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Tethren Ranged Courage Build

Overview
Pact: Tethren
Focused: PvE
Strengths
  • High Overall Damage
  • Great Buffs
  • Good Solo
  • High Burst Damage
Weaknesses
  • Low Mobility
  • Boring to play
  • Requires setup
This build was last updated on October 13 and is up to date for the Prelude 11 patch.

Overview

This TethrenTethren build focuses buffing up with its abilities while stacking CourageCourage to boost ranged damage done while keeping GrinnGrinn as a very powerful sidearm whenever you aren't using the bow to blow up groups of stacked enemies thanks to Arrow Hail dealing incredible damage that is buffed with FellustFellust and Call of AncientsCall of Ancients. With CourageCourage as the main virtue, it also allows you to do very good damage in melee range using GrinnGrinn.


Virtues

Courage
Primary
Courage
Grace
Secondary
Grace

TethrenTethren damage buffs are directly connected to CourageCourage as they scale up based on how much you have. And while the pact can be boring to play as its abilities are mostly just buffs save for ClashClash which still scales up its damage with CourageCourage.


Skills

Tethren skillbar
Skillbar title
Tethren
Tethren
Tethren
Tethren

FellustFellust – This is one of the two buffs you have, it increases the damage done. This is also the ability that boosts the damage of Arrow Hail the most so make sure that you use it before using your bow AOE.

Call of AncientsCall of Ancients – The perfect ability to draw enemy attention as it taunts all nearby enemies to attack you while also buffing your damage and defense stats, lowering damage taken while Call of AncientsCall of Ancients is active.

ClashClash – While not particularly powerful, this ability helps you when you are being swarmed by enemies, knocking them back and staggering them even if the damage isn't all that high. Use it to control the range in a fight if enemies are wrappring around you.


Equipment

Bascinet of Mendicant
Bascinet of Mendicant
Medicant King's Suit of Rancor
Medicant King's Suit of Rancor
Bloody Sabatons
Bloody Sabatons
Medallion of Mora
Medallion of Mora
Blitzel
Blitzel
Quicksilver
Quicksilver
Totem container
Alca's Breath
Totem container
The Scavenger
Totem container
Totem container
The Messenger
The Messenger
Totem container
The Scavenger
Grinn
Grinn
Quicksilver
Quicksilver
Totem container
Everflame
Totem container
The Scavenger
Totem container
The Messenger
Totem container
Totem container
The Scavenger
The Scavenger

Joineries

Try to get at least a Polished Joinery if you can’t find a Blessed by Mora. Remember that switching to another Blessed version (like Blessed by Saphene) will also change the weapon’s main stat to Grace or Spirit. If you use a Blessed variant, make sure it’s Mora to keep the right main stat.


Upgrades

Tethren
Tethren tree
Conquerer
1
Node lvl
Node lvl
Node lvl
Conquerer
Saphene's Gift
4
Saphene's Gift
Iridis' Favour
5
Iridis' Favour
Mora's Pride
6
Node lvl
Node lvl
Node lvl
Mora's Pride
Everbound
7
Node lvl
Everbound
Last Stand
2
Last Stand
Akin
3
Node lvl
Akin
Rooted
8
Rooted
Wingspan
Wingspan
Voided
Voided
Sympathy
Sympathy
Bow
Short Blade tree
Splinter
1
Splinter
Barbed Point
2
Node lvl
Barbed Point
Camphor Arrow
6
Camphor Arrow
Wolfseye
7
Wolfseye
Brittle Arrow
3
Brittle Arrow
Ready Mark
Ready Mark
Fletching
4
Fletching
Rife Nocked
5
Node lvl
Node lvl
Rife Nocked
My Leg!
8
My Leg!
Salted Blade
Salted Blade
Riposte
Riposte
Vaunt
Vaunt
With the developers mentioning possible changes to the weapon progression trees, this suggested investment path represents the requirements for the build to do well for its intended uses. Any other node unlocks can be a nice bonus but not required.
Short Blade
Short Blade tree
Smite
1
Node lvl
Node lvl
Smite
Riposte
2
Riposte
Swift Parry
4
Swift Parry
Vaunt
3
Node lvl
Node lvl
Vaunt
Perfect Throw
5
Perfect Throw
Pointed Greeting
6
Node lvl
Node lvl
Pointed Greeting
Hollow Hilt
Hollow Hilt
Oiled Scabbard
Oiled Scabbard
Momentum
Momentum
Spectre Strike
Spectre Strike
Affright
Affright
Misdirection
Misdirection
With the developers mentioning possible changes to the weapon progression trees, this suggested investment path represents the requirements for the build to do well for its intended uses. Any other node unlocks can be a nice bonus but not required.

Make sure to upgrade ConquererConquerer & Mora's PrideMora's Pride alongside AkinAkin as quickly as possible as ConquererConquerer heals you whenever you kill enemies while Mora's PrideMora's Pride offers a flat increase in Courage. AkinAkin on the other hand boosts your cooldown speed, lowering the cooldown of your abilities.


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