Archive:A/R Critical Barrage Assassin

This build was archived 14:16, 5 March 2009 (UTC), for the following reason: Inferior to other options: Critscythe, Dagger Spammers, MSDB This build had been designed for the following use: PvE general PvE hero This build was in the category Great before being archived.

The Critical Barrager uses the Assassin primary Attribute of Critical Strikes and the skills Way of the Master + Critical Eye to increase the chance of critical hits. Coupled with a zealous bow string, this character has to hit just 2 enemies per Barrage (on average) to recover the energy cost.

Attributes and Skills

Assassin / Ranger 12 + 1 + 1 Critical Strikes 12 Marksmanship You have an additional 14% chance to critical hit. Whenever you critical hit, you get 3 Energy. Way of the Master EotNAssassin. Critical Strikes 14Way of the MasterEnchantment SpellFor 60 seconds, while holding a non-dagger weapon, you have an additional 31% chance to land a critical hit.5¼30 Critical Eye FactionsAssassin. Critical Strikes 14Critical EyeSkillFor 33 seconds, you have an additional 14% chance to land a critical hit when attacking. You gain 1 Energy whenever you score a critical hit.530 Barrage CoreRanger. Marksmanship 12BarrageElite Bow AttackAll your Preparations are removed. Shoot arrows at target foe and up to 6 foes adjacent to your target. These arrows strike for +17 damage if they hit.51 Distracting Shot CoreRanger. Expertise 0Distracting ShotBow AttackIf Distracting Shot hits, it interrupts target foe's action but deals only 1 damage. If the interrupted action was a skill, that skill is disabled for an additional 20 seconds.5½10 Savage Shot CoreRanger. Marksmanship 12Savage ShotBow AttackIf Savage Shot hits, your target's action is interrupted. If that action was a Spell, you strike for +25 damage.10½5 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Resurrection Signet CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedResurrection SignetSignetResurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost.3   Template code

Equipment

• A zealous bow is recommended, a Flatbow like the Ironwing Flatbow or Chkkr's Flatbow is generally preferred for Barragers, though a Recurve Bow can also be taken.

Usage

• Aim Barrage in the middle of tightly packed groups to maximize damage.
• Keep Critical Eye and Way of the Master up constantly and spam Barrage.
• Distracting Shot and Savage Shot are used to interrupt enemies, particularly ones that spam a single skill, allowing for easy interrupts through the spamming. The increased recharge time imposed by Distracting Shot is especially useful against Wurms using Wurm Siege.

Variants

• Favorable Winds for decreased flight time and arc, and a little extra damage.
• Ebon Battle Standard of Honor for more DPS for yourself and everyone else in your party.
• Antidote Signet or Assassin's Remedy for condition removal.
• Sharpen Daggers for spreading Bleeding to foes.
• Way of Perfection can be used for impressive self-healing when Barraging into clumped foes.
• This build can be adapted for a Barrage/Pet group. Take Charm Animal and Comfort Animal moving attribute points to Beast Mastery.
• Critical Defenses for extra defense.
• Keen Arrow to deal additional spike damage
• Critical Agility is good for some IAS.
• Take Triple Shot or Volley for high energy return and greater DPS.
• If higher critical strikes is taken, Critical Eye may not be necessary, and may be replaced with a skill listed above.
• For a heal take Shadow Refuge.
• Take "You Move Like a Dwarf!" for a ranged KD/interrupt/snare and damage.
• "Finish Him!" is a powerful finisher that the high energy gain from critical strikes and a zealous bow can help to spam.
• "I Am The Strongest!" for more damage.

Notes

• A Barrage ranger deals more consistent damage with higher levels of Marksmanship. However, this build allows for more frequent spike damage thanks to a much higher chance of critical hits.
• A zealous bow string greatly helps with energy management, as hitting just two foes on average per Barrage is enough to fully recover the energy cost of Barrage. But even by hitting one foe, your normal energy regeneration helps you to recover the energy cost of Barrage.

See also

• Build:R/W Barrage
• Build:Team - Barrage/Pet