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PoE2 0.4 Ranger Leveling Build - Poison
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This is a Ranger leveling build that focuses on using Poison to fast clear mobs and rush the campaign in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)'s The Last of the Druids Update. Check out this Poison Ranger leveling build, including its progression, equipment, socketables, skills, recommended builds, and playstyle!
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Poison Ranger Build Summary
FatBellyWW's Poison Ranger League Starter Build
This Poison Running Assault Ranger League Starter is based on a build by FatBellyWW over at FatBellyWW (Youtube). The video includes details on how to gear up to get the build online. Check out FatBellyWW's YouTube and Twitch channel for more Path of Exile 2 content and ask questions about the build!
Poison Ranger Leveling Build
 Poison Ranger Build |
 Poisonburst Arrow Fires a virulent arrow that creates a burst of Poison on hit, affecting all enemies in an area.
 Vine Arrow Fire an arrow into the air that lands after a short delay, causing a plant to spring up at the impact location. The plants sprouts vines that latch onto nearby enemies, Slowing their movement speed and dealing Chaos Damage over time. The plant can be Poisoned, causing it to deal more damage.
 Contagion Afflicts a single enemy with a Debuff that deals Chaos Damage over time. If the enemy dies while affected by contagion, it and all other Chaos Damage over time Debuffs spread to other enemies and refresh their durations. Reanimating or detonating a corpse affected by contagion will cause the Minion or explosion to spread Contagion on hit.
 Ghost Dance Periodically Gain Ghost Shrouds. If you are Hit while you have a Ghost Shroud, it is immediately consumed to recover Energy Shield based on your Evasion.
 Plague Bearer Stores all Poison Damage you deal. Using the Plague Nova skill unleashes the stored Poison.
 Explosive Grenade Fires a bouncing Grenade that unleashes a devastating fiery blast when its fuse expires.
 Toxic Growth Leap into the air and fire a volley of arrows which cause toxic pustules to sprout from the ground on impact. The pustules explode after a delay and can be Poisoned, causing them to explode faster and more violently.
 Wind Dancer Grants a buff that gives you more Evasion per stage. Being Hit by a Melee Attack while you have this buff consumes all stages to damage and Knock Back enemies around you.
 Despair Curses all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Chaos Resistance.
 Herald of Plague While active, killing a Poisoned enemy spreads its Poison to other nearby enemies, and has a chance to also Hinder them.
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 Excellent DoT Easy to Build Can Fast Clear Mobs and Bosses High Skill Usage |
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This Poison Ranger leveling build focuses on using Vine Arrow and Poisonburst Arrow to deal huge Poison damage together with Toxic Growth due to the massive buffs it received this Patch 0.4.
| Date | Changes Made |
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| 12/22/2025 | ・Poison Ranger Leveling Build for Act 1-4 and Interlude created. |
Poison Ranger Equipment
※ The affixes shown below are arranged based on descending priority.
| Gear | Affixes |
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 Slivertongue Zealot Bow Slivertongue Zealot Bow Stats:
Damage - 31-47 Critical Chance - 5.00% Attacks Per Second - 1.20 Requirements: Level - 39 Dexterity - 70 |
・Add Physical Damage
・Critical Hit Chance ・Leeches % of Physical Damage as Life ・Leeches % of Physical Damage as Mana ・Arrows Fork ・Arrows Pierce All Targets After Forking |
 Primed Quiver Primed Quiver Requirements:
Level - 51 |
・Add Physical Damage
・Increased Damage with Bow Skills ・Level of All Projectile Skills ・Increased Critical Hit Chance ・Dexterity |
 Kamasan Tiara Kamasan Tiara Stats:
Energy Shield - 101 Requirements: Level - 75 Intelligence - 107 |
・Increased Energy Shield
・Maximum Life ・Maximum Mana ・Increased Critical Hit Chance ・Lightning Resistance |
 Swiftstalker Coat Swiftstalker Coat Stats:
Evasion - 406 Requirements: Level - 65 Dexterity - 121 Implicit : 30-20% reduced Slowing Potency of Debuffs on You |
・Evasion Rating
・Increased Evasion Rating ・Dexterity ・Gain Deflection Equal to % of Evasion Rating |
 Vaal Gloves Vaal Gloves Stats:
Energy Shield - 50 Requirements: Level - 75 Intelligence - 94 |
・Maximum Energy Shield
・Add Physical Damage ・Fire Resistance ・Cold Resistance ・Lightning Resistance |
 Cinched Boots Cinched Boots Stats:
Evasion - 166 Requirements: Level - 65 Dexterity - 86 |
・Increased Movement Speed
・Evasion Rating ・Maximum Life ・Cold Resistance ・Lightning Resistance ・Gain Deflection Equal to % of Evasion Rating |
 Darkness Enthroned Darkness Enthroned Requirements:
Level - 62 Implicit:Has 1–3 Charm Slot;Flasks gain 0.17 charges per Second Fixed Modifiers: ・ This item gains bonuses from Socketed Item as though it was a Random socketable equipment type ・ +50-100% increased effect of Socketed Items ・ Has 2 Rune Sockets |
・This item gains bonuses from Socketed Items as though it was Gloves
・+50-100% increased effect of Socketed Items |
 Bloodstone Amulet Bloodstone Amulet Requirements:
Level - 18 Implicit:+30-40 to maximum Life |
・Allocates Careful Assassin
・Accuracy Rating ・Maximum Life ・Spirit ・All Attributes ・Strength ・Fire Resistance |
 Gold Ring Gold Ring Requirements:
Level - 40 Implicit:6-15% increased Rarity of Items found |
・Add Physical Damage
・Maximum Mana ・Increased Rarity of Items ・Fire Resistance ・Chaos Resistance |
 Amethyst Ring Amethyst Ring Requirements:
Level - 20 Implicit:+7-13% to Chaos Resistance |
・Add Physical Damage
・Accuracy Rating ・Evasion Rating ・Cold Resistance ・Chaos Resistance |
 Ultimate Life Flask Ultimate Life Flask Stats:
Flask Type - Life Recovered Life - 920 Charge Per Use - 10 Total Charges - 75 Duration - 3 sec. |
・Gain Charges per Second
・% of Recovery Applied Instantly |
 Ultimate Mana Flask Ultimate Mana Flask Stats:
Flask Type - Mana Recovered Mana - 310 Charge Per Use - 10 Total Charges - 75 Duration - 3 sec. |
・Gain Charges per Second
・Increased Amount Recovered |
Weapons
Initially, you can start off with any Bow that has Critical Hit Chance and Physical Damage modifiers until you reach Level 39 where you can finally equip the Slivertongue to help you fast clear maps until you reach endgame. Keep in mind to buy a Crossbow in Act 1 so you can make use of Explosive Grenade for faster clearing that works well with Vine Arrow and Poisonburst Arrow.
