Ranger Class Guide

Introduction

The Ranger class uses a long bow as their primary weapon and a dagger as their secondary weapon. At level 56, the Ranger unlocks their awakening weapon, which is the Kamaslyven sword. This is a one-handed sword that she uses alongside her dagger.

The Ranger class has lots of movement and agility, allowing you to kite your target and deal damage at long and short distances. They have high attack damage but very low defenses and are considered a glass cannon/assassin class.

Awakening VS Succession

Ranger Succession and Awakening can be unlocked after level 56 after speaking to the Black Spirit and completing the Awakening and Succession quests under the suggestions tab.

• The Awakening will unlock a completely new skill tree, which will be your primary skills from now on. The skills in the pre-awakening are mostly utility skills, and your main damage dealers will be your Awakening skills.
• The Succession skill kit enhances your bow skills instead and only has a few awakening skills.

Your awakening weapon still affects your succession damage and vice versa. For example, if you are using the Succession kit, then 30% of your Awakening AP is still applied to the damage of Succession skills, as well as the additional item stats on the awakening weapon, such as Human/Species Damage and Accuracy.

Awakening is usually considered better for PVE since in most of the end-game spots you are a little more vulnerable in Succession. Awakening is also a master dueler and better in small-scale, Arena of Solare, or 1v1 situations.

However, Succession is strong in largescale PVP, where she can deal high damage from a safe distance.

Skill Builds

Since the skill point update in late 2022, you can obtain all skills for approximately 1,000 skill points. Focus on your main skills first, then level the passives. The Weight Training skill should be leveled last since it only gives you weight limit increase.

Protected Skills

It is important to read through your skills to understand which skills have protection and crowd control effects. Read through your skills carefully to get familiar with what each skill does. You can also filter the different effects in the Skill Window (K).

Locked Skills

These are the skills I recommend locking to help prevent messing up combos during PVP.

• Evasion
• Moving Shot
• Pinpoint
• Dagger of Protection

To lock a skill, press the lock icon on the top of each skill icon in the skill window (K).

Skill Enhancement (Rabam) Skills

Skill Enhancement skills can be obtained in the Skill Window (K) under the “Skill Enhancement” tab at the top. At levels 56, 57, and 58, you will have 2 different options to choose between. These skills have no skill points cost, but you have to have other skills leveled up to be able to take them.

Level 56 – [SHIFT] + [X]

• Tearing Shot – Requires [Charging Wind IV] and [Blasting Gust III]
  • (Preferred Choice for PVP)
    
• Squall Shot – Requires [Charging Wind IV] and [Penetrating Wind IV]
  • (Preferred Choice for PVE)

I recommend taking the Tearing Shot Rabam skill. The skill has a longer range and the stun is useful for follow-ups with Blasting Gust. You can also use SHIFT to control when the skill ends, whilst Squal Shot will lock you into an animation when it ends and will not work on some terrain.

Level 57 – [SHIFT] + [Z]

• Roaring Arrow – Requires [Ultimate: Tearing Arrow] and [Razor Wind V]
  • (Preferred Choice for Succession Large Scale PVP)
    
• Fury Arrow – Requires [Ultimate: Tearing Arrow] and [Penetrating Wind IV]
  • (Preferred Choice)

I recommend taking the Fury Arrow Rabam skill. It has faster shots and can CC targets faster. It is good for in node wars where other players can follow up on the CC.

Level 58 – [Quickslot only]

• Wind Explosion Shot – Requires [Will of the Wind V] and [Evasive Explosion Shot III]
  
• Will of Descending Wind – Requires [Will of the Wind V] and [Descending Current V]
  • (Preferred Choice)

I recommend taking the Will of Descending Wind Rabam skill. It can be used to debuff monsters in PVE from range and has a forward guard with a knockdown for PVP. However, both options are viable in PVP and are down to preference. I would advise trying both of the skills and seeing which you prefer.

Skill Add-ons

Below are some examples of PVE skill add-ons you can take.

If you would like example skill add-ons for other scenarios, please refer to the Class Discord and its resources.

