The best ranger builds for Guild Wars 2

Rangers are some of the most flexible players in Guild Wars 2. Whether you prefer ranged or close quarters, there aren’t a lot of things you can’t do with a ranger. We’ll take a look at some of the best builds for different scenarios in the game, including WvW and PvP.

PvP

Let’s get Conquest out of the way first. For this build, you’ll be using either a sword or a warhorn as your primary weapon, while keeping a greatsword at your disposal. Set up your commands with the following, depending on your chosen weapon:

For your remaining abilities, put in Healing Spring for healing, Protect Me! and Quickening Zephyr for your utilities, and Strength of the Pack! for your elite skill.

Next, we’ll tell you how to set up your specializations:

WvW

For WvW, we recommend sticking with a greatsword, while keeping a sword or ax as your alt weapon. Here’s how to set up your abilities:

Use Bear Stance for healing, Dolyak Stance, Signet of the Wind, and Muddy Terrain for your utilities, and Entangle as your elite. Set up your appropriate specializations as you see below:

PvE

If you’re sticking to the open world, we recommend going with a Druid build as a ranger. This allows you to freely swap between ranged staff attacks and melee hits with an axe or warhorn. Here’s how you can set up your hotbar:

Healing should come from We Heal as One! while your utilities will be Search and Rescue!, Protect Me!, and Signet of the Wild. For your elite skill, stick with Entangle.

Finally, here’s the spec sheet for the open world: