List of ranger skills

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This is a list of core ranger skills. For additional skills available to ranger's elite specializations, see:

Note that after you've unlocked Weaponmaster Training, you can use all weapons that are normally tied to an elite specialization even if you don't have it active.

Profession mechanic[edit]

Pets are the ranger's profession mechanic, with pet commands occupying the F1F4 slots above the skill bar.

  • F1 locks your pet onto your current target.
  • F2 activates the species-specific skill of your pet. Your pet has 3 other skills, shared among its pet family, that it will use on its own. See list of pet skills.
  • F3 commands your pet back to you.
  • F4 swaps your currently active pet, see pet swap.

Weapon skills[edit]

Two-handed[edit]

# Skill Activation.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description

Greatsword[edit]

1 Slash (ranger greatsword skill).png Slash 0.5½ Chain. Slash your foe.
1 ChainSlice (ranger skill).png Slice 0.5½ Chain. Slice your foe.
1 ChainEnduring Swing.png Enduring Swing 0.75¾ Slash at your foe. This attack restores endurance if it hits.
2 Maul (ranger greatsword skill).png Maul 0.75¾ 4 Attack your foe with the force of a bear. Your pet gains an attack of opportunity.
3 Swoop.png Swoop 0.75¾ 12 Run and leap at your foe, hitting them and nearby foes.
4 Counterattack.png Counterattack 3 15 Block incoming attacks. If an attack is blocked, Counterattack Kick can be used.
4 ChainCounterattack Kick.png Counterattack Kick 0.75¾ Kick your foe, knocking them backward.
5 Hilt Bash.png Hilt Bash 0.5½ 25 Daze your foe with a hilt bash. Stun them if you hit from behind or they are defiant, and refresh your Maul ability.

Longbow[edit]

1 Long Range Shot.png Long Range Shot 0.75¾ Shoot your foe from long range. The farther the arrow flies, the more damage it does.
2 Rapid Fire.png Rapid Fire 20.5½ 10 Fire multiple arrows at your foe.
3 Hunter's Shot.png Hunter's Shot 12 Fire an arrow that grants you stealth when it hits an enemy. Your pet gains swiftness.
4 Point-Blank Shot.png Point-Blank Shot 0.5½ 15 Push back your foe with a point-blank shot. The closer they are, the farther it pushes them back.
5 Barrage.png Barrage 20.25¼ 20 Barrage the target area with a hail of arrows that cripple.

Short bow[edit]

1 Crossfire.png Crossfire Fire an arrow that bleeds your target. Attacks are stronger from behind or from the side or against defiant foes.
2 Poison Volley.png Poison Volley 0.25¼ 8 Fire a spread of five poison arrows. Poison lasts longer if you are flanking or behind the target or if you strike a defiant foe.
3 Quick Shot.png Quick Shot 0.25¼ 8 Fire a quick shot in an evasive retreat. Gain swiftness. This can be used while retreating.
4 Crippling Shot.png Crippling Shot 12 Fire an arrow that cripples your target. If you are flanking or behind your target or your target is defiant, immobilize them. Your pet's next three attacks inflict bleeding.
5 Concussion Shot.png Concussion Shot 0.25¼ 20 Daze your foe with an arrow. Stun them if you hit from behind or from the side or if your foe is defiant.

Staff[edit]

(requires Secrets of the Obscure logo.pngWeaponmaster Training or Druid icon small.pngDruid)
1 Solar Beam.png Solar Beam 10.25¼ Fire a concentrated beam of light at the target enemy or ally, damaging foes and healing allies struck by the beam.
2 Astral Wisp.png Astral Wisp 0.75¾ 8 Send a wisp to attach to your target. While attached, it will circle the target, healing nearby allies.
3 Ancestral Grace.png Ancestral Grace 10.25¼ 20 Become a wisp of natural energy, traversing to the targeted location. When you reach the target, heal nearby allies and grant protection to your pet. Recharge is reduced if you heal another ally.
4 Vine Surge.png Vine Surge 0.75¾ 20 Send forth vines that immobilize enemies and cleanse conditions from allies.
5 Sublime Conversion.png Sublime Conversion 25 Summon an energy barrier that causes enemy projectiles to heal upon impact. Allies that pass through the wall gain boons.

