Build:R/any Together As One Farmer

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This build is in the trial phase. You can help by discussing changes on its talk page. The vetting procedure for this build will start once it has entered the next phase, testing. No ratings are to be submitted at this stage. This build has been designed for the following use: PvE farming

This build utilizes strong survivability from "Together As One" and "Never Rampage Alone" as well as strong single target damage with "Brutal Strike" to easily fight a variety of enemy groups in Normal Mode. The extra shutdown from "You Are All Weaklings!" synergizes with "Scavenger Strike" for survivability. Key to using this build is understanding pet AI and getting aggro focused on your pet.

Attributes and Skills

Ranger / Any 12 + 1 + 3 Beast Mastery 12 + 3 Expertise 3 Marksmanship The energy cost of attack skills, rituals, touch skills and all Ranger skills is reduced by 60%. "Together as One!" CoreRanger. Expertise 15"Together as One!"Elite ShoutFor 15 seconds, all party members near you or near your pet deal +15 additional damage with attacks and gain +7 Health regeneration. PvE only.415 Brutal Strike PropheciesRanger. Beast Mastery 16Brutal StrikePet AttackYour animal companion attempts a Brutal Strike that deals +37 damage. If that attack strikes a foe whose Health is below 50%, that foe takes an additional +37 damage.45 Scavenger Strike CoreRanger. Beast Mastery 16Scavenger StrikePet AttackYour animal companion attempts a Scavenger Strike that deals +26 damage. If the attack strikes a foe who is suffering a condition, you gain 16 Energy.210 "You Are All Weaklings!" EotNNo Profession. Norn rank "You Are All Weaklings!"ShoutTarget foe and foes adjacent to target are Weakened for 8..12 seconds. PvE only.512 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. 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.620 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Comfort Animal CoreRanger. Beast Mastery 16Comfort AnimalSkillYou heal your animal companion for 110 Health. If your companion is dead, it is resurrected with 61% Health. If you have Comfort Animal equipped, your animal companion will travel with you.211   Template code

Optionals

• Run as OneFactionsRanger. Beast Mastery Run as OneStanceFor 5..13..16 seconds, you and your pet run 25% faster.515 Increased Movement Speed for you and pet.
• Otyugh's CryPropheciesRanger. Beast Mastery Otyugh's CryShoutFor 10..22..26 seconds, your animal companion gains +24 armor and cannot be blocked.530 Against Ranger NPCs with blocking moves.
• Call of ProtectionPropheciesRanger. Beast Mastery Call of ProtectionShoutFor 120 seconds, your animal companion has a 5..17..21 base damage reduction.590 Protect pet against damage pressure.
• Great Dwarf WeaponEotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Great Dwarf WeaponWeapon SpellFor 20 seconds, target other ally's weapon strikes for +15..20 damage and has a 28..40% chance to cause knock down.
  PvE only.1015 For caster shutdown and huge damage boost (Replace "You Are All Weaklings" for PvE slot, add a condition enabler like Poisonous BiteFactionsRanger. Beast Mastery Poisonous BitePet AttackYour animal companion attempts a Poisonous Bite that Poisons target foe for 5..17..21 seconds.57 or Poison Tip SignetEotNRanger. Wilderness Survival Poison Tip SignetSignetFor 60 seconds, your next attack also inflicts Poison for 8..14..15 seconds.16 .)

Variant

• Replace "Together As One" with Enraged LungeFactionsRanger. Beast Mastery Enraged LungeElite Pet AttackYour animal companion attempts an Enraged Lunge that applies a Deep Wound to target foe for 5..17..21 seconds and deals +10..42..53 damage.55 when less survivability is needed for extra damage. This also frees up a PvE skill slot.

Equipment

Armor

• Full Beastmaster's Insignia (+10 armor while pet alive.)

Weapons

• Anniversary Sword "Prominence" (Expertise Sword).
• Low req or 0 req bow for pulling / ranged damage.

