Archive:R/E Conjure Glass Spiker

This build was archived 16 January 2009, for the following reason: Inferior to new Turret Rangers This build had been designed for the following use: PvP RA PvP TA PvP CM This build was in the category Great before being archived.

The Conjure Glass Spiker utilizes damage-boosting skills and bow attacks to quickly deal several small packets of damage that deal a large amount of total damage.

Attributes and Skills

Ranger / Elementalist 11 + 1 + 2 Expertise 11 + 1 Marksmanship 8 Fire Magic The energy cost of attack skills, rituals, touch skills and all Ranger skills is reduced by 56%. Glass Arrows FactionsRanger. Expertise 14Glass ArrowsElite PreparationFor 33 seconds, your arrows strike for +19 damage if they hit and cause Bleeding for 19 seconds if they are Blocked.2212 Distracting Shot CoreRanger. Expertise 14Distracting ShotBow AttackIf Distracting Shot hits, it interrupts target foe's action but deals only 15 damage. If the interrupted action was a skill, that skill is disabled for an additional 20 seconds.2½10 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.4½5 Dual Shot CoreRanger. UnlinkedDual ShotBow AttackShoot two arrows simultaneously at target foe. These arrows deal 25% less damage.410 Conjure Flame CoreElementalist. Fire Magic 8Conjure FlameEnchantment SpellFor 60 seconds, if you're wielding a fire weapon, your attacks strike for an additional 13 fire damage.10145 Lightning Reflexes CoreRanger. Expertise 14Lightning ReflexesStanceFor 11 seconds, you have a 75% chance to block melee and projectile attacks, and you attack 33% faster.430 Favorable Winds CoreRanger. Marksmanship 12Favorable WindsNature RitualCreate a level 8 Spirit with 160 Health and 50 armor. For non-Spirit creatures within its range, arrows move twice as fast and strike for +6 damage. This Spirit dies after 126 seconds.2560 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

• Fiery Hornbow for spiking
• Fiery Recurve Bow for when not spiking

Usage

• Maintain Favorable Winds, Glass Arrows, and your conjure to strengthen your spikes.
• Spike with Dual Shot followed by Savage Shot.
• Use Lightning Reflexes to block enemy attacks.
• Interrupt enemy skills with Distracting Shot and Savage Shot.

Counters

• Timely anti-melee
• Shield of Absorption
• Shielding Hands

Variants

• Replace Favorable Winds with a utility skill.
• Replace Conjure Flame with Conjure Frost or Conjure Lightning
• Use Mark of Rodgort for degen.
• Replace Conjure Flame with Conjure Lightning and replace Distracting Shot with Shell Shock for cracked armor.
• Replace Favorable Winds with Needling Shot for powerful finishing damage

Notes

• This build is best used in pairs with a deep wound source elsewhere in the team.