Aion 2 · global version · Updated: October 8, 2026

Ranger Guide & Build (Aion 2)

Weapon: bow · Role: ranged damage dealer

About this guide

Everything for the Ranger from level 1 to the endgame: what to max, how to set up your skill bar, what not to miss in the campaign, gear, your first dungeon and a plan for after 45. Collected from several guides and from players. Where sources disagree, I say so openly. Fair warning: the Ranger hits weakly at first, because it lives off Critical Hits and you have almost none at the start. It gets strong mid-game, with better gear (aLuckyRO).

My character level 12

Set your level and you will see below what to do right now. The page remembers it in this browser.

Skills for level 12

This is the level each skill should have at this character level. The list goes from most important: if you are short on points, raise from the top. Next to each skill: the specializations to pick.

Snipe

Tempest Shot

Drill Dart

Gale Arrow

Burst Arrow

Snare Shot

Marking Shot

Explosion Trap

Suppressing Arrownew

Deadshot from 14

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Defiance from 16

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Order to raise them from scratch (16 points total)

Snipe to 2
Tempest Shot to 2
Snipe to 3
Tempest Shot to 3
Drill Dart to 2
Gale Arrow to 2
Drill Dart to 3
Snipe to 4
Tempest Shot to 4
Burst Arrow to 2
Gale Arrow to 3
Drill Dart to 4
Snipe to 5
Tempest Shot to 5

Skill bar for level 12

Arrange your skills like this in the skill window. Row 0 is the row right at the bar and has the highest priority. A filler with no cooldown always goes at the top of its column (Lipej). The game does not allow gaps: you can only place a skill in rows 1–3 when row 0 is filled. Build a line from the bottom and take it apart from the top. When a new skill goes lower, first move the ones above it up a row. A skill can only sit in one place on the bar: if it is already somewhere, take it off there first.

Key	Row 0	Row 1	Row 2	How to use
LMB	Snipe			only one slot here. Hold it all the time: it restores mana, and from skill level 12 it cuts Deadshot's cooldown
RMB	Gale Arrow	Drill Dart	Tempest Shot	Gale line: you click it. From 22 you can put it in the macro
Q	Snare Shot	Burst Arrownew		Griffon line: Snare Shot slows, so Burst Arrow can fire. At 37 you can use Explosive Arrow instead of Griffon Arrow
E	Deadshot from 14			manual: hold to charge level 3, always under Precision
1	Marking Shot			manual: at the start of a fight and when Precision has ~3 s left
2	Explosion Trapnew			at your feet before a pack
5	Vaizel's Authority from 22			buffs; they share the same cooldown once Supporting Fire is level 15 (couga54: one key)
7	Suppressing Arrownew			stun for elites while leveling; you can drop it at 45

Change at 12: On 7 you add Suppressing Arrow.

Next change at 14: On E you add Deadshot. Don't put it in a line or the macro, because the macro doesn't charge it fully.

Arrow Scattershot stays off the bar, because it only works in the short Stagger window and most sources skip it (couga54, Moxsy). The Korean meta puts it in a line that fires it by itself on a broken Stagger (Antochi; option in the Rotation tab). Slots 3 and 4 stay free. Defiance (from 16) doesn't go on the bar: the game keeps it permanently on Space. By default Space is also jump and glide, so in the key settings you can turn on a separate key for Defiance (Separate Defiance Hotkey; u4n, GamerBlurb).

Skill points

Daevanion: orange Combat Speed and Cooldown Reduction first, then Deadshot → Snipe → Gale Arrow → Drill Dart (Daevanion tab)
Suppressing Arrow: a stun for elites

Watch out / what to do

Most sources take the orange corner (Combat Speed) on the board first
Skill points still go into Snipe, Tempest Shot and Drill Dart

Next milestone: level 14

Deadshot: the biggest damage in the class

Where to put your next point

Your levels differ from the list above? Open this, enter yours and the page works out where your next point goes.

Enter your skill levels from the in-game skill window. The page calculates for the character level set above and remembers your entries in this browser.

Snipe

Tempest Shot

Drill Dart

Gale Arrow

Burst Arrow

Deadshot

Snare Shot

Marking Shot

Explosion Trap

Defiance

Suppressing Arrow

Rules that never change

Deadshot, Gale Arrow, Drill Dart and Tempest Shot are your core. Plus Snipe on the left mouse button, which restores mana. Most sources agree.
Always fire Deadshot under Precision and always charged to level 3. First Marking Shot (gives Precision: +300 Critical Hit), then Deadshot. Don't put it in the macro, because the macro doesn't charge it fully.
Keep Precision up all the time. Refresh Marking Shot when it has ~3 s left, but don't spam it, because every use makes you hop.
Shoot from range (20 m) and don't stand in melee. Slow elites and kite them, don't let them stay on you (couga54: “Kite, don’t tank”).
Skill points raise skills only up to 10. Beyond that you top up with the Daevanion board (+4), rings (+2) and Arcana cards (couga54).

Campaign 1–45: what to do along the way

For someone playing for the first time. First a glossary and settings for the first 5 minutes, then, step by step, what to collect along the way so you don't have to come back later, and what not to waste. Going through 1–45 takes a new player about 10 hours.

Glossary

Gold quests: the main story. It leads to 45 and unlocks new things. Green: side quests of a given region (Journal, J key → Regional).
Ascension Gauge: the “ascension” bar. In two places the story stops until you fill it to 100%.
Sealed Dungeon: a small dungeon for one person, marked with a question mark on the map. Stronghold: an enemy camp to clear.
Feathers (Empyrean Trace): scattered around the map, you turn them in at the Monolith in town. Hidden Cube: a hidden chest (the red one needs a key, the gold one doesn't).
Odyle Energy: energy for opening chests at the end of dungeons. Kina: ordinary gold. Quna: the currency you pay real money for.

First 5 minutes: settings

Alt+1…9: your character runs to the quest on its own.
Settings → Combat → Looting: choose which rarities to pick up.
Potions are drunk automatically below 70% HP (X key). You can change the threshold in Combat → Auto Use.
Graphics → turn off Camera Shake and set the teleport effect color to Dark.
Info Display → Combat → boss direction indicator. It helps when you have to face the boss or turn your back to it.
Macro key: Settings → Key Settings → General → Macro. By default none is assigned.

Starter code

TAKEFLIGHTAION2: 4× Odyle Energy, 5× Resurrection Spiritstone, 10× Battle Enhance Scroll. Valid until Oct 14, 2026, 8:00 Polish time (CEST).

Enter it in Menu → Miscellaneous → Account → Enter Coupon. It works once per account, and the items go to the character you are on, so enter it on your main.

According to Game8 it is the only active code for October. Taiwanese codes don't work on global.

Do along the way (by level)

all the time

Gold quests are the backbone. At 45 finish the story to the end, because at the end you get a gold weapon, the Ascension Bracelet and the best wings. Kill monsters on your route: souls are used for pets, and the collection is shared between characters.

Lv 5

Wings from a quest: after you collect them, use them from your bag and equip them in the wings window (Alt+C).

from 10

Gathering (Essence Extraction): pick up everything that lies on your route, and the level goes up by itself. Spend gathering points right away. On global it works from 10 (space4games checked it in the game; Game8 says 45 based on KR data).

~12

Quest with a voucher for a bigger bag (the first green Shugo quest): aLuckyRO advises turning it in later, when the next bag row already costs millions. The first rows are cheap.

from 12

Spend Daevanion crystals right away, because each slot is +1 item level forever. The route is in the “Daevanion” tab.

13 / 20

Shugo Festival (hourly minigames) skip until 45, because only then does it give good rewards (7 sources agree). Just make sure your keys don't reach the cap.

from 16

Feathers and the Monolith: you collect them once per account, and the next characters do a “Sync”. The Monolith is the only source of amulet scrolls and it also gives keys to the Hidden Cube. On global they are nerfed, so collect the ones you pass, and the rest after 45.

15 / 20 / 25

Sealed Dungeons and Strongholds on your route: each dungeon gives 2 Daevanion crystals, 2 skill points, stones and a title. Strongholds are the only source of belt scrolls (2 for each). Map → Exploration shows how many you already have.

~17

Amulet and belt to +10, then Morph. Before Morphing, take them off every set (preset), otherwise Morph won't work or will eat the item you are wearing.

20 / 28 / 35

Story group dungeons: Krao Cave (20), Urugugu Canyon (28) and Fire Temple (35), all on Exploration (ExpCarry, Skycoach). Clear them, but don't open the chests at the end — save the Odyle Energy for after 45.

22 and 32

Story blocks: you need to fill the Ascension Gauge. It fills fastest with green quests, starting with the easiest ones, because a higher quest doesn't give more of the bar. Do green quests as you go and you won't get stuck. Do Ascension quests (they give further wings and the Pantheon) right away. Skycoach, All Things How and Aragon give levels 22 and 32 (aLuckyRO says 22 and 33).

from 22

Stigmas, Odyle Energy and the Pantheon open up.

all the time

Titles: equip one in each slot (offensive, defensive, utility), many people forget. World boss right next to you? Hit it once, because for taking part there is a chest and a title. Don't wait for it on purpose.

all the time

Teleport statues (Kibelisk): activate them as you pass. Later from the map (M) you jump to them for a Return Scroll. Hidden Cube: always open the gold ones, and the red ones if you are passing by. You can hear them from far away, so turn on 3D sound in your headphones.

33–45

Act 4: side quests and solo dungeons pay off again. Before 45 there is a dungeon that requires ~900 item level, so do the green quests that give gear.

Side quests now or after 45?

The sources disagree here. Couga54, space4games and aLuckyRO say “story only, side quests after 45”. Game8 and a few videos say “along the way”. An important argument: after 45 monsters are raised to level 45 (Aragon, players from Taiwan), so what is easy today will be harder later.

Advice for a beginner: do what lies on your route, plus as many green quests as you need for the Ascension bar. Clear the rest of the map after 45.

What not to do (the most common mistakes)

Don't dismantle or sell gold items, even for another class. Later they reroll stats with a 100% success rate. aLuckyRO calls it the biggest mistake of early access. In quick dismantling, untick gold.
Lock important items, because dismantling and Morph easily eat the wrong thing.
Don't upgrade quest gear above +10. Don't upgrade Clash runes above +1, because they can be destroyed.
Don't put expensive Manastones in and don't do Soul Binding on leveling gear.
Don't let Shugo keys and other counters reach the cap, because the excess is lost.
Don't buy Kina or Quna from third parties. NCSOFT has announced account bans for buyers too.
Wait with dyeing for Quna, because it's very expensive. Don't spend on anything whose effect you don't understand.
Don't change class to follow the latest ranking, because balance changes with every patch.