Usage

• Maintain "Together as One!"CoreRanger. Expertise "Together as One!"Elite ShoutFor 3..13..16 seconds, all party members near you or near your pet deal +5..13..16 additional damage with attacks and gain +1..6..7 Health regeneration.
  PvE only.1015 and 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 .
• Use "You Are All Weaklings!"EotNNo Profession. Norn rank 5"You Are All Weaklings!"ShoutTarget foe and foes adjacent to target are Weakened for 12 seconds.
  PvE only.512 before 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 to regain energy.
• Use Brutal StrikePropheciesRanger. Beast Mastery Brutal StrikePet AttackYour animal companion attempts a Brutal Strike that deals +5..29..37 damage. If that attack strikes a foe whose Health is below 50%, that foe takes an additional +5..29..37 damage.105 on targets under half health.
• Ping targets or attack with a bow to send pet in first.
  • Try to get the pet to maintain aggro and tank by moving around to deprioritize yourself to enemy AI or body blocking with pet.
• Beat them in the face with your sword when safe.
• Run away and let the pet die for you if things get fishy.

Farming Spots

Variant: R/any Drake Kabob Farmer

Ranger / Any 12 + 1 + 3 Expertise 12 + 2 Beast Mastery The energy cost of attack skills, rituals, touch skills and all Ranger skills is reduced by 64%. "Together as One!" CoreRanger. Expertise 16"Together as One!"Elite ShoutFor 16 seconds, all party members near you or near your pet deal +16 additional damage with attacks and gain +7 Health regeneration. PvE only.415 Brutal Strike PropheciesRanger. Beast Mastery 14Brutal StrikePet AttackYour animal companion attempts a Brutal Strike that deals +33 damage. If that attack strikes a foe whose Health is below 50%, that foe takes an additional +33 damage.45 Scavenger Strike CoreRanger. Beast Mastery 14Scavenger StrikePet AttackYour animal companion attempts a Scavenger Strike that deals +24 damage. If the attack strikes a foe who is suffering a condition, you gain 14 Energy.210 "You Are All Weaklings!" EotNNo Profession. Norn rank "You Are All Weaklings!"ShoutTarget foe and foes adjacent to target are Weakened for 8..12 seconds. PvE only.512 Run as One FactionsRanger. Beast Mastery 14Run as OneStanceFor 14 seconds, you and your pet run 25% faster.215 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.520 Throw Dirt CoreRanger. Expertise 16Throw DirtSkillTarget touched foe and foes adjacent to your target become Blinded for 16 seconds.2130 Comfort Animal CoreRanger. Beast Mastery 14Comfort AnimalSkillYou heal your animal companion for 98 Health. If your companion is dead, it is resurrected with 55% Health. If you have Comfort Animal equipped, your animal companion will travel with you.211   Template code Usage Take the quest Drakes on the Plain and enter the The Floodplain of Mahnkelon. Flag Koss somewhere far away so he doesn't steal loot. Run to left and aggro first group of drakes, kill them, then proceed to second group. use Throw DirtCoreRanger. Expertise Throw DirtSkillTarget touched foe and foes adjacent to your target become Blinded for 3..13..16 seconds.5130 and "You Are All Weaklings!"EotNNo Profession. Norn rank 5"You Are All Weaklings!"ShoutTarget foe and foes adjacent to target are Weakened for 12 seconds. PvE only.512 to fuel 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 and shut down attackers. Pick up loot, and then rezone to rinse/repeat.

