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Prepared Shot |
Marksmanship |
Elite Bow Attack |
If this attack hits, you strike for +24 damage. If you are under the effects of a Preparation, you gain 8 Energy. |
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 2 |
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 6 |
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Dual Shot |
No Attribute |
Bow Attack |
Shoot two arrows simultaneously at target foe. These arrows deal 25% less damage. |
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5 |
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10 |
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Distracting Shot |
Expertise |
Bow Attack |
If Distracting Shot hits, it interrupts target foe's action but deals only 14 damage. If the interrupted action was a skill, that skill is disabled for an additional 20 seconds. |
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2 |
 0.5 |
10 |
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Savage Shot |
Marksmanship |
Bow Attack |
If Savage Shot hits, your target's action is interrupted. If that action was a Spell, you strike for 27 damage. |
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5 |
0.5 |
5 |
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Kindle Arrows |
Wilderness Survival |
Preparation |
For 24 seconds, your arrows deal fire damage and hit for an additional 20 fire damage. |
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2 |
2 |
12 |
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Lightning Reflexes |
Expertise |
Stance |
For 10 seconds, you have a 75% chance to block melee and projectile attacks, and you attack 33% faster. |
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5 |
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30 |
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Resurrection Signet |
No Attribute |
Signet |
Resurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost. |
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3 |
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Troll Unguent |
Wilderness Survival |
Skill |
For 13 seconds, you gain +9 Health regeneration. |
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2 |
3 |
10 |
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Build Description
This is a pretty striaght forward build to use.
Usage
Always have kindle arrows on. My typical follow up on attacking is dual shot, savage shot, prepared shot, by now you've probably dished out a ton of damage and they're running away. If neccisary use distracing shot, but I normally save these for casters and inturupting healing skills and res attempts. Make sure after somebody dies you tab around a bit and look for res attempts.
Weapons/armor
This build requires a bit of weapon switching, all will need a +30 handle of fortitude. You will need a Vampiric short bow (for maximum damage), a Zealous shortbow (use this against casters, expecially monks :) A recurve bow with armor penetration (for straffing targets) and a Sundering longbow (for running targets). You will need a +2 rune for expertise, for marksmanship +1 head rune and a +3 major rune, and a +2 rune for wilderness survival. You will only have 400 health, but with some armor mods and lighnint reflexes, and a 9 pip troll ungent, you will be fine.
Tactics
This build is capable of killing casters very quickly. With an organized team all attacking the same target you can sometimes kill somebody before they get a chance to heal. Use prepared shot whenever you can, it will supply you with a limitless scource of energy. Like this, you will never run out of energy. Remember to switch tagets when a protection skill goes up.
What to watch out for
Becuase of its low health, this build is succeptible to degen. When this happens, remember to switch out your vampiric bow and use Troll Ungent. I suggest using Troll ungent right before you enter a battle. Save Lighning reflexes for sins expecially and other rangers. Blind can kill, if you are blinded dont waste your energy. Heal and kite while you wait for your skills to recharge.
Skill switches for different uses
For alliance battles I would switch res signet for Pin down, and if you preffer you could switch Lighning reflexes for Whirling Defence. Somepeople prefer Whilring defence because it lasts 8 seconds longer. Also, you can switch distracting shot for forked arrow for a ton of damage only a true spike ranger can provide, though this is a bit of a gamble in pvp. Good luck to you!
Posted by Flaming Wookie
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