You can safely ignore these until 45

Arcana and Transcendence, Nightmare, daily missions (Duty Missions), Ascension Trial, Daily Dungeon, the Abyss, the battleground, Soul Binding, transferring upgrades, dyeing, the market, second characters. All of this is described in the “Gear” and “After 45” tabs.

NielsonTv's advice for every new system: what does it give me, does it have a limit, and is it worth more now or later.

Sources: couga54 (class guides, Week 1, After 45), Game8 (30.09–6.10: leveling, beginner, Sealed Dungeons, Strongholds, Ascension, cubes, titles, fast travel, codes, autoloot), space4games (28.09–2.10), aLuckyRO (22.09 and 5.10), Spid (27.09), Aragon (28.09), SywoGG (29.09), NielsonTv (3.10), EPIC PLK (18.09 and 5.10), Chezuget (19.09), Grobs (28.09), EUTOPIA (6.10), Reddit r/Aion2, ExpCarry (dungeons, Oct 5), Skycoach (leveling), All Things How (Ascension gates). No source describes death penalties.

All Ranger skills

For each one: what it does, how many points to put in and which specialization to take. A gold number is the recommended pick, a grey one is the alternative. Stigmas are different: their properties unlock by themselves.

The game does not slot specializations for you. When a skill reaches level 8, 12, 16 or 20, a slot or a new option unlocks, but it does nothing until you click it. The game tells you only once, with a message in the middle of the screen. In game: K → Mastery tab → click the skill → Specialty → click the option. Changing is free. Each of the 3 skill presets (buttons 1 2 3 next to Macro) has its own specializations, and a skill reset removes them all. Specializations step by step →

How many specializations at once (slots)

Skill at 8: first slot, you choose 1 of 3 options.
At 12: second slot and a new option.
At 16: a new option appears, but you get no new slot. To use it, you take out one of the two earlier ones.
At 20: third slot, so you have all three recommended ones at once.

So between 16 and 19 you have 2 of the 3 recommended: take the one from 16 and one earlier one. Passives have no specializations, they simply get stronger with each level. Stigmas have no slots and no choice: the next property unlocks by itself at Stigma level 5, 10, 15 and 20, so at 20 all four are active. Sources: Lipej (YT, PL), confirmed by couga54 and Xela.

SnipeCore

activetarget: 12 (10 from skill points, +2 from Daevanion), later 16–20

Basic attack from 20 m with no cooldown. Every shot restores 120 MP. You hold it the whole time on the left mouse button.

8+20% MP restoredMana runs short while leveling (aLuckyRO, Moxsy, KaidGames2).
8Absorbs 0.7% HPGame8; Allyria early on, when you lack HP.
8+50% Multi-Hit on hitFRESHY and Fextralife, for the late game.
12-1s [Deadshot] cooldown on hitEvery hit cuts Deadshot's cooldown by 1 s. “The most important pair” for aLuckyRO, Moxsy, LordRobson and Fextralife.
16Adds [Tempest Arrow] Chain Skill

aLuckyRO and couga54 put it at 12 as a priority.

Game description

Deals X Wind damage to a target within 20m and restores 120 MP.

Tempest ShotCore

activetarget: 12 (10 from skill points, +2 from Daevanion), later 16

Filler with no cooldown. Hits the target and up to 4 enemies within 4 m of it. Uses a lot of mana.

8-20% MP consumedWithout it your mana runs out in about 10 seconds (aLuckyRO, KaidGames2). Once Snipe has +20% MP restored and you are not short on mana, you can swap it for +10% skill Critical Hit.
8+10% skill Critical HitFRESHY, Moxsy (couga54 for leveling since Oct 7), Game8, Fextralife (Oct 7).
8Deals up to 12% more damage when less targets are hitWhelps' pick at 45 (couga54).
125% chance to inflict Knock Back on Critical Hit
16+20% Skill Speed

Couga54 suggests keeping it at 16. On the golden Daevanion path its blue node only shows up on Triniel (40), so before 40 you only get +2 from nodes off the path.

Game description

Selects a target within 20m and deals X Wind damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m of the target. 1 Stagger Gauge Damage

DeadshotCore

activecooldown 20 starget: 10 as soon as possible (10 from skill points at character level 38), then 16, target 20

Charged shot: hold the key, it has 3 charge levels. The biggest damage in the class, +35% under Precision. 20 s cooldown. Unlocks at character level 14.

8Removes MP consumed
8+30% Skill SpeedCharges faster (couga54, Moxsy, LordRobson, FRESHY, KaidGames2).
8Changes to mobile skillYou charge it while moving. KaidGames2: getting caught mid-charge is often worse than safely repositioning.
12Ignores Block and Evasion and lands as Multi-HitTaken by Game8, Fextralife (Oct 7) and the Korean meta (Antochi, Oct 7) instead of mobility, when you don't need to move while charging. aLuckyRO: useless in PvE, because bosses don't block.
16[Deadshot] grants extra damage on hit

aLuckyRO leaves it at 10, FRESHY wants it at 20. Don't put it in the macro, because the macro doesn't charge it fully (Moxsy, Allyria, aLuckyRO, FRESHY). The extra damage from 16 also works without Ignores Block and Evasion…: the patch that fixed this (Korea, Sep 16) is already in the global version (aion2hub, ExpCarry).

Game description

Deals X Wind damage to a target within 20m. Increases damage by 35% if the caster has Precision. Max 3 Charge Levels 10-16 Stagger Gauge Damage

Gale ArrowCore

activecooldown 20 starget: 10 from skill points, target 20

Hits the target and up to 4 enemies nearby. Gives you Gale for 10 s: +7% Combat Speed and +7% PvE damage. 20 s cooldown. Unlocks at level 7.

8+5s durationKaidGames2, LordRobson, Game8. Allyria only up to skill level 16.
850% chance to inflict Knock Back on hit
8Changes to mobile skillcouga54, Moxsy, FRESHY.
12Increases Combat Speed, PvE Damage Boost, and PvP Damage Boost when less targets hitOn a single target the buff grows: aLuckyRO showed +15% Combat Speed and +15% PvE damage.
16-10s cooldownGale then stays up all the time (Allyria, couga54).

In the right mouse button line, Gale Arrow always has the highest priority.

Game description

Selects a target within 20m and deals X Wind damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m of the target. Grants Gale to the caster for 10s. Gale: Increases Combat Speed by 7%, PvE Damage Boost by 7%, and PvP Damage Boost by 3.5% 10 Stagger Gauge Damage

Drill DartCore

activecooldown 5 starget: 10 from skill points, target 16–20

Hits the target and up to 4 enemies nearby. Applies Bleed for 6 s and cuts the target's healing by 60%. Restores 100 MP on a Critical Hit. 5 s cooldown.

8Absorbs 3% HPKeeps you alive when leveling solo (couga54, KaidGames2, Allyria).
8+2s Bleed durationGame8, LordRobson.
8+20% Skill SpeedAfter 45 take this instead of “Absorbs 3% HP” (couga54, FRESHY).
12Multi-Hit on hit
16Activates [Drill Dart] 1 extra time

FRESHY, KaidGames2 and aLuckyRO say Drill Dart can only be used after a Critical Hit. The in-game description doesn't say so, so check it in game. After 45 every newer source takes +20% Skill Speed: couga54 and Fextralife (Oct 7), the Korean meta (Antochi, Oct 7, which keeps Absorbs 3% HP instead of Multi-Hit on hit).

Game description

Selects a target within 20m and deals X Fire damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m of the target and restores 100 MP on landing a Critical Hit. Inflicts Bleed on targets, dealing X Fire damage every 1s for 6s and reducing Incoming Heal by 60%. Incoming Heal reduction from [Drill Dart], [Debilitating Smash], and [Firestorm] does not stack. 5 Stagger Gauge Damage

Marking ShotImportant

activecooldown 10 starget: 1 while leveling, later 8–12

A shot after which you hop in the direction you are pressing and get Precision for 10 s: +300 Critical Hit, and Deadshot deals +35%. Open every fight with it.

8+5% Perfect Chance for the duration
830% chance to inflict Knock Back on hit
8+5s durationYou refresh Precision less often. LordRobson: “the duration is what matters most”.
12+1 consecutive useGame8, Fextralife.
16Ignores Block and Evasion and lands as a Critical Hit

aLuckyRO and KaidGames2 leave it at 1, because the +300 Critical Hit already works at 1. Couga54 goes 12, Game8 16. The hop can throw you under the boss, so use it manually. Antochi (Korean meta, Oct 7): cast it standing still, without a direction key, because the version with the hop loses damage.

Game description

Deals X Wind damage to a target within 20m. Moves the caster in the input direction and grants Precision for 10s. Precision: Increases Critical Hit by 300 7 Stagger Gauge Damage

Snare ShotImportant

activecooldown 15 starget: 8 (12 is easy with Daevanion)

Hits the target and up to 4 enemies nearby and slows them by 40% for 5 s. Burst Arrow only works on a slowed enemy. The slow also boosts Rooting Eye and Explosive Arrow.

8+20% Move Speed reduction
8+20% Skill SpeedMoxsy counts skill speed among the most important stats.
8Changes to mobile skillWhile leveling: slow everything and kite (couga54).
12Adds [Shackling Arrow] Chain SkillFRESHY, Game8.
16+2s Slow and Root duration

aLuckyRO thinks it is useless in PvE (“you can't slow the boss”). Couga54, Moxsy, LordRobson, FRESHY and Fextralife use it. Antochi (Oct 7): the boss doesn't move slower, but Korean tests showed the Slow debuff still lands on it, so Snare Shot switches on Burst Arrow and the Explosive Arrow bonus. In Korea Rangers take it to 20.

Game description

Selects a target within 20m and deals X Earth damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m of the target. Inflicts Slow, reducing Move Speed by 40% for 5s. 10 Stagger Gauge Damage

Burst ArrowImportant

activecooldown 20 starget: 8–10, then 12

Only works on a slowed or rooted enemy, so always after Snare Shot. Hits the target and up to 4 enemies nearby. 20 s cooldown. Unlocks at level 10.