Hammer[edit]

(requires Secrets of the Obscure logo.pngWeaponmaster Training or Untamed icon small.pngUntamed)
Unleash Pet
1 Hammer Strike.png Hammer Strike 0.5½ Chain. Strike your foe.
1 ChainHammer Slam.png Hammer Slam 0.5½ Chain. Strike your foe again.
1 ChainHeavy Smash.png Heavy Smash 0.5½ Smash the ground and damage nearby foes.
2 Wild Swing.png Wild Swing 0.5½ 7 Strike nearby enemies, inflicting cripple. Gain barrier for each target struck. Barrier is reduced for each target struck beyond the first.
3 Overbearing Smash.png Overbearing Smash 0.25¼ 12 Quickly strike the ground, dazing nearby enemies. If this strikes an enemy, follow up with a leaping strike that dazes enemies again. If you strike an enemy that is using a skill, gain barrier.
4 Savage Shock Wave.png Savage Shock Wave 0.75¾ 15 Smash the ground, creating three expanding shock waves that apply conditions.
5 Thump (untamed).png Thump 0.75¾ 20 Leap forward and slam the ground with your hammer, knocking down nearby enemies.
Unleash Ranger
2 Unleashed Wild Swing.png Unleashed Wild Swing 0.5½ 7 Strike nearby enemies, inflicting damage. Deals increased damage to disabled or defiant enemies.
Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
3 Unleashed Overbearing Smash.png Unleashed Overbearing Smash 0.25¼ 12 Quickly strike the ground, blinding nearby enemies. If this strikes an enemy, follow up with a leaping strike that removes boons.
4 Unleashed Savage Shock Wave.png Unleashed Savage Shock Wave 0.75¾ 15 Smash the ground, creating three shock waves that deal damage. Deal increased damage to disabled enemies, defiant enemies, and enemies with conditions.
Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
5 Unleashed Thump.png Unleashed Thump 0.75¾ 20 Leap forward and slam the ground with your hammer, gaining boons for each target struck.

Spear[edit]

(requires Janthir Wilds logo.pngLowland Spear Training or Lowland Spear Unlock)

1 Drake's Swipe.png Bee's Sting 0.75¾ Throw your spear.
1 Drake's Swipe.png Drake's Swipe 0.5½ Chain. Swing your spear. If your enemy is far away, use Bee's Sting instead.
1 ChainWyvern's Lash.png Wyvern's Lash 0.5½ Chain. Strike with your spear, crippling your foe. If your enemy is far away, use Bee's Sting instead.
1 ChainCheetah's Strike.png Cheetah's Strike 0.75¾ Heave your spear, gaining swiftness if you strike an enemy. If your enemy is far away, use Bee's Sting instead.
2 Mongoose's Frenzy.png Mongoose's Frenzy 1 5 Swipe at enemies in front of you, cleaving them.
2 Chain Arrow Toolbelt.pngWolf's Onslaught.png Wolf's Onslaught 1 5 Stealth Attack. Slash enemies in front of you, then follow up with a powerful blow.
3 Falcon's Stoop.png Falcon's Stoop 0.75¾ 7 Fling your spear at your enemy, dealing heavy damage. Damage is increased against immobilized, disabled, or defiant foes.
3 Chain Arrow Toolbelt.pngOwl's Flight.png Owl's Flight 0.75¾ 7 Stealth Attack. Reveal yourself and throw your spear. The spear is wider and unblockable, and it pierces.
4 Warclaw's Engage.png Warclaw's Engage 0.75¾ 15 Leap to a target location, damaging nearby enemies. Deal more damage to foes below the health threshold.
4 Chain Arrow Toolbelt.pngPredator's Ambush.png Predator's Ambush 0.75¾ 15 Stealth Attack. Leap to a target location, dazing enemies. Deal increased damage to foes below the health threshold.
5 Panther's Prowl.png Panther's Prowl 0.5½ 0.5½ Conceal yourself in the brush, gaining stealth. Gain Hunter's Prowess, allowing you to a Stealth Attack even when revealed.
5 Chain Arrow Toolbelt.pngSpider's Web.png Spider's Web 0.5½ 20 Stealth Attack. Throw out a net, damaging and immobilizing enemies on impact. Foes in the net are crippled. Your pet becomes excited for the hunt, gaining superspeed.

