Paragon hero build using a bow

Iuris

Iuris

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

Crazy ducks from the Forest

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I guess you all know why I'm asking. So, any ideas about one that would work?

Caw521

Caw521

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2009

R/

Maybe use barrage to fuel adrenaline shouts and chants such as GftE (+finales), or replace his bow with a spear and use a spear/pet build. Dunno how great degen conditions are in pve, but sometimes I use a SaO + Poisonous bite combo followed by spear attacks and merciless throw. It might combine with Find their weakness for the para on the pet or self.

Olle

Olle

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2008

Ign: Miniature Julia

Teh Academy[PhD]

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i dont see why they're making him an paragon, true , we already got 3 ranger heroes (magrid, susouke,pyre) so thats a fact, but hes always been a ranger, why make him a paragon then?

and giving an paragon hero a bow is just...wat???

imo, they'll update it and give him a spear as a starter wep,though i would not be suprised if they didnt, as the live team..sucks..

and what about that mysterious assassin he was working with, thought we would have her as the new hero,

FoxBat

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Amazon Basin [AB]

Mo/Me

Fairly recently in the "7 heroes" thread in AI forum there's a bunch of builds playing around with barrage or volley. With that you can spam GFtE/Anthem of Envy. The latter can be very nice if you are running spiritway, and P/R would be preferred for higher command damage boost, better IAS and better energy management.

Spears lack of AoE pretty much sucks in PvE so bows aren't that out of the question.

LifeInfusion

LifeInfusion

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

in the midline

E/Mo

I would just put Keiran's Bow on Pyre (a charr) for the Lols.

In all seriousness, I think P/R only has antidote signet going for it. I guess you could be lame and run Natural stride and poison tip signet. Heket's Rampage would work if you run a skillbar with no attack skills, although that's only if 20 armor and maintaining Aggressive Refrain is a big deal. You need 9 in beast mastery for 9 out of 10 seconds though.

P.S. I tested new bow to use in the Hearts of the North solo content. You can't use it to enter the mission.

Lyric of Zeal
Signet of Synergy
Antidote Signet

Run signet of rejuvenation on monks/ SoLS on necros/Leech signet/Unnatural signet on mesmer/ antidote sig on Rangers. Eles fall over and die because they have no signets . Warriors only have signet of strength. All melee characters can bring Trytophan signet.

The one Motivation skill I really want to see usable is Song of Power. I suspect you'd have to run all signets + adrenaline skills to pull it off, since 25 energy on a Paragon is hell.

Lanier

Lanier

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2010

[Pink]

P/

Khomet had some para builds that used bows with volley to fuel adrenal shouts.

topsmoker1

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2008

OLD

i use hero paragon with bow like this :

anthem of flame/of weariness, stand your ground, anthem of envy, barrage, fall back, comfort animal, res.

works great with hero rangers barragers.

bj91x

bj91x

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

When I tested Keiran with a bow and Barrage, he didn't use Barrage often enough. Compared to a regular Ranger hero, he seemed to use Barrage about half as often. Even when at full energy and no other attack skills to use, he simply auto attacked far too often.

Verene

Verene

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2009

[SOTA]

D/

Someone posted a build in the new hero thread in Riverside using Soldier's Fury and Volley to build up mass adrenaline to power shouts. I've been playing around with it, and while it seems kind of awkward, it does work quite well. So far I've used Kieran with that build on a vanquish and also helping my brother with Riverside Assassination; the vanquish was pretty damn easy, and we had a far easier time of RA than when I did WiK.

It's not perfect and I'll probably tinker around with it a bit, but it does work pretty well and for the most part (I generally micro Fall Back! else he's using it constantly) it's just a fire and forget build, which is nice. I'm too lazy to micro heroes.