Ranger - Core Kitty Commander

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Focused on: Strike damage and Mobility

Designed for: PvP Conquest

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Normal

Overview

A high damage single-target Core build for PvP that focuses on buffing high damage Feline pets. Buffs are granted through Commands, with each providing strong effects in addition to Might and Swiftness. Also features high Superspeed uptime thanks to the new Relic of the Tyrian Hero.

Primarily made for sidenoding as too many AoE's will quickly kill the fragile felines.

Skill Bar

Sword/Warhorn

Mace/Mace

Utility

Skill Variants

Weapons

• Mace/Mace can be replaced with a myriad of other weapons if you don't have SotO/weaponmaster proficiency. Axe/Axe can work if you swap to Honed Axes (Honed Axes), and Greatsword is a solid defensive option.

Utility

• Lightning Reflexes over Signet of Renewal -- considerable if conditions aren't a problem.

Pets

Cheetah can be replaced by:

• Sand Lion -- Blinding Roar is 3 instances of AoE damage so it's helpful against Blind, but the range can be rather small. Make sure to turn off auto-cast.

• Lynx -- a fine option for players without Path of Fire.

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Specializations

Variants

• Invigorating Bond is a fine option if your pet is dying too fast.

Equipment

Sword

Warhorn

Sigil

Sigil

Mace

Mace

Sigil

Sigil

Rune

Amulet

Relic

Equipment Variants

Relic

• none

Rune

• Rune of Resistance -- defensive option against conditions

• Rune of Dolyak -- defensive option against strike damage

• Rune of Chronomancer -- better boon uptime on yourself = better boon uptime on your pet

Usage

• The core concept is to time bursts with your pet's Beast ability. Their Beast ability triggers Lesser "Sic 'Em!", which you'll want to combine with other damage modifiers -- your own "Sic Em!" and Call of the Wild are your two best, and when following up with "We Heal As One!" you'll grant yourself and your pet 25 stacks of Might.

• You want to let your pet do most of the damage while you provide support -- stay evasive, use Call of the Wild and Wild Strikes to daze, Oaken Cudgel to ensure your cat's leap lands, and possibly even Serpent's Strike for the Cripple.

• If a player switches to attacking your pet, either call them back momentarily until your defensive cooldowns are back up (Oaken Cudgel, "Protect Me!") or jump in to apply counterpressure.

Sustain

• Evasive Purity causes dodging to cleanse a condition.

• Mace skills all have a defensive element to them. Notably, Thistleguard cleanses conditions and Oaken Cudgel grants Protection while stunning your target.