User:Garrik Fel/Condition King

The Condition King is a ranger who specializes in spreading conditions to multiple foes.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=ranger/mesmer expertise=12+1+1 wilderness=9+1 marksmanship=10+1][screaming shot][broad head arrow][signet of infection][epidemic][apply poison][optional][optional][resurrection signet] [/build]

Equipment

 * Silencing or Poisonous Bow String


 * Shortbow or Recurve bow


 * Survivor Insignia

Usage

 * Be careful about range. Disease (Caused by Signet of Infection) and Epidemic only affect adjacent foes, and "Adjacent" is very small (for professional rangers, "adjacent" is the same range barrage has).  You'll have to use your head when you use these skills.  A good time to use epidemic would be to use against melee characters bunched up on one target.  Another good time would be to use against a caster who retreats behind a wall of enemies while he is retreating.


 * While in the thick of battle while some skills are recharging, be careful about Broad Head Arrow (BHA) and Epidemic. Even with a shortbow, BHA takes a while to hit, and if you use epidemic immediately after using BHA, there is a very strong chance you'll spread conditions before dazed is applied.


 * Be careful when using this build around humans. Disease spreads to all adjacent members of the species it was applied to, not just enemies.

Variants

 * Lightning Reflexes For Defense


 * Troll Unguent for Self Heal


 * Volley to interrupt groups of dazed casters


 * Phantom Pain and Shatter Delusion to inflict deep wound


 * "Finish Him!" to inflict deep wound


 * Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support to keep a dazed caster interrupted.