8Absorbs 10% HPYour second heal while leveling (couga54, Allyria).
8+50% Multi-Hit on hitAfter 45 take this instead of Absorbs 10% HP. The skill already has a 50% Multi-Hit chance, and with this option every hit lands as Multi-Hit (couga54 Oct 7 after Moxsy, Fextralife Oct 7, Game8).
8Changes to mobile skillAfter 45 for FRESHY (TW version). Couga54 too until Oct 6; since Oct 7 it takes +50% Multi-Hit on hit.
12Up to +20% damage when less targets hit
1625% chance to reset cooldown on hit

Allyria and FRESHY want it at 20, couga54 at 12. Antochi (Korean meta): 12 is enough.

Game description

Selects a target afflicted with Slow or Root within 20m and deals X Wind damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m of the target. 15 Stagger Gauge Damage

Explosion TrapSupport

activecooldown 20 starget: 8

A trap at your feet. It waits 10 s for someone to step on it, then explodes on 4 enemies (5 m) and stuns monsters for 3 s. Unlocks at level 8.

8Pulls enemies on explosionPulls monsters into one spot for your area skills (Allyria, Moxsy, couga54).
8+1s Stun duration
8Extra damage after 3s on hitaLuckyRO, KaidGames2, Game8.
12+20% Stun Chance
16+1 consecutive use

Moxsy: “very important”. LordRobson: weak in raids.

Game description

Sets an explosive trap at the caster's location. The trap lasts for 10 seconds and deals X Earth damage to up to 4 enemies within 5m when stepped on. Has a 40% chance to inflict Stun for 3s. 100% chance to inflict Stun on NPC targets. 10 Stagger Gauge Damage

Suppressing ArrowSupport

activecooldown 20 starget: 1–8

A shot that can stun a player under Precision (40%). It always stuns monsters, for 3 s. 20 s cooldown. Unlocks at level 12.

8+50% Multi-Hit on hitaLuckyRO, for later.
8+1s Stun duration
8+20% Skill Speed
12+20% Stun Chance
1625% chance to reset cooldown on hit

While leveling it is a free stun on elites (couga54). At 45 nobody uses it in PvE (Allyria, couga54).

Game description

Deals X Wind damage to a target within 20m with a 40% chance to inflict Stun for 3s while Precision is active. 100% chance to inflict Stun on NPC targets. 10 Stagger Gauge Damage

Arrow ScattershotLow priority

activetarget: 1

A shot with no cooldown that only works on an enemy in Stagger, i.e. when the bar under the boss's HP bar is knocked down to zero.

8Absorbs 5% HP
8Restores 120 MP on hit
8Changes to mobile skill
12Multi-Hit on hit
16-1s all cooldowns on hit

The Stagger window lasts ~3–4 s and is rare, so it adds little (Allyria, FRESHY, Moxsy, couga54). aLuckyRO and LordRobson put it at 12, Game8 at 20. Antochi (Korean meta, Oct 7) puts it in a line under the filler, so the line fires it by itself only on a broken Stagger gauge (option in the Rotation tab). Fextralife (Oct 7) and ExpCarry: use it in the Stagger window. Moxsy: pressing it on a staggered boss does less than the normal rotation.

Game description

Deals X Wind damage to a target afflicted with Stagger within 20m.

DefianceSupport

activecooldown 60 starget: 1 while leveling, then 8

Removes Stun, Knockdown, Airborne, Grab, Frost and Fear, then gives 5 s of status immunity. 60 s cooldown. Unlocks at level 16.

8Adds [Lightning Arrow] Chain Skill
8Restores 1000 Stamina on using [Defiance]couga54, Moxsy.
8Restores 20% HP on using [Defiance]At 8 the heal comes in handy (aLuckyRO, KaidGames2, FRESHY).
12+2s Tenacity duration
16+50% PvE Damage Tolerance and +25% PvP Damage Tolerance for Tenacity duration

One point is enough for leveling (couga54). The game keeps it permanently on Space (together with jump and glide), so you don't put it on the bar; you can give it its own key in the key settings (Separate Defiance Hotkey; u4n, GamerBlurb).

Game description

Removes Stun, Knockdown, Airborne, Grab, Frost, and Fear from the caster and grants Tenacity for 5s. Tenacity: Grants Status Effect Immunity Unaffected by cooldown reduction effects.

Focused EyeCore

passivetarget: 10

+100 Accuracy, +1% PvE damage and a bit of Double Chance.

No. 1 for couga54, aLuckyRO, Moxsy, Allyria, LordRobson, KaidGames2 and ExpCarry.

Game description

Increases the caster's Accuracy by 100, PvE Damage Boost by 1%, PvP Damage Boost by 0.5%, and Double Chance by 0.2%.

Hunter's ResolveCore

passivetarget: 10

+6% Critical Damage.

No. 2 for almost everyone. Couga54: of the passives “only these two really matter”.

Game description

Increases the caster's Critical Damage Boost by 6%.

Hunter's SoulImportant

passivetarget: 10

On a Critical Hit, 50% chance for extra damage (at most once per second).

No. 3 for couga54, Allyria, Moxsy and ExpCarry. aLuckyRO ranks it with the first two.

Game description

Has a 50% chance to deal X Wind damage on a Critical Hit. Cooldown: 1s

Concentrated FireImportant

passivetarget: 10

50% chance for extra damage when the target is bleeding or burning (at most once per second). The Ranger applies lots of bleeds and burns, so it procs often.

FRESHY and Fextralife put it at the very top. LordRobson: “one of the best”.

Game description

Has a 50% chance to deal X Wind damage to a target taking Damage over Time. Cooldown: 1s

Rooting EyeImportant

passivetarget: 10

50% chance for extra damage on a slowed or rooted enemy (at most once per second).

LordRobson, Moxsy, Allyria.

Game description

Has a 50% chance to deal X Wind damage when landing an attack on a target afflicted with Slow or Root. Cooldown: 1s

Melee FireSupport

passivetarget: 8–10

25% chance for extra damage on hit. Sometimes knocks back an enemy standing right next to you.

couga54, Allyria, FRESHY, aLuckyRO.

Game description

Has a 25% chance to inflict X extra Wind damage when landing an attack. Has a 5% chance to inflict Knock Back when landing an attack on a target within 5m. Cooldown: 1s

Vigilant EyeSupport

passivetarget: as points allow

+200 Evasion, +6% max HP and a little healing when you evade.

Low priority for couga54, Allyria and aLuckyRO. Game8 ranks it higher.

Game description

Increases the caster's Evasion by 200, Max HP by 6%, and restores 85-102 HP on Evasion. Cooldown: 3s

Revitalization ContractSupport

passivetarget: as points allow

Status effect resistance. When you drop to 10% HP, it instantly heals 35% of max HP (once per 60 s).

Couga54: after Vigilant Eye.

Game description

Increases the caster's Status Effect Resist by 17%. Increases Status Effect Resist by 10% for 5s when hit while afflicted with Stun, Knockdown, Airborne, Frost, or Fear (up to 10 stacks). Immediately restores 35% Max HP when HP is 10% or less. Healing Cooldown: 60s Status Effect Resist Cooldown: 1s

Wind VigorLow priority

passivetarget: last

+15 max Stamina and briefly faster movement when someone hits you.

Almost useless (couga54, Allyria, aLuckyRO, KaidGames2).

Game description

Increases Max Stamina by 15. Increases Move Speed by 10% for 1s when attacked. Cooldown: 5s

Unyielding ResolveLow priority

passivetarget: last

Resistance to crowd control. Mostly useful in PvP.

Almost useless in PvE (couga54, Allyria).

Game description

Increases the caster's Ailment-type Resist and Impact-type Resist by 11.2%.

Vaizel's AuthorityCore

stigmacooldown 60 starget: 5 → 10, after 45 the first one to 20

+20% Attack for 10 s. 60 s cooldown.

5+10% Perfect Chance for the durationunlocks by itself at level 5
10x1.5 [Focused Eye] effect for the durationunlocks by itself at level 10
15x1.5 [Hunter's Soul] effect for the durationunlocks by itself at level 15
2050% chance to reduce all skill cooldowns by 1s on Critical Hit for the durationunlocks by itself at level 20Every crit can cut all cooldowns by 1 s. This is the Ranger's biggest power spike (couga54, Moxsy).

The main buff for almost everyone (Allyria: no. 1).

Game description

Increases the caster's Attack by 20% for 10s.

Bow of BlessingCore

stigmacooldown 120 starget: 5 → 10, then 20

+200 Critical Hit and +100 Accuracy for 10 s. 120 s cooldown.

5+50% Multi-Hit Chance for durationunlocks by itself at level 5
10Increases Attack proportional to Critical Hit for the durationunlocks by itself at level 10
15+20% Critical Damage Boost for the durationunlocks by itself at level 15
20+7% Double Chance for the durationunlocks by itself at level 20

The Ranger lives off crits (aLuckyRO). Everyone takes it except Game8's setup. Fextralife (Oct 7): the key step is 15 (+20% Critical Damage).

Game description

Increases the caster's Critical Hit by 200 and Accuracy by 100 for 10s.

Supporting FireCore

stigmacooldown 90 starget: 10, then 15–20

An orb that shoots alongside you for 15 s and heals a little. 90 s cooldown.

5+25% activation chanceunlocks by itself at level 5
10+15s durationunlocks by itself at level 10
15-30s cooldownunlocks by itself at level 15The cooldown drops to 60 s, same as Vaizel's Authority, so couga54 puts both on one key.
20Critical Hit on hitunlocks by itself at level 20

aLuckyRO: “a crazy skill”, level 10 as a priority. FRESHY (TW) only takes it with 6 slots, ExpCarry skips it. Antochi (Oct 7): in the only Korean head-to-head test, the full set of three buffs (Vaizel's Authority, Bow of Blessing, Supporting Fire) beat every set without one of them. IruMinaTi (TW player): these three are mandatory.

Game description

Summons an orb that provides supporting fire for 15s near the caster. The orb has a 25% chance to fire a shot dealing X Wind damage and absorbing 1.5% HP. Firing Cooldown: 0.5s

Griffon ArrowImportant

stigmacooldown 45 starget: 5 → 10

Hits the target and up to 4 enemies nearby and sets them on fire for 10 s. The fire burns harder when the target moves. 45 s cooldown.

