Build:R/A Caster Hate

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Contents 1 Attributes and Skills 2 Equipment 3 Usage 4 Counters 5 Variants

The Caster Hate build is used to shutdown casters' energy pool. Expertise is used in conjunction with the high armor of the Ranger to increase survivability in a caster heavy environment.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Ranger / Assassin	Attribute Rank
Expertise	9 +2
Wilderness Survival	8 +2 +1
Dagger Mastery	12

Throw Dirt

Apply Poison

Aura of Displacement

Golden Phoenix Strike

Exhausting Assault

Serpent's Quickness

Troll Unguent

Resurrection Signet

[edit] Equipment

• Druid's Armor to counteract energy cost of Ranger Primary.
• Vampiric Daggers of Defense, +5 energy --> for when in combat
• Poisonous Daggers of Fortitude, +5 energy --> for when healing

[edit] Usage

• Use Apply Poison, this applies poison to your target (which acts as pressure)
• Use Aura of Displacement to teleport to foe
• Use Throw Dirt if in danger of warriors or assassins
• Use Serpent's Quickness, it reduces recharge by 33%, meaning the 8 second recharge of the attack skills is roughly 5.5 seconds
• Hit casters with Golden Phoenix Strike then Exhausting Assault if they are casting, repeat.

This interrupts the caster and gives 10 points of exhaustion, decreasing their energy pool by 10.

• If in danger remove Aura of Displacement to escape
• Use Troll Unguent while in backline to recover health
• Use Resurrection Signet only if other people don't have a repeatable resurrect skill, such as Rebirth

[edit] Counters

• Energy Denial
• Anti-melee hexes, such as Empathy or Spiteful Spirit
• Blind and weakness

[edit] Variants

• Replace Throw dirt with Whirling Defense