Talk:Ranger Spiker

Needs more.
At the moment, this is closer to a general strategy (specifically, the strategy is "pick some bow attacks that do good damage and use them") than a build. It should be filled up more. If we follow the precedent defined on the build wiki page, there should at least be some mention of how to distribute attributes effectively. High Marksmanship is obvious, but the rest is a balancing act... Expertise reduces energy costs, allowing the ranger to better spam his skills, but being able to cast something like Conjure Lightning or Judge's Insight gives more impact per attack, which is important for a spiker. At the same time, you might want high Wilderness Survival and something like Melandru's Arrows, which can inflict heavy damage against enchanted targets (and inflict a nice bleed, which helps to keep pressure up if the spike fails to kill the target). Quick Shot, with the right preparations, is another worthy skill. Particularly if there's more than one ranger, a few nature rituals can really boost damage, too.

Additionally, one should probably address notable weaknesses - stances are the most glaring, in my opinion: if the enemy uses something like Guardian, Shield Stance, or Lightning Reflexes, all of those juicy spike attacks are pretty much going to miss their mark. Called Shot can negate this, but then you're not using the spike skills to get big damage anymore. Thus, something like Rigor Mortis may be more desirable. Since fast-moving targets can often dodge many arrows as well, a something like Pin Down may be a desirable prep the spike target.

I think an additional weakness is defense. If you want to keep up the damage output for more than 2-3 shots, you're going to need Expertise. So take advantage of it and get Lightning Reflexes (which boosts both offense and defense - handy!) or Throw Dirt. 130.58 01:48, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * (Added a correction to the above: bolded.) 130.58 03:49, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the attention.. I only starting at guildwiki... I go try gives more information..