Curse

TheAnnihilator · Dec 21, 2005, 05:23 AM // 05:23

im a ranger and always will be, i used the search button and cant find any good ranger builds that deal lots of damage to a mob, unless its a trap build......i want a build thats unstoppable.

Guillaume De Sonoma · Dec 21, 2005, 05:32 AM // 05:32

Ignite Arrows+Conjure Flame+A firey bow+ favorable winds (or any other spirit) and what ever else you are able to fit will do good mob damage if you do a dual shot.

So Conjure ~12
Ignite~ 14
Bow attack~ varies
Fave= 6

Bow+12+14+6= 36+ bow (since I don't play ranger lets say 20 damage)= 56/4=14 so 56-14= 42 times 2= 84 of AoE damage, but they will all scatter soon after because of the AoE nerf.

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/skill/392-dual-shot

edit: and if you put judge's insight on *after* you put on conjure you deal holy damage on your regular attack which is ignores armor I believe and has 20% armor penatration which is decent I must say.
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/skill/204-judge-s-insight

and/or strength of honor http://www.guildwarsguru.com/skill/2...ength-of-honor will deal an extra 7 or 8 on each attack so another 16 or so damage each time.

Some one please correct my math as I do not play a bow ranger

LaserLight · Dec 21, 2005, 06:59 AM // 06:59

Strength of Honor is melee-only, bud. Plus, unless you happen to have one of those Smiters that's looking to selflessly support his party instead of charging up and doing his own damage (and I know lots of Smiters who do that >_>), you're going to have to choose between a Conjure and Judge's Insight.

Annihilator, the usual Ranger mob buster is what's called a Barrager. They tend to use either a Conjure Element or Judge's Insight, depending on their skill and financial levels. A Judge's Insight Barrager (R/Mo) with a 5/-1 Vampiric string affixed to a +15 while Enchanted/in a Stance max damage Half Moon and a tolerance for Tiger's Fury is going to be putting out a great deal of damage to anyone caught in his firing line, but it'll cost you a bloody fortune.

A more affordable alternate, though not quite as damaging, is a Conjure Barrager (R/E) with a +damage while Enchanted (add element here) bow. Lay down your Conjure, then start Barraging. You lose a good chunk of damage next to the Insight Barrager, but you don't have to mortgage your soul to do that damage. Currently this is the most efficient way I know of to slam mobs while playing Ranger.