#25
by Landarin
I am lvl 109 ranger at the moment with the following stats (approx):
110 str (for double shot)
300 dex
10 foc
250 vit
damage: 560?
longshot 25/25 (w/ rings)
sharpshot 25/25
double shot 23/25 (w/ ring)
barbed shot 25/25
light heal 25/25
rapid 1/25
I messed around with steady/sharpen/entangle/explosive/spikes for a while but found that with a heroic ammy and a golden quiver and haste ring, the above build was fine on energy regen with autos averaging 250 damage. I have re-alt/rebirthed quite a few times over the past 20 levels and have found that we have a lot of great utility skills. I think that many of these skills will be a lot more fun at later levels. However, I find that when leveling, I am almost always solo and fights on 3/4* always take 2 mins or around there with 2 damage skills + lheal + utilitiy skills.
So, I switched gears. I find that leveling is REMARKABLY quicker with the highest damage possible over the shortest period of time. With this build, the mob is often at 50% health (1 or 2 stars) before it arrives and with sharp shot/double shot/barbed, I rarely heal more than once on a 3 or 4 * mob +-6 levels.
I lead with Longshot, Barbed, Sharp, Double, Sharp, Double/Barbed, ect. On kelpies and green trees fights usually take aobut 30 seconds or less, on 4* it might take 2 mins.
This build is incredibly high aggro, so you need to be careful when you boss with a group. However, I have found nothing more equitable for our class than a build that allows for the CONTINUOUS and SPEEDY leveling on mobs +-6 levels. For the time being, this will be my build of choice!
Landarin
160+ Ranger
Member of ThePillars, Taranis