Curse

Lady Lorwinia · Mar 10, 2006, 03:46 AM // 03:46

I love my ranger spiker. With rtw my arrows always hit. And punishing shot is fantastic.

The problem is when I unload all my energy in a string of attacks on a caster, I have to wait a couple seconds for my energy to recharge do a decent level.

The caster meanwhile gets healed and I do the same thing over again until I eventually kill him.

I need a secondary skill for my ranger that finishes someone off quite quickly with low attribute points, low energy, and not an elite.

I know it's a lot to ask.. it also needs to cast quick cause the point is to take them out when my ranger attacks are recharging.

Thanks!

dgb · Mar 10, 2006, 03:52 AM // 03:52

If you want to precast it phantom pain could do then at the end hit shatter delusions - nice deep wound spike. Five energy, 1/4 second cast - the problem is you have to precast phantom pain before the spike.

HawkofStorms · Mar 10, 2006, 04:18 AM // 04:18

An offensive signet possibley?

zoozoc · Mar 10, 2006, 04:37 AM // 04:37

barbed signet perhaps?

swordfisher · Mar 10, 2006, 05:05 AM // 05:05

Though it requires 2 slots, phantom pain/shatter delusions is a good suggestion. You don't even have to spec that much into domination- the real hit is from the deep wound, and any damage shatter delusions brings in is just icing for your deathcake. The downside is that it costs 15 e to cast both, and expertise isn't helping you.

Ragnorak · Mar 14, 2006, 07:17 PM // 19:17

As a "Quick Finishing" move, Barbed Signet wouldn't be appropriate, 2 second cast time wouldn't do the trick.

I would also like to know what level of expertise you run, running a higher level may mean you don't require this extra skill.

Also: If you aren't already running this I suggest doing: Read the Wind, Dual Shot, Punishing Shot, and then Savage. That's pretty quick damage although I fail to see how you could solo spike a monk with it...

Yanman.be · Mar 14, 2006, 07:37 PM // 19:37

grab quickshot instead of punishing shot

3lite · Mar 14, 2006, 07:59 PM // 19:59

Well a good question first off is how much expertise do u have...u shouldnt be running out of energy in one string of attacks with a typical ranger spike build...im guessing u run with dual, punishing, savage, rtw?

holden · Mar 14, 2006, 09:53 PM // 21:53

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Originally Posted by 3lite

Well a good question first off is how much expertise do u have...u shouldnt be running out of energy in one string of attacks with a typical ranger spike build...im guessing u run with dual, punishing, savage, rtw?

i agree. what are your attributes Lady? where's your expertise at?

TheOneMephisto · Mar 14, 2006, 10:23 PM // 22:23

maybe dark pact if you ahve some extra attribute points?

Vindexus · Mar 14, 2006, 10:51 PM // 22:51

The answer is more Expertise and possibly a zealous mod.

JR · Mar 14, 2006, 11:15 PM // 23:15

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Originally Posted by Vindexus

The answer is more Expertise and possibly a zealous mod.

Roger that. Look at expertise breakpoints, works out what level best suits the skills you are using.

Bloodied Blade · Mar 15, 2006, 10:00 PM // 22:00

If by "quick" you also are implying that the damage doesn't need to be very high, Banish is decent. 5 energy, almost instant cast, fairly fast recovery.

If you use a lot of energy because you're spending it on interrupting the elly, try running Concussion Shot as your anti-caster interrupt and Punishing as an anti-signet/skill interrupt.