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Shadowmere

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

The Grim Squeakers [REAP]

N/

15 Mar 2008 at 20:54 - 1

Last night I decided to do some AB with my rit. so i decided to try something new, so I whipped this up.

Rt/R
Att: Wilderness survival 6; Marksmanship 11; Channeling magic; 6+1+1; Spawning Power 11+2
[skill]hunter's shot[/skill][skill]distracting shot[/skill][wiki]Weapon of Aggression[/wiki][skill]Spirit's Strength[/skill][skill]read the wind[/skill][skill]dryder's defenses[/skill][skill]troll unguent[/skill][skill]storm chaser[/skill]

I used a flatbow with this. The idea is to deal very high and persistant damage from very long range. Typically you can stand well outside a battle and put the hurt on your target while they're caught up fighting somone much closer to them. It's also brutally effective against capture points, as the npc's there will not leave the shrine if you're outside their agro.

just something I put together and had some fun with, feel free to leave questions or comments

Tagne

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2007

15 Mar 2008 at 21:34 - 2

i think to improve on this you might want to correct the rune set up,
go channeling 6+1 and spawning 11+1+1 because 7 and 8 channeling both make weapon of aggression 10 seconds

Nightow

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Kindred Order of Souls [KOS]

15 Mar 2008 at 21:35 - 3

What kind of bow did you use? A Zealous Flatbow of Enchanting?

Cosmic Error

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2007

In front of the computer

Shadow of the Betrayed [Nyth]

N/Rt

15 Mar 2008 at 21:35 - 4

This is a Spirit's Strength build. the only thing missing is [card]Sight Beyond Sight[/card].

Nightow

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Kindred Order of Souls [KOS]

15 Mar 2008 at 21:38 - 5

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cosmic Error

This is a Spirit's Strength build. the only thing missing is [card]Sight Beyond Sight[/card]. Agreed, take out one of the two stances for [card]Sight Beyond Sight[/card].

Dr Strangelove

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Dec 2005

Wasting away again in Margaritaville

[HOTR]

15 Mar 2008 at 21:39 - 6

Volley is really the only reason to run /R over /P. Paragon is vastly superior for single target DPS.

Terraban

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2007

15 Mar 2008 at 21:56 - 7

Yeah...this has very little over a Paragon version.

Luminarus

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2007

Sydney, Australia

Haze of Light [pure]

R/

15 Mar 2008 at 22:17 - 8

Whilst a paragon version is probably better for single target dps, this looks interesting, swap dryder's defence sight beyond sight and it should be all good.

the kurzick eater

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2007

1323 lancelot dr. greenwood PA

wat

Mo/

15 Mar 2008 at 22:26 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr Strangelove

Volley is really the only reason to run /R over /P. Paragon is vastly superior for single target DPS. im not sure if this would remain true if they used turret ranger skills.. but they would destroy your energy.

plus volley fails

Daggrs And All

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2007

War Doctors [WAR]

W/

15 Mar 2008 at 23:40 - 10

Wouldn't Splinter Weapon, Spirits Strength, and Volley be better?

Boogz

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2008

Variable Speed Farmers[VsF]

Mo/

15 Mar 2008 at 23:49 - 11

i don't think so , splinter will end very soon , and each of the 3 arrows of volley count as attacks , so it's like one volley and goodbye splinter , you should go as /P imo

Dr Strangelove

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Dec 2005

Wasting away again in Margaritaville

[HOTR]

16 Mar 2008 at 01:50 - 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by the kurzick eater

im not sure if this would remain true if they used turret ranger skills.. but they would destroy your energy.

plus volley fails Yeah, absolutely no way to maintain the energy for that. Volley is perfectly fine for a rit, especially with splinter. It's perfectly fine if splinter expires quickly, because then you procced a gazillion damage off it, so all is well.

Personally, I just run splinter barrage whenever I want to do that, but volley works perfectly fine.

Terraban

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2007

16 Mar 2008 at 01:57 - 13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boogz

i don't think so , splinter will end very soon , and each of the 3 arrows of volley count as attacks , so it's like one volley and goodbye splinter , you should go as /P imo I am pretty sure that that is the whole entire point of Splinter + Volley/Barrage.

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

16 Mar 2008 at 02:33 - 14

I already tried this sort of build. A primary ranger can do a bow-based damage build much better. Burning Arrow Ranger for example.

GG on the effort though.

Shadowmere

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

The Grim Squeakers [REAP]

N/

16 Mar 2008 at 07:51 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightow

Agreed, take out one of the two stances for [card]Sight Beyond Sight[/card]. well I originally started out with that instead of dryders, however after several matches I found that blind was almost never used against me so I figued it would improve survivability with the blocking stance (saved me from more than a few sin spikes

). Still Sight is a very useful cover enchant for SS, but again I didn't run into enough enchant removal to make me reconsider it (about 15 matches and only had SS removed once).

But yeah, the build is really just something that came about from boredom and tinkering around with SS. I was really focusing on being able to strike from extreme range and still strike for very considerable damage. 60 and up damage per strike from longbow range is pretty fun, and it does make killing capture point npc's rediculously easy.

Mr Pvper

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

MGK

W/

16 Mar 2008 at 20:07 - 16

ur beter off using a normal ranger build as it requires less prepartion and has much more room for error than ur build. In ab i use prepared shot+sundering attack+penetrating attack and it works just nicely, i do 50-90dps using this spike. On top of that, i gain energy while spiking over along period of time=P (2energy for an 8second spike to be exact), then i use this energy for a expensive concussion shot that pwns any 1second caster or longer ele. also ur build lacks energy management / reliability

Beomagi

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2005

17 Mar 2008 at 08:03 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Pvper

ur beter off using a normal ranger build as it requires less prepartion and has much more room for error than ur build. In ab i use prepared shot+sundering attack+penetrating attack and it works just nicely, i do 50-90dps using this spike. On top of that, i gain energy while spiking over along period of time=P (2energy for an 8second spike to be exact), then i use this energy for a expensive concussion shot that pwns any 1second caster or longer ele. also ur build lacks energy management / reliability 8 second spike?

Even though I'm pve through and through i'd never make a comment like that

Ranger's advantage over rits is energy consumption. Rits advantage here is every arrow can get +8 dmg from level 10 marks +35 from say 15 spawning - that's +43 damage EVERY "vanilla" SHOT. While I agree, setup can take away from pvp, I've been using this for a few days recently in pve and it is devastating. needling shot in particular, hitting for 66 damage, against any target reguardless of armor without pause.

The spear IS faster which makes the dps better, and the skills are adrenaline based letting the rit focus on keeping cover enchants and weapon spells up, but the bow is fine. Triple shot will go over rather well with this. even dual shot grants over 80 armor ignoring damage - though as a rit, energy will be a problem.