A solid tank build can withstand almost any foe. Tanking is an "area denial" control -strategy in PvE in which a player deliberately exploits target fixation: that is, they draw-in the enemies’ attention (or “ aggro ”), and attempt to "ball them" with snares by making themself the sole focus of their attacks.
Also the Ranger has second highest armour rating as well as an armour boost against Elemental damage. Warrior – Anything classed as an ‘Attack Skill’ will benefit from Expertise. So a melee weapon can be used. Elementalist – Ranger has a pretty decent energy pool allowing for Conjure Weapon enchantments to be used.Shadow1975 14 years ago #2. Most people run R/x or x/R for the pet. Helps take heat off you when attacking, provides more damage, and offers a way to deal damage from behind a wall. Mesmer is also quite nice, as a simple spell like Conjure Phantasm will drain the low level monsters in Pre quite fast. Troll Ungent and Ether Feast should be all . 914 141 306 247 476 51 650 589