Armor and Accessories
Your Armor should consist of pure Energy Shields for your Helm and Gloves, and pure Evasion Rating for your Body Armor and Boots. Make sure to get Critical Hit Chance on your Helmet and Physical Damage on your Gloves to further maximize your damage output.
As for your Accessories, try to get a Bloodstone Amulet with Spirit and All Attribute modifiers to meet your Skill and Spirit Gem requirements. Try to get Accuracy Rating as well since this will benefit your Arrow consistency. For your Rings, get the Physical Damage modifier for both of them and focus on reaching the 75% Resistance cap as you progress further through the game.
| List of Rings | List of Amulets |
| List of Armors | |
Runes and Soul Cores
| Equipment | Sockets |
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| Weapon | |
| Armor |
Iron Rune
The Greatwolf's Rune of Claws
Courtesan Mannan's Rune of Cruelty
Desert Rune
Storm RuneFor your Weapon, focus on slotting in Iron Runes to help you reach a maximum of 54% Increased Physical Damage once you have 3 runes unlocked on your Slivertongue.
As for your Armor, slot in Desert Runes and Storm Runes to help you reach the 75% Elemental Resistance cap for better survivability. Once you have the Darkness Enthroned unique belt with a Glove modifier, make sure to slot in The Greatwolf's Rune of Claws and Courtesan Mannan's Rune of Cruelty for that bonus physical damage and increased magnitude of ailments.
| All Runes and Soul Cores | |
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| List of Runes | List of Soul Cores |
Belt and Charms
| Belt Modifiers | |||||
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Darkness Enthroned Darkness Enthroned Requirements:
Level - 62 Implicit:Has 1–3 Charm Slot;Flasks gain 0.17 charges per Second Fixed Modifiers: ・ This item gains bonuses from Socketed Item as though it was a Random socketable equipment type ・ +50-100% increased effect of Socketed Items ・ Has 2 Rune Sockets |
・This item gains bonuses from Socketed Items as though it was Gloves
・+50-100% increased effect of Socketed Items |
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| Charm Options | |||||
 Stone Charm Stone Charm Stats:
Flask Type - Charm Charge Per Use - 20 Total Charges - 40 Duration - 3 sec. |
 Thawing Charm Thawing Charm Stats:
Flask Type - Charm Charge Per Use - 40 Total Charges - 40 Duration - 3 sec. |
 Golden Charm Golden Charm Stats:
Flask Type - Charm Charge Per Use - 80 Total Charges - 80 Duration - 1 sec. |
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Focus on getting Darkness Enthroned as your unique belt so you can benefit from the Glove-type Rune slots while also doubling their socketed effects to maximize your damage output.
As for your Charms, get the Stone Charm to help you counteract any stun effects, Thawing Charm for freeze immunity, and Golden Charm for better item drops as you progress through the campaign. Make sure their modifiers consist of Recover Mana When Used and Reduced Charges Per Use to help you maintain your mana usage whenever these charms proc.
| List of Belts | List of Charms |
Poison Ranger Skills
All Active and Persistent Skills
※ The Support Gems' priority are arranged in a descending order. The first one being the most important and the last being the least crucial.
| Skill | Support Gems |
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Explosive Grenade Explosive Grenade Fires a bouncing Grenade that unleashes a devastating fiery blast when its fuse expires.
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 Multishot I Multishot I Supports Projectile skills, making them fire extra Projectiles. Also lowers Attack and Cast speed of supported skills, as well as lessening their damage.
 Fire Attunement Fire Attunement Supports Attacks, causing them to Gain Fire Damage but deal less Cold and Lightning Damage.
 Elemental Armament II Elemental Armament II Supports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.
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Bow Shot Bow Shot |
 Culling Strike I Culling Strike I Supports Attack skills, causing them to Cull Rare and Unique enemies on hit.
 Rapid Attacks I Rapid Attacks I Supports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.
 Deadly Poison I Deadly Poison I Supports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal less damage but inflict more potent Poison.
 Poison II Poison II Supports any skill that hits enemies, giving it a chance to Poison enemies.
 Escalating Poison Escalating Poison Supports any skill that hits enemies, allowing it to inflict an extra poison on enemies but shortening the duration of those poisons.
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Contagion Contagion Afflicts a single enemy with a Debuff that deals Chaos Damage over time. If the enemy dies while affected by contagion, it and all other Chaos Damage over time Debuffs spread to other enemies and refresh their durations. Reanimating or detonating a corpse affected by contagion will cause the Minion or explosion to spread Contagion on hit.
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 Magnified Area I Magnified Area I Supports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.
