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Welcome to the Builds Archive. See the ones that gathered dust, were orphaned by their original writers, or became obsolete by balance patches. We keep the orphan builds together and salute the veteran builds that held a position in the good, great, or meta categories.

Focused on: Direct damage, Utility.

Designed for:

Fractals

Information

A power Ranger build for PvE Dungeons. This build is a variant of the Druid - Power Glyph Buffer and should only be played if you don't own Heart of Thorns.

Build

Sword/AxeHealingUtilityElite

Longbow

Slot Changes

Healing Skill

• "We Heal as One!" "We Heal as One!"

  1

  20

  "We Heal as One!"

  Shout. Heal yourself and your pet. You each gain a copy of the other's boons.

  Healing: 6,520

  Boons copied: 11
  is the strongest healing skill if traited with
  .
• Healing Spring

  ½

  30

  Healing Spring

  Trap. Create a healing spring that heals you, your pet and your allies. It also cures conditions on allies.

  Healing: 4,920

  ₆Regen (3s): 2,340 Heal

  Duration: 10 seconds

  Trigger Radius: 180

  Effect Radius: 240

  Combo Field: Water
  :
  • is the second strongest healing skill if traited with
    .
  • gives a long lasting waterfield and cures conditions but might overlap a firefield.
• Troll Unguent

  1

  25

  Troll Unguent

  Survival. You and your pet regenerate health over time.

  Health per Second: 850

  Duration: 10 seconds
  is a strong healing skill which might help in keeping up the bonus from
  Superior Rune of the Scholar

  Superior Rune of the Scholar

  (1): +25 Power (2): +35 Ferocity (3): +50 Power (4): +65 Ferocity (5): +100 Power (6): +125 Ferocity, +5% damage while your health is above 90%.
  .

Utility Skills

• Consider using
  "Sick 'Em"

  40

  "Sick 'Em"

  Shout. Your pet runs faster and does more damage.

  Sick 'Em (10s): 40% Damage, 40% Movement Speed

  Revealed (6s): You cannot stealth

  Range: 2,000
  instead of
  Quickening Zephyr

  60

  Quickening Zephyr

  Survival. You and your pet gain quickness.

  Quickness (6s): Skills and actions are 50% faster.

  Super Speed (6s): Movement speed is greatly increased.

  Breaks stun
  .

Elite Skill

• Use
  Spirit of Nature

  1½

  180

  Spirit of Nature

  Spirit. Summon a spirit that heals allies. Command the spirit to revive and cure conditions on nearby allies.

  Healing: 320

  Duration: 60 seconds

  Interval: 1 second

  Radius: 240
  for additional group support.
• Use
  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
  if you need to immobilize an enemy.

Weapons

• Warhorn for a blast finisher as well as swiftness and fury with
  Call of the Wild

  ½

  30

  Call of the Wild

  Grant fury, might, and swiftness to yourself and nearby allies.

  Fury (15s): 20% Critical Chance

  ₃Might (15s): 90 Power, 90 Condition Damage

  Swiftness (15s): 33% Movement Speed

  Radius: 750

  Combo Finisher: Blast
  .
• Greatsword for rushing or fights where the leaping from sword is detrimental, but the dps is quite low.
• OH Dagger gives an extra evade with
  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
  .
• Torch gives a Fire field with
  Bonfire

  ½

  25

  Bonfire

  Set a fire around you, damaging and burning foes.

  ₉Damage: 306

  ₉Burning (3s): 3,537 Damage

  Number of Targets: 3

  Duration: 8 seconds

  Radius: 240

  Combo Field: Fire
  for blasting might.

Pets

Swap out Juvenile Lynx for:

• Juvenile Jungle Stalker if your group has might problems.
• Juvenile River Drake or Juvenile Marsh Drake when fighting multiple enemies.
• Juvenile Red Moa if your party is lacking fury.
• Juvenile Brown Bear if you need to tank dangerous enemies in Fractals of the Mists.

Specializations

Variants

• Use
  if your party doesn't need additional Fury.

Variants

• Use
  for a slighty higher dps.
• Use
  if you are using
  Healing Spring

  ½

  30

  Healing Spring

  Trap. Create a healing spring that heals you, your pet and your allies. It also cures conditions on allies.

  Healing: 4,920

  ₆Regen (3s): 2,340 Heal

  Duration: 10 seconds

  Trigger Radius: 180

  Effect Radius: 240

  Combo Field: Water
  .

Variants

• Use
  if you are not using Shouts.

Weapons

First Weapon Set Main Hand Sword Stats: Berserker Superior Sigil of the Night Superior Sigil of the Night Outgoing damage is increased by 10% at night. Off Hand Axe Stats: Berserker Superior Sigil of Force Superior Sigil of Force +5% Damage	Second Weapon Set Main Hand Longbow Stats: Berserker Superior Sigil of the Night Superior Sigil of the Night Outgoing damage is increased by 10% at night. Superior Sigil of Force Superior Sigil of Force +5% Damage

Sigil Variants

If you're not in a night time dungeon swap

Superior Sigil of the Night

Superior Sigil of the Night

Outgoing damage is increased by 10% at night.

for:

⇒

Superior Sigil of Frailty

2

Superior Sigil of Frailty

50% Chance on Hit: Inflict Vulnerability (10 seconds). (Cooldown: 2s)

for day time dungeons/fractals.

