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May 15, 2008, 06:24 AM // 06:24
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Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: May 2008
Location: USA
Guild: The New Order of Faith [DOH]
Profession: D/W
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Ranger/Ele Builds
I wasnt sure where else to post this because I dont really know whether I want this to work for PvP or PvE, but I'm looking for help for a team build I'm considering. I'm thinking about making a team of Ranger/Elementalists that each utilize a different element.
Fire Ranger Mark of Rodgort Volley/Barrage(E) Glowing Gaze Lightning Reflexes/Whirling Defense Conjure Flame - with a Fiery Bow of course Troll Unguent Charm Animal Heal as One(E)/Comfort Animal Earth Ranger - with Ebon Bow and 2-3 Earthbound Insignias on chest, legs and possibly head Stone Striker Stoneflesh Aura Barrage(E)/Volley/Sundering Shot/Point Blank Shot Dragon's Stomp/Shockwave (E) Troll Unguent Lightning Reflexes/Whirling Defense Ward Against Melee Rez Sig Air Ranger - with Shocking bow Conjure Lightning Glimmering Mark (E) Shell Shock Lightning Orb Barrage(E)/Volley Body Shot Whirling Defense/Lightning Reflexes Troll Unguent Water Ranger - with Icy Bow Conjure Frost Armor of Frost/Frigid Armor/Armor of Mist Vapor Blade Blurred Vision Deep Freeze/Ice Spikes Troll Unguent Rez Sig Barrage(E)/Screaming Shot Also I'm looking for ways to incorporate other skills into the builds for more damage, or versatility such as: Savage Shot Favorable Winds Distracting Shot Rapid Fire And how effective would it be to try and include pets in builds such as these?? ANY and all constructive suggestions would be appreciated! |
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May 15, 2008, 06:35 AM // 06:35
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Grotto Attendant
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Niflheim
Profession: R/
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None of them are effective except for Fire Ranger.
Earth - leave tanking to elementalists, warriors or dervishes. Rangers are a no-no. Oh, and 25 energy + exhaustion is also a no-no. 15 energy ward too. Air - okay, SOME synergy. But you'd be better off using volley + ebon dust aura. Harder to remove, easier to work. Don't use long-casting spells, even if they have synergy with body shot. Why 2 skills to Cracked Armor? Water - :O you want to be elementalist? Then be one... Less ele spells, more ranger stuff. Distracting Shot/Savage Shot is almost a MUST on any ranger bar, rez, Natural Stride too. |
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May 15, 2008, 06:53 AM // 06:53
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Apr 2006
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[QUOTE=konohasfinest]I wasnt sure where else to post this because I dont really know whether I want this to work for PvP or PvE, but I'm looking for help for a team build I'm considering. I'm thinking about making a team of Ranger/Elementalists that each utilize a different element.[quote]
original idea, that I must tell you. however the builds themselves are pretty lacking. using the different elements is fine, but try to decide what you want your team to be. I assume you're talking about yourself with 3 other Ranger humans/heroes. what is this build for? I assume casual PvE... also what are the rest of the party? NM or HM? Vanquishing or something else? so anyway, here are some general questions about what you're trying to achieve in all those 4 rangers, than I will comment about each specific build. you're trying to make a unique B/P group? cause that seems to be the only reasonable explanation for all these Barrage/volley and pets. if going for a unique B/P than you're wasting a lot of efficiency as the usual Orders Necro wont work cause you do elemental damage. or do you just think Barrage is the only viable Ranger elite for a DPS build? if that's the case than I'd suggest you check out Glass Arrows, could serve you better. also for any non B/P build pets are pretty much a waste, you could use your skills much more efficiently... also you seem to be using way too many spells on your rangers, remember that Expertise works on pretty much everything BESIDES spells... so why load your rangers up with so many of them...? none of your builds have any interrupts, and all are RANGERS also with 4 Rangers some spirits would really fit nicely... so anyway, for the specific builds. Quote:
look at my general comments above. Quote:
 very very bad idea! Ranger doesnt have the mana pool of the Elementalist nor the superior e-management the E/Mes combo offers! and again Expertise works on anything BUT spells! get rid of all these spells... if you want an "Earth Ranger" your best bet would be R/D with Ebon Dust Aura+Volley... also since you wont be using Stone Striker(or at least really shouldnt) take out those Earthbound Insignias, they're completely useless on a ranger... Quote:
