Build:R/any Expert's Dexterity Ranger

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This build has been archived as of 15:11, 12 August 2009 (UTC), for the following reason: Nerfs to Read the Wind and gw:Expert's Dexterity This build had been designed for the following use: PvP RA PvP TA PvP AB PvP CM PvP HA PvP GvG This build was in the category good before being archived.

Uses Expert's Dexterity to provide spike assists and pumping of interrupts. Note: Expert's Dexterity now has an ias of 15% and an increase of marksmanship by 1.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Ranger / No profession 12 + 2 Marksmanship 12 + 1 + 1 Expertise Keen Arrow Nightfall Ranger. Marksmanship 14 Keen Arrow Bow Attack If this attack hits, you strike for +19 damage. If you land a critical hit, you deal an additional +24 damage. 6 2 Power Shot Core Ranger. Marksmanship 14 Power Shot Bow Attack If Power Shot hits, you strike for +19 damage. 6 1 4 Savage Shot Core Ranger. Marksmanship 14 Savage Shot Bow Attack If Savage Shot hits, your target's action is interrupted. If that action was a Spell, you strike for +27 damage. 5 ½ 4 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 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Read the Wind Core Ranger. Marksmanship 14 Read the Wind Preparation For 24 seconds, your arrows move twice as fast. 12 2 2 Expert's Dexterity Nightfall Ranger. Expertise 14 Expert's Dexterity Elite Stance For 19 seconds, you attack 33% faster and your Marksmanship attribute is increased by 2. 20 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

[edit] Optional Slot

• Condition removal

• 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

  5
• Pure Was Li Ming
  EotN

  Ritualist. Restoration Magic 3

  Pure Was Li Ming

  Item Spell

  Hold Li Ming's ashes for 8 seconds. While you hold her ashes, Conditions on you expire 18% faster. When you drop her ashes, all allies within earshot lose 2 Conditions.

  

  20

  1

  10
• Antidote Signet
  Core

  Ranger. Unlinked

  Antidote Signet

  Signet

  Cleanse yourself of Poison, Disease, and Blindness, and one additional condition.

  

  4

  1

• Enchantment removal

• Rend Enchantments
  Core

  Necromancer. Curses 3

  Rend Enchantments

  Spell

  Remove 6 Enchantments from target foe. For each Monk Enchantment removed, you take 49 damage.

  

  20

  2

  5

• "Go for the Eyes!"
  Nightfall

  Paragon. Command 3

  "Go for the Eyes!"

  Shout

  For 10 seconds, the next time each ally within earshot makes an attack, that attack has an additional 39% chance to critical.

  

  4

  4
   works well with Keen Arrow.
• Sundering Weapon
  EotN

  Ritualist. Communing

  Sundering Weapon

  Weapon Spell

  For 4..9..10 seconds, target ally's next 3 attacks have 10% armor penetration and cause Cracked Armor for 5..17..21 seconds.

  

  10

  1

  5
   Adding Cracked armor BdV style.
• Pin Down
  Core

  Ranger. Marksmanship 15

  Pin Down

  Bow Attack

  If Pin Down hits, your target is Crippled for 15 seconds.

  

  8

  15
   for Cripple
• Debilitating Shot
  Core

  Ranger. Marksmanship 15

  Debilitating Shot

  Bow Attack

  If Debilitating Shot hits, your target loses 10 Energy.

  

  10

  10
   for energy denial

[edit] Equipment

• A Spear with +5 energy/+30 health and a Shield with +30 health/+10 armor vs x damage type.
• A Vampiric/Zealous Hornbow of Fortitude (15^50).
• A Vampiric/Zealous Flatbow of Fortiude (15^50).

[edit] Usage

• Use RtW in conjunction with Expert's Dexterity.
• Use Sloth Hunter's Shot followed by Hunter's Shot and Savage Shot on spikes.
• Use Savage Shot and Dshot to interrupt various skills.
• Resurrect Allies when necessary.

[edit] Counters

• Anti-Ranger.

[edit] Variants

• Death Pact Signet rather than Resurrection Signet.
• Dodge/Zojun's Haste or Dash instead of Resurrection Signet in AB & CM.
• Keen Arrow over Sloth Hunter's Shot.