Main-hand only[edit]

# Skill Activation.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description

Sword[edit]

1 Slash (ranger sword skill).png Slash 0.5½ Chain. Slash your foe.
1 ChainCrippling Thrust.png Crippling Thrust 0.25¼ Chain. Stab your foe, crippling them for a short time.
1 ChainPrecision Swipe.png Precision Swipe 0.75¾ Deliver a blow to your foe. Your pet gains might for each foe struck.
2 Pounce.png Pounce 0.75¾ 6 Deliver a leaping strike that deals more damage to disabled, defiant, or movement-impaired foes. Gain vigor if an enemy is struck.
3 Serpent's Strike.png Serpent's Strike 0.75¾ 8 Leap to your target and cripple them. If your target is disabled, defiant, or movement impaired, immobilize them instead.

Dagger[edit]

(requires Secrets of the Obscure logo.pngWeaponmaster Training or Soulbeast icon small.pngSoulbeast)
1 Groundwork Gouge.png Groundwork Gouge 0.25¼ Swipe past your foe's defenses, exposing their vulnerability.
1 ChainLeading Swipe.png Leading Swipe 0.25¼ Rake your dagger across your foe, leaving them bleeding.
1 ChainSerpent Stab.png Serpent Stab 0.25¼ Slash across your foe, poisoning them.
1 ChainSerpent Stab.png Deadly Delivery 0.25¼ Strike deeply into your foe, inflicting multiple conditions.
2 Double Arc.png Double Arc 0.75¾ 7 Rip your blade through your foe twice, inflicting heavy bleeding. Your pet's next two strikes inflict poison.
3 Instinctive Engage.png Instinctive Engage 0.75¾ 12 Leap forward and slash at your foe. Gain quickness if you successfully strike.

Main- and off-hand[edit]

# Skill Activation.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description

Axe[edit]

1 Ricochet.png Ricochet 0.25¼ Bounce your axe between multiple foes, gaining might for each enemy struck.
2 Splitblade.png Splitblade 0.75¾ 6 Throw a spread pattern of five whirling axes that bleeds foes.
3 Winter's Bite.png Winter's Bite 0.5½ 10 Throw an axe to chill the area around your foe. Your pet's next attack inflicts weakness.
4 Path of Scars.png Path of Scars 0.5½ 15 Throw your axe so that it returns to you, striking foes each way.
5 Whirling Defense.png Whirling Defense 30.25¼ 25 Spin your axes around you to attack nearby foes.

Mace[edit]

(requires Secrets of the Obscure logo.pngExpanded Weapon Proficiency)
1 Germinate.png Germinate 0.5½ Chain. Strike with your mace.
1 ChainBurgeon.png Burgeon 0.5½ Chain. Slam your target.
1 ChainCultivate.png Cultivate 0.75¾ Swing an uppercut at your target, crippling them and granting vigor to nearby allies. Gain Nature's Strength if you hit an enemy.
This skill cannot activate Force of Nature.
2 Flourish.png Flourish 0.75¾ 6 Strike the earth, damaging nearby enemies and healing nearby allies. The ground flourishes in response, repeating stronger effects after a delay. Gain Nature's Strength if the initial strike hits an enemy.
3 Oaken Cudgel.png Oaken Cudgel 0.75¾ 12 Imbue your mace with verdant energy and then leap to your target. Stun enemies and grant nearby allies protection. Gain Nature's Strength if you hit an enemy.
4 Thistleguard.png Thistleguard 0.5½ 12 Envelop yourself in thorns, striking nearby enemies and gaining stability for a brief duration. Gain additional bonuses and Nature's Strength if you strike an enemy.
5 Wild Strikes.png Wild Strikes 10.75¾ 20 Repeatedly slam the ground, damaging nearby enemies. The final slam does increased damage, dazes enemies, and grants Nature's Strength.

Off-hand only[edit]

# Skill Activation.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description

Dagger[edit]

4 Stalker's Strike.png Stalker's Strike 0.5½ 10 Stab and poison your foe while evading attacks. This attack deals increased damage and poison against movement-impaired foes.
5 Crippling Talon.png Crippling Talon 0.5½ 1 Throw a dagger to bleed and cripple your foe.

Torch[edit]

4 Throw Torch.png Throw Torch 0.5½ 15 Throw your torch and burn your foes in an area.
5 Bonfire.png Bonfire 0.5½ 25 Set a fire around you, damaging and burning foes.

