Build:R/any PvP Poison Arrow

The PvXwiki community finds this to be a good build. This build has received an overall 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: PvP RA PvP FA PvP JQ

This build is significantly affected by the Flux: Chain Combo. See the build's talk page for discussion and ramifications not noted here.

This build is significantly affected by the Flux: Jack of All Trades. See the build's talk page for discussion and ramifications not noted here.   Notes: Decrease Expertise to 9 + 1 + 1 and either Marksmanship or Wilderness Survival to 9 + 1. Increase <secondary profession attribute> to 8. With three attributes use 11/10+1/10+1

Cause constant pressure on the opposing team in lower-end PvP by spreading poison and bleeding.

Skills and Attributes

Ranger / Any 11 + 1 + 2 Expertise 10 + 1 Marksmanship 10 + 1 Wilderness Survival The energy cost of attack skills, rituals, touch skills and all Ranger skills is reduced by 56%. Savage Shot CoreRanger. Marksmanship 11Savage ShotBow AttackIf Savage Shot hits, your target's action is interrupted. If that action was a Spell, you strike for +24 damage.4½5 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 Poison Arrow PropheciesRanger. Wilderness Survival 11Poison ArrowElite Bow AttackIf Poison Arrow hits, your target becomes Poisoned for 16 seconds.21 Barbed Arrows NightfallRanger. Wilderness Survival 11Barbed ArrowsPreparationFor 24 seconds, your arrows cause Bleeding for 12 seconds. You have -40 armor while activating this skill.4212 Natural Stride NightfallRanger. Wilderness Survival 11Natural StrideStanceFor 6 seconds, you run 33% faster and have a 50% chance to block incoming attacks. Natural Stride ends if you become Hexed or Enchanted.212 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

Optional (and in JQ/FA, over Resurrection SignetCoreNo 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):

• Lightning Reflexes (PvP)CoreRanger. Expertise 14Lightning Reflexes (PvP)StanceFor 11 seconds, you have a 75% chance to block melee and projectile attacks, and you attack 33% faster.445 : Long recharge, but allows you to push up with near-impunity, quickly spread conditions and easily interrupt.
• FlurryPropheciesWarrior. UnlinkedFlurryStanceFor 5 seconds, your attack rate is increased by 33%, but you deal 25% less damage.55 : Use to quickly spread your degeneration or speed interrupts on demand, be mindful of your energy.
• Pin DownCoreRanger. Marksmanship 11Pin DownBow AttackIf Pin Down hits, your target is Crippled for 12 seconds.158 : Basic snare, pretty much always useful.
• Concussion ShotCoreRanger. Marksmanship 11Concussion ShotBow AttackIf Concussion Shot hits while target foe is casting a Spell, the Spell is interrupted and your target is Dazed for 16 seconds. This attack deals only 12 damage.25½5 : Expensive but can entirely shut down some casters.
• Debilitating ShotCoreRanger. Marksmanship 11Debilitating ShotBow AttackIf Debilitating Shot hits, your target loses 8 Energy.1010 : Rarely the best option for pressure due to low energy sets but can really sting if you catch someone in their high set with it.
• Point Blank ShotPropheciesRanger. Expertise 14Point Blank ShotBow AttackShoot an arrow that has half the normal range, but strikes for +38 damage.23 / Zojun's ShotFactionsRanger. Expertise 14Zojun's ShotBow AttackShoot an arrow that has half the normal range, but strikes for +38 damage.23 : Cheap yet considerable +damage for assisting in spikes. Note the half range.
  • Other bow attacks' bonus damage scales with Marksmanship, which is lower in this build and most are lower power or have more severe downsides.
• Troll UnguentCoreRanger. Wilderness Survival 11Troll UnguentSkillFor 13 seconds, you gain +8 Health regeneration.5310 : Potent but slow self heal, most useful in FA/JQ.
• Holy VeilCoreMonk. UnlinkedHoly VeilEnchantment SpellWhile you maintain this Enchantment, any Hex cast on target ally takes twice as long to cast. When Holy Veil ends, one Hex is removed from target ally.-15112 / Remove HexCoreMonk. UnlinkedRemove HexSpellRemove a Hex from target ally.518 : Hex removal. Veil is generally a more versatile skill but Remove Hex has a slight recharge advantage.
• Mending TouchNightfallMonk. Protection Prayers 1Mending TouchSpellTouched ally loses two Conditions and is healed for 18 Health for each Condition removed in this way.5¾6 / Antidote SignetCoreRanger. UnlinkedAntidote SignetSignetCleanse yourself of Poison, Disease, and Blindness, and one additional condition.14 : Condition removal. Mending Touch is generally better if your secondary is available for Monk (can be used on allies), but Antidote Signet has guaranteed Blind removal from self and lets you use any secondary.
• BlackoutPropheciesMesmer. Domination Magic 6BlackoutSkillFor 4 seconds, all of touched target foe's skills are disabled, and all of your skills are disabled for 5 seconds.10112 : Adjust attributes to get 6 Domination Magic. Use to shut down an opponent entirely at a critical moment. Continue to spread Bleeding while you're disabled.
• Rend EnchantmentsCoreNecromancer. Curses 1Rend EnchantmentsSpellRemove 5 Enchantments from target foe. For each Monk Enchantment removed, you take 53 damage.5220 : Deep enchantment removal.

Equipment

• Poisonous/Barbed Longbow of Fortitude 15^50
• Poisonous/Barbed Recurve bow of Fortitude 15^50
• Various defensive sets

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Usage

• Maintain Barbed Arrows and spam Poison Arrow on the opposing party to cause -7 health degeneration.
• Interrupt with Savage Shot and Distracting Shot (note their secondary effects).
• Use Natural Stride when using Barbed Arrows and/or Resurrection Signet to prevent interrupts.

Counters

• Hexes such as Empathy.
• Diversion.
• Interrupts.

See Also

• Build:R/any PvP Apply Poison: The archetype this build is based on.
• Guide:GvG Ranger: This build isn't intended for GvG, but parts of this guide are relevant in all formats.