Build:R/D Wounding Strike

This build is provisionally vetted good pending more votes. This build has received a provisional rating in the range from 3.75 to < 4.75 and thus qualifies for the lower category of working builds: Good. This build has been designed for the following use: PvE general

This build combines a pet's single target damage output with the scythe's ability to spread deep wound quickly. Fits into most team builds featuring melee support. Benefits from either low level minions or a communing prot ritualist to avoid having your pet killed. Combines well with illusion magic mesmers applying Fragility on foes, preferably alongside Fevered Dreams.

Attributes and Skills

Ranger / Dervish 12 + 1 + 2 Beast Mastery 6 + 2 Expertise 11 Scythe Mastery 2 Earth Prayers The energy cost of attack skills, rituals, touch skills and all Ranger skills is reduced by 32%. Wounding Strike NightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery 11Wounding StrikeElite Scythe AttackIf this attack hits, you do +16 damage, target foe suffers from Bleeding for 16 seconds, and you lose 1 Dervish enchantment. If an enchantment was removed, target foe also suffers from a Deep Wound for 16 seconds.33 Reap Impurities NightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery 11Reap ImpuritiesMelee AttackIf this attack hits, you deal +12 damage. Each foe you hit loses 1 condition. For each foe who loses a condition, all foes adjacent to that target foe take 32 holy damage.5 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Aura of Thorns NightfallDervish. Earth Prayers 2Aura of ThornsFlash Enchantment SpellAll nearby foes begin Bleeding for 6 seconds. For 30 seconds, this enchantment does nothing. When this enchantment ends, all nearby foes are Crippled for 4 seconds. 510 Scavenger Strike CoreRanger. Beast Mastery 15Scavenger StrikePet AttackYour animal companion attempts a Scavenger Strike that deals +25 damage. If the attack strikes a foe who is suffering a condition, you gain 15 Energy.310 Never Rampage Alone NightfallRanger. Sunspear rank Never Rampage AloneSkillFor 18..25 seconds, you and your pet attack 25% faster and have 1..3 Health regeneration. PvE only.1020 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Comfort Animal CoreRanger. Beast Mastery 15Comfort AnimalSkillYou heal your animal companion for 104 Health. If your companion is dead, it is resurrected with 58% Health. If you have Comfort Animal equipped, your animal companion will travel with you.311   Template code

Variable skill slot 1:

• Grenth's FingersNightfallDervish. Wind Prayers 1Grenth's FingersFlash Enchantment SpellAll nearby foes are struck for 12 cold damage. For 30 seconds, your attacks deal cold damage. When this enchantment ends, you transfer 1 conditions to all nearby foes.510 – possibly transfers a condition to foes. Don't use this if the damage type conversion would prevent triggering support skills like Mark of PainCoreNecromancer. Curses Mark of PainHex SpellFor 30 seconds, whenever target foe takes physical damage, Mark of Pain deals 10..34..42 shadow damage to adjacent foes.10120 or Judge's InsightCoreMonk. Smiting Prayers Judge's InsightEnchantment SpellFor 8..18..21 seconds, target ally's attacks deal holy damage and have +20% armor penetration.10210. Increase wind prayers to 1.
• ConvictionNightfallDervish. Earth Prayers 1ConvictionFlash Enchantment SpellFor 10 seconds, you have +10 armor if you have a condition and gain 1 Health regen for each condition you have. When this enchantment ends, you are cured of 1 conditions.510 – for a slight armor boost while suffering from conditions.

