Norn tournament trouble?

Ok i am trying to get the book from Zho but am starting to get very frustrated and i need a good build - i don't plan to go for Magni yet.. There are some opponents i find easy then some hard and i sometimes get defeated, i've reached Zho twice with poison and bleeding while running but ive been defeated both times. I need more damage but i can't take both the pet and Zho's attacks with just Troll.

Can anybody help me with a good general build for the tournament? Onyx is annoying v.v I've never good v.good solo....

There's a thread on builds on this page, a bit lower.

Better yet, use this as the chance to learn to play better. You'll get a much better idea of what a ranger can do if you explore your skills and play with builds. Not saying it as a mean comment, rather as a positive one - you'll probably really benefit from trying to figure it out, and you'll come away knowing more and liking your ranger more for the added power/flexibility.

Or just go read the thread and copy a build.

I just tried this build, but i keep dying on the 5th level, I've had the most trouble with the Hammer-wielding warrior (can't remember the name)

R/Rt

Brutal Weapon
Glass Arrows
Whirling D (or other defensive stance)
Savage Shot ** experimental
Needling Shot
Spirit of Pain
Troll Ungent
Charm Animal ***

** I've been switching out for pin down, disrupting accuracy, concussion shot, etc. but savage seems to work best)

*** level 20 pet, make sure to set on target once you target foe...also comes in handy as a distraction...the arena is small, but if you are in health trouble start running around in a wide circle and your foe will concentrate attacks on the pet, which with a longbow will give you the range to not aggro the foe until the pet dies then he/she comes after you

I don't remember where all my points were, but i have sup rune of marks, rune of minor expertise, minor w/s,

From memory:

bm 1
communing 10
marks 10 +1+3
w/s 7 +1
exp 7 + 1

Weapon: Poisonous and Crippling Longbows

Please let me know what i can improve on this build or what else has been working for you....

Alot of people aren't keen on this particular build, but if your looking for a quick no nonsense build to rattle through the heros and henchies look no further than a Touch Ranger.

http://www.pvxwiki.com/wiki/Build:R/N_Touch_Ranger

There's also the standard BA build with Pindown, or the Spirit Spamer.

R/Rt spirit spammer works

I use

Pain
Bloodsong
Vampirism
Wanderlust
Shadowsong
Painful Bond
Optional
Optional

Set up spirits at the second gate line without stepping over. once set up step over line gate will close and spirits will own.
With magni do this but once gates close go out a little and hit him so spirits start attacking. Wait till he uses purge then use Pin bond on him and watch him drop.

I have won 30+ straight with this build with only even getting hit maybe 2 times.

brian is right!!

the spirits spammer owns the norn tourney....i read his thread went to michiko and the luxon skill guy in the outpost near boreas seabed, bought what was available and dominated all six rounds on the first try...thank you!

Note: Wanderlust is elite and Vampirism wasn't available

So I brought:

pain
bloodsong
shadowsong
painful bond
union
spirit burn
charm animal
escape (elite)

channeling 12
communing 12
bm 2
expertise 1 (+1, +3 - on mask)

radiant armor
weapon - the mindclouder (+20 energy) -- 53 total

Spirit Spam works fine until you meet Razah which then it becomes a staring contest <_< if you bring a Ruby Djinn with you and a pet you can kill him though, have the pet aggro so the spirits all go on your pet, then keep him on his @$$ with Wanderlust, and kill him with spirit fire.

If you can't capture Wanderlust (it's an easy cap...) then use Dissonance, otherwise you have nothing against casters. Especially Gwen who likes to spam Spiritual Pain.

Set up correctly a ranger and pet can own everything in that tourney. Those are all also " PURE " ranger skills. It was a bit annoying at first but once you get the tourney down it's really fun.