Guild Wars Build of the Week: Critical Keiran

It's friday, so time for the next Build of the Week ! And this week's a special one, because it's for the lore loving people amongst us (like me :p). Before we go on: spoiler alert ! If you didn't unlock the new hero and want to keep it a secret for yourself, stop reading now. Without further ado, here is our next build:

Critical Keiran

Skills from 1-8:

• Keen Arrow
• Melandru's Shot
• Savage Shot
• Disrupting Accuracy
• "Go for the Eyes!"
• Anthem of Flame
• Signet of Aggression
• "We Shall Return!"

Attributes: Command 12+1+2, Marksmanship 11 & Leadership 6

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This is a build for the hero Keiran Thackeray. As a hero he comes primary as a Paragon, while throughout the game he is a Ranger. Because I love the lore, and didn't want to let Keiran wield spear and shield suddenly, I decided to make him a ranger again. This build came to life as soon as I noticed marksmanship skills that use critical hits, and the command skill "Go for the Eyes!".

The main idea here is that with 15 points in command, "Go for the Eyes!" gives you 100% chance to hit critical. Disrupting Accuracy is kept up at all times. Since a ranger hero doesn't really gain adrenaline fast, I gave him Anthem of Flame + Signet of Aggression. Anthem of Flame lasts 10 second and has a 10 second recharge, so he should use it all the time and use Signet of Aggression when in combat.
Keen Arrow is a basic damage skill, as well as Melandru's Shot. Savage Shot is there for pinpoint interrupt, and "We Shall Return!" is the resurrect skill.

This build can be customised easily. Melandru's Shot can be replaced with almost any marksmanship elite, as long as you keep your energy use in check. Recommended are Burning Arrow, Prepared Shot and Punishing Shot. Savage Shot can be replaced with Disrupting Shot and Distracting Shot and "We Shall Return!" can be replaced by Signet of Return, since I raised his energy to 35 to make "We Shall Return!" work. Also possible is to replace Anthem of Flame with "Fall Back!", but it's not as spammable, making it harder to use Signet of Aggression fast.

There we go! The first Build of the Week with a hero build. But nobody is stopping you from using it yourself of course. If you have a great variation of this build, or another lorewise fitting build for heroes, I'd be happy to hear from you in the comment section below. I'd also like to make clear that the comment section can be used by anyone, no registration needed or whatsoever, so nothing is holding you back to comment!

Until next time !