RangerThe bow guide: Deadshot, lethality, stigmas, macro, farming and PvP

Role
Ranged DPS
Weapon
Bow
Range
Ranged
Party buffs
no
Difficulty
medium
Skills
12 active, 10 passive, 13 stigma

As of 4 October 2026, Global version. Balance patches can change values; changes to the guide are listed under News.

Contents
  1. Overview
  2. Mechanics
  3. Build
  4. Active skills
  5. Passives
  6. Stigmas
  7. Hotbar/macro
  8. Rotation
  9. Levelling
  10. Daevanion
  11. Stats
  12. PvP
  13. Mistakes
  14. Status

Overview

The Ranger fights with a bow from 20 m away. All of his buffs only affect himself, so a party judges him purely by his damage.

His strongest hit is Deadshot, a shot with three charge levels. Fully charged it hits three times as hard as uncharged, and under [Lethality] from Marking Shot another 35% harder.

Strengths

  • 20 m range for almost every attack
  • Many skills usable while moving
  • Tags monsters very quickly, strong at open-world farming
  • Slow, root and stun in the kit

Weaknesses

  • Weak early on and heavily gear-dependent
  • High MP consumption
  • Little defence, no invulnerability
  • No party buffs

How the Ranger works

Three building blocks

  1. Fully charge Deadshot. Three charge levels (0.5, 1 and 1.5 s; with the speed specialisation 0.35, 0.7 and 1.05 s). Holding the key fires it fully charged every time it’s ready. Base cooldown 20 s.
  2. Keep Lethality up. Marking Shot gives 10 s of [Lethality]: +300 critical hit and +35% damage for Deadshot. With the specialisation it’s 15 s. Recast it about 2 s before it expires.
  3. Bring Deadshot back faster. Snipe, your left click, regenerates MP. With its specialisation from level 12, every hit of the chain shortens Deadshot’s cooldown by 1 s.

Marking Shot moves you. Standing still, the Ranger does a somersault on the spot; holding a direction key, a jump in that direction. Good for repositioning, but when refreshing it mid-fight don’t hold a direction if you want to stay put.

Build at a glance (level 45, PvE)

Main skillsSnipe, Deadshot, Drill Dart, Gale Arrow and Tempest Shot to 10, then Marking Shot and Burst Arrow
StigmasVaizel’s Authority, Bow of Blessing, Supporting Fire, plus Griffon Arrow or Explosive Arrow disputed
PassivesFocused Eye, then Hunter’s Resolve, then Hunter’s Soul
KeysHold Snipe, the macro key and Deadshot. Marking Shot and buffs by hand.
StatsFrontal attack damage amplification KR/TW value, weapon damage amplification, then critical damage and damage amplification

Mastery skillStigmaPassive

  • KR/TW valueValue from the Korean/Taiwanese version, not yet confirmed on Global
  • disputedDisputed among experienced players; both positions are in the text

Active skills and specialisations

Points raise a skill to level 10; Daevanion nodes, ring and Arcana lines go beyond that. Specialisation slots open at skill levels 8 and 12; the option at 16 takes one of them until level 20 opens the third. Resets are free.

