Curse

blakk · Dec 14, 2007, 07:14 PM // 19:14

Profession: Ranger/mesmer
Name: [Mob control]
Type: PvE/CompetitivePvP/GeneralPvP/8v8/Gvg

Category: Support/Interrupt

Attributes:
Marksmanship 16= 12 3+hat +1
Expertist 13 flexible either 12 +1 or 10+3 (major)
It is is your call really

Skills Set
Profession: [primary/secondary]
Name: [name of the build]
Type: Mainly AB, but also PvE/CompetitivePvP/GeneralPvP/8v8/gvg

Category: Support/Interrupt

Skills Set
{E} BROADHEAD ARROW <main skill of build>
You shoot a broad head arrow that moves slower than normal. If it hits, target foe is Dazed for 5...17 seconds, and if target foe is casting a Spell that Spell is interrupted.

While Dazed condition , you take twice as long to cast Spells, and all your Spells are easily interrupted.
Easily interrupted Characters activating skills are interrupted if any attack hits, even without the use of interruption skills. While a character is dazed, all of their spells are easily interrupted.

EPIDEMIC <main skill of build>
Spell. Transfer all negative Conditions and their remaining durations from target foe to all foes adjacent to your target.

Hypochondria <main skill of build> <target foe sufferers from conditions of all foes in the area.

Volley -,main skill of build. your Preparations are removed. Shoot arrows at up to 3 (you can hit 4 at once) foes adjacent to your target. These arrows strike for +1...8 damage if they hit.
Poison Signet ---> poison em

Screaming shot ---> Bleeding

Pin down ---> crippled
<optional> needling shot ..nasty nasty lil skill...

Mobs...
Use poison signet, the let fly Broad head arrow followed by pin down and screaming shot, Use epidemic. and finish up with volley volley volley till the skills recycle. The Key here is volley, you will be hitting the dazed foes every 2 secs at 2 energy a shot, and after 2 shots you can use epidemic again to re condition anyone who just got close to your foe..

Or if you are ABing and the mob is really bad, after letting the first combo fly switch targets to someone else pop, hypochondria on him/her and then use epidemic. then just keep up volley switching targets and staying WAAY back by using a long bow.

Notes & Concerns: your concern is what is going to happen to you when someone figures out what your doing...the mob WILL hunt you down..

The build is good for support / harassment as well because you can use the four conditions to
play hard to get:
1. Getting chased? (pin down), getting chased by a couple of foes? Pin down epidemic the poison sig + screaming arrow to make your point clear..
You sucker him/them her by running normal then Pop him/them , THEN speed boost away... tralalala

I hear a ton of people in my alliance say "Why not just bring the Burning arrow build?" I then say "cool, you bring it and well work as a team.."

The funny this is if no one sees you using burning arrow , or touch rangering, they assume you have some crappy build or try to figure out just who is dazing them so much...

Capping the various caster based shrines becomes a easier.
team Up with a someone who will be casing weakness or deep wounds.

Credit:*this is a modification of the Broadhead epidemic combo.

Here is the code:
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Try it its take some time to get broad head down pat but even if you miss,..a poisoned pindown won't

blakk · Dec 14, 2007, 07:19 PM // 19:19

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Wakka · Dec 15, 2007, 12:54 AM // 00:54

Nice build

Although the whole BHA/Epademic concept has been around for a while and if you look in almost any post on this forum that someone is asking for a good build you'll se it ^^

I would suggest a few things however...

Your runes are a bit off, the amount of HP that you will sacrifice for a couple attrib points is gonna cause a lot of damage. You even said yourself that the expertise is flexible so drop the major rune and replace it with a minor. I would also try to encourage you to brin a Minor in Marksmanship to give an even bigger HP buffer ^^ You will really notice the difference trust me

The build has quite a high damage output/degen factor, however it hasa very low survivability. Bring skills such as [skill=text]Troll unguent[/skill], [skill=text]Natural Stride[/skill] or [skill=text]Antidote Signet[/skill]. I would defo recommend bringing the first 2 without a doubt, I would normally not even start a Ranger bar without first having those skils on the bar! You'll find you live a lot longer in doing so.

It looks alright and I woul say keep at it ^^

Hope this helped.

Wakka

tekDragon · Dec 15, 2007, 05:29 AM // 05:29

Hmmm yeah BHA epidemic isnt particularly new. The volley extra sounds intriguing but in PvE I tend to play with an MM and the minions have no problems interrupting everyone. Might be worth considering for areas that have no bodies. I really haven't developed the affinity for Volley that other people seem to have. Guess I've been using barrage for way too long, volley seems slow, unresponsive, and ineffective.

Lately in PvE I've been using [skill]Broad head Arrow[/skill][skill]Screaming Shot[/skill][skill]Signet of infection[/skill][skill]Epidemic[/skill] + 4 other optional skills.

Spreads around Daze and -7 Degen pretty quick.

With a short bow screaming always causes bleeding and BHA almost always hits regardless of having FW or read the winds up.

blakk · Dec 15, 2007, 11:52 AM // 11:52

can some one show me how to do the cool thing with adding the skills with image and roll over, and you see the description?

Tab · Dec 15, 2007, 11:55 AM // 11:55

Type [ skill]Skill Name Here[ /skill], but without spaces inside the brackets.

Wakka · Dec 15, 2007, 01:42 PM // 13:42

Sorry was a tad sleepy last night when I wrote that forot to add...

One thin your really onna struggle with is the likes of Warriors/Assassins/Rangers/Paragons and basically any non-spell skill in the game. I would strongly suggest getting in either [skill=text]Savage Shot[/skill] or [skill=text]Distracting shot[/skill] or both ^^