Ranger build · PvE · Damage · Oct 17, 2026
The Ranger Korean passive-first build build in AION 2 (PvE, damage) is played around Deadshot, Snare Shot and Burst Arrow, with Bow of Blessing 20, Vaizel's Authority 20, Supporting Fire 20 and Griffon Arrow 20 as stigmas; stats in order: Damage Boost > Critical Damage Boost > Double Chance > Front Attack Damage Boost. From 5 player sources on Inven (KR), updated Oct 17, 2026; every name checked against the client.
Korean players now put passives before actives: raise 
Focused Eye and 
Hunter's Resolve first, then 
Snare Shot, 
Burst Arrow, 
Deadshot and 
Gale Arrow, and stop forcing 
Snipe and 
Tempest Shot to the top. Buffs and 
Marking Shot stay manual so boss mechanics do not eat your cooldowns.
Korea-only targets: levels 20 and above, passives in the thirties and the 3,700–3,900 Sanctuary crit cap need Korean gear. Use the order of priorities on global, not the numbers.
Arrow Scattershot underneath it.
Bow of BlessingLv 20The newbie guide puts it first.
Vaizel's AuthorityLv 20Second; bind it next to 
Supporting Fire so the cooldowns line up.Supporting FireLv 2015 to 20; its many hits inflate dummy numbers.
Griffon ArrowLv 2015 to 20.Focused EyeHunter's ResolveDeadshotSnare ShotBurst ArrowGale ArrowWhat each level of the build's skills opens in the client — the options you pick at 8 (actives) and the ones that come at 12, 16 and the stigma levels.
Bow of Blessingto level 20
+50% Multi-Hit Chance for durationIncreases Attack proportional to Critical Hit for the duration+20% Critical Damage Boost for the duration+7% Double Chance for the durationVaizel's Authorityto level 20+10% Perfect Chance for the durationx1.5 [Focused Eye] effect for the durationx1.5 [Hunter's Soul] effect for the duration50% chance to reduce all skill cooldowns by 1s on Critical Hit for the durationSupporting Fireto level 20+25% activation chance+15s duration-30s cooldownCritical Hit on hitGriffon Arrowto level 20Changes to mobile skill+5s Damage over Time durationEnhanced Crimson Flames - Extra damage when hit while afflicted with Crimson Flames-50% Damage over Time intervalsDeadshotto level 10
Removes MP consumed
+30% Skill Speed
Changes to mobile skill
Ignores Block and Evasion and lands as Multi-Hit
[Deadshot] grants extra damage on hitSnare Shotto level 10+20% Move Speed reduction+20% Skill SpeedChanges to mobile skillAdds [Shackling Arrow] Chain Skill+2s Slow and Root durationBurst Arrowto level 10Absorbs 10% HP+50% Multi-Hit on hitChanges to mobile skillUp to +20% damage when less targets hit25% chance to reset cooldown on hitGale Arrowto level 10+5s duration50% chance to inflict Knock Back on hitChanges to mobile skillIncreases Combat Speed, PvE Damage Boost, and PvP Damage Boost when less targets hit-10s cooldownTempest Shotto level 10-20% MP consumed+10% skill Critical HitDeals up to 12% more damage when less targets are hit5% chance to inflict Knock Back on Critical Hit+20% Skill SpeedMarking Shotto level 10+5% Perfect Chance for the duration30% chance to inflict Knock Back on hit+5s duration+1 consecutive useIgnores Block and Evasion and lands as a Critical HitOptions and the levels that open them are the client's (SpecializedSkillParts); lit = reached at the level this build aims for (skill points buy up to 10, stigmas 20 — the rest are bonus levels).
All five boards with a computed build for this role already learned — lit nodes are taken. Then what players do on the boards.
Most skill levels: +35 skill levels · 88 nodes · 136 pts. Computed by us — again and again the cheapest path with the most of the goal per point, for the points levels give at the cap. Change it in the planner →
The Ranger's top pieces, and what this build wants rolled on each.
| Slot | Piece | +1 skill to roll for | Stat lines this build wants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon |  Ludra's Fatal Bow3 properties per binding | — | Combat Speed 9.8%Weapon Damage Boost 9.8%Damage Boost 5%Attack 17% |
| Guard |  Ludra's Heart4 properties per binding | — | Combat Speed 13%Weapon Damage Boost 13%Damage Boost 6.7%Attack 22% |
| Helmet |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Helm5 properties per binding | Focused Eye10%Hunter's Resolve10% | Double Chance 5.1%Attack 16% |
| Pauldrons |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Pauldrons5 properties per binding | Focused Eye10%Hunter's Resolve10% | Critical Damage Boost 12%Double Chance 5.1%Attack 16% |
| Chest |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Breastplate5 properties per binding | Focused Eye10%Hunter's Resolve10% | Damage Boost 12%Perfect Chance 5.1%Attack 16% |
| Legs |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Greaves5 properties per binding | Focused Eye10%Hunter's Resolve10% | Perfect Chance 5.1%Attack 16% |
| Gloves |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Gloves5 properties per binding | Focused Eye10%Hunter's Resolve10% | Combat Speed 12%Perfect Chance 5.1%Attack 16% |
| Boots |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Boots5 properties per binding | Focused Eye10%Hunter's Resolve10% | Perfect Chance 5.1%Attack 16% |
| Cloak |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Cloak5 properties per binding | Focused Eye10%Hunter's Resolve10% | Double Chance 5.1%Attack 16% |
| Necklace |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Necklace5 properties per binding | Focused Eye11%Hunter's Resolve11% | Combat Speed 8.7%Attack 24% |
| Amulet |  Revelation Amulet | — | — |
| Earring ×2 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Earrings5 properties per binding | Focused Eye11%Hunter's Resolve11% | Attack 24% |
| Ring ×2 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Ring5 properties per binding | — | Attack 24% |
| Bracelet ×2 |  Abyssal Bracelet4 properties per binding | — | — |
| Belt |  Noble Belt | — | — |
| Rune ×2 |  Clash Rune | — | — |
| Chalice |  Chalice of Vigor4 properties per binding | Focused Eye18%Hunter's Resolve18% | — |
| Parchment |  Parchment of Vigor4 properties per binding | — | — |
| Compass |  Compass of Vigor4 properties per binding | — | — |
| Bell |  Bell of Vigor4 properties per binding | Hunter's Resolve80% | — |
| Mirror |  Mirror of Vigor4 properties per binding | Focused Eye80% | — |
% = chance one soul binding gives that line on that piece — our calculation from the client's weights, as on the item pages. Skills listed are the ones this build raises past what points buy (Focused Eye, Hunter's Resolve); stats are the ones it ranks. Gear Transfer moves good lines onto a better piece.