Variable skill slot 2:

• Asuran ScanEotNNo Profession. Asura rank Asuran ScanHex SpellFor 9..12 seconds your attacks cannot miss target foe. Killing a foe hexed with Asuran scan removes 5% death penalty.
  PvE only.55 – to make sure your own attacks hit.
• "I Am Unstoppable!"EotNNo Profession. Norn rank "I Am Unstoppable!"ShoutFor 16..20 seconds, you have +24 armor and cannot be knocked down or Crippled.
  PvE only.530 – against knock downs, crippled condition and for improved survivability.
• Drunken MasterEotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Drunken MasterStanceFor 72..90 seconds, your movement and attack speeds are increased by 10..15%. If you are drunk while activating this Skill, your movement and attack speeds are increased by 25..33% instead.
  PvE only.560 – for maximum increased attack speed and a slightly increased movement speed.
  • Consider combining with Call of HasteCoreRanger. Beast Mastery 15Call of HasteShoutFor 30 seconds, your animal companion has a 33% faster attack speed and moves 33% faster.1025 by dropping Never Rampage AloneNightfallRanger. Sunspear rank 5Never Rampage AloneSkillFor 25 seconds, you and your pet attack 25% faster and have 3 Health regeneration.
    PvE only.1520

Equipment

Weapons:

• Vampiric "Strength and Honour" scythe of defense.
• Shield set: crippling "I Have the Power!" spear of defense with an "I Can See Clearly Now" shield of fortitude.

Equipment:

• 5 beastmaster's insignias.
• Rune of superior vigor.
• Rune of clarity.
• Rune of vitae.

Use

• Maintain Never Rampage AloneNightfallRanger. Sunspear rank Never Rampage AloneSkillFor 18..25 seconds, you and your pet attack 25% faster and have 1..3 Health regeneration.
  PvE only.1520 (and Drunken MasterEotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Drunken MasterStanceFor 72..90 seconds, your movement and attack speeds are increased by 10..15%. If you are drunk while activating this Skill, your movement and attack speeds are increased by 25..33% instead.
  PvE only.560, if you brought it).
• Call for Scavenger StrikeCoreRanger. Beast Mastery Scavenger StrikePet AttackYour animal companion attempts a Scavenger Strike that deals +10..22..26 damage. If the attack strikes a foe who is suffering a condition, you gain 3..13..16 Energy.510 on recharge.
• Use Grenth's FingersNightfallDervish. Wind Prayers Grenth's FingersFlash Enchantment SpellAll nearby foes are struck for 10..34..42 cold damage. For 30 seconds, your attacks deal cold damage. When this enchantment ends, you transfer 1..2..2 conditions to all nearby foes.510 or ConvictionNightfallDervish. Earth Prayers ConvictionFlash Enchantment SpellFor 10 seconds, you have +10 armor if you have a condition and gain 1..3..3 Health regen for each condition you have. When this enchantment ends, you are cured of 1..2..2 conditions.510 and Aura of ThornsNightfallDervish. Earth Prayers Aura of ThornsFlash Enchantment SpellAll nearby foes begin Bleeding for 5..13..16 seconds. For 30 seconds, this enchantment does nothing. When this enchantment ends, all nearby foes are Crippled for 3..7..8 seconds. 510 to apply deep wound with Wounding StrikeNightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery Wounding StrikeElite Scythe AttackIf this attack hits, you do +5..17..21 damage, target foe suffers from Bleeding for 5..17..21 seconds, and you lose 1 Dervish enchantment. If an enchantment was removed, target foe also suffers from a Deep Wound for 5..17..21 seconds.53.
  • Spread deep wound on as many foes as possible.
• Deal additional damage by using Reap ImpuritiesNightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery Reap ImpuritiesMelee AttackIf this attack hits, you deal +3..13..16 damage. Each foe you hit loses 1 condition. For each foe who loses a condition, all foes adjacent to that target foe take 10..34..42 holy damage.5 on targets suffering from conditions.
  • Wounding Strike's deep wound is covered by bleeding.
• If you brought "I Am Unstoppable!"EotNNo Profession. Norn rank "I Am Unstoppable!"ShoutFor 16..20 seconds, you have +24 armor and cannot be knocked down or Crippled.
  PvE only.530, use it to counter knockdowns and increase your survivability.

Counters

• Hexes like Blurred VisionCoreElementalist. Water Magic Blurred VisionHex SpellFor 4..9..10 seconds, target foe and adjacent foes are Hexed with Blurred Vision. While Hexed, those foes have a 50% chance to miss with attacks.10112 and blindness condition applied on your pet.

See also

• Dagger Ranger with Pet
• Beast Master Ranger