

Again like most builds this would likely work better for Marauders or even Duelists. This is pretty much a cookie-cutter elemental damage Cleave build a lot of players run with. My dual wield Duelist build is similar to this one and I must say that it works really well in both solo and groups, and the damage is pretty high. Abilities used are Dual Strike, Flicker Strike, Cleave and Whirling Blades, so basically a mixture of single-target and AoE damage. Even the forum topic for this build is the same as above, so go ahead and check it out as well.Ī simple and effective build based on dual wielding swords. It isn’t much different from the Lightning Arrow build in terms of equipment or points in your skill tree, so you can even switch back and forth and test both builds if you wish with a few Orbs of Regret. The upside to this build is that it simply does work well and doesn’t require any specific expensive unique items.Īnother hugely popular Ranger build is based around Rain of Arrows. If you have to keep running from every single monster or keep dying constantly then you’re not doing damage anyway. The build is basically fully defensive with barely any points in damage, which is usually how ranger builds work. For single targets most players use Frenzy or Elemental Hit, generally linked with the same support gems. Lightning Arrow is usually linked with Lesser Multiple Projectiles, Weapon Elemental Damage and Life on Hit and Chain support gems, assuming you go for Blood Magic passive skill, and if you have a 6-linked item you can remove the Blood Magic node and add a support gem. It has likely the highest DPS and it’s very good at clearing both single-target and multiple mobs at once. Lightning Arrow build is without a doubt the most popular one on bow Rangers.

I selected a few most popular Ranger skill tree builds below to help point you in the right direction, so make sure you take a close look at what makes them so efficient and see if it works for you as well. You can still have a very effective character especially if you follow proven builds that most players use. Nevertheless, if you want to play a ranged bow class leveling a Ranger isn’t necessarily a bad choice.

It’s even been established that other classes (namely Marauders and Duelists) make even better archers due to the proximity of better defensive passive skill tree nodes, as well as Resolute Technique and Blood Magic. Most players roll Rangers to play as ranged archers and as such a majority of builds you can find are based around bows. Unlike most other classes Rangers players don’t have a vast diversity in skill tree builds.