Warhorn[edit]

4 Hunter's Call.png Hunter's Call 1 16 Call hawks to swarm your foe.
5 Call of the Wild.png Call of the Wild 0.25¼ 24 Daze and weaken nearby enemies. Grant fury, might, and swiftness to yourself and nearby allies.

Aquatic[edit]

# Skill Activation.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description

Harpoon gun[edit]

1 Splinter Shot.png Splinter Shot 0.25¼ Shoot a spear that splinters around your target, striking and bleeding multiple foes.
2 Coral Shot.png Coral Shot 0.25¼ 10 Shoot a spear that collects sharp coral as it travels, causing more bleeding the farther it goes and cripples.
3 Feeding Frenzy (ranger skill).png Feeding Frenzy 1 10 Drive piranhas into a feeding frenzy around your foe. Apply fury to your pet.
4 Mercy Shot.png Mercy Shot 0.25¼ 12 Fire a shot that strikes for more damage the less health your target has.
5 Ink Blast.png Ink Blast 0.5½ 18 Retreat backward, leaving a blinding trail in your wake.

Spear[edit]

1 Stab (ranger skill).png Stab 0.5½ Chain. Stab your foe.
1 ChainJab (ranger skill).png Jab 0.75¾ Chain. Jab your foe.
1 ChainToxic Strike.png Toxic Strike 0.5½ Deliver a final poisonous attack.
2 Swirling Strike.png Swirling Strike 0.75¾ 8 Attack while reflecting projectiles.
3 Surging Maw.png Surging Maw 10.75¾ 10 Dart at your foe, inflicting more bleeding based on the amount of time spent charging.
4 Counterstrike.png Counterstrike 10.5½ 20 Prepare to throw your spear while blocking. If you block, push back your attacker with a kick.
4 ChainSplinter Shot.png Counter Throw 0.5½ Throw your spear at foes.
5 Man O' War.png Man O' War 10.25¼ 4 Strike your foe multiple times, then deliver a final immobilizing attack.

Slot skills[edit]

Healing[edit]

Skill Underwater skills Activation.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description
"We Heal As One!".png "We Heal As One!" 1 20 Command. Heal yourself and your pet. You each gain copies of the other's boons.
Water Spirit.png Water Spirit 0.75¾ 20 Spirit. Summon a water spirit at a target location and heal yourself and your pet. The spirit will slam the ground and then shake, granting boons to nearby allies.
ChainAqua Surge.png Aqua Surge 0.75¾ Your water spirit slams the ground and creates a wave that heals nearby allies.
Troll Unguent.png Troll Unguent 0.75¾ 20 Survival. You and your pet regenerate health over time.
Healing Spring.png Healing Spring Not available underwater 0.5½ 24 Trap. Heals you and your pet. Place a trap that grants regeneration and cures conditions on allies.

Utility[edit]

Skill Underwater skills Activation.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description

Command[edit]

"Guard!".png "Guard!" Not available underwater 24 Command. Order your pet to guard nearby allies; your pet takes damage on behalf of those allies. Gain might when your pet receives damage.
"Protect Me!".png "Protect Me!" 24 Command. Gain protection and barrier while breaking allies out of stuns.
"Search and Rescue!".png "Search and Rescue!" 48 Command. Your pet teleports a downed ally within range of you and begins reviving them. Grant regeneration to nearby allies.
"Sic 'Em!".png "Sic 'Em!" 28 Command. Your pet rushes at your foe, revealing them and dealing increased damage.

Signet[edit]

Signet of Renewal.png Signet of Renewal 20 Signet Passive: You and your pet recover health.
Signet Active: Grant resistance and resolution to your pet; it pulls conditions from nearby allies to itself.
Signet of Stone.png Signet of Stone 30 Signet Passive: Improves toughness for you and your pet.
Signet Active: You and your pet take no damage from attacks. You and your pet are still susceptible to conditions and control effects.
Signet of the Hunt.png Signet of the Hunt 20 Signet Passive: Grants 25% increased movement speed to you and your pet.
Signet Active: Attacks from you and your pet become unblockable, and you both gain superspeed.
Signet of the Wild.png Signet of the Wild 0.75¾ 30 Signet Passive: Increases the ferocity of you and your pet.
Signet Active: Tap into the land to root foes around you.

