Spike Ranger

What are they exactly? Are they concentrated on interrupting?

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Spike rangers use dual, punishing, and savage shot to spike. The damage mainly comes from dual+punishing as savage usually comes later than the rest due to the delay they put in recently. The reason for the interrupts is not only for the interrupt (this is basically just a bonus) but for the rate at which these can be shot (i.e. almost instantaneously compared to a regular bow shot). These attacks themselves don't do insane damage, it is only when they are coupled with an orders necro (and always me/n for fast casting), that the damage piles up, not to mention the vampiric mods on the rangers' bows. To have maximum effect, 4 rangers are needed in order to complete the spike.

Spikers use dmg stacking and fast refire rates to put as much dmg on a single target in the shortest time. Such as, Fav Winds, Winnowing , both order spells (if you have an order necro), read the wind... then when the ranger shoots at the unsuspecting target all those little dmg mods stack into one rapid death. Spikers also gain huge effectivness points in that the opposing team does not know the target until the spiking begins (unless you have a warrior running at the target and tipping you hand). An effective build, but too one dimensional for continued success -- there are many simple ways to drastically reduce the effectiveness of this build (in PvP of course).

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SO Basically its a Barrage build but instead of AoE you concntrate on one target, and use fast recharging bow attack skills?

Youll need ts or ventrillo with someone calling targets and counting down 321 spike. Dont give your target away or theyll just cast all thier protection spells on him. At the last second the necro should strip any enchantments off the target (Aegis or w/e) then the rangers will spike him at the same time leaving the heal monk no time to save him.

Theres also some good anti ranger spike spirits like symbiosis and fertile season.