Specialisations the common PvE builds agree on. Unlock level in brackets.
Skillfrom LvCDWhat it doesSpecialisations
Deadshot1420 sOne target within 20 m, up to 3 charge levels. +35% damage under Lethality.Skill speed +30% (8)
Additional damage on hit (16)
Plus usable while moving, or ignore block/evasion disputed
Snipe1–One target within 20 m, regenerates 120 MP. Your left click.Multi-hit chance +50% (8)
[Deadshot] cooldown −1 s on hit (12)
From 16: follow-up shot [storm arrow] instead of multi-hit
Drill Dart45 sOnly after one of your own critical hits. Up to 4 enemies, 6 s bleed, target’s healing received −60%.Skill speed +20% (8)
Guaranteed multi-hit (12)
From 16: triggers one extra time
Gale Arrow720 sUp to 4 enemies. 10 s of [Whirlwind]: combat speed +7%, PvE damage amplification +7%.Usable while moving (8)
From 16: cooldown −10 s
Plus duration +5 s or a bonus on few targets disputed
Tempest Shot1–Up to 4 enemies around a target within 20 m, no cooldown.Up to +12% damage on few targets (8)
Skill critical hit +10% (8)
From 16: skill speed +20% instead of the crit
Marking Shot310 sOne target within 20 m, movement in the input direction, 10 s of Lethality (+300 critical hit).Duration +5 s (8)
Perfection +5% while active (8)
Burst Arrow1020 sUp to 4 enemies around a slowed or rooted target.Usable while moving (8)
Up to +20% damage on few targets (12)
Solo: 10% HP absorption
Snare Shot115 sUp to 4 enemies, 5 s of sluggishness (movement speed −40%). Prepares the target for Burst Arrow.Skill speed +20% (8)
Arrow Scattershot5–Only hits a dazed (staggered) target within 20 m.From 16: −1 s on all cooldowns on hit
Explosion Trap820 sGround trap, up to 4 targets within 5 m, 40% stun (NPC 100%).Pulls enemies in when it explodes (8)
Suppressing Arrow1220 sOne target, 40% stun if you have Lethality.Level 1 in PvE
Defiance1660 sRemoves stun, knockdown, airborne, grab, frost and fear, then 5 s of tenacity.Level 1 in PvE; in PvP 20% HP on use

Distributing skill points at level 45

Order after resetting at 45 (21 points per skill from 1 to 10)
#SkilltoTotal points
1Snipe, Deadshot, Drill Dart, Gale Arrow, Tempest Shot10105
2Focused Eye, then Hunter’s Resolve, then Hunter’s Soul10168
3Marking Shot and Burst Arrow, each to 8 first for the specialisation10210
4Snare Shot10231
5Concentrated Fire10252
6Arrow Scattershot10273
7Rooting Eye10294
8Melee Fire, then Vigilant Eye10336
9Explosion Trap, then Wind Vigor10378

The levelling points reach into row 3; wisdom stones pay for the rest. At level 1 in PvE: Suppressing Arrow, Defiance, Unyielding Resolve and Revitalization Contract.

Passive skills

Values: level 1 → highest level shown in the skill databases. Sorted by priority.
PrioPassivefrom LvEffect
1Focused Eye11Accuracy +100, PvE damage amplification 1% → 20%, Smite 0.2% → 4%.
2Hunter’s Resolve13Critical damage amplification 6% → 25%.
3Hunter’s Soul25On crit, 50% chance of wind damage (1 s cooldown).
4Concentrated Fire650% chance of wind damage against targets with damage over time.
5Rooting Eye1750% chance of wind damage against slowed or rooted targets.
6Melee Fire2125% chance of additional damage, knockback on nearby targets.
7Vigilant Eye1Evasion +200, max HP 6% → 25%, HP after a successful evade.
8Wind Vigor9Max SP, movement speed only when you get hit.
–Revitalization Contract, Unyielding Resolve23 / 15Status effect resistance and emergency heal, or body and shock resistance. For PvP.

While active, Vaizel’s Authority makes Focused Eye 1.5 times as strong from stigma level 10, and Hunter’s Soul from 15.

Stigmas

Slots open at 22, 27, 32 and 37. Three buff stigmas are fixed; Griffon Arrow and Explosive Arrow compete for the fourth slot. disputed

StigmaCDEffectLevel bonuses
Vaizel’s Authority60 sAttack power +20%, 10 s (Lv 1) to 20 s (Lv 20).5: Perfection +10%
10: Focused Eye ×1.5
15: Hunter’s Soul ×1.5
20: on crit 50% chance of −1 s on all cooldowns
Bow of Blessing120 sCritical hit +200, accuracy +100, 10 s to 20 s.5: Multi-hit chance +50%
10: Attack power from critical hit
15: Critical damage amplification +20%
20: Smite +7%
Supporting Fire90 sFor 15 s an orb that joins in with a 25% chance and absorbs HP.5: Trigger chance +25%
10: Duration +15 s
15: Cooldown −30 s
20: Guaranteed critical hit
Griffon Arrow45 sUp to 4 enemies, 10 s of [Red Heat], a burn that gets stronger when the target moves.5: Usable while moving
10: Burn +5 s
15: Additional damage on burning targets
20: Burn ticks twice as often
Explosive Arrow45 sFire damage to up to 4 enemies.5: Cooldown 30 s

Stigma points after level 45

A level costs 1 point up to 5, 2 up to 10, 4 up to 15 and 8 up to 20. With 30 points at 45: Vaizel’s Authority at 10, the others at 5.

