Ranger - Power Survival

• Twitch: Boyce

• Twitch ROM

• Soulbeast - Sic 'Em Sniper - PvP Soulbeast elite spec version.

• Core LB Roamer - the WvW Roaming version of the build.

Skill Variants

Utility

• 狩猎纹章 over "快保护我！" - trades sustain for a signet that's useful against any build that relies on blocking or projectile reflection for survival. Consider taking 空槽 on Marksmanship.

If you do not own any of the expansions, take the following pets:

• Wolf for the first pet.

• Krytan Drakehound for the second pet.

Variants

• Take 远视 if you want to focus more on Longbow bursts.

Equipment Variants

Sigils

Greatsword

• over - the build already has a fairly high critical hit chance and plenty of trait synergy that pushes it to 100% from time to time, but if that's not enough for you and want to make sure that your opening burst always crits then feel free to pick Intelligence.

General

• Dodging applies 保护, which also heals thanks to the trait 粗糙生长.

• Survival skills cure 2 conditions and grant Fury. 巨魔药膏 (if taken) can cleanse 4, because it triggers another Survival skill from 大地之子.

• Use 猛扑 for mobility.

• 和风疾速 has many uses.

  • It can be used offensively for the Quickness, most notably to boost 高速连射, 重击, or Greatsword autos for downed cleave.
  • Defensively by keeping your pet swap ready in case you need to cleanse 2 conditions.
  • Alternatively the 奔驰疾速 can help you escape damage or chase down targets while on Greatsword.

• Pet swapping acts as a Blast finisher thanks to 野性号角. Being instant, you can have Smokescale place a 障目烟云 under you (even while you're stunned), and swap pets for AoE stealth.

• 猎手暗箭 is the easiest way to gain stealth in this build, but if the projectile misses then it won't be applied. To reduce the chance of that happening (and considering how the damage of this skill is horrible) you should fire it at pets, mesmer clones, and other AI whenever possible. Alternatively, use it to quickly get rid of 目盲 or 圣盾 because it's the fastest projectile on this weapon.

• Smokescale's F2 障目烟云 is a useful combo field:

  • Projectile finishers like 近身平射 and 高速连射 could 目盲 your target, increasing your sustain.
  • 猛扑 or the trait proc from 野性号角 could be used to stack 潜行. While your kit isn't the best for stacking stealth, dropping this field before a fight for your team to execute combos in is generally a good idea.

Doing damage

• Using before a burst makes it less likely to get interrupted whilst also increasing your damage.

• Most of the build revolves around burst combos and just surviving / using fillers inbetween.

The Longbow burst combo is rather simple:

1. CC people with
2. Optional - get from either or
3. Immediately follow up with while you have .

Greatsword burst combo:

1. Already in combat, swap pets to trigger which grants and . Fury gives you for increased damage.
2. Use
3. your target for CC, hopefully a proc, and to refresh Maul.
4. again.