Rydia's HR build! (Need it lol)

What is this double exp you speak of , I don't see anything in game ?

This was my original post... I`ll put after what I have changed

A few people have asked me to post my build via PM and threads so here it is. Keep in mind I have made this myself without referencing any other build. Therefore there are probably a few points which could be better spent to improve it, if you think it can be improved then please post and explain why as I`m happy to improve it if I can.

1st off I have chosen Wood Elf and taken the Pathfinder Path.

At-Wills I use Rapid Shot and Aiming Shot, the latter is really only used when fighting Dragons or bosses with close range AOE that can 1 shot you. Aimed shot is also good at 1 shotting a lot of lesser enemies, plus the melee version can inflict bleed which is nice sometimes.

For class features I run with Aspect of the Pack for the combat advantage bonus and Aspect of the Serpent. AotS is a must for me as it increases damage by quite a bit by stacking buffs on Melee when using ranged powers and vice versa.

Dailies I run with Forest Ghost, this takes the heat off you whilst automatically striking enemies from stealth, also only 50% AP cost which is amazing. I tend to fire this off just before jumping in to melee a group of enemies. The other daily I use is from the Pathfinder tree, Slashers Mark, it does quite a large bit of damage whilst buffing other players who hit the target. I find the HR gains AP sooooo fast that you can fire off both these powers multiple times in a fight.

For Encounter Powers I use Fox`s Cunning, this is amazing. It gives your whole team a free dodge when in ranged stance and the melee version is the nuts, it hits multiple enemies up to twice, I find using this just after AotS it does massive damage. Also the melee version increases your run speed while reducing the enemies. Also you can trigger other Abilities whilst in mid-animation and also fire off your At-Wills during the animation.

Next Encounter is Hindering Shot, this is a must for the Trapper HR, it has 3 shots with separate cool down, plus Grasping Roots on both the ranged and melee versions. 3rd Encounter is Binding Arrow for the above reason (Grasping Roots), the melee version Oak Skin Heals your entire team and buffs their defences

For Feats I have spent the Heroic Points like this :
3 Predatory action = 3% increased damage to Daily Powers
2 Weapon Mastery = 2% Crit Chance
2 Swift Footwork = 4% Stam regen
3 Agile Combatant = 3% more damage when switching stances
3 Endless Assault = 6% more damage from Encounter Powers
2 Natures Enhancement = 2% increased Deflect Severity when switching to melee
3 Disciple of Dexterity = 6% damage bonus from Dex
2 Extra Action = 4% extra AP gain

All my points go into the Trapper tree as its just that good :
5 Readied Stance = 5% AP regen when switching stances
5 Deft Strikes = 10% extra damage for melee encounter after using ranged encounter and vice versa. Also for me this is a must for this build.
5 Ancient Roots = 2.5 seconds more for weak grasping roots, 5 seconds longer for strong grasping roots.
5 Swiftness of the Fox = 15% shorter cooldowns for the melee encounters when using ranged and vice versa. This is the best thing to put points in, you almost have no cooldown times when using all the encounters before switching.
5 Thorned Roots = Grasping roots now does 200% weapon damage to target every second, if they are immune to grasping roots it does 250% of weapon damage.... nuts
5 Serpents Bite = Aspect of the Serpent now does 5% more damage per stack + 2.5% crit chance per stack.
1 Biting Snares = When you apply grasping roots or thorned roots you gain biting snares. Biting snares causes your next stance shift to grant Master Trapper which generates 20% of your AP, increases your damage by 30% and increases your control durations by 60%, all for 10 seconds. This is the icing on the cake as the effect can trigger every 10 seconds whilst lasting 10 seconds.

That is it... as I say it could probably be improved still.

I actually want to reroll my race and some of my Feat`s I want to change too, once I get to the point of being able to respec I`ll probably post a new version of my HR. I`m pretty sure I have some wasted points in feats like the AP gain etc.

I also possibly want to reroll my race... Half Orc gets another 5% Crit damage as a race perk, this sounds pretty sweet and possibly better than the Elf as that is just 1% Crit chance. Pity the Orcs are so ugly though lol.

