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This build is designed to allow your pet to tank and deal heavy damage quickly through Enraged Lunge, and gain energy through Scavenger Strike.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=Ranger/any beastmastery=12+1+3 expertise=9+1 marksmanship=6][Never Rampage Alone][Otyugh's Cry][Feral Lunge][Scavenger Strike][Enraged Lunge][Brutal Strike][Comfort Animal][Charm Animal][/build]

Equipment
Highest Vigor rune you can afford, rune of vitae and attuement

Survivor Insignia on chest and the rest Radiant Insignias

Any longbow with +30 health mod.

Usage
Cast Never Rampage Alone and Otyugh's Cry when entering battle to boost health, attack speed, and pet armor. Use Feral Lunge to apply bleeding then Scavenger Strike once bleeding has set in to gain energy. Spam Enraged Lunge whenever several skills are recharging to deal major damage. Use Brutal Strike when enemy's health is below 50% to deal maximum damage. Re-apply Otyugh's Cry if pet is being blocked. Apply Comfort Animal when needed. Also it is helpful to bring heroes that cause conditions to ensure the energy boost of Scavenger Strike. If properly excuted low energy is almost never a problem. As this build it designed to allow your pet to deal major damage, it is imperative that you keep your distance from the enemies to stay alive and allow your pet to do the tanking.

Counters
Blindness on pet

Pet death

Your death which causes pet to do little damage

Variants
Replace Brutal Strike with any desired pet attack. Use Predator's Pounce to gain health boost for pet or Poisonous Bite to inflict condition for use of Scavenger Strike. Call of Haste may be used in place of Never Rampage Alone; however, it has no health benefit.