Build:R/N Shivering Marksman

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This build has been successfully vetted by the GuildWiki community according to the vetting procedure. This build has been designed for the following use: PvE general

This build is designed to produce constant interruption by combining Marksman's Wager with Spinal Shivers. It also utilizes the synergy between Tiger's Fury, Focused Shot, and Mark of Pain to produce relatively high DPS.

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

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Ranger / Necromancer	Attribute Rank
Marksmanship	10 + 1 + 3
Expertise	10 + 1
Beast Mastery	8 + 1
Curses	8

Marksman's Wager

Spinal Shivers

Mark of Pain

Tiger's Fury

Focused Shot

Favorable Winds

Throw Dirt

Resurrection Signet

[edit] Equipment

• Druid's Armor
• An Icy Recurve Bow
• A Secondary, Non-Icy Bow for Mark of Pain

[edit] Usage

• Cast Favorable Winds
• Cast Marksman's Wager
• Choose a target
• Cast Spinal Shivers followed by Mark of Pain and Reapply these as necessary
• Mark of Pain can also be cast on a different target to aid your party
• Cast Tiger's Fury and reapply as necessary
• Spam Focused Shot on the target

  Note that if your attacks are being Blocked, Evaded, etc., your energy will be rapidly drained by Marksman's Wager

• Use Throw Dirt as necessary

[edit] Counters

• Blind
• General Anti-Melee
• Rapid Hex Removal

[edit] Variations

• Consider Replacing Mark of Pain with Barbs for more concentrated damage as well as a more effective cover hex due to the low recharge.
• Consider Antidote Signet if blind is a problem
• Consider Rigor Mortis if blocking is a common issue
• Consider Parasitic Bond for an even more effective cover hex