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~ Dan ~ · Oct 17, 2007, 04:58 PM

I've finally gotten my Rainbow Phoenix and now i just don't want to part with it!!

Currently my only D/R build is Vow Of Strength. Rather than slapping charm + comfort animal on every bar i was hoping people may have interesting D/R builds.

Please post here if you have any, thanks

Coloneh · Oct 17, 2007, 08:21 PM

EDA + volley? vow of strength is good to, add in some PvE only skills, a few of them provide non-attack damage boosts.

Str0b0 · Oct 17, 2007, 11:40 PM

EDA+Volley is very nice. If all you want is the pet though honestly I'd just slap charm and comfort on whatever bar you want to use since dervish skills don't really jive with a pet. Maybe some of the pet interrupt skills could prove useful in certain situations other than that I honestly don't know and that's fairly sad since Ranger and Dervish are my mains.

I think that even with the update to pet control and certain pet skills the pet aspect of the ranger class always seemed to me as more of an after thought, kind of like, "Ooooh well he's a ranger and they live in forests so sure he has an animal friend." As such it is hard to find synergy between beast mastery skills and any other profession skills with the exception of corpse exploitation in the necromancer's arsenal.

MBP · Oct 17, 2007, 11:43 PM

RaO ...err Bunny Reaper? lol

it be kinda neat with dwarven adrenal skills

Ear Bite
Brawling Headbutt
Low Blow
"By Ural's Hammer!"

Coloneh · Oct 17, 2007, 11:52 PM

RaO is unusable for non-ranger primaries

~ Dan ~ · Oct 18, 2007, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Coloneh

EDA + volley?

Could you post the whole bar for this please?

Sir Pandra Pierva · Oct 18, 2007, 02:22 PM

Bunny Reaper ftw.

moko · Oct 18, 2007, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Sir Pandra Pierva

Bunny Reaper ftw.

without expertise, speedboost+IAS in one skill? o ok.

only thing that comes in my mind would be HaO with random Scythe but meh O-o

MBP · Oct 18, 2007, 03:21 PM

ya i forgot RaO won't work but can't you argue the same thing for Mel-25 energy? people find ways around it..

Radiant armor +5 e scythe or have a energy staff just to cast the one skill?

as for EDA build...i think this could be fun

[skill]ebon dust aura[/skill][skill]volley[/skill][skill]"I am the Strongest!"[/skill][skill]mystic corruption[/skill][skill]mystic regeneration[/skill][skill]heart of fury[/skill][skill]comfort animal[/skill][skill]charm animal[/skill]

Just an idea

moko · Oct 18, 2007, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MBP

ya i forgot RaO won't work but can't you argue the same thing for Mel-25 energy? people find ways around it..

Radiant armor +5 e scythe or have a energy staff just to cast the one skill?

as for EDA build...i think this could be fun

[skill]ebon dust aura[/skill][skill]volley[/skill][skill]poison tip signet[/skill][skill]mystic corruption[/skill][skill]mystic regeneration[/skill][skill]heart of fury[/skill][skill]comfort animal[/skill][skill]charm animal[/skill]

RaO has a 10~ second duration. Melandru has a minute. big difference, don't you think. :P

MBP · Oct 18, 2007, 03:46 PM

you're right but it was a cool thought anyway...

Coloneh · Oct 18, 2007, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by dan-the-noob

Could you post the whole bar for this please?

I dont really have one, but i would think something along the lines of:
[skill]Ebon Dust Aura[/skill][skill]Volley[/skill][skill]Crossfire[/skill][skill]Companionship[/skill][skill]Comfort Animal[/skill][skill]Charm Animal[/skill][skill]Zealous Renewal[/skill]rez

with an ebon bow of course

tenshi_strife · Oct 30, 2007, 12:02 PM

well for destroying undead you could do this

[skill]barrage[/skill][skill]volley[/skill][skill]heart of holy flame[/skill][skill]charm animal[/skill][skill]comfort animal[/skill][skill]zealous renewal[/skill] and yea last 2 slots are optional....

holy dmg bp ftw? lol

Coloneh · Oct 30, 2007, 04:05 PM

aura of holy might > heart of holy flame

by alot

also theres no reason to take volley and barrage.

tenshi_strife · Oct 30, 2007, 04:55 PM

sure there is cause you can alternate them for a nonstop barrage basically, and i didnt look at pve only skills sry.

Burst Cancel · Oct 30, 2007, 06:34 PM

Err, what's wrong with the Vow of Strength bar? That build pumps out good damage, and gets better exponentially with other buffs.

~ Dan ~ · Oct 31, 2007, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Burst Cancel

Err, what's wrong with the Vow of Strength bar? That build pumps out good damage, and gets better exponentially with other buffs.

Because i want my pet with me near enough all of the time and i don't want to play the same dam bar. Err, what's wrong with variety?

Burst Cancel · Oct 31, 2007, 07:02 PM

There's nothing wrong with variety - until it cuts into effectiveness.

More to the point, you didn't state any reason for why Vow of Strength wasn't enough in your OP, so my assumption was that you wanted a *better* bar, as opposed to just a *different* bar. *shrug*