 Prolonged Duration I Prolonged Duration I Supports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.
 Rapid Casting I Rapid Casting I Supports spells, causing them to cast faster
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Vine Arrow Vine Arrow Fire an arrow into the air that lands after a short delay, causing a plant to spring up at the impact location. The plants sprouts vines that latch onto nearby enemies, Slowing their movement speed and dealing Chaos Damage over time. The plant can be Poisoned, causing it to deal more damage.
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 Swift Affliction II Swift Affliction II Supports any skill that deals damage, causing it to deal more non-Ailment damage over time but have a shorter duration.
Magnified Area I Magnified Area I Supports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.
Prolonged Duration II Prolonged Duration II Supports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.
Rapid Attacks II Rapid Attacks II Supports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.
 Slow Potency Slow Potency Supports any skill, causing inflicted slows to be more powerful
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Poisonburst Arrow Poisonburst Arrow Fires a virulent arrow that creates a burst of Poison on hit, affecting all enemies in an area.
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Rapid Attacks II Rapid Attacks II Supports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.
Deadly Poison II Deadly Poison II Supports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal less damage but inflict more potent Poison.
Multishot I Multishot I Supports Projectile skills, making them fire extra Projectiles. Also lowers Attack and Cast speed of supported skills, as well as lessening their damage.
 Pinpoint Critical Pinpoint Critical Supports any skill that Hits Enemies, causing it to Critically Hit more often but deal less damage with Critical Hits
 Longshot II Longshot II Supports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage from farther away.
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Toxic Growth Toxic Growth Leap into the air and fire a volley of arrows which cause toxic pustules to sprout from the ground on impact. The pustules explode after a delay and can be Poisoned, causing them to explode faster and more violently.
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 Concentrated Area Concentrated Area Supports any skill with an area of effect, causing that area to be smaller but any area damage it deals to be higher.
 Execute I Execute I Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage against enemies on low life.
 Long Fuse II Long Fuse II Supports Skills which have a Detonation Time, causing those Skills to have much higher Detonation Time and detonation damage.
 Heft Heft Supports Skills which deal damage, increasing the maximum Physical Damage of their Hits.
Pinpoint Critical Pinpoint Critical Supports any skill that Hits Enemies, causing it to Critically Hit more often but deal less damage with Critical Hits
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Wind Dancer Wind Dancer Grants a buff that gives you more Evasion per stage. Being Hit by a Melee Attack while you have this buff consumes all stages to damage and Knock Back enemies around you.
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 Blind I Blind I Support any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on hit.
 Precision I Precision I Supports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Accuracy while the skill is active.
Poison II Poison II Supports any skill that hits enemies, giving it a chance to Poison enemies.
 Maim Maim Supports Attacks causing them to Maim enemies.
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Ghost Dance Ghost Dance Periodically Gain Ghost Shrouds. If you are Hit while you have a Ghost Shroud, it is immediately consumed to recover Energy Shield based on your Evasion.
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 Compressed Duration II Compressed Duration II Supports any skill that has a duration, making that duration shorter.
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Despair Despair Curses all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Chaos Resistance.
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Magnified Area II Magnified Area II Supports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger at the cost of damage.
 Focused Curse Focused Curse Supports Curse skills, causing them to Curse enemies more quickly after being cast.
 Heightened Curse Heightened Curse Supports curse skills, magnifying their power.
Rapid Casting II Rapid Casting II Supports Spells, causing them to cast faster.
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Plague Bearer Plague Bearer Stores all Poison Damage you deal. Using the Plague Nova skill unleashes the stored Poison.
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 Astral Projection Astral Projection Supports Nova skills, causing those skills to take place at a targeted location when used instead of around you.
Magnified Area I Magnified Area I Supports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.
Deadly Poison II Deadly Poison II Supports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal less damage but inflict more potent Poison.
Poison II Poison II Supports any skill that hits enemies, giving it a chance to Poison enemies.
 Bursting Plague Bursting Plague Supports skills that can Poison enemies, causing poisoned enemies to gain Plague over time and explode in a Plague Burst on death. Cannot support the skills of minions.
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Herald of Plague Herald of Plague While active, killing a Poisoned enemy spreads its Poison to other nearby enemies, and has a chance to also Hinder them.
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 Chaos Mastery Chaos Mastery Supports Chaos skills, granting them an additional level.
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During Act 1, you can focus on getting an extra Crossbow on your Weapon Set 2 so you can make use of Explosive Grenade as this synergizes well with Vine Arrow and Poisonbrust Arrow burst DoTs. You can keep this in your rotation as long you as it feels useful as you progress through further Acts.
Your main damage skills will consist of Poisonburst Arrow as your default skill for inflicting poison initially, together with Vine Arrow and Toxic Growth for better AoE coverage and additional damage when hit with poison. These three skills together will be part of your skill rotation all the way to endgame content.
As for your Persistent Skills, get Wind Dancer early as a failsafe for tight situations. Make sure to get Herald of Plague and Plague Bearer once you reach Act 2 for faster clearing and higher burst damage potential.
Poison Ranger Passive Tree
Passive Tree Progression
| Video taken from Path of Building |
The leveling passive tree for the Poison Ranger build focuses on increasing your Projectile Damage, buffing your Poison effects, and gaining more Evasion Rating to help with your survivability. Initially, we recommend investing in damage early in the game such as Heavy Ammunition, Vile Wounds, and all the way up to Blinding Strike. Make sure to get Crippling Toxins to increase your Poison magnitude and Lasting Toxins for a longer Poison duration.