Glimmering Mark Ranger is somewhat viable, not that great though. however it would require good energy management, or at least not wasting as much energy as your build does... also if you use Barrage over Glimmering Mark what would you replace it with? also reffer to my comments above about spells... Quote:
1 thing you could do with a "Water Ranger" is to use Ward against Harm as your elite and than Volley instead of Barrage. that way you offer your Rangers even more protection, especially since they're most likely to be bunched up together anyway... Quote:
 too bad those 4 skills arent anywhere in your current builds  Distracting Shot and perhaps Savage Shot should be in all your builds. Favourable Winds should be on 1 Ranger, you could find more useful spirits such as Winnowing, Frozen Soils, etc to fit on the rest. Rapid Fire is a good preparation, so if you're not using Barrage(which cancels preparations) you might as well take that. you could also take Read the Wind to add more damage on non Barrage builds. as for the pets, reffer to my comments above 
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May 15, 2008, 07:26 AM // 07:26
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Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: May 2008
Location: USA
Guild: The New Order of Faith [DOH]
Profession: D/W
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Hey thanks a lot! That was very helpful. I'll get to work on these builds and then post again later. I had my doubts about the water and earth builds in particular to begin with, but I thought I'd give it a try anyway, after actually using the earth build in game, I realized the problems with Dragon's Stomp in particular. I was really looking for a way to have decent knockdown w/o having to use fire. I really wanted the advantages of each element to mesh well with the Ranger's abilities. I'll keep working on it. As for when/where I was planning to use the builds, I'm not completely sure yet. I was thinking AB initially just because it's 4 of us. But we tend to do a lot of PvE as well...
And the other 3 rangers are friends of mine that are currently trying to lvl up so we can actually try this out sometime soon. As far as pets go, I only added them in b/c the person using fire LOVES her pet and likes being a beastmaster |
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May 15, 2008, 07:32 AM // 07:32
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The 5th Celestial Boss
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Inverness, Scotland
Guild: The Cult of Scaro [WHO]
Profession: E/
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1. Stone Striker and Stoneflesh Aura. You're not a tank, don't try to act like one. 2. Leave the Ele spells alone. Dragon's Stomp is the most lulz spell in there, but Shockwave is also a no-no, as is Ward Against Melee. Kai Ying is aloud to use Ward Against Melee, leave it to the Pros. <3 Kai. 3. You have no Distracting Shot. 4. What's the point of Barrage? It does absolutely nothing for you in that build, unlike the Fiery build, so you should look into another elite. By that I don't mean an Elite Elementalist spell. 5. There is no real need to using an Ebon Bow for this build, well, unless you're fighting a lot of Warriors. It's not like there's a Conjure Earth. Gogo Vampiric. Quote:
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Ok, a general note. When you strip most of those builds of all the badness, you're generally left with just a Conjure and Troll Unguent. Barrage isn't really a good skill and is sort of surpassed by Volley in many situations now. Barrage strips you of preparations so you lose out on some nice bonus effects on your arrows. Just about every ranger build should include Distracting Shot.
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May 15, 2008, 07:55 AM // 07:55
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: NYC,NY
Guild: Gods Special Forces (GSF)
Profession: R/E
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konohasfinest I usually just run a “Conjure Prepared Shot” Build, Prepared shot(E), Distracting shot, savage shot, Kindle Arrow, Conjure Flame, Troll Urgent, Natural stride and a Rez sig with My Fire Magic at about 8. It works quite well and dose a fair amount of damage.
Conjure Prepared Shot: OgYUowLiz8O52HjqJ2YL8N/aBA Just some thing I thought you might want to try. 
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May 15, 2008, 08:18 AM // 08:18
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: England
Guild: The Cult of Scaro [WHO]
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May 17, 2008, 11:37 PM // 23:37
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: USA
Guild: [Thay]
Profession: R/Mo
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If you want to make a R/E, stick with something like an Air Conjure Spiker.
Glass arrows/Conjure/Dual Shot/Savage and a few other and you have a decent spike for a ranger. |
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