Ranger - Greatsword + Longbow PvE Build
- Good Burst Damage
- High sustained DPS
- Squishy
- No AOE
- Gear Dependant
Overview
Even though this Greatsword and Longbow PvE build is off-meta, it is capable of quickly bursting down targets with initial melee damage from the Greatsword, while the Longbow is used for buffs and passives that increase your overall damage. It is a good choice for dungeons and does fine when grinding contracts or open world dungeons.
Attributes
In this build, focus on investing points into Strength and Dexterity, aiming to reach a level of 30 in each stat to maximize your damage potential and increase heavy attack chance and skill damage thanks to 
Vital Force. However, as you progress and your gear improves over time, you will want to aim for 60 points into strength to make use of the extra HP and heavy attack chance. Dexterity should be your secondary focus to improve your critical hit while the rest of your points should go into perception.
Skills
The Greatsword & Bow build is a great choice for those looking to play an off-meta build and for newer players that are looking to still perform well in all PVE scenarios.
Your main damage skills are 
Death Blow and 
Valiant Brawl but also 
Gaia Crash alongside 
Guillotine Blade. Level them to purple as soon as possible. 
Deadly Marker should always be used at the start of an encounter and throughout fights, that for being an important debuff skill alongside 
Ensnaring Arrow as it triggers your 
Steady Aim passive improving your crit rate when attacking enemies. 
Nature's Blessing is a great buff for yourself and your party, allowing you to regenerate both mana and health.
Willbreaker deals damage but also lowers the resistances of all mobs hit by the 360 attack, helping a great deal when AOE grinding mobs in open world dungeons or even in certain regular dungeons where killing trash mobs is important.
For passives, you should focus on upgrading 
Robust Constitution for additional health and health regen. Vital Force matches well with Robust Constitution and considerably increases your damage. Steady Aim and 
Rapidfire Stance for extra crit rate, hit rate and attack speed. Meanwhile, 
Devoted Shield as a defensive passive that can save you in certain situations by activating and protecting you.
Equipment
Weapon Masteries
| Support | Max Health |
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Magic Defense |
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Vitality of Dew |
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Movement Speed |
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Buff Duration |
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Anti-magic Arts |
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Magic Evasion |
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Perception |
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Grace Song |
| Check | Ranged Hit Chance |
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Move Speed |
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Wedge of Oppression |
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Max Mana |
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Mana Regen |
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Gale Arrowhead |
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Movement Speed |
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Mana Cost Efficiency |
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Phantom Snare |
| Sniping | Ranged Hit Chance +20 |
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Ranged Crit Hit Chance |
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Pointy Throns |
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Bonus Damage |
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Damage |
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Critical Nock |
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Added Attack Speed |
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Ranged Crit Hit Chance |
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Brutal Shooter |
| Charge | Ranged Defense |
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Melee Evasion |
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Firm Will |
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Max Health |
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Cooldown Speed |
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Overcome Snare |
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Buff Duration |
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Skill Damage Resistance |
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Bold Steps |
| Incapacitate | Mana Regen |
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Melee Hit Chance |
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Ultimate Impact |
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Damage |
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Mana Regen |
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Complete Stun |
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Melee Hit Chance |
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Stun Chance |
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Firm Resolution |
| Face Off | Melee Hit Chance |
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Damage |
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Rough and Wild |
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Melee Critical Hit Chance |
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Mana Cost Efficiency |
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Fierce Attack |
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Skill Damage Boost |
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Melee Hit Chance |
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Fierce Glare |
Longbow:
Invest 9 points into Sniping for a substantial damage boost. Then, spend the remaining 6 points into Check to enhance damage and bind chance.
Greatsword:
With the build focusing on putting out as much damage as possible, you want to put 9 points into Face Off for extra damage and heavy attack chance. The 6 remaining points will go into Charge for magic defense and bind resistance.
Rotations
- This is your primary DPS rotation, start with
DaVinci's Courage to increase your health and improve your overall damage. Debuff the target with Deadly Marker and increase the crit rate of your party. Follow up with Ensnaring Arrow to apply Oppressed to the target and increase crit rate again through Steady Aim.
- Continue the rotation with Valiant Brawl and
Stunning Blow that applies the Shocked debuff so your Guillotine Blade deals higher damage. You want to reset this high damage skill by using 
Blitz before using Willbreaker to decrease enemy resistances. Continue the rotation with 
Ascending Slash to Prone the target (if its not a boss).
- Finish the rotation with another Guillotine Blade followed by a fully charged Death Blow and Gaia Crash.
Useful Information
- Choose Lady Knight Kamarshea as your guardian; it offers vital defense with its shield, capable of absorbing damage up to 50% of your mana. This not only assists in reducing incoming damage but also accelerates your cooldown rate, enabling more frequent use of your abilities.
Comments
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