How to Rune and Gear Your Ranger at Level 20 in Guild Wars

There are not many people who haven’t heard of Guild Wars, an online MMORPG that has no monthly subscription fees and is free for people to play. The highest level in Guild Wars is 20. At this level characters begin to develop more specific characteristics by changing builds and runes. Rangers are a ranged fighting class in Guild Wars.

The Ranger is a distance fighter that can do single person damage or hit multiple opponents at once. Rangers fight with a bow similar to what an archer would use. Rangers utilize energy to cast their spells and shoot their arrows. From player vs. environment to player vs. player a Ranger will have others half dead before they spot where the arrows are flying from.

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Typically a Ranger stays towards the back of the groups in Guild Wars but is also known for playing up close as well. Some Ranger builds in Guild Wars do not use bows at all but instead are melee fighting.

There are multitudes of different armor types a player can select from in the game to customize their Guild Wars Ranger. Level 20 Rangers will want to obtain “maxed” armor for the most protection. Maxed armor for a Ranger is 70.

Here is a list of the different maxed armor types and where to obtain each:

• Obsidian Armor: The Fissure of Woe
• Asuran Elite: Rata Sum
• Deldrimor Elite: Central Transfer Chamber
• Monument Elite: Eye of the North Outpost
  

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• Norn Elite: Gunnar’s Hold
• Ancient Elite: Bone Palace
• Sunspear Elite: Command Post
• Primeval Elite: Throne of Secrets
• Vabbian Elite: The Kodash Bazaar
• Canthan Elite: Divine Path
• Kurzick Elite: Vasburg Armory
• Luxon Elite: Leviathan Pits
• Judge Elite: Granite Citadel
• Saintly Elite: Marhan’s Grotto
• Woven Elite: Granite Citadel
• Flowing Elite: Granite Citadel
• Labyrinthine Elite: Marhan’s Grotto

• Tyrian Standard: Droknar’s Forge, Wajjun Bazaar, and Boreal Station
• Istani Standard: Consulate Docks or Command Post
• Sunspear Standard: Consulate Docks or Command Post
• Canthan Standard: Kaineng Center
• Kurzick Standard: House zu Heltzer
• Luxon Standard: Cavalon
• Shing Jea Standard: Kaineng Center
• Ascalon Standard: Kaineng Center
• Krytan Standard: Bukdek Byway
• Censor Standard: Droknar’s Forge
• Dragon Standard: Droknar’s Forge
• Sacred Standard: Droknar’s Forge
• Star Standard: Droknar’s Forge
• Woven Standard: Droknar’s Forge

The only difference between elite and standard armor is the way it looks and the price. Standard armor is considerably cheaper than elite armor.