  • Vaizel’s Authority to 20 first. Level 20 brings the cooldown reduction on crits.
  • Then Bow of Blessing to 20, with a stop at 15 for +20% critical damage, and Supporting Fire to 15 (30 s duration, 60 s cooldown).
  • Finally Supporting Fire to 20 and the fourth stigma.
Stigma swaps
SituationStigmaWhy
Stagger checksArrow Storm50 stagger damage at every level, the highest value of all Ranger skills.
Both arrowsGriffon Arrow and Explosive ArrowInstead of Supporting Fire. disputed

Hotbar and macro

The basics of the macro system are in the Assassin guide. The Ranger holds three keys: Snipe, the macro key and Deadshot on its own key. Held, Deadshot fires fully charged as soon as it’s ready.

1
  1. Marking Shot

By hand, ~2 s before expiry

2
  1. Deadshot

Held

3
  1. Vaizel’s Authority
  2. Supporting Fire
  3. Bow of Blessing

Buffs, together

5
  1. Gale Arrow
  2. Griffon or Explosive Arrow
  3. Snare Shot

Damage row

7
  1. Explosion Trap

Gather trash

E
  1. Arrow Scattershot

When the boss is staggered

R
  1. Drill Dart
  2. Burst Arrow
  3. Tempest Shot

Drill Dart row

LMB
  1. Snipe

Left click, MP

RMB
  1. Row R
  2. Row 5

Macro key, held

Read the lowest skill of a block; it fires first. Burst Arrow only hits slowed or rooted targets and waits in its row until Snare Shot lands. Tempest Shot always goes on top, never below Drill Dart.

Buffs in the macro or not? One setup puts the three buffs in as the third macro entry. The other presses them by hand so they aren’t wasted when the boss disappears or a mechanic is running. disputed

Never in the macro: Marking Shot (long animation, only press it shortly before Lethality expires) and Deadshot (a macro step doesn’t charge it fully).

Skill queue: One side recommends leaving it on, because otherwise Marking Shot and charged Deadshots get lost. The other plays without it and advises comparing both on the training dummy. disputed

Rotation on the boss

  1. Buffs while the tank pulls: Vaizel’s Authority, Supporting Fire, Bow of Blessing. They don’t attack the boss.
  2. Marking Shot for Lethality, then Gale Arrow for Whirlwind.
  3. Deadshot fully charged.
  4. Hold three keys: Snipe, macro key, Deadshot. The macro fires Drill Dart after crits, Snare Shot and then Burst Arrow, Gale Arrow and the fire arrow.
  5. Refresh Lethality about 2 s before it runs out.
  6. Situational: Hold Arrow Scattershot instead of Snipe while the boss is staggered.
Stagger damage of all Ranger skills
StaggerSkill
50Arrow Storm (stigma)
20Explosive Arrow, Griffon Arrow, Sealing Arrow, Ensnaring Trap (stigmas)
15Burst Arrow; Illusory Arrow (stigma)
10–16Deadshot, depending on charge level
10Gale Arrow, Snare Shot, Explosion Trap, Suppressing Arrow
7Marking Shot
5Drill Dart
1Tempest Shot
0Snipe; Arrow Scattershot (only hits staggered targets)

Values from the Global client.

