Curse

QuixotesGhost · Dec 23, 2005, 05:25 AM // 05:25

I'd thought I'd share a PvE Ranger build that I stumbed upon about a week ago that I'm having an absolute blast playing. Here it is :

Expertise - 11+3+1 = 15
Wilderness Survival - 11+3 = 14
Markmanship - 8+1 = 9

Lightning Reflexes
Choking Gas
Serpent's Quickness
Oath Shot {Elite}
Throw Dirt
Barbed Trap
Flame Trap
Dust Trap

Just to explain right off. I switch on Serpents to Oath Shot for a ~13 second recharge.

When I'm pulling I'll drop down a single set of traps to pull through or flip on Serpent's and double up traps against a tough group. Then once the melee is joined I have 3 different modes this build can operate in.

Combat Trapper - I'll run on in under Lightning Reflexes, find the juiciest clump of guys, throw dirt against the nearest guy to ensure my success and lay barbed, flame, dust under him. Watch as the lot of them run around on fire,blind,bleeding, and crippled then go Serpents, and Oath Shot the nearest guy in the back and proceed on to my next victim.

AoE Interupter - Start with Lightning Reflexes, Prep Choking Gas, find the nearest clump of spell casters and make sure they don't get off a single spell. When Choking Gas runs down Serpents ---> Oath. Rinse and repeat.

Mass Blinds - Run around protected by Lightning Refelexes throw dirt one guy, dust trap another (or a group of em), Serpent's ----> Oath, and everybody is blind, yay! I find this pretty useful against big ranger groups, like the Shadow Rangers in Fissure, or the Avicara Fierce groups in Mineral springs.

I'll normally mix and match these play styles for a single fight. As in... I'll be happily holding down a group of eles then see a friendly caster screaming past me with a enemy warrior on his tail and think "that man needs my help!"

Oh and I can tank aataxes, too. I've had to do so when they've gone through the two warriors on my team (turns out our prot monk was actually one of those 55s and they aggroed before I could trap up).

It's a fun build. You should try it. And tell me what you think.