Ranger Barrage Build (Chris_nin00 #3)

Hello Ranger Goers...
May I present, The RANGER BARRAGE BUILD!

Profession: Ranger/Anything

Name: chris_nin00's Ranger Barrage Build

Type: PvP: Competition Arena and/or Team Arena

Category: Damage Dealer

Attributes:
Beast Mastery: 6+1
Expertise: 11+3
Marksmanship: 12+1+3

Skills Set:
Barrage *Elite*
Tiger's Fury
Favorable winds
Predatory Season/Winnowing
Lightning Reflexes
Whirling Defense
Throw Dirt
Res Sig

Summary: The title of this build explains all. The 'ranger barrage' is a build that uses Barrage to deal massive damage to a clumped up group.

Battle Preperations! Barrage build is best utilized in team arenas with a snarer and the rest are 'Barragers'; though it works fine in Competition arenas. The snarer's job is to slow the opposing team down, while the barragers spam Barrage.
Battle! first put up Favorable winds, then predatory season. Next choose a target; I suggest a softie, i.e. monk, mesmer, ele. Then start attacking the target. Use tiger's fury, then spam barrage after every other shot. If a warrior is in your face or a teamates, use Throw Dirt/Whirling defense. Lightning Reflexes is used to keep on the offense while protecting yourself.
Otherwise, this build is quite easy to learn.

Notes & Concerns: This is one of my favorite builds of all time! It deals damage to multiple targets and can protect itself and others. The only thing that is lacking is healing.

Pros
-Lots of Damage to clumped up foes.
-Spamable.
-Easy to use.
Cons
-Lack of Healing. I miss my troll Unguent in this build.
-Groups are usually all over the place. You need a snarer and coordination.
-Once barrage is disrupted you are out of artillery business for a while.

To counter that I put up predatory season; +5 damage everytime your attack hits a target. In a clumped group of three you get +15 health everytime you use barrage. Not that shabby. If one wants to be more on the offensive with no healing on your part, switch Predatory Season with Winnowing, +4 Damage ain't that bad. If you really want to be bad, use a +5/-1 Vampiric Bowstring. This build is easy to use and get into. Have fun Ranger Comrades!

Credits:
GwG Ranger SubForum and it's posters
Guild Wars
The High Lords
And
ME! Chris_nin00



Edited:
11-18-2005: Added Seal of Quality. Revamped with Pros and Cons.

I've tried Barrage + Tiger Fury and I don't really like it. It doesn't speed Barrage up all that much IMO.

I think Barrage's dmg fits the best with Conjure.

I'm not a huge fan of Conjure because you lose your bowstring spot for elemental dmg change...

Judge's Insight is a decent choice though.

This works in the CA because the people aren't organized team wise. Alot of people wont even be teamed with a monk..

Look these screens and you know what Barrage spam actually is (not pure barrage spam ):

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

I cannot find the last image of this battle, but time was something about 1:30 when we won (flawless).

From another battle

Notice that this build is useless, when i created it it tought "ahh we win HoH..." and so on, but if enemies are not close of each other this doesn't work. The theoretical damage is (if there is 6 enemies and everyone have MoP on him(+orders and spirits)) about 300 damage per barrage (to single one person by one mans barrage), remember there there is 5 other guys using barrage and pets. And Barbs does some damage too.