Spirit[edit]

Frost Spirit.png Frost Spirit 0.25¼ 20 Spirit. Summon a frost spirit at the target location and apply resistance to nearby allies. The spirit will slam the ground and then shake, granting boons to nearby allies.
ChainCold Snap.png Cold Snap 0.75¾ Your frost spirit slams the ground and creates a cold snap that cleanses conditions from nearby allies.
Stone Spirit.png Stone Spirit 0.25¼ 25 Spirit. Summon a stone spirit at a target location and apply aegis to nearby allies. The spirit will slam the ground and then shake, granting boons to nearby allies.
ChainQuicksand.png Quake 0.75¾ Your stone spirit slams the ground and creates an earthen blast that inhibits enemies.
Storm Spirit.png Storm Spirit 0.25¼ 20 Spirit. Summon a storm spirit at a target location and apply vulnerability to nearby enemies. The spirit will slam the ground and then shake, granting boons to nearby allies.
ChainCall Lightning (Ranger).png Call Lightning 0.75¾ Your storm spirit slams the ground and generates a powerful blast of electricity.
Sun Spirit.png Sun Spirit 0.25¼ 20 Spirit. Summon a sun spirit at a target location and apply blindness to nearby enemies. The spirit will slam the ground and then shake, granting boons to nearby allies.
ChainSolar Flare.png Solar Flare 0.75¾ Your sun spirit slams the ground and releases the brilliance of the sun on nearby foes.

Survival[edit]

Lightning Reflexes.png Lightning Reflexes 20 Survival. Evade back with a crack of lightning, dealing damage and gaining vigor.
Muddy Terrain.png Muddy Terrain Not available underwater 0.75¾ 20 Survival. Use mud to cripple, slow, and immobilize foes.
Quickening Zephyr.png Quickening Zephyr 20 Survival. You and your pet gain quickness and superspeed.
Sharpening Stone.png Sharpening Stone 30 Survival. Bleed foes with your next few attacks.

Trap[edit]

Flame Trap.png Flame Trap 0.5½ 15 Trap. Set a trap that burns foes.
Frost Trap.png Frost Trap 0.5½ 30 Trap. Set a trap that chills foes.
Spike Trap.png Spike Trap Not available underwater 0.5½ 25 Trap. Set a trap that bleeds and launches foes.
Viper's Nest.png Viper's Nest Not available underwater 0.5½ 20 Trap. Set a trap that pulses poison on foes when triggered.

Elite[edit]

Skill Underwater skills Activation.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description
"Strength of the Pack!".png "Strength of the Pack!" 1 60 Command. Rampage with your pet, gaining stability, fury, and swiftness. You and your pet also grant might to each other when you attack.
Spirit of Nature.png Spirit of Nature 10.5½ 90 Spirit. Summon a spirit at a target point and convert conditions on allies into boons. The spirit will slam the ground and then shake, granting boons to nearby allies.
ChainNature's Renewal.png Nature's Renewal 0.75¾ Your spirit of nature slams the ground and creates a blast of vital energy that revives nearby downed allies.
Entangle.png Entangle Not available underwater 0.75¾ 60 Survival. Entangle foes around you with vines. Entangled foes bleed and are immobilized until the vines are destroyed.

Downed and drowning skills[edit]

# Skill Activation.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description

Downed[edit]

1 Throw Dirt.png Throw Dirt 0.25¼ Throw a handful of dirt to bleed your foe.
2 Thunderclap (ranger skill).png Thunderclap 10 Damages your target and dazes foes around that target.
3 Lick Wounds.png Lick Wounds 0.5½ 20 Revive your pet at your location to revive you.
4 Bandage.png Bandage 490.25¼ 5 Call your allies for help. Restores health while you channel it.

Drowning[edit]

1 Throw Knife.png Throw Knife Throw a knife at your foe.
2 Thunderclap (ranger skill).png Thunderclap 10 Damages your target and dazes foes around that target.
3 Lick Wounds.png Lick Wounds 0.5½ 20 Revive your pet at your location to revive you.
4 Bandage.png Bandage 490.25¼ 5 Call your allies for help. Restores health while you channel it.

Bundle[edit]

There are skills unique to the ranger profession that will appear when they are holding certain bundles.