Build talk:R/E HA Melandru's Shot

Support spike, crip stuff offensively/defensively, use utility. Diff usage and playstyle from other mels bar, should have its own page. Someone write up properly plox--Golden Star 20:40, 25 December 2008 (EST)
 * I like the /P, I'm not a big fan of WaM in HA, but that's just me. Goodnight L A
 * This doesn't have WaM...=\--Golden [[image:Goldenstar.JPG|19px]]Star 20:44, 25 December 2008 (EST)
 * mel shot, grasping, waf, SUPERRRR SNARE-WaffleZ LOL- . 20:49, 25 December 2008 (EST)
 * Sometimes people in HA are silly and take expensive wards on classes that can't afford them. 68.58.91.59 01:01, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Sometimes anons are terrible and can't manage energy--Goldenstar 01:06, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Some people have flavor of the month goggles and can't see how bad this actually is. 68.58.91.59 01:10, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

WaF is pretty expensive, tbh. SoC+"Make Haste!" should probably be main bar, tbh. ــмıкε нaшк  21:03, 25 December 2008 (EST)
 * Don't comment about a meta bar just 5-5-X, yes people do run Ward on this bar. [[Image:Frostrage.jpg|19px]]Frosty  po!  21:04, 25 December 2008 (EST)
 * Foes can be kind of expensive but you won't normally be using it unless snaring relics (unlike a caster who would play it on all maps).--Golden [[image:Goldenstar.JPG|19px]]Star 21:06, 25 December 2008 (EST)

I'd probably just go with Lightening Reflexes over Nat Stride anyways. So many hexes and enchants in HA I doubt it could stay up long enough. And Reflexes in great for stopping physical spikes.(71.82.120.38 18:28, 31 December 2008 (EST))
 * Natural Stride wins relic runs. Drahgal Meir 15:28, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * And splits. Either works fine though--Goldenstar 16:11, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Cripple every 12 seconds, otherwise just standard poison and 'rupts. This build is terrible. Your team's Earth skills should not be on the ranger. Use a different elite. Add some spike assist like Zojun's Shot. Needling shot can double your rate of poison spread. Poor use of ranger's potential.--ClavisRa 16:03, November 2, 2009 (UTC)
 * How the hell is Regular Arrow -> Mel's Shot -> Savage Shot or even Regular Arrow -> Savage Shot not enough spike assist?  Thomas   So   Dutch  16:05, November 2, 2009 (UTC)
 * I actually lol'd irl at how bad that comment was Rawrawr Dinosaur 16:35, November 2, 2009 (UTC)
 * First, MS is once every 12 seconds, and its main purpose is to snare, so it will almost never be available for spike assist, unless you give up use as snare. Second, at 9 Marksmanship, regular arrow is negligible damage, as is Savage unless you are lucky enough to hit a spell on the spike assist. You may as well wand the target.  You would be more helpful timing a 'rupt on the Prot, or sitting on the WoH on a spike.--ClavisRa 16:40, November 2, 2009 (UTC)
 * Wow. Just wow.  ~  Short  ~  16:41, November 2, 2009 (UTC)
 * Well you just proved you don't even HA, considering people dont run WoH. Rawrawr Dinosaur 17:42, November 2, 2009 (UTC)
 * Ok on snares during relic runs you have an IMS and blocking so you can't get line backed/dshoted while using your earth snares, melandru's shot recharges in 12 seconds, quick enough to get a mel's off at least once on every relic runner in halls and more than once on unholy. It may not have a v big spike assist, but it can shutdown things such as rits/mesmers/ele's etc, along with a PD it means you have a fair amount of shutdown. And ofcourse poison spread makes for a lot of pressure. Honestly, saying this is dumb shows you clearly don't HA anywhere past underworld or you play some form of bad gimmick too much. --Frosty  [[Image:Frostcharge.jpg|19px]] 17:02, November 2, 2009 (UTC)


 * I demand Natural Stride instead of Lightning Reflexes. Adriaanz 08:47, December 15, 2009 (UTC)

Potentially make a HA Ranger
Seeing as playstyle rarely changes in HA for a generic ranger, would it be good to make the elite optional, seeing as things like IA and Magebane (especially magebane) are seeing more and more play. --Frosty  09:18, May 4, 2010 (UTC)
 * IA is ran with /P utility--GWPirate 14:07, July 3, 2010 (UTC)

Should become general meta again
Recharge got down to 10 seconds, much better?--77.61.129.90 12:40, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Not sure, it's still in the meta but magebane is still used more. Frostels 13:00, 13 December 2010 (UTC)