Curse

Epik Tig3r · Aug 24, 2006, 02:36 AM // 02:36

I've been trying out some random builds and I don't know if this build has been tried or mentioned before here, but what do you think of this build I came up with?

Equipped:
-Full Druid's set and the mask that ups expertise
-Communing Staff on first wep. set
-any longbow on second wep. set

Attributes:
Can't recall exactly right now but its something like this
Expertise-12/13
Communing-10/11
Channeling-the rest of the skill pts.

Skills:
-Pain
-Bloodsong
-Shadowsong
-Disenchantment
-Dissonence
-Rez Skill
-Painful Bond(or whatever the one that adds to spirit dmg is called)
-Oath Shot

With this build, I only use it for PvE and I've never tried it out on PvP but i basically just equip my staff and spawn all 5 of my spirits behind the tanks as any other Rt would do. Then I cast Painful Bond on a group of enemies, then switch to my bow and use oath shot to reset all of my spells. Then i quickly respawn the spirits that die and therfore, there are always spirits around to attack. This makes up for the short lifetime of disenchantment, dissonence, and shadowsong and for the absence of extra hp that comes from spawning power that primary Rt's have.
The expertise minimizes the cost of the binding spells and I am able to spawn Pain with only 2 energy and the others at a very low cost. I have never really run out of energy while using this build unless i am casting painful bond alot which isnt minimized by expertise.
This build has been very helpful to me and I want to kno what everyone thinks about it and if there are any flaws, suggestions, etc.

Pick Me · Aug 24, 2006, 01:35 PM // 13:35

The first thing I noticed is you lack healing.

The second thing I noticed is that you have a lot of casting to do (time wise), you must have very patient players on your team to do this.

Interesting build though.

I may try this with my Ritualist.

FyrFytr998 · Aug 24, 2006, 02:47 PM // 14:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pick Me

The first thing I noticed is you lack healing.

The second thing I noticed is that you have a lot of casting to do (time wise), you must have very patient players on your team to do this.

Interesting build though.

I may try this with my Ritualist.

Which is exactly why if a rit secondary is used. A ranger should focus more on the weapon buffing skills. Leave the Spirit Spamming to a real Ritualist running Ritual Lord.

Between Weapon Buffs and a real res spell. It gives rangers another secondary to run besides monk. Not that a ranger really needs a secondary to begin with.