As for you Defensive nodes, get High Alert and Subterfuge Mask to increased your Evasion Rating and scale it off your Energy Shields. Keep in mind to get Movement Speed nodes along the way such as Escape Velocity and Acceleration for better traversing of the campaign. Lastly, make sure to get Pierce the Heart to upgrade your Slivertongue, while Toxic Tolerance will provide you with Poison immunity which can help you greatly against Viper Napuatzi in Act 3.
Passive Skill Tree Guide and List of Passives
Ascendancy Options
 Pathfinder
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Provides heavy stun and slow immunity, as well as Poison buffs. |
As of Patch 0.4, we recommend choosing the Pathfinder Ascendancy as this seamlessly transitions the leveling build into a traditional Poison Pathfinder build. Furthermore, the Running Assault ascendacy node now provides you with Heavy Stun immunity while sprinting which can be great for any type of Pathfinder build!
You have the option to transition to a different Ascendancy at a later stage of the game if you wish to switch to a different build once you reach the endgame.
Poison Ranger Build Progression
| Jump to an Act! | |||||
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| Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | |||
| Act 4 | Interludes | ||||
Act 1 Progression
To progress through Act 1 and beat Count Geonor using the Poison Ranger leveling build, follow these steps:
| # | Step by Step Guide to Act 1 Leveling |
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| 1 | Equip
 Lightning Arrow
and defeat
 The Bloated Miller
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| 2 | Head for the Mysterious Campsite at Clearfell to get a Level 1
 Uncut Skill Gem
and use this to get
Explosive Grenade
as your main damage skill for now.Note: If you find another Level 1 Uncut Skill Gem, use this to swap out your Lightning Arrow with Poisonburst Arrow
.
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| 3 | Defeat
 Beira of the Rotten Pack
to obtain
 Head of the Winter Wolf
for the Cold Resistance to prepare against Count Geonor.
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| 4 | Complete Treacherous Ground to get a Level 1
 Uncut Support Gem
and slot in
Multishot I
on your Explosive Grenade skill.
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| 5 | Proceed to Grelwood and defeat
 Areagne, Forgotten Witch
to get another Level 1 Uncut Support Gem and slot in
Fire Attunement
on your Explosive Grenade skill.Note: Make sure to loot the Witch Hut to get Medium Flasks. |
| 6 | Defeat
 The Brambleghast
to get a Level 2 Uncut Skill Gem and use it to upgrade your Explosive Grenade.
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| 7 | Progress to The Grim Tangle and defeat
 The Rotten Druid
to obtain another Level 1 Uncut Support Gem and slot in
Rapid Attacks I
on your Poisonburst Arrow skill.
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| 8 | Look for the Haunted Treasure Inside the Tomb of the Consort and defeat the rare enemy to acquire a Level 1 Uncut Support Gem and slot in
Multishot I
on your Poisonburst Arrow skill.Note: Once you find a Level 3 Uncut Skill Gem, use it to equip Vine Arrow
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| 9 | Defeat
 The Crowbell
at the Hunting Grounds to obtain a
 Book of Specialisation
for additional passive points.
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| 10 | Search and complete your first Ritual in the same area to get a Level 1 Uncut Support Gem and use this to slot in
Swift Affliction I
on your
Vine Arrow
.
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| 11 | Start looking for the Dryadic Ritual in the same area to get an extra Level 1 Uncut Support Gem and slot in
Magnified Area I
on your Vine Arrow skill.
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| 12 | Enter Freythorn to defeat
 The King in the Mists
for +30 Spirit and a Level 4
 Uncut Spirit Gem
. Use this to equip
Wind Dancer
for more survivability.
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| 13 | Complete The Lost Lute at the Ogham Farmlands to obtain a
Book of Specialisation
for more passive points.
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| 14 | Search for the Crop Circle in the same area to defeat
 Vargir the Feral Mutt
and obtain a Level 4 Uncut Skill Gem and use it to upgrade
Poisonburst Arrow
.
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| 15 | Proceed to Ogham Village and defeat
 The Executioner
to free Leitis and acquire a Level 5 Uncut Skill Gem. Note: Use the Uncut Skill Gem to get Toxic Growth
and use your extra Uncut Support Gems to slot in
Concentrated Area
and
Execute I
.
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| 16 | Head for The Manor Ramparts and look for The Gallows to get a free Level 1 Uncut Support Gem (To be used later).
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| 17 | Search and defeat the
 Candlemass, the Living Rite
at Ogham Manor to get the
 Candlemass' Essence
for the free +20 Maximum Life.
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| 18 | Continue and defeat
 Count Geonor
to complete Act 1.Note: Make sure you have Medium Flasks since this boss fight has 2 Phases so you will be spending a good amount of time learning and surviving the mechanics. |
Act 2 Progression
To progress through Act 2 and beat Jamanra, the Abomination using the Poison Ranger leveling build, follow these steps:
| # | Step by Step Guide to Act 2 Leveling |
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| 1 | Complete the Earning Passage quest for an
Uncut Skill Gem
Level 5. Use this to upgrade
Poisonburst Arrow
.
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| 2 | Defeat
 Balbala, The Traitor
to gain access to The Trial of Sekhemas.Ascendancy: You can attempt to finish the Sekhema's Trial to get your first Ascendancy Skill: ┣
Pathfinder
: Get the Overwhelming Toxicity node to transition to one of our Pathfinder builds.┗
 Deadeye
: Get the Mirage Deadeye node to transition to one of our Deadeye builds. |
| 3 | Clear Mobs in Keth until you get the
 Kabala Clan Relic
(To be used later).
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| 4 | Defeat
 Kabala, Constrictor Queen
to get a
Book of Specialisation
for more passive points.
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| 5 | Defeat
 The Ninth Treasure of Keth
in the Galleria for a random Jewel.Note: Make sure to slot in this Jewel in your passive tree as you progress. |
| 6 | Open the Guarded Sarcophagus for an
Uncut Support Gem
(To be used later).