Variant: R/any Temple Guardian Farmer

Ranger / Any 12 + 1 + 3 Beast Mastery 12 + 3 Expertise The energy cost of attack skills, rituals, touch skills and all Ranger skills is reduced by 60%. "Together as One!" CoreRanger. Expertise 15"Together as One!"Elite ShoutFor 15 seconds, all party members near you or near your pet deal +15 additional damage with attacks and gain +7 Health regeneration. PvE only.415 Brutal Strike PropheciesRanger. Beast Mastery 16Brutal StrikePet AttackYour animal companion attempts a Brutal Strike that deals +37 damage. If that attack strikes a foe whose Health is below 50%, that foe takes an additional +37 damage.45 Scavenger Strike CoreRanger. Beast Mastery 16Scavenger StrikePet AttackYour animal companion attempts a Scavenger Strike that deals +26 damage. If the attack strikes a foe who is suffering a condition, you gain 16 Energy.210 "You Are All Weaklings!" EotNNo Profession. Norn rank "You Are All Weaklings!"ShoutTarget foe and foes adjacent to target are Weakened for 8..12 seconds. PvE only.512 Great Dwarf Weapon EotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Great Dwarf WeaponWeapon SpellFor 20 seconds, target other ally's weapon strikes for +15..20 damage and has a 28..40% chance to cause knock down. PvE only.1015 Call of Haste CoreRanger. Beast Mastery 16Call of HasteShoutFor 30 seconds, your animal companion has a 33% faster attack speed and moves 33% faster.425 Call of Protection PropheciesRanger. Beast Mastery 16Call of ProtectionShoutFor 120 seconds, your animal companion has a 21 base damage reduction.290 Comfort Animal CoreRanger. Beast Mastery 16Comfort AnimalSkillYou heal your animal companion for 110 Health. If your companion is dead, it is resurrected with 61% Health. If you have Comfort Animal equipped, your animal companion will travel with you.211   Template code Temple Guardian route Usage Start from Zin Ku Corridor and enter Tahnnakai Temple on Hard Mode then head north. An average runs takes ~12 minutes. Optional: take a speed boost hero with you. Maintain Call of HasteCoreRanger. Beast Mastery Call of HasteShoutFor 30 seconds, your animal companion has a 33% faster attack speed and moves 33% faster.1025 else your Rollerbeetle will fall behind as it has a low base speed and can't keep up. Flag the hero south when you are about to exit the temple area. Camp your staff and stay in range. Set the pet to heel, select targets manually. Let the pet grab aggro. Spot 1 on the map is optional, if you are mainly here for the boss you can skip this. There are 2 Temple Guardians there and a Locked Chest could also spawn nearby. Chests and mobs in this zone have a chance to drop Celestial weapons! Try not to aggro more than 2 Temple Guardians at once. While 3-4 is still manageable as long as the pet holds aggro, it's risky. Pull with a bow if necessary and walk back before sending in your pet, as you don't want the pet to accidentally aggro more than you want. Quansong Spiritspeak Spot 2 is the boss. Killing the ritualist boss is the only hard part. Make sure to clear every nearby Teample Guardian first. Sometimes pulling Temple Guardians also pulls the boss. Quansong will start summoning spirits when that happens - if you run away from him while he is summoning, he won't chase. Focus on clearing the Temple Guardians. Initiate the fight with a bow and let him summon his 3 spirits. Walk slightly out of range, and once he starts following keep running. You want to block line of sight of his elite spirit, WanderlustFactionsRitualist. Communing WanderlustElite Binding RitualCreate a level 1..10..13 Spirit. Whenever this Spirit's attack hits a stationary foe, that foe is knocked down and the Spirit loses 70..54..49 Health. This Spirit dies after 30..54..62 seconds.10145 . It doesn't matter if he is in range of spirits, the pet will kill the boss as long as Wanderlust isn't knocking the pet down. Staying in range of the spirits should prevent the boss from resummoning them. If he somehow still manages to resummon Wanderlust, start running and LoS it again. Before pulling the boss apply Call of HasteCoreRanger. Beast Mastery Call of HasteShoutFor 30 seconds, your animal companion has a 33% faster attack speed and moves 33% faster.1025 and Great Dwarf WeaponEotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Great Dwarf WeaponWeapon SpellFor 20 seconds, target other ally's weapon strikes for +15..20 damage and has a 28..40% chance to cause knock down. PvE only.1015 to your pet. You want the pet to KD the boss as soon as possible, and he moves fast. Quansong could kill you in 2-3 casts or melee hits. Try to use the bridges and the corners to your advantage. Your goal is to make the pet bodyblock the boss right after you pull him, and the pet can only do it near corners or walls. Bodyblocking helps the pet score some hits and stop the boss, starting the KD chain with GDW. Once your pet took aggro, you should be good to go. Stay out of range, don't try to attack the boss. Spam pet skills at a safe distance, move in only to reapply GDW and YAAW. Great Dwarf WeaponEotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Great Dwarf WeaponWeapon SpellFor 20 seconds, target other ally's weapon strikes for +15..20 damage and has a 28..40% chance to cause knock down. PvE only.1015 is absolutely crucial here. Without the knockdown spam from this skill, the boss can do enough damage to kill the pet! With GDW active, your pet is safe. It can also prevent the boss from healing, ending the run faster.