Levelling 1–45

General levelling rules are in the tips. For the Ranger:

  • Level 1–13: Snipe and Tempest Shot first. Keep shooting Snipe between skills; every hit brings MP. MP problems early on: take the “MP regeneration +20%” specialisation and swap it later.
  • Grow the macro along: Drill Dart row from level 4, Gale Arrow from 7.
  • Level 14: Deadshot on its own key, and hold it.
  • Around level 25: With two board nodes, Snipe reaches level 12; then equip “Deadshot −1 s”.
  • Stigmas: Vaizel’s Authority first, then the others, each to 5 when the next slot opens.
  • Questing: Gather groups with Explosion Trap (“pull in” specialisation), then Tempest Shot. Keep moving: if a group catches the Ranger, he dies quickly.
  • Farming: Put Tempest Shot on its own easy-to-reach key. It tags monsters from 20 m with no cooldown; Deadshot is too slow for farming.
Unlocks level by level
LvNew
1Snipe, Snare Shot, Tempest Shot, Vigilant Eye
3Marking Shot
4Drill Dart
5Arrow Scattershot
6Concentrated Fire
7Gale Arrow
8Explosion Trap
9Wind Vigor
10Burst Arrow
11Focused Eye
12Suppressing Arrow, Nezekan board
13Hunter’s Resolve
14Deadshot
15Unyielding Resolve
16Defiance
17Rooting Eye
20Zikel board
21Melee Fire
22Stigma slot 1
23Revitalization Contract
25Hunter’s Soul
27 / 32 / 37Stigma slots 2, 3 and 4
30 / 40Vaizel and Triniel boards

From the Global client.

Daevanion boards

Buy the nodes in this order on each board. Route calculated from the Global client; crystal amounts as for every class (about 136 from levelling, 316 with district quests and sealed dungeons, 366 with the Nightmare shop).

How to read the boards

  • Every board starts at the starting node in the centre. You can only buy a node that sits directly above, below, left or right of a node you already own; diagonals don't count.
  • Nodes cost 1 to 4 Daevanion points. The grey ones give small base stats, the coloured ones give stronger stats or an extra level for a skill.
  • The numbers are the recommended buying order. The highlighted nodes in between are the cheapest path there; you pick them up along the way.
  • Click an entry or a number: the map shows the route up to that point and explains what the node gives.

Open and adjust this route in the Daevanion planner →

  • 1 point
  • 2 points
  • 3 points
  • 4 points
  • not on the route
  • 1 order as in the list

Board node data: QuestLog.gg

Daevanion board Nezekan: route with 17 stops, starting node in the centre1234567891011121314151617

Tip: click an entry in the list or a number on the map to see what that node gives.

Nezekan, from level 12

  1. Snipe
  2. Deadshot
  3. Combat speed
  4. Combat speed
  5. Tempest Shot
  6. Drill Dart
  7. Gale Arrow
  8. Cooldown −1.5%
  9. Cooldown −1.5%
  10. Focused Eye
  11. Focused Eye
  12. Hunter’s Resolve
  13. Hunter’s Resolve
  14. Marking Shot
  15. Burst Arrow
  16. Vigilant Eye
  17. Vigilant Eye
Daevanion board Zikel: route with 15 stops, starting node in the centre123456789101112131415

Tip: click an entry in the list or a number on the map to see what that node gives.

Zikel, from level 20

  1. Snipe
  2. Deadshot
  3. Tempest Shot
  4. Drill Dart
  5. Damage amplification
  6. Damage amplification
  7. Gale Arrow
  8. Marking Shot
  9. Hunter’s Soul
  10. Hunter’s Soul
  11. Burst Arrow
  12. Unyielding Resolve
  13. Unyielding Resolve
  14. Revitalization Contract
  15. Revitalization Contract
Daevanion board Vaizel: route with 13 stops, starting node in the centre12345678910111213

Tip: click an entry in the list or a number on the map to see what that node gives.

Vaizel, from level 30

  1. Snipe
  2. Deadshot
  3. Tempest Shot
  4. Drill Dart
  5. Gale Arrow
  6. Focused Eye
  7. Hunter’s Resolve
  8. Critical damage amplification
  9. Critical damage amplification
  10. Hunter’s Soul
  11. Vigilant Eye
  12. Unyielding Resolve
  13. Revitalization Contract
Daevanion board Triniel: route with 14 stops, starting node in the centre1234567891011121314

Tip: click an entry in the list or a number on the map to see what that node gives.

