Build:R/Mo Cripshotedit

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The PvXwiki community finds this to be an excellent build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall rating in the range from 4.75 to 5.0 and thus qualifies for the highest category of working builds: Great. This build has been designed for the following use: PvP GvG PvP CM PvP AB PvP RA

This build is part of the current PvP meta. Remove this tag if it no longer exists in the current PvP metagame.

This build concentrates on the Ranger's snaring abilities gained from the elite skill Crippling Shot. With other utility skills from the Wilderness Survival line, the user is able to spread conditions throughout the enemy team. In combination with condition removal provided from the Monk's Protection Prayers line, and the use of the Ranger's Expertise attribute, Touch and Ranger skills have reduced energy costs. This results in an extremely versatile build that can provide both excellent defense as well as offense for a PvP team.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Ranger / Monk 12 + 1 + 1 Expertise 9 + 1 Wilderness Survival 9 + 1 Marksmanship 3 Protection Prayers Crippling Shot Prophecies Ranger. Marksmanship 10 Crippling Shot Elite Bow Attack If Crippling Shot hits, your target becomes Crippled for 6 seconds. This attack cannot be blocked. 2 4 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Distracting Shot Core Ranger. Expertise 14 Distracting Shot Bow Attack If Distracting Shot hits, it interrupts target foe's action but deals only 15 damage. If the interrupted action was a skill, that skill is disabled for an additional 20 seconds. 10 ½ 2 Savage Shot Core Ranger. Marksmanship 10 Savage Shot Bow Attack If Savage Shot hits, your target's action is interrupted. If that action was a Spell, you strike for +23 damage. 5 ½ 4 Apply Poison Core Ranger. Wilderness Survival 10 Apply Poison Preparation For 24 seconds, foes struck by your physical attacks become Poisoned for 11 seconds. 12 2 7 Mending Touch Nightfall Monk. Protection Prayers 3 Mending Touch Spell Touched ally loses two Conditions and is healed for 24 Health for each Condition removed in this way. 6 ¾ 2 Natural Stride Nightfall Ranger. Wilderness Survival 10 Natural Stride Stance For 6 seconds, you run 33% faster and have a 50% chance to block incoming attacks. Natural Stride ends if you become Hexed or Enchanted. 12 2 Resurrection Signet Core No Profession. Unlinked Resurrection Signet Signet Resurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost. 3 Template code

• Lightning Reflexes
  Core

  Ranger. Expertise 14

  Lightning Reflexes

  Stance

  For 11 seconds, you have a 75% chance to block melee and projectile attacks, and you attack 33% faster.

  

  30

  4
   - IAS + Blocking.
• Point Blank Shot
  Prophecies

  Ranger. Expertise 14

  Point Blank Shot

  Bow Attack

  Shoot an arrow that has half the normal range, but strikes for +38 damage.

  

  3

  2
   - Big damage.
• Debilitating Shot
  Core

  Ranger. Marksmanship 10

  Debilitating Shot

  Bow Attack

  If Debilitating Shot hits, your target loses 7 Energy.

  

  10

  10
   - Energy Denial.

[edit] Equipment

The Equipment Template for this build is: Pkpxcuc2jSqwnlIZx0nlIfBxilI9UpglIJrznlIbBA

• Radiant or Survivor Insignias.
• Preferred bow combinations (although really, any bow can be used):
  • Crippling Recurve Bow
  • Poisonous Recurve Bow
  • Crippling Longbow
  • Vampiric Flatbow
• A Recurve Bow is usually preferred, for maximum accuracy and minimum flight time. The Flatbow is for speeding up NPC kills.
• An Expertise headpiece, and Runes of Minor Wilderness Survival, Minor Expertise, Minor Marksmanship, and Superior Vigor.
• Defensive set (+5 Energy/+30 health spear and -20% Cripple duration/+30 health Shield)

[edit] Usage

• Keep Apply Poison active when you're attacking to spread Poison with each arrow fired.
• Snare enemies using Crippling Shot. Remember that this can be used both for offensive purposes (slowing down fleeing targets) and defensive purposes (slowing down foes chasing you or your team).
• Interrupt enemies with Distracting Shot and Savage Shot. Note each skill's inherent effects besides just the interrupt.
• Remove harmful Conditions with Mending Touch.
• Use Natural Stride for a general-purpose speed boost. It's also useful when under attack from melee opponents.
• Revive fallen party members with Resurrection Signet.
• It's also helpful to use Natural Stride right before Apply Poison and Resurrection Signet to decrease chances of being physically interrupted.

[edit] Counters

• Illusion Mesmers' Fast Casting and hexes make them the natural bane of Cripshots. Depending on your skill, the safest solution lays usually in either interrupt Crippling Anguish and then staying out of range, or using height advantage as leverage for the first shot, and, again, keeping the foe out of range at all times.
• With little to counter enemy attacks, it is often best to Cripple the enemy and flee when targeted.
• Because of the slower degen compared to a Burning Arrow ranger, the build finds it hard to score solo kills vs an enemy base defender in GvG.

[edit] Variants

• If you are in Alliance Battles or Competitive Missions then you should take out Resurrection Signet for a hex removal such as Remove Hex.
• Take Blackout and Antidote Signet instead of Optional and Mending Touch to disable Monks during spikes. Drop 1 point from Expertise, take a Major Rune of Expertise, and spec 6 into Domination Magic.
• Death Pact Signet and Antidote Signet or Pure Was Li Ming can replace Resurrection Signet and Mending Touch if your team needs Hard Rez.
• Rend Enchantments

[edit] See Also

• Guide:Generic Utility Ranger