Build:R/any Infuriating Heat Ranger

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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: PvE hero PvE general

This build uses the Ranger elite skill Infuriating Heat to super-buff adrenaline gain, and thus, damage, from your physicals. This results in big damage from your Warriors, Paragons, and any other class using adrenaline attacks. Other adrenaline-based skills will also be buffed. This allows for more frequent use of adrenaline-heavy skills like "Save Yourselves!" and Stunning Strike.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Ranger / No profession 12 + 1 + 1 Marksmanship 12 + 1 Expertise Volley EotN Ranger. Marksmanship 14 Volley Bow Attack All your Preparations are removed. Shoot arrows at target foe and up to 3 foes adjacent to your target. These arrows strike for +9 damage if they hit. 2 2 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 5 Distracting Shot Core Ranger. Expertise 13 Distracting Shot Bow Attack If Distracting Shot hits, it interrupts target foe's action but deals only 14 damage. If the interrupted action was a skill, that skill is disabled for an additional 20 seconds. 10 ½ 2 Sloth Hunter's Shot EotN Ranger. Marksmanship 14 Sloth Hunter's Shot Bow Attack If this attack hits, target foe takes +24 damage. If that foe is not using a Skill, Sloth Hunter's Shot does an additional +33 damage. 8 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. 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. 30 5 Infuriating Heat Nightfall Ranger. Expertise 13 Infuriating Heat Elite Nature Ritual Create a level 9 Spirit with 180 Health and 56 armor. Non-Spirit creatures within its range gain adrenaline twice as fast. This Spirit dies after 56 seconds. 15 3 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] Equipment

• Armor
  • Any max armor can be used.
• Weapons
  • User's choice of max damage bows.

[edit] Usage

• Use Infuriating Heat at the start of the battle to buff adrenaline gain.
• Deal damage to groups of enemies with Volley.
• Interrupt targets with Savage Shot and Distracting Shot.
• Use Sloth Hunter's Shot for large damage on single targets.
• Defend yourself with Lightning Reflexes.
• Resurrect dead teammates with Resurrection Signet.

[edit] Counters

• Anti-spirit skills
• Spirit being killed by enemies charging into backline
• Adrenaline denial
• Mass blind on your physicals, thus negating adrenaline gain and the point of this build

[edit] Variants

• For condition removal, take Antidote Signet or Mending Touch.
• Take "Save Yourselves!" yourself for use on your party. This can be quickly charged with a full Volley.
• Additional damage skills like Marauder's Shot can be equipped.
• Disrupting Shot for another interrupt.
• Counter interrupts with Mantra of Resolve or Mantra of Concentration.
• In areas with enemies that would take advantage of Infuriating Heat, take Soothing along with extra points into Communing.
• Take Favorable Winds to buff arrow damage if your party has other rangers.
• For more single-target damage, take Dual Shot, Forked Arrow, or Triple Shot.
• Boost team damage with Ebon Battle Standard of Honor.
• For player, Drunken Master with a decent Deldrimor rank will be a better than Lightning Reflexes. It will also make Drunkard Title a bit less monotonous.
• Serpent's Quickness and Dwarven Stability can be used to reduce the recharge of Volley to 1 second in order to spam it as much as you would Barrage.
• Summon Spirits for mobility of spirits. This minimizes casting time and maximizes mob killing.

[edit] Notes

• This should not be used in caster parties.