Ranger - Power DPS

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Focused on: Direct damage, Utility.

Designed for:

Fractals

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A DPS Ranger build for dungeons and fractals. This build is strictly inferior to Soulbeast - Power DPS and should only be played if you don't own any expansions.

Skill Bar

GreatswordHealingUtilityElite

Sword/Axe

Pets

• Juvenile Lynx is your main DPS pet.
  • Replace with Juvenile Red Moa if the party lacks Fury.
  • Replace with Juvenile Jungle Stalker if the party isn't capped at 25 Might.
• Juvenile Pink Moa provides defiance bar damage with its F2 ability.

Skill Variants

Heal Skills

• - sustained group healing.
• - if conditions are a problem.

Utility Skills

• If you have no Druid - Boon Support Healer you should always run some combination of ///. It is often worth swapping out your DPS skills to run more spirits, as it will result in an overall DPS increase for your party.
  • Use if your team is mostly power damage.
  • Use if your team is mostly condition damage.
  • Use if your party has trouble capping vulnerability on enemies, or if you need the CC from
    

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    Storm Spirit

    Spirit. Summon a storm spirit that grants nearby allies a chance to apply vulnerability when attacking.

    Storm Spirit (6s): 75% chance to apply vulnerability on hit.

    ₃Vulnerability (10s): 3% Incoming Damage, 3% Incoming Condition Damage

    Number of Targets: 5

    Effect recharge: 10 seconds

    Duration: 60 seconds

    Radius: 1,000
      
    

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    Call Lightning

    Spirit. Your storm spirit sacrifices itself to generate a powerful blast of electricity.

    Damage: 353

    Daze: 3 seconds

    Number of Targets: 5

    Radius: 240
    .
  • Use if your team is mostly going down before they can deal any damage.
  • If you already have a Druid, you can split spirits with your Druid to let them take other utilities. However, keep in mind that the Druid's spirits will be more potent because of .
• for max DPS when spirits are already covered.
• - if soft CC is needed.
• - AoE stunbreak.
• - helps fill gaps in quickness.

Elite Skills

• - more soft CC.

Specializations

Variants

• - if running .

Equipment

6x

Superior Rune of the Scholar

18x

Mighty +5 Agony Infusion

Variants

• on night time encounters.
• if your group can CC bosses consistently.
• Slaying sigils if applicable.

Consumables

Food:

• Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup

  Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup

  Nourishment (1 h):

  +100 Power+70 Ferocity+10% Experience from Kills

  Consumable

Utility:

• Potent Superior Sharpening Stone

  Potent Superior Sharpening Stone

  Nourishment (1 h):

  Gain power equal to 3% of your precisionGain power equal to 6% of your ferocity+10 Experience from kills

  Consumable
  or slaying potions

Usage

The logic behind this rotation is to use your high burst damage skills , , , and as much as possible, while syncing the damage buff with your burst.

Opening Rotation

Start in Greatsword.

3. during the cast
6. Weapon swap

Loop Rotation

3. Autoattack until is off cooldown
5. Weapon swap
7. 

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   Counterattack

   Block and counter an attack with a kick that pushes foes back.

   Damage: 480

   Knockback: 300
     
   

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   Crippling Throw

   Throw your greatsword, crippling your foe.

   Damage: 369

   Crippled (5s): -50% Movement Speed

   Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

   Range: 900
8. 

   ½

   Slash

   Slash your foe.

   Damage: 203

   Number of Targets: 3

   Range: 150
     
   

   ½

   Slice

   Slice your foe.

   Damage: 203

   Number of Targets: 3

   Range: 150
     
   

   ¾

   Power Stab

   Stab your foe and evade attacks.

   Damage: 240

   Number of Targets: 3

   Evade: 1 second

   Range: 150
12. Autoattack until is off cooldown
15. Weapon swap and repeat

• Never interrupt your autoattack chain.
• 's cooldown will desync very slightly over time, use it as soon as it comes off cooldown and try to time it with your axe skills.

CC

• 

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  Storm Spirit

  Spirit. Summon a storm spirit that grants nearby allies a chance to apply vulnerability when attacking.

  Storm Spirit (6s): 75% chance to apply vulnerability on hit.

  ₃Vulnerability (10s): 3% Incoming Damage, 3% Incoming Condition Damage

  Number of Targets: 5

  Effect recharge: 10 seconds

  Duration: 60 seconds

  Radius: 1,000
    
  

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  Call Lightning

  Spirit. Your storm spirit sacrifices itself to generate a powerful blast of electricity.

  Damage: 353

  Daze: 3 seconds

  Number of Targets: 5

  Radius: 240