P/R With a Pet

I run:
12 spear, 12 beast, 8 leadership, and 9 command (with runes taken into account)
Spear of Fury
Spear of Redemption
Blazing Spear
Go For The Eyes
Ferocious Strike
Never Rampage Alone
Symbiotic Bond
Comfort Animal

Ferocious Strike is the better elite imo for p/r's because it gives a more reliable source of energy... which is important for maintaining Never Rampage Alone. The Adrenaline gain is nice too. that could work. i will explain my reasoning though.
i chose scavenger strike because at 12 beast mastery it gives 4 more energy, only 3 less damage, and is not elite. ferocious does give you adrenaline but 1 strike every 8 seconds is not a major advantage imo. i would rather have enraged lunge which gives more damage, deep wound, and faster recharge. the condition requirement for scavenger strike is easily met because enraged lunge gives unconditional (and spammable) deep wound. because of all this I run 14+ spear, 12 beast, and the rest in leadership. Leadership doesn't really matter for me because all of the energy management is from Beast Mastery which is set as high as possible.

if anyone from Anet is listening, I think Ferocious Strike could use a larger adrenaline bonus to make it more attractive relative to other ranger skills. The energy gain also needs to be at least equivalent to the non-elite Scavenger Strike. Several other people have mentioned the need for increased adrenaline on the Ferocious Strike discussion page.

Don't run HaO because there is ER. What is ER?..

I think the ER comment was suggesting that it is not worth bringing a self heal (HaO); a hero with ER would be more beneficial. That would make sense but HaO also brings your pet along with you and works as a rez for it, just seems there's nothing else worth taking as an elite, needing to replace another skill for Comfort Animal.

That would make sense but HaO also brings your pet along with you and works as a rez for it, just seems there's nothing else worth taking as an elite, needing to replace another skill for Comfort Animal. Don't forget the extra lifestealing that Heal As One does.
In my testing I got more damage out of Enraged Lunge, and deep wound besides... so if you are looking for pure damage Enraged Lunge is it. However if you need a self-heal (solo farming, RA, AB?) then Heal As One is probably the best choice. You can still get your deep wound with merciless spear or other skills.

Don't forget the extra lifestealing that Heal As One does.
In my testing I got more damage out of Enraged Lunge, and deep wound besides... so if you are looking for pure damage Enraged Lunge is it. However if you need a self-heal (solo farming, RA, AB?) then Heal As One is probably the best choice. You can still get your deep wound with merciless spear or other skills. I recommend more damage.

In RA, you wouldn't want to go far without a healer of some sort. In AB, you can always be sure there is a dedicated healer for you. Although it will put more strain on the healer, I would like to point out that Paragons or Rangers are not usually prime targets making HaO less effective.

I recommend more damage.

In RA, you wouldn't want to go far without a healer of some sort. In AB, you can always be sure there is a dedicated healer for you. Although it will put more strain on the healer, I would like to point out that Paragons or Rangers are not usually prime targets making HaO less effective. well for the record, i agree with you... i tend to prefer more damage and leave healing to professions specialized for it. the spammable deep wound and damage from Enraged Lunge is hard to pass up. however Heal As One also has the benefit of bar compression (healing for you, healing for the pet, rez for pet) and in PvE it adds bonus lifestealing as well. This is hard to pass up if you need space on the bar for other skills... so I can see a use for both of them, though enraged lunge does more damage.

on a related note, if you have seen the sorry state of AB lately you'll realize that having a healer with you is far from certain. it's difficult enough to even get a game started.