5Changes to mobile skillunlocks by itself at level 5
10+5s Damage over Time durationunlocks by itself at level 10
15Enhanced Crimson Flames - Extra damage when hit while afflicted with Crimson Flamesunlocks by itself at level 15
20-50% Damage over Time intervalsunlocks by itself at level 20

Fourth slot for couga54, LordRobson, FRESHY, ExpCarry and IruMinaTi (“the best pick for almost all content”). Fextralife (Oct 7) takes it instead of Explosive Arrow against bosses that move a lot.

Game description

Selects a target within 20m and deals X Fire damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m. Inflicts Crimson Flames for 10s. Crimson Flames: Takes X Fire Damage over Time every 1s. Damage over Time amount increases when targets move. 20 Stagger Gauge Damage

Explosive ArrowImportant

stigmacooldown 45 starget: 5

Hits the target and up to 4 enemies nearby. Slowed and rooted enemies take +20% damage. 45 s cooldown.

5-15s cooldownunlocks by itself at level 5Level 5 is enough (aLuckyRO, couga54).
10+10% additional damage to targets afflicted with Slow or Rootunlocks by itself at level 10
15Critical Hit on hitunlocks by itself at level 15
20+20% additional damage to targets afflicted with Slow or Rootunlocks by itself at level 20

aLuckyRO, Fextralife (Oct 7), Antochi (Korean meta, Oct 7) and Moxsy take it instead of Griffon Arrow. Couga54: equal choice, and if a 5th slot opens at 45, take both.

Game description

Selects a target within 20m and deals X Fire damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m. Increases damage by 20% to targets afflicted with Slow or Root. 20 Stagger Gauge Damage

Arrow StormSupport

stigmacooldown 60 starget: 5

Hits the target and up to 4 enemies nearby and stuns monsters. Knocks down the Stagger bar harder than anything else in the class (50).

5Up to +20% max damage when more targets hitunlocks by itself at level 5
10Inflicts Slow for 10s on hitunlocks by itself at level 10
15+1s Stun durationunlocks by itself at level 15
20+25% Stun Chanceunlocks by itself at level 20

For packs while leveling (couga54). ExpCarry has it in every setup, Allyria for Stagger bosses.

Game description

Selects a target within 20m and deals X Wind damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m of the target. Has a 50% chance to inflict Stun for 3s. 100% chance to inflict Stun on NPC targets. 50 Stagger Gauge Damage

Mother Nature's BreathSupport

stigmacooldown 90 starget: 5

For 6 s, −20% PvE damage taken and a chance to turn part of the damage into HP. 90 s cooldown.

5Removes and grants immunity to Damage over Time effectsunlocks by itself at level 5
10x1.5 [Vigilant Eye] effect for the durationunlocks by itself at level 10
15x1.5 [Unyielding Resolve] effect for the durationunlocks by itself at level 15
20+20% PvE Damage Tolerance increase and +10% PvP Damage Tolerance increaseunlocks by itself at level 20

For safer play (ExpCarry, Allyria, KaidGames2). aLuckyRO: not at the start.

Game description

Increases the caster's PvE Damage Tolerance by 20%, PvP Damage Tolerance by 10%, and Critical Hit Resist by 200 for 6s. Grants Mother Nature's Embrace for the duration. Mother Nature's Embrace: The caster has a 50% chance to absorb 25% of damage taken as HP. Unaffected by cooldown increase effects.

Ambush KickLow priority

stigmacooldown 30 starget: PvP

Jumps behind an enemy within 5 m, knocks it back and hops backwards.

5+5m Rangeunlocks by itself at level 5
1010% Max HP Protective Shield for 5s on hitunlocks by itself at level 10
1550% chance to inflict Stun for 3s on hitunlocks by itself at level 15
20+50% Stun Chanceunlocks by itself at level 20

aLuckyRO: for PvP. Allyria lists it as an option for mobility and survival.

Game description

Moves behind a target within 5m and deals X Wind damage and inflicts Knock Back. The caster moves back.

Ensnaring TrapLow priority

stigmacooldown 90 starget: PvP

A trap that launches the enemy into the air for 3 s.

5Adds [Guerilla Strike] Chain Skillunlocks by itself at level 5
10Removes up to 2 buffsunlocks by itself at level 10
15+1s Airborne durationunlocks by itself at level 15
20-30s cooldownunlocks by itself at level 20

aLuckyRO: for PvP.

Game description

Sets an explosive trap at the caster's location. The trap lasts for 30 seconds and deals X Earth damage to up to 4 enemies within 5m when stepped on. Inflicts Airborne for 3s. 20 Stagger Gauge Damage

Illusory ArrowLow priority

stigmacooldown 30 starget: PvP

Blinds the enemy for 3 s.

5+1s Blind durationunlocks by itself at level 5
10Changes to AoE Skillunlocks by itself at level 10
15Inflicts Slow for 5s on hitunlocks by itself at level 15
20+1 consecutive useunlocks by itself at level 20

aLuckyRO: for PvP. Game8 has it in its setup, which looks like a PvP setup.

Game description

Deals X Wind damage to a target within 20m and inflicts Blind for 3s. 15 Stagger Gauge Damage

Sealing ArrowLow priority

stigmacooldown 60 starget: PvP

Blocks the enemy's skills (Seal) for 5 s.

550% chance to inflict Root for 5s on hitunlocks by itself at level 5
10-1000 enemy Max Stamina for 5s on hitunlocks by itself at level 10
15+2s Seal durationunlocks by itself at level 15
20+25% Seal chanceunlocks by itself at level 20

aLuckyRO: for PvP.

Game description

Deals X Wind damage to a target within 20m. Has a 75% chance to inflict Seal for 5s. 100% chance to inflict Seal on NPC targets. 20 Stagger Gauge Damage

StealthLow priority

stigmacooldown 120 starget: PvP

Invisibility for 10 s, only out of combat.

5Critical Hit on attack during Stealthunlocks by itself at level 5
10+20% Move Speed for the durationunlocks by itself at level 10
15Available in combatunlocks by itself at level 15
20+10s Stealth durationunlocks by itself at level 20

aLuckyRO: for PvP.

Game description

Enter Stealth for 10s. Cannot be used in combat and the Stealth effect is removed upon entering combat.

Assault SmiteLow priority

stigmacooldown 120 starget: —

An area strike with a chance to stun.

5+20% Attack for 5s on hitunlocks by itself at level 5
10500 MP damage on hitunlocks by itself at level 10
15+10m rangeunlocks by itself at level 15
20+20% Stun Chanceunlocks by itself at level 20

Nobody recommends it.

Game description

Selects a target within 20m and deals X Wind damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m of the target. Has a 30% chance to inflict Stun for 3s. 100% chance to inflict Stun on NPC targets. Increases Defense by up to 20% proportional to the number of targets hit.

How to play it

The Ranger shoots from 20 m. Most of your damage comes from Deadshot: a charged shot that deals +35% under Precision. Precision comes from Marking Shot. In between you hold Snipe (restores mana) and a line with the filler Tempest Shot. The Ranger feels ping a lot, because most of its damage comes from skills you press non-stop (aLuckyRO).

Loop for elites and bosses

From 22: buffs by hand, i.e. Bow of Blessing, Supporting Fire and Vaizel's Authority (couga54, Antochi, IruMinaTi). In the macro the buffs would be spent on ordinary mobs or during a boss mechanic, and you would be missing them on the boss (Antochi). aLuckyRO opens with Gale Arrow.
Gale Arrow → Marking Shot (Precision) → Deadshot charged to level 3.
Then hold LMB (Snipe) and click RMB (the line), or hold the macro key instead. Snipe cuts Deadshot's cooldown, so fire Deadshot every time it comes off cooldown.
When Precision has ~3 s left: Marking Shot and Deadshot right after.

Fire Deadshot at the toughest target, not at small fry (Moxsy). Korean meta (Antochi, Oct 7): cast Marking Shot standing still, without a direction key, because the version with the hop loses damage. In Korea a buff pressed right after a hopping Marking Shot can get swallowed, so cast your buffs separately (not yet checked on the global version). Sources for the loop: couga54, Antochi, aLuckyRO, Fextralife, FRESHY.

While leveling (up to ~20)

Packs: Explosion Trap at your feet → Snare Shot → Drill Dart and Tempest Shot. The monsters walk into the trap (couga54). Moxsy: first tag a few monsters with Snipe, then Marking Shot and the trap. Fight packs, not single monsters.
Elites: Marking Shot → Snare Shot → Burst Arrow → charged Deadshot. Kite them, don't let them stay on you. Suppressing Arrow always stuns monsters.
Low HP: Drill Dart and Burst Arrow drain HP (with the “Absorbs” specializations). First step away from the enemy, then heal up (couga54). Defiance at 8 heals 20% HP.

How “lines” on the skill bar work (the 0–3 grid in the skill window)

In the skill window, below the bar, there is a grid with rows 0, 1, 2 and 3. You can stack up to 4 skills under one key there. Pressing the key fires the skill from the stack that is ready and has the highest priority. The lowest slot has the highest priority (according to build guides). This way one button picks the skill for you.

Always put a skill with no cooldown (a filler) at the lowest priority. If it were higher, the line would never move on, because the filler is always ready. Skills with cooldowns go before it. A line set up like this does the rotation by itself, even without a macro (Lipej).

A macro is a separate thing. In the Macro window you set up steps, e.g. the Q line, then the RMB line. While you hold the macro key, the game presses them for you in order. Without a macro you click the line yourself, and each click fires one skill.

The changing icons under the left and right mouse buttons are not several skills, but one skill in its combo stages. Only put rotation attacks in a line. Keep dashes, buffs, stuns, invulnerability and area attacks on separate keys, because you use them depending on the situation.

Gale line (right mouse button; from 22 it can be a macro step)

3Tempest Shot: filler
2Drill Dart: every 5 s
1Gale Arrow, lowest, so it always wins

Gale Arrow has the highest priority, so the Gale buff refreshes itself as soon as it is ready. Tempest Shot fills the rest of the time.

Griffon line (Q)

3Burst Arrow: only on slowed targets
2Snare Shot: slows
1Griffon Arrow (Stigma from 37, or Explosive Arrow)

Snare Shot slows the target, so Burst Arrow can fire right after. Until 37 the line only has these two skills.

