Ranger - Core Power Ranger

The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Strike damage

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Difficulty:

Easy

This build was last updated on August 21, 2023 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A basic but effective open world ranger build that F2P players can access. The Longbow Beastmaster is surprisingly powerful for a Core class and performs very well in event farming and casual solo open world.

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Skill Bar

Longbow

Axe/Axe

Utility

Weapon Variants

• Greatsword - can replace longbow for less burst but better sustained damage.
• Sword - slightly less dps than axe but with mobility.

Skill Variants

The suggested skills aim to create windows of burst damage through Predator's Onslaught, but other skills can be considered:

Healing skill

• Healing Spring - condition cleanse.

Utility skill

• Frost Spirit - Might generation in static fights, can be considered in group play.
• "Guard!" - extra defense.
• Lightning Reflexes - alternative stun break and extra dodge.
• Muddy Terrain - excellent for enabling Predator's Onslaught.
• "Sic 'Em!" - can be used with offensive pets for single target burst.
• Signet of Renewal - AoE condition cleanse.
• Signet of Stone - extra toughness and a panic button.
• Stone Spirit - Protection generation in static fights, can be considered in group play.

Elite skill

• Entangle - AoE Immobile.
• Spirit of Nature - AoE revive when playing in a group.

Pet Variants

• The recommended pets Jungle Stalker and Wolf provide a good mix of damage and crowd control for free to play players. If you have access to expansions, use Jacaranda. Below are some other alternatives.

High damage pets

• Jacaranda, any feline such as Lynx.

Good mix of damage and crowd control

• Smokescale, Rock Gazelle, any canine such as Wolf.

Good on-demand crowd control

• Rock Gazelle, Pink Moa, Electric Wyvern, Wolf.

Tanky pets

• Drakes such as Marsh Drake provide the best mix of damage and tankiness, but bears and devourers are also very tanky pets.

Specializations

Variants

• Lead the Wind - if you are going to camp longbow, but you will do less damage.
• Primal Reflexes - when not running Frost Trap and/or more dodges are needed.
• Quick Draw can enable an alternative playstile where you run 2 longbows and use this trait to cast Barrage every weapon swap. This playstyle is very vulnerable to projectile block/reflect and lacks mobility, but can be very fun.
• Potent Ally - if not running many Command skills.
• Note that you will use Two-Handed Training even when not wielding a greatsword, since it provides much-needed Fury.

Equipment

Ascended gear is not required; exotic with the same stats will work fine.

Head
Berserker

Shoulders
Berserker

Chest
Berserker

Hands
Berserker

Legs
Berserker

Feet
Berserker

Backpiece
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Longbow
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Axe
Berserker

Axe
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

• Knight - defensive trinkets
• Rune of Superior Rune of Vampirism - Defense
• Rune of Superior Rune of Infiltration - budget dps
• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Air - budget DPS (replaces Sigil of Superior Sigil of Impact)

Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

• Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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Farming

• Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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• (and variants)

Usage

Damage

• Thanks to Opening Strike+Alpha Focus+Predator's Onslaught you will start fights with great burst damage.
• Aim to use your damage skills while the enemy is disabled or has its movement impaired to benefit from Predator's Onslaught.
  • Your damage skills are Rapid Fire and Barrage on longbow, and all axe skills on axe-axe. Cast Splitblade in melee range for maximum damage.
  • The following skills are great for enabling Predator's Onslaught: Barrage, Frost Trap and Muddy Terrain.
• When possible, attack from behind or the rear to enable Hunter's Tactics.

Defense

• Hunter's Shot can be used to disengage with stealth.
• Against dangerous enemies, send a tanky pet in first with Attack My Target (F1) so they tank for you.
• If having trouble surviving, you can run "Guard!" or Signet of Stone.
• Remember to always dodge and sidestep attacks if possible.
• Counterattack to block attacks if wielding a greatsword.

Crowd Control

• Point Blank Shot
• Path of Scars
• Hilt Bash if wielding a greatsword
• Counterattack ⇒ Counterattack Kick if wielding a greatsword
• Some pets also have crowd control on their Beast skill (F2)