⇒

Superior Sigil of Undead Slaying

Superior Sigil of Undead Slaying

+10% Damage vs. Undead

for The Ruined City of Arah.

⇒

Superior Sigil of Justice

Superior Sigil of Justice

+10% Damage vs. Outlaws

for Caudecus's Manor and Cliffside.

⇒

Superior Sigil of Icebrood Slaying

Superior Sigil of Icebrood Slaying

+10% Damage vs. Icebrood

for Honor of the Waves.

Note: It may benefit you to keep a separate weapon for each variant in your inventory as swapping sigils over time can become expensive.

Equipment

Armor Head Stats: Berserker (Power/Precision/Ferocity) Superior Rune of the Scholar Superior Rune of the Scholar (1): +25 Power (2): +35 Ferocity (3): +50 Power (4): +65 Ferocity (5): +100 Power (6): +125 Ferocity, +5% damage while your health is above 90%. Shoulders Stats: Berserker Superior Rune of the Scholar Superior Rune of the Scholar (1): +25 Power (2): +35 Ferocity (3): +50 Power (4): +65 Ferocity (5): +100 Power (6): +125 Ferocity, +5% damage while your health is above 90%. Chest Stats: Berserker Superior Rune of the Scholar Superior Rune of the Scholar (1): +25 Power (2): +35 Ferocity (3): +50 Power (4): +65 Ferocity (5): +100 Power (6): +125 Ferocity, +5% damage while your health is above 90%. Hands Stats: Berserker Superior Rune of the Scholar Superior Rune of the Scholar (1): +25 Power (2): +35 Ferocity (3): +50 Power (4): +65 Ferocity (5): +100 Power (6): +125 Ferocity, +5% damage while your health is above 90%. Legs Stats: Berserker Superior Rune of the Scholar Superior Rune of the Scholar (1): +25 Power (2): +35 Ferocity (3): +50 Power (4): +65 Ferocity (5): +100 Power (6): +125 Ferocity, +5% damage while your health is above 90%. Feet Stats: Berserker Superior Rune of the Scholar Superior Rune of the Scholar (1): +25 Power (2): +35 Ferocity (3): +50 Power (4): +65 Ferocity (5): +100 Power (6): +125 Ferocity, +5% damage while your health is above 90%.

Accessories Amulet Stats: Berserker Ring 1 Stats: Berserker Ring 2 Stats: Berserker Earring 1 Stats: Berserker Earring 2 Stats: Berserker Back Stats: Berserker

Equipment Variants

Use

Superior Rune of the Ranger

Superior Rune of the Ranger

(1): +25 Precision (2): +35 Ferocity (3): +50 Precision (4): +65 Ferocity (5): +100 Precision (6): +7% damage while you have an active companion.

for an easy to maintain damage modifier.

Consumables

Bowl of Curry Butternut Squash Soup

Bowl of Curry Butternut Squash Soup

Nourishment (30 m):

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

Consumable

⇒

Plate of Steak and Asparagus

Plate of Steak and Asparagus

Nourishment (30 m):

+80 power+60 precision+10% Experience from kills

Consumable

for a cheaper alternative.

⇒

Bowl of Seaweed Salad

Bowl of Seaweed Salad

Nourishment (30m):

60% chance to gain swiftness when you kill a foe+10% damage while moving+10 Experience from kills

Consumable

for the better and more expensive version.

Use the 10% dungeon-specific nourishment buffs when possible. Otherwise:

⇒

Superior Sharpening Stone

Superior Sharpening Stone

Nourishment (30 m):

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

Consumable

or

Hardened Sharpening Stone

Hardened Sharpening Stone

Nourishment (30 m):

Gain power equal to 2% of your precisionGain power equal to 4% of your ferocity+10 Experience from kills

Consumable

for Ascalonian Catacombs.

⇒

Powerful Potion of Slaying Scarlet's Armies

Powerful Potion of Slaying Scarlet's Armies

Nourishment (1 h):

+10% damage vs. Toxic Alliance, Watchwork, Aetherblade, and Molten Alliance- 10% damage from Toxic Alliance, Watchwork, Aetherblade, and Molten Alliance+15% Experience from kills

Consumable

for all paths of Twilight Arbor.

⇒

Skale Venom

Skale Venom

Skale Venom (10m):

You have a 10% chance to inflict weakness and vulnerability for 5 seconds when you hit a foe.

Consumable

for enemies in Fractals of the Mists where potions do no apply.

Usage

1. Stow your pet
2. Frost Spirit

   1½

   20

   Frost Spirit

   Spirit. Summon a frost spirit that has a chance to grants bonus damage to nearby allies.

