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Sharisse89 · Oct 20, 2008, 12:04 AM // 00:04

Hi! I am looking for a very good abing pvp build for my ranger. If anyone can give me one, with a new 2nd profession please let me know. Plus I have a pet phoenix for my pet. I would like to use it as well. Thank you.

Tyla · Oct 20, 2008, 12:07 AM // 00:07

Pets are terrible outside of gimmicks.

Incendiary Arrows
Pin Down
Distracting Shot
Savage Shot
Mending Touch
Natural Stride
Apply Poison
Troll Unguent

11+1 Wilderness Survival
11+1+1 Expertise
8+1 Marksmanship

Or swap it to 9+1 in Marks and Wildy with 14 in Exp and use Crippling Shot / Hunter's Shot, Melandru's Shot / Whatever etc...

wind fire and ice · Oct 20, 2008, 12:50 AM // 00:50

Pets are just bad.
For AB bring:
Melandru's Shot/crip shot
Distracting Shot
Savage Shot
Sloth Hunter's Shot
Natural Stride
Mending Touch
Troll Unguent
Apply Poison
12+2 expertese 10+1+1 marks 8+1 wild.

t00115577 · Oct 21, 2008, 09:42 AM // 09:42

For AB you say....

Offering Of Blood
Vampiric Touch
Vampiric Bite
Throw Dirt
Whirling Defence
Dodge
Lightning Reflexes
Blood Renewal

Seriously though

Melandru's Shot
Distracting Shot
Savage Shot
Apply Poison
Natural Stride
Troll Ungent
Antidote Signet
Remove Hex

Is what I use the odd time I actually go into AB

elk · Oct 21, 2008, 05:13 PM // 17:13

From my perspective the most often run Ranger builds follow a very similar template. Something like:

Distracting Shot
Savage Shot
*Elite*
Apply Poison
Natural Stride
Mending Touch
Troll Ungent
Rez

Elite varies based on game play and team build. Elites I'd suggest currently are:

Magebane
Melandru's shot (or Cripple shot)
Burning Arrow (or Incendiary Arrows)

The stats would vary slightly based on the cost of the elite where expertise should be from 12 to 14 (that's also subjective to use of the build and format too). Break points on skills would determine the point spread for the balance of Mark & Wild.

Hope this helps!

elk

Clarissa F · Oct 22, 2008, 01:59 AM // 01:59

@OP: Notice a trend?

Forget showing off the e-peen turkey in PvP. Do what a ranger does best: interrupt the backline, spread conditions, and have great survivability. Having a pet makes you a liability, as every time the retard dies, you lose your bar, and you spend your time managing another char, instead of performing your job the best you can.

Luminarus · Oct 22, 2008, 07:58 AM // 07:58

For AB running the Merciless Beastmaster works quite well. Or the R/P Packhunter with heal as one. However, I will agree the other builds above do work better.

Mr Pink57 · Oct 27, 2008, 03:22 AM // 03:22

I run only BA or Cripshot in AB with the general ranger template of dshot, savage, elite, nstride, mtouch, trolls, last slot is hunter's(cripshot) pindown (BA).

Cripshot is great if you get a solid team together, with things like a hammer and pbaoe eles you know a bit of coordination. Also is great for these stupid crit defense sins to maybe get their enchant down.

BA is great with poor teams (single profession players, mending wars, etc). It provides higher overall dmg (crippling is strong in an arena based on movement I know) and I think works better if you split off.

pink

the savage nornbear · Oct 27, 2008, 03:40 AM // 03:40

For AB i really like bringing Concussion Shot, because eles seem to love trying to get Meteor of 3 times in a row.

Div · Oct 27, 2008, 03:56 AM // 03:56

Pack hunter or axe thumper if you want to use a pet. Wiki those builds.

Rhamia Darigaz · Oct 27, 2008, 08:32 PM // 20:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Pink57

Cripshot is great if you get a solid team together, with things like a hammer and pbaoe eles you know a bit of coordination. Also is great for these stupid crit defense sins to maybe get their enchant down.

no use. even when the sin has crit defense on and is crippled, at least over 9000 melees will stand right next to it swinging away. most non-melees will probably continue their habit of not kiting as well.

Luminarus · Oct 28, 2008, 05:16 AM // 05:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Pink57

I run only BA or Cripshot in AB with the general ranger template of dshot, savage, elite, nstride, mtouch, trolls, last slot is hunter's(cripshot) pindown (BA).

Cripshot is great if you get a solid team together, with things like a hammer and pbaoe eles you know a bit of coordination. Also is great for these stupid crit defense sins to maybe get their enchant down.

BA is great with poor teams (single profession players, mending wars, etc). It provides higher overall dmg (crippling is strong in an arena based on movement I know) and I think works better if you split off.

pink

Cripshot is great in AB coz it provides movement control. BA does damage. BHA is too slow for AB. Melandru's is overall pretty decent nowadays. Incendiary is good for capping, but imo not that big a deal. Escape Scythe etc still fun.

Surprised noone suggested it yet, but PvXwiki is a great place to get starter builds.

IrisLee · Oct 28, 2008, 04:11 PM // 16:11

AB? Hmm... sadly, it's the same select few builds - BA/Cripshot/Magebane/Melandru's. Which are all basically the same template just a different elite for different types of utility. And the IA build, which i dislike.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luminarus

Surprised noone suggested it yet, but PvXwiki is a great place to get starter builds.

holymasamune mentioned it.

Tyla · Oct 28, 2008, 04:23 PM // 16:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luminarus

Cripshot is great in AB coz it provides movement control. BA does damage. BHA is too slow for AB. Melandru's is overall pretty decent nowadays. Incendiary is good for capping, but imo not that big a deal. Escape Scythe etc still fun.

Surprised noone suggested it yet, but PvXwiki is a great place to get starter builds.

Melshot is awesome. When I AB on my Ranger, I always run this:

Melandrus' Shot
Bull's Strike
Distracting Shot
Savage Shot
Apply Poison
Natural Stride
Troll Unguent
Antidote Signet

I have fun D-Shotting skills through quarterupting.

Super Igor · Oct 28, 2008, 04:36 PM // 16:36

Beast Mastery-15
Spear Mastery-11
Expertise-9
1.enraged lunge
2.barbed spear
3.run as one
4.autughs cry
5.feral aggression
6.antidote signet
7.comfort animal
8.charm animal

Mmm, big damages, lurve this build.

IrisLee · Oct 28, 2008, 04:52 PM // 16:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyla

Snip

Bull's strike, really?

Is it that useful or could it be swapped out if you're not comfortable with melee range?

Tyla · Oct 28, 2008, 04:56 PM // 16:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by IrisLee

Bull's strike, really?

Is it that useful or could it be swapped out if you're not comfortable with melee range?

Think about it, I have Bull's Strike AND Distracting Shot! Anyone declaring that is not epic is terrible!

Oh, and if you really want swap it out for whatever, and if not using secondary Antidote for MTouch.

furanshisuko · Oct 28, 2008, 05:00 PM // 17:00

pets arent bad at all if you got dire it should work really good whit a RaO build

Bobby2 · Oct 28, 2008, 05:59 PM // 17:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyla

Think about it, I have Bull's Strike AND Distracting Shot! Anyone declaring that is not epic is terrible!

*hides*

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyla

Oh, and if you really want swap it out for Pin Down, like everyone else, and if not using secondary Antidote for MTouch.

Fixed lol

Bull's Strike is a 'must-learn' anyway
..... a process that never seems to end, mind you

Tyla · Oct 28, 2008, 07:08 PM // 19:08

Actually, people run Hunters' Shot on Melshot bars.