Your skill bar for level 12

Change the level with the slider in the “Now” tab. The layout only changes at levels: 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 22, 27, 32, 37. The game does not allow gaps: you can only place a skill in rows 1–3 when row 0 is filled. Build a line from the bottom and take it apart from the top. When a new skill goes lower, first move the ones above it up a row. A skill can only sit in one place on the bar: if it is already somewhere, take it off there first.

Key	Row 0	Row 1	Row 2	How to use
LMB	Snipe			only one slot here. Hold it all the time: it restores mana, and from skill level 12 it cuts Deadshot's cooldown
RMB	Gale Arrow	Drill Dart	Tempest Shot	Gale line: you click it. From 22 you can put it in the macro
Q	Snare Shot	Burst Arrownew		Griffon line: Snare Shot slows, so Burst Arrow can fire. At 37 you can use Explosive Arrow instead of Griffon Arrow
E	Deadshot from 14			manual: hold to charge level 3, always under Precision
1	Marking Shot			manual: at the start of a fight and when Precision has ~3 s left
2	Explosion Trapnew			at your feet before a pack
5	Vaizel's Authority from 22			buffs; they share the same cooldown once Supporting Fire is level 15 (couga54: one key)
7	Suppressing Arrownew			stun for elites while leveling; you can drop it at 45

Change at 12: On 7 you add Suppressing Arrow.

Next change at 14: On E you add Deadshot. Don't put it in a line or the macro, because the macro doesn't charge it fully.

Final keys (from ~22, once you have Stigmas)

LMB Snipe: basic attack, restores mana
RMB macro: Griffon line, then Gale line
A separate key for Deadshot (couga54: e.g. a side mouse button). You hold LMB, RMB and the Deadshot key at the same time.
By hand: Marking Shot, buffs, Explosion Trap, Defiance (Space)
Some players hold these three buttons with a mouse macro (mouse software, e.g. Logitech). IruMinaTi says it adds little, and the top Korean guides say it adds nothing over the in-game macro (Antochi). NC has not published a rule that allows such macros, so this guide teaches the in-game macro.

Macro setup

Skill window → Macro button: add the Griffon line (Q), then the Gale line (RMB), each with Delay = 10 ms. Some players settle somewhere between 10 and 20 ms. With 80–100 ping KaidGames2 and aLuckyRO use 40–50 ms.
Assign the macro key in Settings → Key Settings → General → Macro (scroll down). No key is assigned by default, so without this the macro does nothing. Most players use RMB (couga54, Antochi, IruMinaTi).
Use the AION 2 control mode, because the macro is limited in AION 1 mode. Turn on Skill Queue (Settings → Combat → Controls): a skill pressed during another one is queued, and the macro works best with it (couga54, Antochi Oct 7). Some players (Wakayashi) turn it off. If your macro drops skills, compare both on a training dummy (Combat Analysis, Ctrl+X).
Don't put Deadshot in the macro, because the macro doesn't charge it fully. Give it a second key in the Quick Slot. Keep Marking Shot out of the macro too, because every use is a hop (Allyria).

Don't add steps you don't need: every extra step makes each line fire less often, and two steps are the compromise (Antochi).

Simpler version (couga54 after Grobs): line 1 is Griffon Arrow and Explosive Arrow, line 2 is Drill Dart, Gale Arrow and Tempest Shot. Macro: line 1 → line 2, 10 ms each, while you hold Snipe along with it. aLuckyRO suggests playing without a macro for the first week.

Source of the lines and keys: couga54 (Oct 3, checked Oct 8). Macro: couga54, Antochi (Oct 7), aLuckyRO (Oct 6), KaidGames2 (Oct 3), IruMinaTi (Sep 29), Allyria.

Option from 37: the Korean layout (Antochi, Oct 7)

Antochi adapted the layout Korean Rangers use to the global version. The idea is the same (two lines in the macro, Snipe, macro and Deadshot held together, buffs and Marking Shot by hand); only the lines are arranged differently:

Line 1 (macro step 1)

3Tempest Shot: filler
2Arrow Scattershot: only when the boss's Stagger gauge is broken
1Explosive Arrow (or Griffon Arrow)

Line 2, right mouse button (macro step 2)

4Snare Shot: when the target isn't slowed
3Burst Arrow: on a slowed target
2Drill Dart
1Gale Arrow

Macro: step 1 = line 1, step 2 = line 2, 10 ms each, Skill Queue on. Here Burst Arrow sits before Snare Shot: when the target is slowed, Burst Arrow goes out, and when it isn't, the line fires Snare Shot, which slows it again. Arrow Scattershot in the line fires by itself only in the Stagger window. Moxsy (Oct 5) plays differently: three lines, with the buffs in the rows of one of them, so they fire as soon as they come off cooldown.

This is an option, not a recommendation. Nobody has compared this layout with the Griffon and Gale lines on the same gear. The Griffon and Gale lines are Whelps' build, described by couga54 (Oct 7) and used by many players on global (Reddit r/Aion2, Oct 8), so the bar keeps them.

Sources: Antochi (Oct 7, after Korean guides), Moxsy (Oct 5), couga54 (Oct 7).

Daevanion board: which way to go

The node layout comes from the game data (questlog.gg via couga54). The gold path is the cheapest way to the nodes you need. On the first board (Nezekan) it costs 66 crystals, while buying the whole board (the “Acquire All Nodes” button) costs ~134.

skill +1 (3) passive +1 (2) special (4) stat (1) cost in crystals in brackets

Click “Next” to go node by node. Click a node on the board to see what it gives.

Route at a glance

Arrows start from the start node in the middle. Each segment begins at a node you already have.

1–7: +1 level: Drill Dart

↑ ← ↑ ↑ ↑ ← ←from the start, 7 nodes

8–10: Combat Speed +1.5%

↑ ← ←from node 7 (Drill Dart), 3 nodes

11–14: +1 level: Snipe

↓ → → →from the start, 4 nodes

15–19: +1 level: Gale Arrow

→ ↓ ↓ ← ↓from node 14 (Snipe), 5 nodes

20–22: Combat Speed +1.5%

↓ → →from node 19 (Gale Arrow), 3 nodes

23–29: +1 passive level: Wind Vigor

→ ↑ ↑ ↑ → → ↑from node 1 (Attack), 7 nodes

30–31: Cooldown Reduction +1.5%

→ →from node 29 (Wind Vigor), 2 nodes

32–38: +1 passive level: Wind Vigor

← ↓ ↓ ↓ ← ← ↓from node 11 (Defense), 7 nodes

39–40: Cooldown Reduction +1.5%

← ←from node 38 (Wind Vigor), 2 nodes

41–41: +1 level: Deadshot

↓from node 35 (Max HP), 1 node

42–42: +1 level: Burst Arrow

↑from node 37 (Critical Hit), 1 node

Order of goals

On every board the route first goes to the orange corners (Nezekan: Combat Speed, then Cooldown Reduction; Zikel: Damage Boost; Vaizel: Critical Damage Boost; Triniel: Multi-Hit Chance). Blue nodes that lie on the way are taken right away. Then the blue Deadshot → Snipe → Gale Arrow → Drill Dart and Burst Arrow nodes, and last the rest of the path, including the defensive corners (Damage Tolerance, Critical Damage Tolerance, Multi-Hit Resist). These five skills have a node on the golden path of all 4 boards, so they get +4. Tempest Shot only has a node on the path on Triniel. Of the passives, Hunter's Soul, Hunter's Resolve, Rooting Eye and Melee Fire lie on the path (plus the weak Wind Vigor and Unyielding Resolve), while Focused Eye and Concentrated Fire aren't on it at all. Skip Critical Hit Resist nodes (Moxsy), leave Max MP for the very end (couga54), and skip the Azphel board for PvE.

Difference between sources: most of them (Allyria, FRESHY, aLuckyRO, Game8, KaidGames2) take the orange corner first, and the numbers on the board follow them. couga54 takes the blue skill nodes to 12 first. On Triniel aLuckyRO advises against taking Multi-Hit early and goes for skills first. The final nodes and cost are the same, only the order changes. Resetting the boards is cheap (Kinah).

Don’t click “Acquire All Nodes”

This button buys the whole board (~134 crystals on Nezekan), including useless nodes. The gold path gives you everything that matters for half the price.

Stigmas (from ~level 22)

On the global version you have 4 slots. They open one at a time at levels 22, 27, 32 and 37 (aLuckyRO, couga54). The Ranger lives off crits, so the first three slots are buffs: Attack, Critical Hit and an orb that shoots alongside you.

Slot	Main pick (PvE)	For packs	Who recommends it
22	Vaizel's Authority: +20% Attack for 10 s	same	almost everyone (also Antochi Oct 7, IruMinaTi, Fextralife Oct 7); Allyria: no. 1
27	Bow of Blessing: +200 Critical Hit and +100 Accuracy	Explosive Arrow	couga54, aLuckyRO, Moxsy, LordRobson, FRESHY, Allyria, Fextralife, ExpCarry, Antochi, IruMinaTi
32	Supporting Fire: an orb shoots alongside you for 15 s	Griffon Arrow or Arrow Storm	couga54, aLuckyRO, LordRobson, Allyria, Fextralife, Antochi, IruMinaTi. For packs: ExpCarry
37	Griffon Arrow (couga54, LordRobson, FRESHY, IruMinaTi) or Explosive Arrow (aLuckyRO, Fextralife, Antochi, Moxsy)	Arrow Storm or Mother Nature's Breath	Allyria: fourth slot is flexible

Nobody says outright which Stigma goes in which slot. The order follows how the sources rank them (Allyria: 1. Vaizel's Authority, 2. Bow of Blessing, 3. Supporting Fire, 4. any). If a fifth slot opens at 45, couga54 suggests adding Explosive Arrow or taking both arrows (unconfirmed). The three buffs are mandatory: in the only Korean head-to-head test, the full set of three beat every set without one of them (Antochi, Oct 7; IruMinaTi agrees). The fourth slot is a tie: Griffon Arrow and Explosive Arrow have four supporters each, and Fextralife takes Griffon Arrow against bosses that move a lot.

