User:Manticore X

The Pack Stalker combines the assassin's dagger skills and the use of a pet to apply pressure damage through inflicting bleeding and poison conditions on a target while dealing steady melee damage. This build relies on Expertise for low energy costs and Heal as One to give both the ranger and pet some extra durability.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=R/A bea=10+1 exp=10+1+1 dag=11][Jagged Strike][Fox Fangs][Death Blossom][Poisonous Bite][Throw Dirt][Run as One][Heal as One][Charm Animal][/build]

Equipment
NOTE: All 3 sets of daggers should have +5 energy or 15^50 inscriptions on them.
 * A set of armor using survivor's, brawler's, or beastmaster's insignias.
 * A Rune of Superior Vigor, a Rune of Minor Expertise, and a Rune of Minor Beast Mastery.
 * Runes of Vitae are recommended for the remaining armor pieces, but Runes of Attunement can be used as well.
 * Zealous Daggers of Fortitude
 * Sundering Daggers of Fortitude
 * Ebon Daggers of Fortitude

Usage

 * Use Jagged Strike and Poisonous Bite to maintain degeneration on your target as much as possible.
 * Switch to the Zealous Daggers when you need to gain or conserve energy. Most (if not all) of your skills should cost 3 energy, so you should be able to keep a steady assault on your target.
 * Use Heal as One and Throw Dirt as needed to help keep you and your pet alive.
 * Use Run as One to move between capture points and as an escape from enemies.
 * Try to keep your pet alive, as he is a critical part of your DPS. Revive him as soon as possible if he dies.

Counters

 * Standard melee counters.
 * Person-based AoE skills can be a threat to you and your pet if you're not careful.
 * Heavy energy denial can be a problem for this build.

Variants

 * Replacing Jagged Strike for Leaping Mantis Sting can provide a snare, but at the cost of a degeneration skill.
 * Replace Throw Dirt with Lightning Reflexes or Tiger's Fury/Bestial Fury for IAS. Lightning Reflexes is recommended since it also gives you a chance to block attacks.
 * Replace Poisonous Bite with Disrupting Lunge if you wish to use an interrupt.
 * Replace Run as One with another running skill if you're less concerned about your pet's running speed.