I no longer run with Slashers Mark (I do switch over to it sometimes depending on how I feel). But now I use Siesmic Shot instead. Sometimes it hits like a truck when it crits, hits multiple targets and groups all the enemies up which can be nice when used just before Fox`s Shift to teleport into the group followed by Hindering Strike which is an AOE strong roots attack, just remember to dodge out of the group straight after Hindering Strike or you can get yourself killed lol.

My tactic these days is to go into a fight and hit :
1. Aiming Shot
2. Fox`s Cunning
3. <switch to melee> Oak Skin
4. <switch to ranged> Binding Shot and Siesmic Shot if AP is full
5. Hindering Shot
6. <switch to melee> Fox`s Shift
7. Hindering Strike
8. Oak Skin
9. <switch to ranged> Binding Shot
10. Hindering Shot
11. Fox`s Cunning
12. <switch to melee> and repeat steps 6-12 from now on

There is no real set place I use Forest Ghost and Siesmic Shot in the rotation, if Forest Ghost is usable it will get used when the cool down is ready, Siesmic Shot is used whenever AP is full.

As I`ve mentioned in another thread the build is better when used with a group of players, that way there are no cool down times when using the rotation above.
When playing solo with an Augment its best to hold the Rapid Shot/Rapid Strike trigger whilst pressing the encounter buttons as there will be 2-3 seconds sometimes before the encounters are ready to use after the 1st rotation. If using a companion there is very little cool downs but sometimes 1-2 seconds.
When playing with 2 or more people the cool downs are pretty much non-existant so you don't have to worry about holding down Rapid Shot as you can just spam Encounters for way more damage.

Hope that all makes sense lol.

If you like I can see about making a couple of vids on my xbox so you can see my rotations rather than just read it. I`ll see about maybe recording a couple tonight as I figured out how to make my xbox record the last 5mins of gaming now lol

Coming from archer spec to trapper spec will take a bit to get used to. I like so many started just archer.
Looking at the trapper tree, it looks like nothing, and boring. But its the most synergistic tree when it all comes together.
It will triple your DPS after a couple weeks of getting your timing down. That's the hardest part of the build is the timing. You have to slow it down a bit on single targets. But if you are facing multiple mobs, let the buttons fly cause nothing is on cool down and you are nearly invincible.

Ah ha.. I use a slightly different encounter set. After watching the video I notice you use Hindering Shot with the 3 charges.. I use Constricting arrow, Binding arrow and of course Fox Cunning.

I'll see how it rolls with Hindering shot later.

I posted another video of the 1st part of Shores earlier, not sure if it can be viewed yet but I just watched it on my profile.

Funnily enough it was with a PUG group and I did not notice at the time but there is another Guild member in the group... Garrett. Weird as last night ran with 3 Guildies in Epic LoL and picked up a random who happened to be Garrett as well lol.

Ha ha yeah I know... I don't take any damage for aaaaages usually and then bam 1 shot death at some point lol, luckily it didn`t happen in the short clips I made

Nope, I stacked Deflect instead of Defence and it was pants... still get 1 shotted so it was a bit pointless. I traded out all my Deflect Runes for Defence ones instead and just had the 1 deflect rune still, also I get quite a bit of deflect from equipping 2 pieces of Draconic Gear.

There is no charge time before shooting the arrow I`m not sure where you got that from, its pretty much almost instant

Hahaha! You sure drove your point home.

So hopefully I'll get some draconic stuff to drop from Shores, I do have the grand warden armour so I'm 1/4 of the way there! I haven't equipped it yet as I still need the 400 bonuses from the 2x2 T1 sets I'm wearing.

How on earth did you get Crit so high without using the set bonus?!

You sure get a lot of that on Gamefaqs, a lot of piss & wind.

I see, I'll follow that equipment build if you don't mind.. So you have draconic gloves and feet right?

I better get farming the shores then!

Oh yeah, not sure if you posted it, but what about boons, what did you put them in?

Sweet, can't wait to see what they are.