Build:R/P HB Feral Packer

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This build has been archived as of 23:52, October 22, 2009 (UTC), for the following reason: Removal of Hero Battles 10/23/09 This build had been designed for the following use: PvP HB This build was in the category great before being archived.

Variant of the standard packer, this bar focuses on pumping tons of unblockable pet damage while pressuring with spears, poison, and bleeding. More commonly run in a trip packer build than a standard sin or Mo/A capway.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Ranger / Paragon 12 + 1 + 2 Beast Mastery 9 + 1 Expertise 9 Spear Mastery Barbed Spear Nightfall Paragon. Spear Mastery 9 Barbed Spear Spear Attack If this attack hits, your target begins Bleeding for 11 seconds. 2 Poisonous Bite Factions Ranger. Beast Mastery 15 Poisonous Bite Pet Attack Your animal companion attempts a Poisonous Bite that Poisons target foe for 20 seconds. 7 3 Lightning Reflexes Core Ranger. Expertise 10 Lightning Reflexes Stance For 9 seconds, you have a 75% chance to block melee and projectile attacks, and you attack 33% faster. 30 6 Antidote Signet Core Ranger. Unlinked Antidote Signet Signet Cleanse yourself of Poison, Disease, and Blindness, and one additional condition. 4 1 Otyugh's Cry Prophecies Ranger. Beast Mastery 15 Otyugh's Cry Shout For 25 seconds, your animal companion gains +24 armor and cannot be blocked. 30 3 Feral Aggression EotN Ranger. Beast Mastery 15 Feral Aggression Skill For 20 seconds, your pet attacks 33% faster and deals 10 additional damage. 20 9 Heal as One Factions Ranger. Beast Mastery 15 Heal as One Elite Skill If you or your animal companion are below 75% Health, you are both healed for 145 Health. If your companion is dead, it is resurrected with 50% Health. 8 1 3 Charm Animal Core Ranger. Beast Mastery 15 Charm Animal Skill Charm target animal. Once charmed, your animal companion will travel with you whenever you have Charm Animal equipped. 10 6 Template code

[edit] Equipment

• Barbed Spear of Fortitude (15^50)
• Vampiric Spear of Fortitude (15^while in stance)
• Shield with +30hp and -5/20%.
• Full AL with health/armor/energy runes and insignias.

[edit] Usage

• Flag hero and micro shouts/stances, especially when moving from shrine to shrine

[edit] Counters

• Conditions - some are annoying like poison but other than that if you are blind its not a big deal. After all your pet is doing most of the damage.

• Some hexes.

[edit] Variants

• Maiming Spear over Antidote Signet.
• Whirling Defense over Antidote Signet if you're not worried about Deadly Arts.
• Predatory Bond over Antidote Signet if you want to reliably beat NAs and EDs.