   Frost Spirit (6s): 75% chance to grant 10% bonus damage on hit

   Number of targets: 5

   Duration: 60 seconds

   Radius: 1,000
3. Get into combat
4. Signet of the Wild

   1

   60

   Signet of the Wild

   Signet Passive: Grants health regeneration to you and your pet.
   Signet Active: You and your pet grow larger, dealing more damage and gaining stability.

   Signet of the Wild: 62 Heal

   Enlarged (8s): You deal 25% more damage and move faster.

   ₅Stability (8s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.

   Damage Increase: 25%

   Movement Speed Increase: 50%

   Duration: 8 seconds
5. Quickening Zephyr

   60

   Quickening Zephyr

   Survival. You and your pet gain quickness.

   Quickness (6s): Skills and actions are 50% faster.

   Super Speed (6s): Movement speed is greatly increased.

   Breaks stun
   or
   "Sick 'Em"

   40

   "Sick 'Em"

   Shout. Your pet runs faster and does more damage.

   Sick 'Em (10s): 40% Damage, 40% Movement Speed

   Revealed (6s): You cannot stealth

   Range: 2,000
6. Barrage

   2¼

   30

   Barrage

   Barrage the target area with a hail of arrows that cripple.

   ₁₂Damage: 1,788

   ₁₂Cripple (1½s): -50% Movement Speed

   Radius: 360

   Range: 1,500
7. Rapid Fire

   2½

   10

   Rapid Fire

   Fire multiple arrows at your foe.

   ₁₀Damage: 1400

   ₁₀Vulnerability (10s): 10% Incoming Damage

   Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

   Range: 1,500
8. Weapon swap
9. Path of Scars

   ½

   15

   Path of Scars

   Throw your axe so that it returns to you, striking foes each way.

   Damage: 295

   Pull distance: 450

   Pierces

   Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

   Range: 1,200
10. Whirling Defense

    5

    25

    Whirling Defense

    Blocks projectiles while damaging nearby foes.

    ₁₂Damage: 732

    Retaliation (4s): Reflect incoming damage back to its source.

    ₁₂Vulnerability (10s): 12% Incoming Damage

    Number of Targets: 3

    Duration: 5 seconds

    Attack Radius: 180

    Reflection Radius: 150

    Combo Finisher: Whirl
11. Slash

    ½

    Slash

    Chain. Slash your foe.

    Damage: 146

    Range: 130
    until
    Path of Scars

    ½

    15

    Path of Scars

    Throw your axe so that it returns to you, striking foes each way.

    Damage: 295

    Pull distance: 450

    Pierces

    Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

    Range: 1,200
    is off cooldown.
12. Repeat until
    Barrage

    2¼

    30

    Barrage

    Barrage the target area with a hail of arrows that cripple.

    ₁₂Damage: 1,788

    ₁₂Cripple (1½s): -50% Movement Speed

    Radius: 360

    Range: 1,500
    is nearly ready.
13. Weapon swap
14. Rapid Fire

    2½

    10

    Rapid Fire

    Fire multiple arrows at your foe.

    ₁₀Damage: 1400

    ₁₀Vulnerability (10s): 10% Incoming Damage

    Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

    Range: 1,500
15. Barrage

    2¼

    30

    Barrage

    Barrage the target area with a hail of arrows that cripple.

    ₁₂Damage: 1,788

    ₁₂Cripple (1½s): -50% Movement Speed

    Radius: 360

    Range: 1,500
16. Rapid Fire

    2½

    10

    Rapid Fire

    Fire multiple arrows at your foe.

    ₁₀Damage: 1400

    ₁₀Vulnerability (10s): 10% Incoming Damage

    Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

    Range: 1,500
17. Weapon swap
18. Repeat

• Stowing your pet before entering the fight will automatically trigger on pet swap traits such as
  and
  when you get into combat.
• Consider swapping your pet as often as possible to get the most of Clarion Bond and Zephyr's Speed.
  • Beware that your pet is loosing all boons and thus a lot of additional damage and sustain.
  • If your party has fury problems wait until Clarion Bond is ready again.
• triggers when dropping an item such as a banner or a conjured weapon infight.
• Frost Spirit

  1½

  20

  Frost Spirit

  Spirit. Summon a frost spirit that has a chance to grants bonus damage to nearby allies.

  Frost Spirit (6s): 75% chance to grant 10% bonus damage on hit

  Number of targets: 5

  Duration: 60 seconds

  Radius: 1,000
  has significant range to its buff. Try to place them out of reach to enemies but close enough for the damage boost to be in range.
• Try using
  Hornet Sting

  ½

  8

  Hornet Sting

  Stab your foe, then evade backwards.

  Damage: 170

  Evade: 0.5 seconds

  Range: 130
  and
  Serpent's Strike

  1

  15

  Serpent's Strike

  Do an evasive roll around your target, striking them and poison them.

  Damage: 284

  ₂Poison (6s): 402 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness

  Evade: ¾ seconds

  Range: 130
  as your dodges in place of actual dodging. Be wary however, as these abilities must queue before the autoattack chain and is not instant-cast like a normal dodge.

Written Guides

• Dulfy: GW2 Ranger PvE Guide by Lorek and Cell