Focused Eye first, then Hunter's Resolve, then Attack or crit. Both are passives, which is why armor and accessories matter more here than on the global build.Snipe, Tempest Shot, Deadshot, Gale Arrow in the newbie guide; late-game rings serve Snare Shot and Burst Arrow.Marking Shot, then Deadshot, then the macro.Vaizel's Authority next to Supporting Fire and then Bow of Blessing next to them.Focused Eye level is worth about 0.63% damage and each Hunter's Resolve level about 0.4%; their 29 Sept build is at 36 and 32. The client's point cap for a passive is 10, the rest comes from other sources.Vaizel's Authority skipped skill effects was fixed.Medium: three Korean posts (30 Aug, 6 Sept, 29 Sept) agree on passives first and Snare Shot, with two older tests and a newbie guide behind them. They differ on whether Snipe and Tempest Shot should still be 20 (6 Sept yes, 29 Sept no) and on charged Deadshot versus click-spam. Korean guides rank Bow of Blessing first, global threads rank Vaizel's Authority first.
Read on Oct 17, 2026 on Inven (KR); the words are ours. Every skill, stigma and stat named here exists in the global client 2.0.6.0 hotfix 1 — a name it does not have stops our build.
Korean players now put passives before actives: raise Focused Eye and Hunter's Resolve first, then Snare Shot, Burst Arrow, Deadshot and Gale Arrow, and stop forcing Snipe and Tempest Shot to the top. Buffs and Marking Shot stay manual so boss mechanics do not eat your cooldowns.
Bow of Blessing (level 20), Vaizel's Authority (level 20), Supporting Fire (level 20) and Griffon Arrow (level 20).
Focused Eye, Hunter's Resolve, Deadshot, Snare Shot, Burst Arrow and Gale Arrow, in that order. Skill points buy up to level 10 (stigmas 20); higher levels come from Daevanion skill nodes, soul binding and arcana.
Damage Boost > Critical Damage Boost > Double Chance > Front Attack Damage Boost > Perfect Chance > Attack. The global client caps Critical Hit at 50%.
Open with the three buffs, then Marking Shot, then Deadshot, then the macro. Bind Vaizel's Authority next to Supporting Fire and then Bow of Blessing next to them. Pull the buff line out of the main macro and give it its own key: authors report that with buffs inside the macro you lose cooldown reduction in boss mechanics.
Medium: three Korean posts (30 Aug, 6 Sept, 29 Sept) agree on passives first and Snare Shot, with two older tests and a newbie guide behind them. They differ on whether Snipe and Tempest Shot should still be 20 (6 Sept yes, 29 Sept no) and on charged Deadshot versus click-spam. Korean guides rank Bow of Blessing first, global threads rank Vaizel's Authority first. Sources: 지금까지의 궁성, 모든걸 녹였습니다.9/6; 궁성 팁 세세한거까지 / 한분한분 봐드렸는데 너무 많아서 글 올립니다; 타수 dps에 대한 불편한 진실(조준28타 셋팅법포함); 조준딸깍&풀차 그리고 저격,조준 특화별 딜링 테스트.
PvE damage (Vaizel 20)PvEDamageOne stigma rush and three skills at 16. Get Vaizel's Authority to 20 before anything else, push Deadshot, Gale Arrow and Snipe (or Tempest Shot) to 16 through Daevanion, rings and arcana, hold Snipe on the left mouse button, and put the filler arrows on one right-click macro. Cast Deadshot charged and Marking Shot yourself.
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PvP kiter (Taiwan)PvPDamageTaiwanese players describe the Ranger in PvP as a kiter: slow and stun with traps, keep Marking Shot up for the stun chance on 
Suppressing Arrow, and fight from the back of team fights. Their forum complains that the class is almost impossible to crowd-control, and the 17173 write-up calls it strong in group fights but awkward against dashing melee and high-defence Templars.
Read off the Taiwan server: a July complaint thread and two Chinese-language write-ups, no one posted a full setup. The evasion numbers players quote (about 4,200–4,500, over 5,000 fully buffed) are Taiwan gear. The Korean 29 Sept thread on the Korea build calls Ranger the weakest PvP class, so treat this as one side of an argument.
Before the spikeLevelingDamageUntil you can finish Vaizel's Authority at 20, play the same bar with fewer skills at 16 and spend stigma points as a rush: put points on Vaizel's Authority and Bow of Blessing first and refund any other stigma that is not paying off.
10102010Thin evidence: no player wrote a leveling route; this is the stigma-point advice of four threads applied to the first levels.
The Ranger guide: strengths, gear, leveling and every build →
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