Post some R/W builds (melee)

i am interested in the R/W and some builds that can go melee with the ranger. mainly for PvE some PvP

any suggestions appreciated !

This is a PvP Thumper.
R/W

Expertise: 8+1
Beastmastery: 10+3+1
Hammer Mastery: 12

Ferocious Strike*
Tigers Fury
Charm Animal
Comfort Animal or Predators Pounce
Disrupting Lunge or Brutal Strike
Hammer Bash
Irresistable Blow
Rez Sig

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General Idea behind a R/W melee is using energy skills/high expertise to spam attacks with buffs.

For Example...

1.) Seeking Blade
2.) Pure Strike
3.) Thrill of Victory
4.) Tiger's Fury
5.) Watch Yourself
6.) Heal Sig
7.) Apply Poison
8.) Rez

Cause sword attacks pretty quickly, you don't need many (any) points in WS to keep an enemy poisoned. I like Heal Sig better than Troll ungent, cause it mitigates damage instantly instead of waiting on Health Regen. Thrill of Victory is your Spike skill.

Look at the expertise table to find what you want to spend per attack, and then its just a matter of playing with your attributes.

*note* The above build doesn't have an elite, so you're free to do alot of things with it!

For Team builds with healing.

R/W Thumper
14 Beastmastery (Hat + Sup Rune)
12 Hammer Mastery
9 Expertise (Minor Rune)

Preferance + Druids Armour

Charm Animal
Comfort Animal/Revive Animal
Hammer Bash
Irrisistable Blow
Disrupting Lunge
Ferocious Strike
Tigers Fury
Ressurection Signet


R/W
14 beast mastery (Hat + Sup)
12 swordsmanship
9 expertise (Minor)

Final Thrust
Brutal Strike
Ferocious Stike [e]
Hamstring
Tiger's Fury
Comfort Animal
Charm Animal
Res Signet

R/W
14 beast mastery (Hat + Sup)
10 swordsmanship
9 Tactics
9 expertise (Major)

Final Thrust
Brutal Strike
Charge (e)
Hamstring
Tiger's Fury
Comfort Animal
Charm Animal
Res Signet

any good PvE ranger/warrior builds out there?

Anyone out there? with a build axe/sword for PvE

What is the point of an R/W? I mean...I'm interested in it because I like the ability to have swords and I don't really like the way warriors look (especially the Gladiator Armor, which gives energy, but looks like it belongs in a exotic-erotic dance party) But it seems weak...would not a W/R be far more effective for both tanking and PvP because of armor?

the advantage of R/W is that they have expertise, allowing them to spam energy skills and attacks at a rate warriors cant match.

i believe cyclone attack + apply poison (even with only 1 point in WS) can make for an effective combo in PvE for keeping a group of enemy perma-poisoned