How to level Stigmas

First all of them evenly to 5, then to 10 (couga54, Moxsy). Supporting Fire to 10 first (aLuckyRO).
Explosive Arrow is fine at 5, because it then has −15 s cooldown (aLuckyRO, couga54, Fextralife).
Further steps worth the points (Fextralife, Oct 7): Supporting Fire at 15 (−30 s cooldown) and Bow of Blessing at 15 (+20% Critical Damage).
After 45, once you have the points: reset and Vaizel's Authority to 20. Then every crit has a 50% chance to cut all cooldowns by 1 s. That is the Ranger's biggest power spike (couga54, Moxsy).
Stigma points are hard to get. Allyria (TW version): the main source is the Abyss.
Against a boss with a Stagger bar: Arrow Storm knocks it down the most (50), Explosive Arrow and Griffon Arrow 20 each (Allyria, game data).

Stigma effects turn on by themselves every 5 levels (5/10/15/20); you don't pick anything (game data, couga54, FRESHY). Allyria (document from the TW version) writes that the 4 slots only come after 45. The other sources say 22/27/32/37. Check in game.

Passives

#	Passive	What it gives	Sources
1	Focused Eye	+100 Accuracy, +1% PvE damage and a bit of Double Chance	couga54, aLuckyRO, Moxsy, Allyria, LordRobson, KaidGames2, ExpCarry
2	Hunter's Resolve	+6% Critical Damage. Couga54: “only these two really matter”	couga54, aLuckyRO, Moxsy, Allyria, ExpCarry, Fextralife
3	Hunter's Soul	On a crit, 50% chance for extra damage	couga54, Allyria, Moxsy, ExpCarry; aLuckyRO higher
4	Concentrated Fire, Rooting Eye	Extra damage on bleeding and burning, or slowed targets. The Ranger applies plenty of these, so they proc often	Moxsy, LordRobson, Allyria
5	Melee Fire	25% chance for extra damage on hit	couga54, Allyria, FRESHY
6	Vigilant Eye, Revitalization Contract	Survival: Evasion and HP, a heal at 10% HP	couga54, Allyria
+	Wind Vigor, Unyielding Resolve	Almost useless in PvE. For leftover points	couga54, Allyria, aLuckyRO

Level active skills first, passives after (couga54: “Level actives first, passives after”; Moxsy). While leveling, passives mostly gain levels from nodes on the Daevanion boards. Difference: FRESHY and Fextralife put Concentrated Fire at the very top. Most start with Focused Eye and Hunter's Resolve.

Gear, upgrading, Arcana and pets

Up to level 45 gear is disposable: you put on a better piece and dismantle the old one. Real gear decisions start after 45. Below, first what matters now, then the plan for later.

Up to 45: what to upgrade

Up to +10 an upgrade always succeeds. Above that (+10 to +15) only chance works, and on a failure you lose stones and Kina, but the item itself stays (Grobs).
Weapon (and shield, if you wear one) to +10, then the rest a little at a time. Before 45 don't push anything higher.
Amulet and belt: upgrade to +10, take them off and in the Cube put them into Substance Morph. Rarity goes up with a 100% chance, and the item goes back to +0. This is gear for a very long time, so nothing is wasted. 5 sources recommend this.
After the last Morph of the amulet don't upgrade it anymore, because the stone cost rises very fast (Aragon).
Spend Daevanion crystals right away. Each slot is +1 item level and a permanent stat (Game8, Aragon).

Old gear

Dismantle it (Item Extraction in the Cube). You get upgrade stones and an appearance that stays in the Wardrobe and raises collection stats.
Upgrade stones come back in full as long as the item didn't go above +10.
Manastones and Theostones are lost when you dismantle and when you transfer upgrades, so don't put good ones into gear you're about to replace.
Theostones give almost nothing in PvE (Grobs).
From around level 40 you start keeping the pieces that you'll transfer later (Transfer).
Clash runes: upgrading can destroy a rune. Never upgrade the one you are wearing. Upgrade a spare, equip it, and only then try the old one (Aragon).

Ranger gear

Weapon: bow, with a Guard in the off-hand. While leveling, upgrade your weapon to ~+10 and don't push higher before 45 (couga54).
After 45 FRESHY (TW version) takes the weapon and Guard to +15, the rest to ~+10.
Post-45 goal according to Game8 (Oct 5): Enraged Kromede Longbow and Nuakum Guard. FRESHY: the best bow you can craft.

Stats

Accuracy is your second most important stat. Target: ~1100–1200, and buffs add +100 (couga54). Bosses parry and block hits from the front, and a parried hit loses more than half its damage.
Then Attack and Critical Hit. Crit is easy to top up, because Marking Shot gives +300 (couga54).
ExpCarry: fix missing Accuracy first.
KaidGames2 goes for Combat Speed and Multi-Hit. Allyria: Attack, Critical Hit, Accuracy, plus Might and Precision. For her, Double Chance beats Perfect Chance.

Soul binding and jewelry

Rings: Deadshot and Gale Arrow levels, then Drill Dart or Snipe. Otherwise Might (couga54). Allyria: Gale Arrow, Deadshot, Tempest Shot, Drill Dart.
FRESHY: rings get your 4 most important actives, earrings the passives, the necklace 2 actives and a damage stat.
Only soul bind pieces that already have one of the key stats (couga54).
Manastones: in Season 1 one yellow Attack line is enough (couga54).
Pets: focus on gear at the start. Order: Cogni, Fera, Natura, Varian (Allyria).

Soul binding stats per piece

Piece	couga54 (Oct 3)	Allyria (TW, top picks)
Weapon, Guard	Combat Speed, Weapon Damage Boost, Damage Boost, Might (Multi-Hit too on crafted ones)	Weapon Damage Boost, Combat Speed, Might, Precision
Helmet	Double Chance, Attack Increase	Incoming Heal, Focused Eye, Hunter's Resolve
Cape	Double Chance, Attack Increase	Focused Eye, Hunter's Resolve, Double Chance
Shoulders	Double Chance, Critical Damage Boost	Critical Damage Boost, Focused Eye, Hunter's Resolve
Chest	Damage Boost	Damage Boost, Focused Eye, Hunter's Resolve
Pants	Attack Increase, Damage Tolerance	Damage Tolerance, Focused Eye, Hunter's Resolve
Gloves / boots	Combat Speed / Move Speed	Combat Speed / Move Speed, plus Focused Eye, Hunter's Resolve
Earrings / necklace	Move Speed and Might / Combat Speed and Might	Focused Eye, Hunter's Resolve, Might / Combat Speed

The two lists mostly overlap. Allyria wrote on the TW version, couga54 on the global one, so where they differ, go with couga54.

Arcana (from 45)

The cards raise skill levels beyond 16. They drop from Transcendence dungeons and are pure luck (couga54).
Which skills to roll for (couga54, goal: +4 on Deadshot and Gale Arrow):
- Chalice (Grail) of Vigor: Deadshot, Gale Arrow;
- Parchment of Vigor: Snipe, Tempest Shot (Drill Dart, Burst Arrow as backups);
- Compass (Death or Freedom): Deadshot, Gale Arrow;
- Bell (Destruction): Hunter's Resolve;
- Mirror (Wisdom): Focused Eye.
Allyria (TW) aims for Tempest Shot, Gale Arrow, Deadshot and Drill Dart at 20. Game8 uses the full 4-card Primal Vigor set.

Pets and Genus Insight

You collect monster souls, and a pet is made from them. At max level (3 on global servers) it gives permanent bonuses, even when you don't use it. The collection is shared between characters on the server.
Genus Insight: separate bonuses for each species (Cogni, Fera, Natura, Varian, Special), up to 9 slots (wikily; mein-mmo says 10). Each roll changes all slots at once.
Lock the important stats only once they're at max, because each lock makes the next roll more expensive. Slot order: 4 → 7 → 2 and 8 → the rest (couga54). Double Chance only appears in slots 3 and 9.
When to deal with it: couga54 advises doing it from the start, but on the side. aLuckyRO (KR/TW servers): after 45, gear first and pets later. While leveling it's enough to collect them on the side.

Pantheon

A “house” with decorations: 1 colossus, 4 statues, 12 paintings. Each decoration gives 2 stats. It opens with the second Ascension quest (“The One Who Hears the Voice”).
Order per couga54: Wisdom (Double Chance) → Space (Block) → Illusion (shorter cooldown) in PvE, and Time in PvP.
Game8 gives a different order (Time, Life, Freedom, Justice). I follow couga54, because a shorter cooldown means using your most important skills more often.
Don't spend resources forcing decorations early, because they unlock on their own as you play.

Sources for this tab: couga54, Grobs (23.09), KaidWOW (2.10), Aragon (2.10), space4games (2–3.10), Game8 (30.09–6.10), metabot (6.10), ExpCarry (30.09), mein-mmo (29.09). Sen and aLuckyRO describe KR/TW servers.

Krao Cave: your first group dungeon

Krao Cave, Exploration mode: from level 20 and item level 200, 1 to 5 players (you can even enter solo). The bosses are around level 22. There is no Hard mode at the start on global. Since Oct 5 some bosses in 5-player dungeons are stronger (launch patch, no list of bosses). Conquest mode only opens at 45 (item level ~700).

How to enter

In the dungeon window you create a room with roles or click Quick Join. After you clear it there is a “challenge again” button.
Groups mix factions and servers, unless you tick “my faction only”.
7 rewards per week, reset on Wednesday. The chest at the end costs 20 Odyle Energy (MetaBot, wikily, ExpCarry). Only the Conquest chest costs 40.
Odyle Energy only starts charging from level 22: 15 every 3 hours (120 per day), cap 560, or 840 with membership.
While leveling, don't open the dungeon chests. Clear the dungeon, but save the energy for dungeons after 45 (Vakron). The end of the story gives a gold weapon anyway (couga54, Week 1).

Ranger in Krao (level 20–21)

You are the shooter at the back. Stand ~20 m from the boss, within healing range, and don't pull monsters onto yourself. Move for mechanics, then get back to your rotation (ExpCarry, Game8, KaidGames2).
At 20 you have no Stigmas yet; the first slot opens at 22. Play with what you have: Marking Shot → charged Deadshot, Snipe on LMB, and Gale Arrow, Drill Dart and Tempest Shot on RMB.
Getting caught while charging Deadshot is often worse than calmly repositioning (KaidGames2).
Don't burn slows and stuns on reflex. Save them for the opener, under the group's biggest hits (Game8).
Explosion Trap with “Pulls enemies on explosion” gathers monsters into one spot for the whole group (couga54, Moxsy).

