. Use mud to cripple and immobilize foes.

  Cripple per Pulse (2s): -50% Movement Speed

  Immobilize at Creation (2s): Unable to move.

  Number of Targets: 5

  Duration: 10 seconds

  Radius: 240

  Range: 900
  ) remove 2 conditions from you and also grant Fury - try to use these skills in a defensive manner when facing condition heavy specs.
• Muddy Terrain

  ¾

  25

  Muddy Terrain

  Survival. Use mud to cripple and immobilize foes.

  Cripple per Pulse (2s): -50% Movement Speed

  Immobilize at Creation (2s): Unable to move.

  Number of Targets: 5

  Duration: 10 seconds

  Radius: 240

  Range: 900
  can be used to reliably hit enemies with key skills such as
  Entangle

  ¾

  60

  Entangle

  Survival. Entagle foes around you with vines. Entagled foes bleed and are immobilized until the vines are destroyed.

  ₄Damage: 508

  ₅Bleeding (8s): 4,760 Damage

  ₅Immobilize (1s): Unable to move.

  Number of Targets: 5

  Duration: 5 seconds

  Radius: 600

  Unblockable
  or
  Splitblade

  ¾

  6

  Splitblade

  Throw a spread pattern of five whirling axes that bleeds foes.

  ₅Damage: 120

  ₅Bleeding (6s): 1,275 Damage

  Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

  Range: 900
  without being dodged.
• Keep in mind that even though you can't dodge while being Immobilized you can still use skills with evasion such as
  Quick Shot

  ¼

  9

  Quick Shot

  Fire a quick shot in an evasive retreat. Gain swiftness if the shot hits. This can be used while retreating.

  Damage: 97

  Swiftness (3s): 33% Movement Speed

  Evade: 0.5 seconds

  Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

  Range: 900
  and
  Stalker's Strike

  ½

  10

  Stalker's Strike

  Stab and poison your foe while evading attacks.

  Damage: 71

  ₃Poison (8s): 804 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness

  Evade: 1¼ seconds

  Range: 250
  in order to avoid damage.

Tips & Tricks

• You can use Wolf's
  Terrifying Howl

  1½

  45

  Terrifying Howl

  Howl at foes to send them running in fear.

  Damage: 438

  Fear (2s): Flee

  Radius: 600
  even if you are downed - so you can interrupt your opponent one more time even after you've used your downed skill #2. This can give you enough time to force your enemy into downed state and then res yourself with your pet.
• While stomping Engineers and Warriors, you can hide behind your pet so he can bodyblock their downed skill #2.

Counters

• Heavy CC
• A well played D/D Ele should have the upper hand, but it's not an impossible matchup.

Top Streamers

• Twitch: ROM - EU.
• Twitch: Kenny - EU.

See Also

• Ranger - S/T + A/D Condition