User:Chilling/A/R Critical Barrager

Using critical strikes and Barrage, you have decent energy management and damage multiple enemies. The shouts also make you a very helpful addition to the team, with knockdown, Cracked Armor and Deep Wound conditions and unblockable attacks with Dodge This!

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=Assassin/Ranger CriticalStrikes=12+1+2 Marksmanship=12][Way of the Master][Critical Eye][Barrage]["Dodge This!"]["Finish Him!"][Savage Shot]["You move like a Dwarf!"][Optional][/build]


 * Optional: Ressurection Signet, Keen Arrow

Equipment
What I use: Headpiece: Nightstalker, Major Critical Strikes, +1 default Critical Strikes (total +3 critical strikes) Chest: Radiant, Attunement Gloves: Nightstalkers, Minor/Major/Superior Vigor, I use Major cause it's only 9 less health for plenty less platinum Legs: Survivor, Vitae Feet: Nightstalkers, Clarity (Clarity for the annoying weakness and blind shutting you down so easily) Zealous Bow works best. Other mods don't matter very much. You should probably not use a Longbow, seeing as they aren't as effective in the fray, but keep one in your inventory to pull.
 * Armor
 * Weapons

Usage
Maintain Way of the Master and Critical Eye when in battle. In the case of a huddled group of foes, Barrage should give you enough adrenaline to use Dodge This!, so you can repeatedly use them together to increase damage. Knockdown with YMLAD! if you can't hit someone because they are running around, if you need to interrupt, etc. Savage Shot to interrupt (obviously). Use your energy, as you'll probably be getting a decent amount of it if you're hitting more than a few enemies at once. Tips: You can use shouts like Dodge This!, Finish Him and YMLAD while you are attacking or moving or casting, so you don't have to interrupt any of your skills to use them. If you use Dodge This! after attacking but before the arrow hits the enemy, it will still work normally. Note that Dodge This! makes your attack unblockable, so it is useful against rangers and other NPCs with block effects.

Counters
Mass knockdown, weakness and/or blind areas that shut down your DPS. Heavy armor and damage reduction also causes your arrows to small damage, but you can still help with Finish Him! and YMLAD!