Triniel, from level 40

  1. Snipe
  2. Deadshot
  3. Tempest Shot
  4. Drill Dart
  5. Gale Arrow
  6. Focused Eye
  7. Hunter’s Resolve
  8. Multi-hit
  9. Multi-hit
  10. Multi-hit
  11. Hunter’s Soul
  12. Vigilant Eye
  13. Unyielding Resolve
  14. Revitalization Contract
  • Skip: Arrow Scattershot, Suppressing Arrow, Explosion Trap, Defiance, Melee Fire, damage resistance, multi-hit resistance, critical damage tolerance and MP. Snare Shot, Concentrated Fire and Rooting Eye are disputed. disputed
  • Azphel, the PvP board, uses its own crystals; its damage and defence lines only work in PvP.

Stats and gear

Stat priorities
#StatReason
1Frontal attack damage amplificationIts own multiplier. Only on superior (including Abyss) manastones. KR/TW value
2Weapon damage amplificationAlso its own multiplier.
3Critical damage and damage amplificationRoughly equal.
–Critical hitOnly up to the cap, buffs included: Bow of Blessing and Lethality together give +500 while active.
–SmiteComes from Focused Eye and from the pet (Special board, slot 4). Manastones don’t roll it.

Lines, stones, Arcana

ManastonesFrontal attack damage amplification, then weapon damage, critical damage and damage amplification
Soul binding weapon, guardCombat speed, weapon damage amplification, damage amplification, power
Soul binding armourChest damage amplification, shoulders crit damage, gloves combat speed, boots movement speed; helmet and cape Focused Eye and Hunter’s Resolve
JewelleryRings: power and +1 to Deadshot, Gale Arrow, Drill Dart or Snipe. Necklace, earrings: Focused Eye or Hunter’s Resolve.
Arcana linesMirror: Focused Eye. Bell: Hunter’s Resolve. Compass: Deadshot, Gale Arrow. Parchment: Drill Dart, Snipe, Tempest Shot. Chalice disputed. disputed

Belt, amulet and rune have fixed stats (Revelation Amulet). Endgame sets and item level gates are in the endgame guide.

PvP

You fight at 20 m: keep your distance, slow enemies and land Deadshot under Lethality. You have no invulnerability; Mother Nature’s Breath, Ambush Kick and Defiance keep you alive.

  1. Slow: Snare Shot lowers movement speed by 40% for 5 s, Burst Arrow then hits, and Drill Dart’s bleed lowers the target’s healing by 60%.
  2. Marking Shot, then Deadshot right away, with Vaizel’s Authority and Bow of Blessing active. A tap fires instantly; a full charge leaves you open for 1.5 s. Charge when the enemy can’t reach you. disputed
  3. Mother Nature’s Breath when the enemy comes for you: more PvP damage resistance and crit resistance for 6 s.
  4. Ambush Kick or Explosion Trap when a melee player reaches you: the kick puts you behind the target, knocks it away and jumps you clear.
PvP preset compared with PvE
AreaPvP preset
StigmasVaizel’s Authority, Bow of Blessing, Mother Nature’s Breath, Ambush Kick
Skill pointsArrow Scattershot at 1; Revitalization Contract, Unyielding Resolve and Defiance at 10
DeadshotIgnores block and evasion, multi-hit
Drill Dart, Burst ArrowHP absorption (3% and 10%)
AmuletFierce Battle Amulet (PvP damage amplification 20%)

Defiance removes stun, knockdown, airborne, grab, frost and fear, but not root, slow, silence, blind or taunt. The Assassin’s Evasion Contract makes him immune to slow and root for 20 s; then Burst Arrow finds no target.

Common mistakes

Tapping Deadshot

Always charge it fully in PvE. Uncharged it only hits a third as hard.

Marking Shot in the macro

The animation is long. Only press it by hand, shortly before Lethality expires.

Shooting without buffs

First the three buff stigmas, then Marking Shot and Gale Arrow, then Deadshot.

Drill Dart doesn’t fire

It needs one of your own critical hits in the last 3 s, so it waits for the first crit.

Held key stops responding

After holding for a long time, the game pauses the repeat. Release the keys and hold them again.

Status and method

Compiled from Global client data, NC’s announcements and the builds of experienced players, cross-checked across several German and English sources. Only what is confirmed goes in; where experienced players disagree, both positions are given.

The guide is continuously maintained. What has changed is listed under News.