Chris_nin00's Vicious Monk Butt Biter Beast Build

Hello Ranger Goers!
I now present the Vicious Monk Butt Biter Beast Build!

Profession: Ranger / Anything

Name: Chris_nin00's Vicious Monk Butt Biter Beast Build

Type: General PvP

Category: Damage / Echantment Monk Butt Biter

Attributes:
Beast Mastery - 10 + 3
Expertise - 10 + 3 + 1
Wilderness Survival - 7 + 1
Marksmanship - 9 + 1

Skills Set:
Melandru's Assault
Ferocious Strike {Elite}
Disrupting Lunge / Maiming Strike
Call of Haste
Comfort Animal
Charm Animal
Troll Unguent / Anything else if you have a healer
Ressurection Signet

Summary: Have you ever wanted to have a pet? A vicious pet? One that you can command to bite a monks butt? Well now you can, with the Vicious Monk Butt Biter Beast Build! What's it for? Basicly its for anyone that wants to give enchantment users what they deserve; a bite in the butt. My warthog, Pikachu, likes to bite monk butts the most. It still does a good amount of damage to anybody, including none echantment users.

Battle Preperations: Name your pet using the /namepet command (Optional). Team arena: Have a healer in your team? Throw out Troll Unguent and Wilderness Survival All together. Put the remaining attribute points in Beast Mastery and/or Marksmanship. Once you're done, get in that arena.

Battle! Run out into the battlefield. Make sure your pet is with you. Choose a target, preferably a monk. Use Call of Haste when ready to attack. When the standoff is over and the battle ensues, use Melandru's Assault, Ferocious Strike, and Disrupting Lunge. Be careful not to hit them all at the same time. Judge when to hit the skill when they attack. Comfort Animal when it needs to be healed. Troll Unguent when you need to be healed. Res Sig when someone is dead.

Notes & Concerns: Ah, the joy of having a pet to call your own feels phenomenal. This build is one of favorite builds next to the Fireslinger. It's easy to run. Some pros and cons will let you decide if this build is right for you.

Pros:
- You have a pet!
- Easy to run
- Deals a good amount of damage to monks
- Can chase runners and take them down. Maybe
- Ranger and pet are usually the last targets
- Good energy management
- Damage Melandru's makes spreads to adjacent foes. The special effects are nice too.
Cons
- Bad Hog! Bad A.I.! Really BIG Con. The reason why people don't do beast mastery in the first place.
- Disrupting Lunge doesn't hit at the right time
- Timing the skills out so that you don't waste a pet attack.

This build is fun. Good luck.

Credit:
Guild Wars Guru Ranger Goers
Guild Wars / Arena Net
PvE Beast Masters
Warthog Lovers
Final Fantasy X
Star Was Episode 4
ME!
Chris_nin00



Edited:
12-18-2005: Added Seal of Quality

Disclaimer: I am an artist and used to the cold, hard truth being thrown in my face. I know its good for me, and I know its good for others. If you're not strong of heart and can't take critique, close your eyes now.

There are so many weak points to this build that I really don't know where to start. I'm not trying to be mean here, so please don't take it that way. I just really see things that I can't keep quiet about, especially not with people raining praise on this build and most likely believing it to me as good as it's being peddled as.

First things first, why take so many points in WS just to have a good Troll Unguent when Troll is the only thing you're using WS for? The idea is to survive longer via Troll Unguent. However, with the points being spent in WS you've now required yourself to use a second Sup. rune to have your other attributes where you want them. Personally, I'd rather have one less Sup. rune than Troll Unguent. That hit to your health can really make a difference.

Secondly, no offense, but Melandru's Assault is a really weak skill. I've played many a PvP build trying to make it work, but unfortunately, you can't fight the math. It simply doesn't compare to other options. The problem with it is, against an enchanted foe it's not too bad, but your foe must be enchanted for this skill to even remotely worth its place. I understand that you're making this build to go after monks, who are greatly likely to have enchantments on them, but the fact that this build is only good for dealing with enchanted foes really weakens it. You'd be much better off switching out Melandru's Assault for Scavenger's Strike to make your build able to deal damage more reliably, especially with 13 expertise you shouldn't be bothered by the additional 2 pips of energy that Scavenger's demands over Melandru's.

Also, the splash damage from Melandru's Assault with almost never hit another person, especially since this build is designed for Competition Arenas and Team Arenas.


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