Build:R/Mo Incendiary Arrows Ranger

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Easily spreads conditions through Incendiary Arrows combined with Apply Poison or Barbed Arrows, resulting in heavy degen across multiple foes.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Ranger / Monk 11 + 1 + 2 Expertise 11 + 1 Wilderness Survival 8 + 1 Marksmanship 3 Protection Prayers Incendiary Arrows Prophecies Ranger. Wilderness Survival 12 Incendiary Arrows Elite Preparation Shoot arrows at target foe and up to 2 foes near your target. Those foes are set on fire for 1...3...3 seconds. 5 2 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 9 Savage Shot Bow Attack If Savage Shot hits, your target's action is interrupted. If that action was a Spell, you strike for +22 damage. 5 ½ 4 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Apply Poison Core Ranger. Wilderness Survival 12 Apply Poison Preparation For 24 seconds, foes struck by your physical attacks become Poisoned for 13 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 12 Natural Stride Stance For 7 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

• Point Blank Shot
  Prophecies

  Ranger. Expertise 13

  Point Blank Shot

  Bow Attack

  Shoot an arrow that has half the normal range, but strikes for +36 damage.

  

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• Lightning Reflexes
  Core

  Ranger. Expertise 13

  Lightning Reflexes

  Stance

  For 10 seconds, you have a 75% chance to block melee and projectile attacks, and you attack 33% faster.

  

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[edit] Equipment

• A poisonous recurve bow of Fortitude with a "Strength and Honor" inscription, and a flatbow with the same stats.
• A vampiric recurve bow, flatbow, and shortbow for spike assists and ganking.

The Equipment Template for this build is: PkpxcOfzjkqOhpIZxYjpIDLxipIbRpg5I9k9hpIfBA

[edit] Usage

• Maintain Apply Poison as much as possible to spread conditions through Incendiary Arrows.
• Deal damage and apply heavy degeneration through Burning and Poison.
• Interrupt enemies with Distracting Shot and Savage Shot. Note each interrupt's side bonuses.
• Remove conditions with Mending Touch.
• Natural Stride can be used when running flags, as a defensive stance, or simply for a speed boost.
• Resurrect fallen allies with Resurrection Signet.

[edit] Counters

Anti-melee hexes apply.

[edit] Variants

• Pin Down for cripple
• Remove Hex for hex removal
• Purge Signet for additional hex and condition removal
• Whirling Defense and/or Lightning Reflexes against attacks
• Dryder's Defenses to save you when you're in trouble
• Antidote Signet instead of mending touch for condition removal that doesn't restrict your 2nd profession to monk
• "Fall Back!" and/or "Make Haste!" to speed things up

[edit] See Also

• Guide:Generic Utility Ranger