I recommend experimenting with your add-ons and figuring out what is best for you because it really depends on your personal preference and how you play your class. If you’re simply not sure what to take then you can blindly follow the examples below and they will still be effective.

You can also check our Skill Add-on guide for a complete list of Skill Add-ons.

Example Skill Combos

Weapons

Armor

For your armor, you will make a choice between Damage Reduction or Evasion gear. I recommend reading our guide about the two different DP stats if you want to learn what the two different stats do.

Accessories

There are various different accessories in the game. At first, just focus on using the accessories that give you the highest AP in each slot.

There are also “free” accessories that all new players should get:

Accessory	How to obtain
Tuvala Accessories	Tuvala accessories are starter accessories obtained from the Season Server. Try to push up your accessories to PEN if possible, but if you don’t have much time to play Season, then focus on your Weapons and Armor first.
PEN Capotia Necklace	You can obtain a FREE PEN Capotia Accessory from the Season Servers Special Reward. For your first season, it is recommended to get the PEN Capotia Necklace because it gives the most AP. You then want to create another Season character in the next season to get the PEN Capotia Belt, and finally the PEN Capotia Ring or Earring.
PEN Ring of Crescent Guardian	You can obtain a PEN Ring of Crescent Guardian by completing Jetina’s PEN Accessory quests. These are daily quests that take a minimum of 45 days to complete. Every new and returning player should complete these as early as possible for a highly discounted PEN accessory.

Common Starter PVX accessories:

• TET Black Distortion Earrings
• TET Basilisk’s Belt (or PEN Capotia Belt)
• TET Ring of Crescent Guardian
• TET Ogre Ring/Laytenn’s Necklace (or PEN Capotia Necklace).

Crystals

Below is an example starter Crystal build for PVE. Some of the crystals are expensive. You can obtain the Rebellious Crystal by completing the main story questline. For more example crystal builds, including an end-game PVE crystal build, and other PVP crystal builds check our Crystal Preset Guide.

Below is an example build that focuses on human damage to maximize damage in PVP.

Artifacts and Lightstones

There are a few different viable choices for both Artifacts and Lightstone combos. Rangers are the “Ranged damage” type so you want to go for Ranged Accuracy and Ranged Damage for offensive artifacts.

For PVE Lighstones there are a few different options to min-max. For certain spots, you may want to use Species damage combos (eg. The Wild: Demihumans, The Wild: Kamaslyvia, The Wild: Humans). Species damage combos perform better if you are reaching the monster AP caps at a certain zone.

A more generic PVE combo is listed below that is recommended for your class and will work at any spot.

You can also find more information about Artifacts and Lightstones, and how to obtain them, in our guide. We also have a list of Best in slot Artifacts and Lightstones.

Useful Links/Credits

I highly recommend checking out the Ranger Guide by the Ranger Discord by Delta and Succession Ranger Guide by Wally. These two guides really helped me to learn everything I know about Rangers and influenced the way I play, as well as the advice in this guide.

Here are some other useful links to check out:

• Ranger Discord
• Official Ranger Forums
• Indepth Ranger Playlist by Wally
• Ranger Awakening Reboot by Anfield
• Ranger Succession Reboot by Anfield
• Ranger Movement Guide by Trailblazer

PVP Montage Videos:

• Ranger Awakening PVP Montage by Fallen Sparky
• Ranger Awakening Solare PVP by Anfield
• Ranger Succession RBF PVP by Ayu
• Ranger Awakening PVP Montage by Kaan Ust

Credits Disclaimer: Since there are now 26 BDO classes, it is impossible for me to keep class guides fully maintained. My main class is Ranger and I don’t claim to be the best in any class. Therefore, I use resources and recommendations from the Class discords since (as all other players would agree) this is the best source. I also ask for advice from friends who are more experienced in the class. Where possible, I credit specific players for information such as Add-ons, and combos. However, sometimes there is no player mentioned as the original sharer. If there are any issues with credit or you would like certain information removed/changed, please reach out to me!