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===Weapon Variants===
 
===Weapon Variants===
* Greatsword - can replace Longbow
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* Greatsword - can replace longbow for better sustained damage.
* Axe (mainhand) - higher burst but lower DPS than Sword.
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* Sword - about the same dps as axe but with mobility
* Warhorn - boons
 
  
 
===Skill Variants===
 
===Skill Variants===
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:'''Variants'''
 
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* {{Trait|Lead the Wind}} - if you are going to camp longbow, but you will do less damage.
 
* {{Trait|Primal Reflexes}} - when not running Frost Trap and/or more dodges are needed.
 
* {{Trait|Primal Reflexes}} - when not running Frost Trap and/or more dodges are needed.
 
* {{Trait|Strider's Defense}} - situational quickness but you lose the extra crit chance from Spotter.
 
* {{Trait|Strider's Defense}} - situational quickness but you lose the extra crit chance from Spotter.
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| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Impact
 
| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Impact
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| weapon4 = Axe
 
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* {{Skill|Point Blank Shot}}
 
* {{Skill|Point Blank Shot}}
 
* Your pet’s F2 skill
 
* Your pet’s F2 skill
* {{Skill|Signet of the Wild}} (as a last resort)
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* {{Skill|Path of Scars}}

Revision as of 21:56, 25 June 2022

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

Focused on: Strike damage

Designed for: Open WorldOpen World General and Open World Core

Difficulty:
TBD
This build was last updated on June 25, 2022 and is up to date for the November 28, 2023 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

Wolf
Jungle Stalker
Longbow
Axe/Axe
Utility

Weapon Variants

  • Greatsword - can replace longbow for better sustained damage.
  • Sword - about the same dps as axe but with mobility

Skill Variants

The suggested skills aim to create windows of burst damage through .

Healing skill

  • - condition cleanse.

Utility skill

  • - can be used with offensive pets for single target burst.
  • - extra damage in static fights, can be considered in group play.
  • - extra defense.
  • - alternative stun break and extra dodge.
  • - excellent for enabling Predator's Onslaught.
  • - stunbreak for yourself and allies, and personal barrier and protection.
  • - AoE condi cleanse.
  • - extra toughness and a panic button.
  • - extra defense in static fights, can be considered in group play.

Elite skill

  • - AoE immobilize.
  • - AoE revive when playing in a group.

Pet Variants

High damage pets
Good mix of damage and crowd control
Good on-demand crowd control
Tanky pets
  • Drakes such as Marsh Drake Marsh Drake provide the best mix of damage and tankiness, but bears and devourers are also very tanky pets.


Specializations

Variants
  • - if you are going to camp longbow, but you will do less damage.
  • - when not running Frost Trap and/or more dodges are needed.
  • - situational quickness but you lose the extra crit chance from Spotter.
  • - better utility.
  • can enable an alternative playstile where you run 2 longbows and use this trait to cast every weapon swap. This playstyle is very vulnerable to projectile block/reflect and lacks mobility, but can be very fun.


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 Knight - defensive trinkets
  • - Defense
  • - budget dps
  • , - budget DPS (replaces )


Consumables

Food
  • Any ascended food is superior to any other food you could use. Steak for power, flatbread for conditions. Budget versions of these foods exist and are acceptable.
  • - farming
  • , - DPS
  • - defense
Utility
  • (and variants) - farming
  • , - dps


Usage

Damage

  • Thanks to ++ you will start fights with great burst damage.
  • Aim to use your damage skills like , , and while the enemy is disabled or has its movement impaired to benefit from .
    • The following skills are great for enabling Predator's Onslaught: , and .

Defense

  • can be used to disengage with stealth.
  • Against dangerous enemies, send a tanky pet in first with Attack My Target so they tank for you.
  • If having trouble surviving, you can run or .
  • Remember to always dodge and sidestep attacks if possible.
  • to block attacks.

Crowd Control

  • Counterattack Kick
  • Your pet’s F2 skill


Ratings

This build has a rating of 5 stars based on 4 votes.
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5 stars
Igornoia gave this build 5 stars • September 2023
A satisfying build to play. Super accessible and doesn't lose much to other base game berserk builds. I recommend!
4 stars
Warming Hearth gave this build 4 stars • April 2023
Super easy to play. The pet is relatively tanky and your weapons are ranged so the build is also very safe. Perhaps a little boring because of how simple it is to play. Its main downside is its low damage after the initial burst. Pets are also very dumb and do super low damage. If you have access to Path of Fire, definitely use Juvenile Jacaranda.
5 stars
Mathiasxii gave this build 5 stars • June 2021
I always thought this to be THE build to live the longbow ranger experience (more than with Soulbeast), even past the HoT/PoF expansion. All three trait lines synergise extremely well and everything is set up for you to send your pet up front in combat while you transform your enemies into porcupines for extremely far. The farther you are, the more you are rewarded boon and damage wise! Once the enemy is weak, you can then launch yourself on the enemies with you greatsword to finish them off. It takes a lot of practice to enjoy such build as you need to be cautious about field positionning, movement, and timing, but it feels great to always have a sight of the battlefield. The only downside is that it tends to perform poorly in tight spaces as you are squishy (as expected for a long range class). 4 is your best friend!
5 stars
Onlywrin gave this build 5 stars • March 2021
one of the best core builds in the game for general open world since ranger pets are so good at distracting mobs, and ranger's moderate damage means it can easily burst down threats.

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