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| 7 | Three Elemental Offering Ring choices: Ruby Ring, Sapphire Ring, and Topaz Ring for flame, cold, and lightning resistance respectively. It is recommended to choose the Topaz Ring to prepare for
 Jamanra, the Abomination
.
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| 8 | Clear The City of Seven Waters for an
Uncut Support Gem
and slot in
Blind I
on your
Wind Dancer
persistent skill.
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| 9 | Destroy the Effigy located in the Shrine of Bones for an Uncut Support Gem Level 2 (To be used later). Note: If you find an Uncut Skill Gem Level 7, use this to upgrade your Poisonburst Arrow
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| 10 | Clear Mobs in The Bone Pits until you get the
 Sun Clan Relic
(To be used later).
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| 11 | Complete A Theft of Ivory quest for an Uncut Support Gem Level 2 and slot in
Prolonged Duration I
on your
Vine Arrow
skill.
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| 12 | Place both Relics in the Valley of Titans to complete the Ancient Vows quest. Choose the Sun Clan Relic for more Mana Flask Recovery.
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| 13 | Complete A Crown of Stone quest for an Uncut Support Gem Level 2 and slot in
Elemental Armament I
on your
Explosive Grenade
skill.
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| 14 | Complete the Tradition's Toll quest to get a
Book of Specialisation
.
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| 15 | Defeat the
 Watchful Twins
for a
 Djinn Barya
.
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Act 3 Progression
To progress through Act 3 and beat Doryani using the Poison Ranger leveling build, follow these steps:
| # | Step by Step Guide to Act 3 Leveling |
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| 1 | |
| 2 |
Loot the basket found in the Orok Campfire at Sandswept Marsh to get a
 Lesser Jeweller's Orb
.Note: Use this on your Poisonburst Arrow and use your extra Uncut Support Gem to slot in Deadly Poison I
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| 4 |
Complete The Slithering Dead to get the Venom Draught of the Veil to provide you with increased Elemental Ailment Threshold. |
| 5 |
Look for the Jungle Grave and interact with the Ravaged Corpse to summon Servi and get a rare Belt. We recommend taking Rawhide Belt for better survivability. |
| 6 |
Defeat
 Ignagduk, the Bog Witch
for 30 Spirit and an
Uncut Spirit Gem
Level 10. Use this to equip
Herald of Plague
for faster clear times as you progress. |
| 7 |
Submit the Tribal Vengeance to get a charm. Choose the Antidote Charm for increased defenses against Poison. |
| 8 |
Defeat
 Blackjaw, the Remnant
to get The Flame Core for +10% Fire Resistance. |
| 9 |
Use the Paquate's Mechanism to Corrupt gear. We suggest corrupting the
Explosive Grenade
skill gem for a chance of an additional Support Gem slot. |
| 10 |
Obtain an
Uncut Spirit Gem
Level 10 from Treasures of Utzaal and use this to upgrade your
Herald of Plague
. |
| 11 | |
| 12 |
Ascendancy: By this time, you can complete the Trial of Chaos to get your third and fourth Ascendancy Point.
┣
Pathfinder
: Get the Relentless Pursuit node to transition to one of our Pathfinder builds.┗
Deadeye
: Get the Gathering Winds node to transition to one of our Deadeye builds. |
| 13 |
Use the
 Sacrificial Heart
that you can pick up in Utzaal to acquire Weapon Set Skill Points.Note: If you find an Uncut Support Gem Level 4 in the last Act 3 area, use this to slot in Rapid Attacks II
on your
Poisonburst Arrow
. |
Rootdredge
Mighty SilverfistAct 4 Progression
To progress through Act 4 and beat Tavakai using the Poison Ranger build, follow these steps:
| # | Steps |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Get Shark's Fin in Whakapanu Island and submit it to Kaimana in the Tavakai's Ship to get an
Uncut Support Gem
Level 4 and slot in
Swift Affliction II
on your
Vine Arrow
. |
| 2 |
Defeat
 Crawlcrunch
to get another
Uncut Support Gem
Level 4 and slot in
Deadly Poison II
on your
Poisonburst Arrow
. |
| 3 |
Find the Barnacle before the Beckoning Clam event to get
Uncut Support Gem
Level 4 and slot in
Prolonged Duration II
on your
Vine Arrow
. |
| 4 |
Get the Humming Pearl from the Beckoning Clam and exchange it for a
 Pearlescent Amulet
with increases to all Elemental Resistances. |
| 5 |
Find the Chapel Key and interact with the Goddess of Justice to get the +30% increased Life Regeneration from your flasks. |
| 6 |
Complete Dark Mists to gain a
Book of Specialisation
and a
Uncut Skill Gem
Level 13 and use it to upgrade
Poisonburst Arrow
. |
| 7 |
Get a
Lesser Jeweller's Orb
in the Doomed Mine at Isle of Kin and use it on your
Wind Dancer
. |
| 8 | Defeat
 The Blind Beast
to get a Blank Greater Rune that you can exchange for a
 Greater Iron Rune
. |
| 9 |
Release the Beast from its pen in the Isle of Kin and defeat it to gain
Uncut Skill Gem
Level 13 and use it to upgrade your
Vine Arrow
. |
| 10 | Complete the Trial of the Ancestors and pass the Ngamahu's Test to get the +5 Strength reward. |
| 11 |
Ring the Morning and Evening Bell in Arastas to Receive 3
 Regal Orb
and
 Exalted Orb
.Note: You can use these to either craft a weapon, or trade for some good equipment! |
| 12 |
Get a random Greater Rune in the Meeting House at Ngakanu. |
Interlude Progression
To progress through Interludes and set yourself up for mapping using the Poison Ranger build, follow these steps:
