Ranger - Power Survival

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The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good.

Focused on: Direct damage.

Designed for:

Conquest

Overview

A PvP Power Ranger burst build. Can be used by F2P players as well, albeit with somewhat weaker pets.

Skill Bar

LongbowHealingUtilityElite

Greatsword

Slot Changes

Healing skill:

• - if more cleansing is needed as it has synergy with
  .

Pet options:

• Juvenile Tiger can replace Juvenile Rock Gazelle, especially if you own Heart of Thorns but not Path of Fire. If you have both of these expansions, then it's just a matter of personal preference.

If you do not have any of the expansions take the following pets:

• Juvenile Wolf for the first pet.
• Juvenile Krytan Drakehound (CC) or Juvenile Owl (damage) for the second.

Specializations

Variants

• Take
  if you want to focus more on Longbow bursts, or just don't want to bother with
  .

Equipment

9

Superior Sigil of Agility

Gain 5 seconds of swiftness and 1 second of quickness when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)

Superior Sigil of Separation

Deal 5% extra damage to targets more than 500 distance away.

9

Superior Sigil of Cleansing

Remove 1 condition when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)

9

Superior Sigil of Energy

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

Superior Rune of Leadership

(1): +8 to All Stats (2): +5% Boon Duration (3): +12 to All Stats (4): +10% Boon Duration (5): +16 to All Stats (6): +15% Boon Duration; when you use an elite skill, convert up to 2 conditions into boons of all nearby allies. (Cooldown: 45 seconds)

Demolisher's Amulet

+1050 Power +1050 Precision +560 Toughness +560 Ferocity

Variants

Sigils

Superior Sigil of Separation

Superior Sigil of Separation

Deal 5% extra damage to targets more than 500 distance away.

can be replaced by:

• Superior Sigil of Exposure

  Superior Sigil of Exposure

  Your next attack after you swap to this weapon while in combat inflicts 5 stacks of vulnerability for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 9s)
  - a different damage modifier.
• Superior Sigil of Annulment

  18

  Superior Sigil of Annulment

  Your next attack after swapping to this weapon while in combat will remove 2 boons from your target.
  - double boonstrip to get rid of some defensive boons like Protection while bursting.
• Superior Sigil of Revocation

  10

  Superior Sigil of Revocation

  On hit, remove a boon. (Cooldown: 10s)
  - single boonstrip, but unlike Annulment this one cannot be avoided through evasion and other such means.

Rune

• Superior Rune of the Pack

  Superior Rune of the Pack

  (1): +25 Power (2): +10% Swiftness Duration (3): +50 Power (4): 25% chance when struck to grant nearby allies might, fury, and swiftness for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 20s) (5): +100 Power (6): +125 Precision; +20% Swiftness Duration
  - better stats and a useful proc, but no boon duration.

Amulet

• Marauder Amulet

  Marauder Amulet

  +1050 Power +1050 Precision +560 Vitality +560 Ferocity
  - equally viable alternative to Demolisher, especially when condition is expected to be a problem.

Usage

General

• should be used just before leaving spawn to grant AoE Swiftness to the team via
  . In combat, to get the most out of the fact that it can grant you extra boons, try to use it if your pet has Protection and Quickness. Swapping pets in the middle of channeling your healing skill is something you should aim for.
• Dodging applies Protection, which also heals thanks to the trait
  .
• Survival skills cure 2 conditions and grant Fury.
  (if taken) can cleanse 4, because it triggers another Survival skill from
  .
• Use
  for mobility.
• , the last skill of the Greatsword auto attack chain grants evasion. Under heavy pressure you can stow your weapon just before the skill ends, and use it again 2 more times the same way for more evasion. After a total of 3 uses the chain will restart.
• has many uses.
  • It can be used offensively for the Quickness, most notably to boost
    ,
    , or Greatsword autos for downed cleave.
  • Defensively by keeping your pet swap ready in case you need to cleanse 2 conditions.
  • Alternatively the Superspeed can help you escape damage or chase down targets while on Greatsword.
• Pet swapping also acts as a Blast Finisher thanks to
  . Being instant, you can have Smokescale place a
  under you (even while you're stunned), and swap pets for AoE stealth.
• is the easiest way to gain stealth in this build, but if the projectile misses then it won't be applied. To reduce the chance of that happening (and considering how the damage of this skill is horrible) you should fire it at pets, mesmer clones, and other AI whenever possible. Alternatively, use it to quickly get rid of Blind or Aegis because it's the fastest projectile on this weapon.
• is extremely useful against direct damage spikes, but you have to use it proactively and sometimes even predict when the burst is coming. Use it too late and it's wasted, too soon and your opponent can just delay its plan until the signet runs out.

Doing damage

• The Longbow burst combo is rather simple, just CC people with
  into
  while you have Fury and preferably some Quickness.
• Greatsword (GS) can get a bit more complicated. Optimal burst combo:

1. Already in combat, Pet swap to Rock Gazelle or Tiger (depending on which one you took), this is going to trigger
   which grants Fury and Quickness. Fury has synergy with Marksmanship and makes you have
   for increased damage.
2. Use
   and your pet F2 attack about the same time. Maul will give your pet
   for its next hit. Your pet should hit a split second after you've landed Maul.
3. your target for CC, hopefully a
   proc, and to refresh Maul.
4. again.

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