The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good
Focused on: Strike damage
Designed for: Open World, Open World General and Open World Core
Difficulty: Easy
This build was last updated on January 21, 2026 and is up to date for the June 2, 2026 patch.
Overview
A basic but effective open world ranger build that F2P players can access. Although pets don't really do much damage, they help the ranger by tanking and some can also disable the enemy. This build features good burst damage and from long range.
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Weapon Variants
- Greatsword Greatsword - can replace longbow for more mobility and a block, and more or less the same damage.
- Sword Sword - replaces longbow or mainhand axe, has two leaps and about the same damage as axe, but in melee range.
Skill Variants
The suggested skills aim to create windows of burst damage through 
猎食突袭, but other skills can be considered:
Healing skill
"同心治疗！" is your best heal skill because of its short cooldown, good heal, and lets you and your pet share your boons with the other.
治疗之泉 - can be considered for fights where you need a lot of condition cleanse.
Utility skill
冰霜陷阱 deals great damage and chills the enemy for great synergy with 猎食突袭. You should almost never replace it.
"快保护我！" is a great stun break that also gives you a bit of barrier. It also breaks stun on nearby allies. Can be replaced by other skills if needed, though we recommend you always keep one stun break.
风暴精魂 deals good damage and stuns while providing fury. Can be replaced by other skills if needed.
"给我守住！" - extra defense.
闪电反射 - alternative stun break and extra dodge.
和风疾行 - alternative stun break and quickness.
"干掉他们！" - can be used with offensive pets for single target burst.
新生纹章 - AoE condition cleanse.
磐石纹章 - extra toughness and a panic button.
尖刺陷阱 - if you need more CC.
磐石精魂 - 
圣盾 and 
保护 generation, can be considered in group play.
旭日精魂 - 
威能 generation, can be considered in group play.
Elite skill
"群攻之力！" provides a good mix of offensive and defensive boons. Other options can be considered.
藤蔓缠绕 - AoE Immobilize Immobilize.
自然精魂 - AoE revive when playing in a group.
Pet Variants
- We suggest using a feline or a bird since they have the highest damage, especially Lynx Lynx with its Beast skill (F2)
利爪猛扑 and Hawk Hawk with its Beast skill (F2) 
血肉撕裂. For your other pet, you can use a tanky pet such as Brown Bear Brown Bear or a pet to inflict crowd control such as Boar Boar which has crowd control on its skills, and its Beast skill creates a bundle rock for you to pick up and inflict more CC. If you have access to expansions, use Jacaranda Jacaranda for its high damage and survivability. Below are some other alternatives.
High damage pets
Good mix of damage and crowd control
- Smokescale Smokescale, Rock Gazelle Rock Gazelle, Boar Boar, any canine such as Alpine Wolf Alpine Wolf.
Good on-demand crowd control
Tanky pets
- Drakes such as Marsh Drake Marsh Drake provide the best mix of damage and tankiness, but bears, porcines, and devourers are also very tanky pets.
Specializations
Variants
野性号角 - works great if you swap pets often.
顺风动势 - if you are going to camp longbow, but you will do less damage.
荒蛮反射 - when not running Frost Trap and/or more dodges are needed.
疾速箭射 - can enable an alternative playstyle where you run 2 longbows and use this trait to cast 
万箭齐发 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.
If you are gearing this character from zero, start with exotic quality gear. Search the trading post for "Nika" armor. Then search for the weapons you want to use: "Serpentstone" mace, "Maw of the Damned"/"Shattered Axe"/"Serpent's Wrath Axe" axe, "Ebonblade" greatsword, "Impaler" spear, "Ironfist" hammer, or "Eir's Longbow" longbow. Upgrade to ascended gear as you progress. See also: Guide:How to Gear a Character.
超级猎龙者符文 and 
超级学者符文 are interchangeable.- You can use
萨奇洛斯古物 to trade a minor amount of damage for sustain, 
骑兵古物 to start combat with boons, or 
耐久古物 for a little extra defense. - For defense, equip the highest tier Jade Core you can afford. Use defensive food or skills if required.
Consumables
Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.
DPS
Defense
Farming
- Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
生日爆破枪 / 
令人愉快的生日蛋糕大餐-
薄荷怪异莓棒
锐磨颅骨 (and variants)
Usage
Damage
- Thanks to
先发制人+
优势物种+猎食突袭 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 猎食突袭.
- Longbow works great for starting fights with Barrage and Rapid Fire, but has very low sustained damage. Swap to axe-axe after Barrage and Rapid Fire to deal more damage. Axe also works great against groups of enemies since all its attacks strike in an AoE or bounce.
- Use your pet's Beast skill off cooldown to trigger
直扑咽喉 to increase your pet's damage. - When possible, attack from behind or the rear to enable
捕猎战术. This isn't required when fighting enemies with a defiance bar such as bosses.
Defense
猎手暗箭 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.
- Remember to always dodge and sidestep attacks if possible.
回旋防御 can be used to reflect dangerous projectiles.
寒冬撕咬 maintains permanent 
虚弱 on your enemy.- Swap your pet when their health gets low to prevent them from getting downed. If your pet gets downed, Swap Pet's cooldown is greatly increased.
格挡反踢 to block attacks if wielding a greatsword.
