Second Profession

[Tork1995]

Hi. I have played with my ranger now and done some quest and I'm now lvl 2. But I'm not sure what I should select as Secound Profession. What is the best secound profession for a ranger?

Thanks for good answers :D ;)

[aresfrombe]

first: there is no "best" second proffesion
but some good combinations are ritualist for [splinter weapon] or elementalist for conjures[conjure lightning] or warior for ias [flail]

[Tork1995]

wtf? I dont understand that shit :S:confused:

[refer]

wtf? I dont understand that shit :S:confused:
lololololol what kind of response is this? he just told you some good combinations of skills to use in tandem with ranger. to see what they do, hover over them.

[Darcy]

In the Campfire section Ranger subforum is a sticky that covers the basics of the ranger profession, including the pros/cons of each possible secondary.

By the way, IAS is Increased Attack Speed
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/IAS

[Commander Ryker]

If you mouse over the skill pictures in his post you can see the name of the skills he has there. And really, try to be nicer when people are trying to hep.

[Tork1995]

lololololol what kind of response is this? he just told you some good combinations of skills to use in tandem with ranger. to see what they do, hover over them.

Ok, but im not the best in englosh so i didnt understand what he was triying to say.

[Pip Squeak]

Splinter Weapon [splinter weapon] can do great AoE damage but you have to have factions in order to get ritualist as a secondary. Elementalist as a secondary let's you use conjures [conjure frost], [conjure flame] and [conjure lightning]. In order to use these skills you need a bow that has a cold, fire or shocking string. These skills are great for AoE damage with [barrage] ;)

[Tork1995]

How do I get a bow with cold, fire or shocking string?

[warrior running]

What campaign r u playing in? If factions go rit if u nf or proph go warrior

U get them from weapon mods u need a inscribable bow which if in proph u can't get till u get off noob land

[Toutatis]

How do I get a bow with cold, fire or shocking string?

You can sometimes find them on blue, purple or gold bows that drop randomly from monsters. Use an expert salvage kit to separate the bowstring from the bow, and you can put the salvaged string onto any other bow you want.


When it comes to choosing a secondary profession for a Ranger, when in doubt go Monk. The Ranger is a very self-reliant profession that can do a lot without assistance from a secondary. Taking Monk as a secondary lets you take a reusable resurrection spell, and since Rangers tend to survive very well in difficult situations being able to bring your party back from a near-wipe is very useful. If you have Factions, taking Ritualist as your secondary is good, both because of reusable resurrection spells and a few nice damage enhancers like Splinter Weapon.

[ac1inferno]

http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Secondary_professions_for_a_Ranger

[gremlin]

Some skills work well with ranger so the professions that have those skills tend to be chosen more often.

Its not a big problem as your secondary class isn't permanent you can change it as often as you wish later in the game.

The chance to change secondary comes quite late in Prophesies but a whole lot earlier in Factions and Nightfall.

People choose Elementalist as a secondary class so they can use conjure element to boost damage.

Ritualist is chosen for the weapon skills such as splinter weapon which adds to area effect damage.

Assassin can be used to increase the effects of critical hits although assassin/ranger works better I find.

Monk is the safe choice for a secondary class which is why its the most common secondary class imo.