Berk's Stagger check (50% HP)

Save the skills that knock the bar down hardest for that moment: Burst Arrow (15, after Snare Shot), Deadshot (10–16) and Suppressing Arrow (10) (Allyria, Moxsy, game data).
Once the bar is broken, the enemy is in Stagger and Arrow Scattershot works (Fextralife, ExpCarry).

The sources give no Ranger-specific advice for the Krao bosses. The general walkthrough of the dungeon is below.

Sources: ExpCarry (Sep 29), Game8 (Oct 2), KaidGames2 (Oct 3), Allyria (Sep 18), Moxsy (Oct 5), couga54 (Oct 3).

Krao walkthrough

The way: keep to the right wall and avoid the red mines. Avoid the red orbs, because if they catch you, they chase you all the way to the boss room.
Enhanced Harcon (lasers). At 75% and 35% HP he jumps to the center and fires two volleys of lasers. The safe spots move, so reposition between volleys. 3 circles and a puddle fly at the tank, so the tank leads him away from the group. From 50% the puddles fall randomly around the room.
Neglected Gadioton (fire). Fireballs leave burning ground, so drag the fight away from it. From 50% save stamina for dodges. Below 35% he pulls the whole group to the center and stuns them (Defiance).
Seal Guardian: focus only on him and run to the cave. Before Berk wait until everyone has entered, because the fight can lock the rest of the group outside.
Ultimate Berk (last):
- Wave of Fury: he jumps to the center and charges a hit on the whole arena that kills. Hide behind a rock: 3 rise at the edge of the arena (Grobs, BoredAF; couga54 says 4). Be behind it a moment before the hit, earlier on high ping. Game8 gives the threshold as below 60%, Madsin as 75% and 35%.
- After the wave he jumps at the tank with a big hit on landing.
- 50%: Stagger bar test. The boss charges a spell for ~9 s. Everyone attacks to fill the bar. If it fails, the whole group dies.
- Swings and charge: the only safe place is behind the boss's back. The tank blocks or dodges.
- Spinning (more red sparks): the rest move away, and the tank pulls the boss away or blocks.
- A plus-shaped attack, and right after it a second one in the place that was safe a moment ago.
- The yellow bar under the HP is a timer. When it runs out, the whole group dies, so don't drag the fight out.

Harcon and Gadioton are not mandatory, but without them the chest at the end gives less. The chest at the end (paid with energy) contains: the Epic Red Agate set, the Incomplete Test Subject Ring and upgrade stones. You'll replace this gear quickly, so according to couga54 and Aragon it's better not to spend energy on it.

Next: Urugugu Canyon (from 28) and Fire Temple (from 35)

Urugugu Canyon: Exploration from level 28 (item level 300), Conquest from 45 (~1400). The story sends you there — clear it, leave the chest (ExpCarry, Skycoach).
Exploration from level 35 (item level 500), Conquest from 45 (~2100). Bosses: Black Smoke Marute, Red Spark Ignis, Kromede.
Boss 1: when he raises his arms or a leg, 3 circles appear under the tank. The second one is the most dangerous, so the tank blocks or dodges then.
Ignis jumps around the room and leaves fire puddles. Pull him away from them and from the melee players.
Kromede: a line shot from the bow at his hip, so everyone spreads out, with nobody in a line with anyone else. The series of sword slashes most often kills tanks: dodge, and if you can't in time, take just one hit. Get past the fire walls with a dodge.

Sources: Game8 Krao (25.09 and 5.10), wikily (5.10), ExpCarry (5.10), NCSOFT patch of Oct 5, Madsin (26.09, also describes Hard from KR), MetaBot (1.10), aion2.vi.ki (16 and 30.09), Grobs (28.09). Fire Temple: Xela (Dec 19, 2025, KR version, Conquest mode) and aion2.vi.ki.

Wings and what to do after 45

Up to 45 the game holds your hand. After 45 the real game begins and you decide what to do. Here is the order from guides for the global version (mainly couga54's “After 45” from 4.10), and numbers from videos recorded on KR/TW servers are marked as inflated.

Wings

How it works

Your first wings (Lesser Daeva Wings) come from a story quest at ~level 5, so you already have them. The next ones (Intermediate, Superior, Ultimate) arrive on their own with the main quests. You get Ultimate at the end of the story at 45.
Each pair of wings has two bonuses: one works while you wear them, and the other works just for owning them, forever. The second one includes a flight reserve (Flight Power). That's why you should collect all the wings that have bonuses, not only the ones you wear.
You open the wings window with Alt+C. It shows the sum of all bonuses.
Purely cosmetic wings (e.g. Blazing Sun) give nothing, so check the bonus before spending currency.

Flying and which wings

V starts and ends flight, Shift speeds you up.
Longer flight: build up speed with Shift, press V (you fly on momentum, the reserve is not used) and press V again before you drop too low. Practice over safe terrain.
Dark Veil to start with after 45: attack and a bonus against bosses. You make it in Substance Morph from 50 Dark Veil Wing Featherdown and 10 Radiant Odyle. Featherdown most likely drops from dungeons marked “?”, but no source says so directly.
Talisra later, from the seasonal shop: −4% cooldown, so you use your most important skills more often (couga54).
Wind Serum is a potion. No source describes what it does; from the file name it seems to instantly refill the flight bar. Hover over it in the game to be sure.

Your first day after 45, step by step

Finish the story. You get your class's gold weapon, the Ascension Bracelet and Ultimate Daeva Wings. The “Forgotten Commander” quest requires 1000 Gear Power and opens the Abyss.
Regional quests (Journal → Regional): 2 rings, 2 earrings, a necklace, 2 runes, titles. That's 2–3 hours.
All the “?” on your map. Each Sealed Dungeon gives 2 Daevanion crystals and 2 skill points, and each Stronghold gives 2 belt scrolls (the only way to upgrade the belt). The question marks on the enemy map no longer give crystals on global.
Upgrading: amulet and belt to +10, then Morph. Weapon and accessories to +10 and stop.
Set up your macro (“Rotation & macro” tab).
5 daily missions (Duty Missions, once per server). Only the first reward is certain. Pick the ones with a gold key in slots 1–4, and a gold item at the end of the list is usually a trap.
Nightmare (solo bosses). An attempt is only used up when you kill the boss, so you can leave and come back stronger. Order: gray → green → final boss.
Shugo Festival at every time slot. Spend the currency on Daevanion crystals.
Feathers (Empyrean Trace) last: they are nerfed on global, but they are shared by all characters on the account.

Goal for the first days: ~1400 item level (couga54, Grobs).

Next: item level milestones

Goal	What to do
→ 1400	Shugo, Nightmare, Conquest in Draupnir until the guaranteed gold piece
→ 1900	Vakron Sky Island for almost the whole armor set, then +10. Vakron shield (classes with a shield): from vouchers (every 21st chest)
→ 2100	Transcendence ★2 for the green Arcana cards (Bell of Vigor, Mirror of Magic)
→ 2500	Ferocious Horn Den: armor, you move the upgrades over from Vakron (Gear Transfer)
2800+	Transcendence ★4 (gold cards) and the 10-player raid Sanctuary

Sources give the Vakron threshold differently (1400, 1600, 1800). You'll see the reliable threshold in the dungeon entry window.

Odyle Energy

15 every 3 hours (120 per day), cap 560, or 840 with membership. A chest after a Conquest or Transcendence run: 40 (Exploration: 20–30). Energy is separate for each character.
Without energy, clearing a dungeon gives almost nothing. First Conquest/Exploration, then the leftovers on Transcendence.
Don't sit at the cap, because whatever charges above the cap is lost. Without membership the bar is full in just under 5 days (560 ÷ 120).
Make Odyle in Substance Morph every week. Sources give the limit differently (7, or 4 + 16 per server), check in the game.

Daily and weekly

Daily: 5 missions, Nightmare (attempts accumulate up to a cap), Shugo keys (don't keep a full stock), pet souls, the login reward.
Weekly (reset on Wednesday at 07:00 UTC, which is 09:00 CEST, or 08:00 CET after the clocks change on Oct 25):
- Ascension Trial (3 entries) and Daily Dungeon (despite the name, the limit is weekly). Do both at the end of the week, when you are strongest.
- 7 rewards from each Exploration dungeon.
- Quest scrolls from the Command Merchant.
- Time in the Abyss (it doesn't carry over to the next week).

The Abyss is a PvP zone

After 1000 Gear Power you can enter the Abyss. Players from the other faction can attack you there. Solo farming is not very efficient there, so couga54 advises joining a Legion and going at least in a pair. Spend Abyss Points (AP) first on Stigma Shards, then on Daevanion crystals, not on potions.

Membership (Special Quai): an energy cap of 840 instead of 560 and a second reward from chests. The game is free and you can play without membership, and it pays off when you play every day (Game8).

Sources: couga54 “After 45”, “Week 1”, “Weekly” (4.10), Game8 (Endgame 3.10, Odyle 30.09, Dailies 5.10, Wings, Abyss Points 4.10), Grobs (28.09), showgamer (5.10), ExpCarry (Odyle and Daily/Weekly 5.10), MetaBot (Weekly Reset), Sanya Jacuzzi (29.09). Sen and aLuckyRO (August, KR/TW servers) are used only for comparison.

Where this comes from and where sources disagree

Compared guides for the global version, skill descriptions from the game data and player threads. Builds change with weekly patches, so this is the state as of October 8, 2026.