| # | Steps |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Get a Level 13
Uncut Skill Gem
from a Corpse on the Hut Checkpoint in the Scorched Farmlands and use it to upgrade your
Toxic Growth
. |
| 2 |
Buy Greater Runes from the Ferryman in Holten. |
| 3 |
Defeat
 Oswin, the Dread Warden
in Wolvenhold to get a
Book of Specialisation
(Warden's Ledger). |
| 4 | |
| 5 |
Get the Molten One's Gift in Skullmaw Stairway to get a +5% to your Maximum Life. |
| 6 |
Slot in both
 Yoon's Barya
and
Rangeen's Barya
in Sel Khari Sanctuary to have two choices between an Amulet, Ring, or Jewel. |
| 7 |
Defeat
 Elzarah, the Cobra Lord
in Sel Khari Sanctuary to gain a Level 60
Djinn Barya
so you can attempt to gain your 5th and 6th Ascendancy Point. |
| 8 | [align] Activate one out of Seven Pillars in Qimah based on what you need, you can change this any time. It is generally recommended to get Movement Speed. |
| 9 |
Fill the two Sacred Wells in Qimah Reservoir to get 1
Exalted Orb
each. Note: You can use these to either craft a weapon, or trade for solid equipment! |
| 10 |
Interact with the Ancient Monument in Ashen Forest for a Level 14
Uncut Skill Gem
and use it to upgrade your
Poisonburst Arrow
. |
| 11 |
Defeat
 Lythara, the Wayward Spear
in Kriar Village to get a
 Gemcrust Skull
that gives +40 Spirit and a Level 14
Uncut Spirit Gem
and use it to equip your
Plague Bearer
. |
| 12 |
Defeat
 The Abominable Yeti
in Howling Caves to get its Icy Tusks and receive a
Book of Specialisation
as a reward. |
| 13 |
Get a free Unique Equipment of your choice from a randomized table from Elder Madox in Kriar Peaks. |
| 14 |
After finishing all three regions, talk to The Hooded One in Kingsmarch to gain another
Book of Specialisation
. |
Akthi and Anundr
RisuPoison Ranger Playstyle
Bossing Skill Rotation
When against Bosses, you will mainly be stacking Vine Arrows and Toxic Growth pustules . The rotation is as follows:
- Set up 3 Vine Arrow plants beneath the Boss that you will poison later.
- Spam Toxic Growth around the Boss until you reach the 12 Pustule limit.
- Use Despair to reduce their chaos resistance.
- Spam Poisonburst Arrows until you max out Plague Bearer.
- Use Plague Nova to trigger all the Pustules for huge burst damage.
- Repeat Step 2 and Step 5 to whittle down the Boss.
Mobbing Skill Rotation
When against large packs of mobs, you will only need to spam Vine Arrow and Poisonburst Arrow to quickly deal poison damage in a wide-range. The rotation is as follows:
- Set up 3 Vine Arrow plants that you will poison later.
- Cast Toxic Growth around the area until you reach the 12 Pustule limit.
- Spam Poisonburst Arrow to proc both Vines and Pustules for burst damage.
- Rinse and repeat.
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Ranger Leveling Builds
| Lightning Ranger
|
 Herald of Thunder While active, killing Shocked enemies with Attack damage, will cause subsequent Attack hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies.
 Barrage Ready a volley of arrows or spears, Empowering your next Bow or Projectile Spear Attack to repeat multiple times. Consumes your Frenzy Charges on use to add additional repeats.
Lightning Arrow Fires a charged arrow at the target. On hitting an enemy or wall, the arrow will fire Chaining Lightning beams at nearby enemies.
 Lightning Rod Fire an arrow that drops from above, creating a Lightning burst. The arrow remains in the ground, and any Chaining Lightning beams can Chain to it. When Chained to, the arrows release another Lightning burst.
 Stormcaller Arrow Fires an arrow that embeds where it lands for a short duration. At the end of the duration, a Lightning bolt strikes the arrow, disintegrating it and damaging enemies with a high chance to Shock.
Focus: Burst Damage, Lightning, Fast Clear |
| Poison Ranger
NEW |
Poisonburst Arrow Fires a virulent arrow that creates a burst of Poison on hit, affecting all enemies in an area.
Vine Arrow Fire an arrow into the air that lands after a short delay, causing a plant to spring up at the impact location. The plants sprouts vines that latch onto nearby enemies, Slowing their movement speed and dealing Chaos Damage over time. The plant can be Poisoned, causing it to deal more damage.
Contagion Afflicts a single enemy with a Debuff that deals Chaos Damage over time. If the enemy dies while affected by contagion, it and all other Chaos Damage over time Debuffs spread to other enemies and refresh their durations. Reanimating or detonating a corpse affected by contagion will cause the Minion or explosion to spread Contagion on hit.
Ghost Dance Periodically Gain Ghost Shrouds. If you are Hit while you have a Ghost Shroud, it is immediately consumed to recover Energy Shield based on your Evasion.
Plague Bearer Stores all Poison Damage you deal. Using the Plague Nova skill unleashes the stored Poison.
Explosive Grenade Fires a bouncing Grenade that unleashes a devastating fiery blast when its fuse expires.
Toxic Growth Leap into the air and fire a volley of arrows which cause toxic pustules to sprout from the ground on impact. The pustules explode after a delay and can be Poisoned, causing them to explode faster and more violently.
Wind Dancer Grants a buff that gives you more Evasion per stage. Being Hit by a Melee Attack while you have this buff consumes all stages to damage and Knock Back enemies around you.
Despair Curses all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Chaos Resistance.
Herald of Plague While active, killing a Poisoned enemy spreads its Poison to other nearby enemies, and has a chance to also Hinder them.