Topic	Majority	Otherwise
First skill points	Snipe and Tempest Shot for mana (aLuckyRO, Moxsy, KaidGames2)	couga54: Drill Dart (Absorbs 3% HP) and Snare Shot (Changes to mobile skill)
Snare Shot in PvE	Use it, it enables Burst Arrow (couga54, Moxsy, LordRobson, FRESHY, Game8, Fextralife). Antochi (Oct 7): Korean tests showed the Slow also lands on bosses	aLuckyRO: “useless in PvE, don't put points in it”
Stigma slots	4 slots at 22, 27, 32 and 37 (aLuckyRO, couga54)	Allyria (document from the TW version): 4 slots only after 45
Fourth Stigma	Griffon Arrow (couga54, LordRobson, FRESHY, IruMinaTi)	Explosive Arrow (aLuckyRO, Fextralife Oct 7, Antochi Oct 7, Moxsy); Arrow Storm or Mother Nature's Breath (Allyria, ExpCarry); Game8: damage arrows only, no buffs
Supporting Fire	A fixed third Stigma (couga54, aLuckyRO, LordRobson, Allyria, Fextralife)	FRESHY (TW): only with 6 slots. ExpCarry skips it
Deadshot: level	16 as soon as possible (couga54, LordRobson, Moxsy)	aLuckyRO: 10 is enough; FRESHY: 20
Deadshot: level-12 option	Skip it in PvE, mobility matters more (aLuckyRO, couga54, Moxsy)	Game8, Fextralife (Oct 7) and the Korean meta (Antochi, Oct 7): Ignores Block and Evasion instead of mobility, when you stand still while charging
Burst Arrow after 45	+50% Multi-Hit on hit instead of Absorbs 10% HP (couga54 since Oct 7, Fextralife Oct 7, Game8)	FRESHY (TW version) and couga54 until Oct 6: Changes to mobile skill
Tempest Shot at 8	-20% MP consumed, because mana runs short early (aLuckyRO, KaidGames2)	+10% skill Critical Hit (Moxsy, couga54 Oct 7 for leveling, Fextralife Oct 7, FRESHY, Game8)
Gale Arrow at 8	Changes to mobile skill (couga54, Moxsy, FRESHY)	+5s duration (KaidGames2, LordRobson, Game8; Allyria only up to 16)
Drill Dart at 8	Absorbs 3% HP while leveling (couga54, KaidGames2, Allyria)	+20% Skill Speed right away (FRESHY, Moxsy, LordRobson). couga54 switches to it after 45
Drill Dart only after a crit	Say FRESHY, KaidGames2, aLuckyRO and LordRobson	The in-game description doesn't say so. Check in game
Explosion Trap	Pulls enemies on explosion (couga54, Moxsy, Allyria)	Extra damage after 3s on hit (aLuckyRO, KaidGames2, Game8)
Arrow Scattershot	Skip it (Moxsy, FRESHY, Allyria, couga54)	aLuckyRO, LordRobson: to 12; Game8: to 20
Marking Shot: points	Leave it at 1 at the start (aLuckyRO, KaidGames2)	couga54: 12, Game8: 16
Top passive	Focused Eye and Hunter's Resolve (couga54, aLuckyRO, Moxsy, Allyria, KaidGames2, ExpCarry)	Concentrated Fire on top (FRESHY, Fextralife; LordRobson ranks it high)
Macro from the start	Yes (couga54 from 22, Allyria from 16)	aLuckyRO: no macro for the first week
Buffs in the macro	No, press them by hand: in the macro they get spent on trash and during mechanics (couga54, Antochi Oct 7, IruMinaTi)	Yes: Moxsy (buffs in the rows of a line, they fire as soon as they come off cooldown), aLuckyRO (a buff chain at the start of the macro)
Line layout	Griffon line (Snare Shot before Burst Arrow) and Gale line with Tempest Shot (couga54 after Whelps)	Antochi (Korean meta, Oct 7): Burst Arrow before Snare Shot, Tempest Shot in a line with Explosive Arrow and Arrow Scattershot; Moxsy: three lines, buffs in one of them. Nobody has compared them with a measurement
Arrow Scattershot in a line	Skip it (couga54 Oct 7, Moxsy: pressing it on a staggered boss does less than the normal rotation)	Antochi (Korean meta): in a line under the filler, fires by itself on a broken Stagger; Fextralife (Oct 7), ExpCarry: use it in the Stagger window
Macro delay	10 ms (couga54; aLuckyRO and KaidGames2 with ping under 50)	40–50 ms with 80–100 ping (KaidGames2, aLuckyRO); Game8: half your ping
First Daevanion nodes	Orange corner first, then blue nodes (Allyria, FRESHY, aLuckyRO, Game8, KaidGames2). The route on the board follows this	couga54: blue skill nodes to 12 first
Skill node order	Deadshot, Snipe, Gale Arrow, Drill Dart, Burst Arrow (couga54)	aLuckyRO: Drill Dart, Snipe, Tempest Shot; Game8: Deadshot, Marking Shot, Gale Arrow
Is the Ranger easy	Easy in PvE (Moxsy, FRESHY)	Game8: ease 2/5
Strength in the first global week	Moxsy (Oct 8, meter data, hardest content): 3rd among damage classes, behind Chanter and Sorcerer; mein-mmo: A	An external chart quoted by Antochi (Oct 7): 7th of 8, but the chart itself warns the comparison is unreliable before skills and stigmas reach 20. On Reddit (Oct 5, Oct 7) players say they deal less damage than others
Specialization slots	At skill levels 8, 12 and 20 (couga54, ExpCarry)	FRESHY (TW): 3 slots right away at 8

Sources

couga54/aion2-guides: Ranger (Whelps' build + global version, updated Oct 7, checked Oct 8) · leveling plan, specializations, macro lines, board route, gear; since Oct 7 leveling after Moxsy and Burst Arrow with Multi-Hit; re-compared Oct 8, 2026
Antochi: Aion 2 Ranger PvE DPS Guide – Korean Macro Setup for Global · YouTube, Oct 7, 2026: the Korean meta adapted to the global version (lines, macro, stigmas, Snare Shot on bosses)
Fextralife wiki: Ranger Builds · Oct 7, 2026: stigmas, stigma breakpoints, PvE specializations
IruMinaTi: RANGER – Le Guide ULTIME (TW-version player) · YouTube, Sep 29, 2026: stigmas, in-game macro and mouse macro
Moxsy: Updated Class Rankings (From Data) · YouTube, Oct 8, 2026: class strength in the first global week
aion2hub: Korean patch note, Sep 16, 2026 · Ranger skill elements and the Deadshot fix (already in the global version)
aLuckyRO: Latest Ranger PVE Build for Global · YouTube, Oct 2, 2026
aLuckyRO: Latest Ranger PVE Macro Setup for Global · YouTube, Oct 6, 2026
Moxsy: ULTIMATE RANGER GUIDE (Leveling, Macros, Rotation) · YouTube, Oct 5, 2026
LordRobson: Aion 2 Ranger – Build, Skille, Stigmy i Makro · YouTube (Polish), Oct 2, 2026
KaidGames2: Aion 2 Ranger Guide · YouTube, Oct 3, 2026
FRESHY: AION 2 Best Ranger PvE Build Guide · YouTube, Sep 24, 2026, based on the TW version
Allyria: Aion 2 Ranger Guide – Global Edition · Google Doc, Sep 18, 2026, written on the TW version
Game8: Ranger Class · Oct 2, 2026
Game8: Deadshot Ranger Build · Oct 5, 2026
Fextralife wiki: Ranger · Oct 5, 2026
ExpCarry: AION 2 Ranger Guide · Sep 29, 2026, descriptions from the test client
r/Aion2: Ranger Underperforming Early? · Reddit, Oct 5, 2026
Lipej: AION 2 – Ustaw skille prawidłowo! PODSTAWY · YouTube (Polish), Sep 24, 2026: specialization slots, lines and macro
couga54: After 45, Week 1, Weekly · Oct 4, 2026, plan after 45 (After 45 tab)
Game8: Krao Cave, Endgame, Odyle, Dailies, Sealed Dungeons, Strongholds · Sep 25 – Oct 6, 2026
Grobs: Gear Progression and Daily & Weekly Checklist · YouTube, Sep 23 and 28, 2026
Aragon: 1,400+ item level without wasting energy · YouTube, Oct 2, 2026
Madsin: Krao Cave · YouTube, Sep 26, 2026
MetaBot: Arcana and dungeons · Oct 1–6, 2026
space4games: extraction, amulet and belt, gathering · Oct 2–3, 2026
showgamer: flying and wings · Oct 5, 2026
Skycoach: skill progression · points up to 10, then Daevanion, Arcana, rings
space4games: beginner guide · unlocks by level
u4n: How to Use Defiance Effectively in Aion 2 · Oct 8, 2026: Defiance shares a key with jump and glide
GamerBlurb: AION 2 Controls and Keybinds · Oct 5, 2026: the Separate Defiance Hotkey option; by default Defiance shares Space with jump and glide

Skills for level 12

Skill bar for level 12

Skill points

Watch out / what to do

Next milestone: level 7

Skill points

Watch out / what to do

Next milestone: level 12

Skill points

Watch out / what to do

Next milestone: level 14

Skill points

Watch out / what to do

Next milestone: level 20

Skill points

Watch out / what to do

Next milestone: level 22

Skill points

Watch out / what to do

Next milestone: level 32

Skill points

Watch out / what to do

Next milestone: level 45

Skill points

Watch out / what to do

Where to put your next point

Rules that never change

Plan, level by level

Campaign 1–45: what to do along the way

Glossary

First 5 minutes: settings

Starter code

Do along the way (by level)

Side quests now or after 45?

What not to do (the most common mistakes)

You can safely ignore these until 45

All Ranger skills

How many specializations at once (slots)

How to play it

Loop for elites and bosses

While leveling (up to ~20)

How “lines” on the skill bar work (the 0–3 grid in the skill window)

Gale line (right mouse button; from 22 it can be a macro step)

Griffon line (Q)

Your skill bar for level 12

Final keys (from ~22, once you have Stigmas)

Macro setup

Option from 37: the Korean layout (Antochi, Oct 7)

Daevanion board: which way to go

Route at a glance

1–7: +1 level: Drill Dart

8–10: Combat Speed +1.5%

11–14: +1 level: Snipe

15–19: +1 level: Gale Arrow

20–22: Combat Speed +1.5%

23–29: +1 passive level: Wind Vigor

30–31: Cooldown Reduction +1.5%

32–38: +1 passive level: Wind Vigor

39–40: Cooldown Reduction +1.5%

41–41: +1 level: Deadshot

42–42: +1 level: Burst Arrow

1–4: +1 level: Burst Arrow

5–8: +1 level: Drill Dart

9–10: Damage Boost +1.5%

11–12: +1 passive level: Melee Fire

13–15: +1 level: Snare Shot

16–19: +1 level: Deadshot

20–21: Damage Boost +1.5%

22–26: +1 level: Snipe

27–29: +1 passive level: Hunter's Soul

30–34: +1 level: Gale Arrow

35–36: Damage Tolerance +1.5%

37–38: Damage Tolerance +1.5%

1–4: +1 level: Drill Dart

5–7: +1 level: Snipe

8–11: +1 level: Burst Arrow

12–14: Critical Damage Boost +1.5%

15–18: +1 level: Deadshot

19–21: +1 level: Gale Arrow

22–25: +1 level: Snare Shot