Focus: Poison, AoE, Burst, DoT, Fast Clear |
Ranger Endgame Builds
| Poison Pathfinder
|
Poisonburst Arrow Fires a virulent arrow that creates a burst of Poison on hit, affecting all enemies in an area.
Vine Arrow Fire an arrow into the air that lands after a short delay, causing a plant to spring up at the impact location. The plants sprouts vines that latch onto nearby enemies, Slowing their movement speed and dealing Chaos Damage over time. The plant can be Poisoned, causing it to deal more damage.
Ghost Dance Periodically Gain Ghost Shrouds. If you are Hit while you have a Ghost Shroud, it is immediately consumed to recover Energy Shield based on your Evasion.
Plague Bearer Stores all Poison Damage you deal. Using the Plague Nova skill unleashes the stored Poison.
Toxic Growth Leap into the air and fire a volley of arrows which cause toxic pustules to sprout from the ground on impact. The pustules explode after a delay and can be Poisoned, causing them to explode faster and more violently.
Wind Dancer Grants a buff that gives you more Evasion per stage. Being Hit by a Melee Attack while you have this buff consumes all stages to damage and Knock Back enemies around you.
Despair Curses all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Chaos Resistance.
 Shield Charge Channel to charge in the target direction. You will crash into enemies on your path, stopping your charge and dealing damage to enemies in an area, and extra damage to the enemies you collided with. While charging, your Shield is raised and you will Block all incoming Blockable hits.
 Toxic Domain Create an area of Toxic Bloom on the ground around you. While in the Bloom, you have increased Skill costs, Regenerate Life, and your Projectile Attacks attach a Toxic Pustule, which can be Poisoned. Pustules will Detonate after a duration or when enough Poison has been applied, dealing more damage based on the stored Poison damage and applying Poison in an area around it.
Focus: Mapping, Bossing, DoT, Poison, Chaos Damage |
| Grenade Deadeye
|
Explosive Grenade Fires a bouncing Grenade that unleashes a devastating fiery blast when its fuse expires.
 Flash Grenade Fires a bouncing Grenade that unleashes a Blinding, Stunning explosion when its fuse expires. This explosion can Blind both Allies and Enemies.
 Gas Grenade Fires a bouncing Grenade that causes a burst of Poison gas when its fuse expires, damaging enemies and leaving behind a growing Poison cloud. Burning effects or Detonator skills will cause the cloud to explode in a fiery blast.
Wind Dancer Grants a buff that gives you more Evasion per stage. Being Hit by a Melee Attack while you have this buff consumes all stages to damage and Knock Back enemies around you.
 Oil Grenade Fires a bouncing Grenade that bursts in a spray of Oil when the fuse expires or when it impacts an Enemy, dealing minimal damage but covering the ground and nearby enemies in Oil. Oil created this way can be Ignited by Detonator Skills or Ignited Ground.
 Voltaic Grenade Fires a bouncing Grenade that discharges an Electrocuting Lightning blasts when its fuse expires
Focus: AoE, Grenades, Burst |
| Lightning Salvo Deadeye
|
 Conductivity Curses all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Lightning Resistance.
 Grim Feast Feeds on corpses to bolster your Energy Shield. While active, enemies and Reviving Minions that die in your Presence have a chance to drop Grim Remnants. Picking up a Grim Remnant grants you Energy Shield which can Overflow maximum Energy Shield.
 Herald of Ice While active, Shattering an enemy with an Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.
Herald of Thunder While active, killing Shocked enemies with Attack damage, will cause subsequent Attack hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies.
 Bonestorm Channel to conjure a swarm of bone spikes in the air, then release to fire at the enemies and explode. Shrapnel Impales enemies Hit, causing subsequent Attack Hits against those targets to deal Extra Damage. Consumes your Power Charge to cause much larger explosions.
 Cast on Shock While active, gains Energy when you Shock enemies and triggers socketed spells on reaching maximum Energy.
Lightning Arrow Fires a charged arrow at the target. On hitting an enemy or wall, the arrow will fire Chaining Lightning beams at nearby enemies.
Lightning Rod Fire an arrow that drops from above, creating a Lightning burst. The arrow remains in the ground, and any Chaining Lightning beams can Chain to it. When Chained to, the arrows release another Lightning burst.
 Magnetic Salvo Aims skyward and fires energy missiles at lingering arrows or bolts created by other Lightning Attacks in front of you. The missiles explode if they land close to a lingering bolt or arrow, dealing more damage in a larger area but destroying that bolt or arrow in the process.
Wind Dancer Grants a buff that gives you more Evasion per stage. Being Hit by a Melee Attack while you have this buff consumes all stages to damage and Knock Back enemies around you.
Focus: Burst Damage, Lightning, Energy Shield |
| Shattering Concoction Pathfinder
|
 Hypothermia Curses all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Cold Resistance.
 Lightning Warp Teleports you inside the target's body, causing it to violently explode. Highlights enemies that can be culled, and can only be used on these enemies or Ball Lightning projectiles. The target is destroyed, and the explosion deals Lightning Damage to surrounding enemies and creates Shocked Ground.
 Ball Lightning Fires a slow-moving projectile that repeatedly shoots bolts of lightning at nearby enemies.
 Eye of Winter Fires a single Eye Projectile which does not hit enemies. The Eye constantly releases damaging shard Projectiles in a spiral as it flies, plus an extra burst of Shards at the end of its flight. If the Eye passes over an Elemental ground surface, it will take on that surface effect, applying it to nearby enemies and causing shards to deal more damage of the corresponding type.
Ghost Dance Periodically Gain Ghost Shrouds. If you are Hit while you have a Ghost Shroud, it is immediately consumed to recover Energy Shield based on your Evasion.
Grim Feast Feeds on corpses to bolster your Energy Shield. While active, enemies and Reviving Minions that die in your Presence have a chance to drop Grim Remnants. Picking up a Grim Remnant grants you Energy Shield which can Overflow maximum Energy Shield.
Herald of Ice While active, Shattering an enemy with an Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.
Herald of Thunder While active, killing Shocked enemies with Attack damage, will cause subsequent Attack hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies.
Wind Dancer Grants a buff that gives you more Evasion per stage. Being Hit by a Melee Attack while you have this buff consumes all stages to damage and Knock Back enemies around you.
 Cast on Freeze While active, gains Energy when you Freeze enemies and triggers socketed spells on reaching maximum Energy.
 Blink Replaces your dodge roll with a short-cooldown Spell that allows you to tunnel through space, instantly reappearing a medium distance away.
 Alchemist's Boon While active, grants you Flask Charges passively and causes Life and Mana recovery from your Flasks to also apply to Allies in your presence.
 Shattering Concoction X Added Cold Damage;+7% to Critical Hit Chance;Consumes 5 Charges from your Mana Flask;Inflicts Cold Exposure on Hit;Explosion radius is 1.5 metres
Focus: Burst Damage, Cold, Concoction |
| Glacial Lance Deadeye
|
Herald of Ice While active, Shattering an enemy with an Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.
 Combat Frenzy While active, grants you a Frenzy Charge when you Freeze, Electrocute, or Pin an enemy. This can only occur once every few seconds.
Wind Dancer Grants a buff that gives you more Evasion per stage. Being Hit by a Melee Attack while you have this buff consumes all stages to damage and Knock Back enemies around you.
 Cast on Critical While active, gains energy when you Critically Hit enemies and triggers socketed spells on reaching maximum energy.
 Disengage Jump back as you rupture the earth in front of you with spearpoints, damaging enemies. Consumes the Parried Debuff on Hitting enemies to release a shockwave and grant you a Frenzy Charge. This skill can be used while using other skills, and causes Strikes and Projectiles to miss you while jumping. This skill cannot be Ancestrally Boosted.
 Glacial Lance Throw a single lance that leaves icy fragments in its wake. The fragments Chill nearby enemies. Consumes a Frenzy Charge if possible to cause the ice fragments created by the first Projectile to explode outwards after a short duration, peppering enemies with shrapnel.
Focus: Mobbing, Single Target, DPS, AoE, Bossing |
| Bleed Bow Deadeye
|
Ghost Dance Periodically Gain Ghost Shrouds. If you are Hit while you have a Ghost Shroud, it is immediately consumed to recover Energy Shield based on your Evasion.
Barrage Ready a volley of arrows or spears, Empowering your next Bow or Projectile Spear Attack to repeat multiple times. Consumes your Frenzy Charges on use to add additional repeats.
 Snipe Channel to charge up your bow before releasing a powerful shot. Releasing the moment you fully charge causes the arrow to explode on impact for a guaranteed Critical Hit.
 Sniper's Mark Marks a target. The next Critical Hit the target receives consumes the Mark to deal extra damage and grant you a Frenzy Charge.
 Spiral Volley Loads your Bow with a volley of enchanted arrows and fires them in a circle as you spin forward, firing directly at targets if possible. Consumes Frenzy Charges to cause the arrows to deal more damage and Chain to other targets. Each target can only be Hit once.
Wind Dancer Grants a buff that gives you more Evasion per stage. Being Hit by a Melee Attack while you have this buff consumes all stages to damage and Knock Back enemies around you.
 Bloodhound's Mark Mark a target, making them suffer Heavy Stun build up from Blood Loss. If they suffer enough Blood Loss while Marked, the Mark is consumed and they will release an explosion of blood when killed or Heavy Stunned.The duration doesn't tick while the target is suffering Blood Loss.
 Herald of Blood While active, killing an enemy with Blood Loss will cause a bloody explosion that deals Physical Attack damage to surrounding enemies based off the life of the exploded enemy, destroying their Corpse in the process. The explosion also has a chance to aggravate Bleeding.
Focus: Bleed, Burst, Charges |
| Crit Lightning Arrow Deadeye
|
Herald of Thunder While active, killing Shocked enemies with Attack damage, will cause subsequent Attack hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies.
Lightning Arrow Fires a charged arrow at the target. On hitting an enemy or wall, the arrow will fire Chaining Lightning beams at nearby enemies.
Lightning Rod Fire an arrow that drops from above, creating a Lightning burst. The arrow remains in the ground, and any Chaining Lightning beams can Chain to it. When Chained to, the arrows release another Lightning burst.
 Electrocuting Arrow Leap forward into the air and fire downward. Hitting an enemy will attach an Electrocuting Rod to them, causing all incoming Lightning damage to build up Electrocution. This rod is removed when the enemy is next Electrocuted.
 Voltaic Mark Marks a target, making them more susceptible to being Shocked. When the Marked target dies, a Lightning nova erupts from their corpse. This nova does not use your Weapon Damage, and instead uses its own base Attack Damage.
Wind Dancer Grants a buff that gives you more Evasion per stage. Being Hit by a Melee Attack while you have this buff consumes all stages to damage and Knock Back enemies around you.
 Rhoa Mount Harnesses a Companion Rhoa that you can ride. While you're mounted on the Rhoa, you can only use Bow, thrown Spear and Mark Skills, you run at full speed when attackin, and Hits against you cause Heavy Stun buildup. While you aren't mounted, the Rhoa attacks your enemies alongside you with its beak, but can be damaged.
Focus: Lightning, Burst, Mobile, Mobbing, Bossing |
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| Ranger
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| Ascendancies | |
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