Best Enshrouded Ranger Build

Discover how to create the best Enshrouded Ranger Build, with a guide on the best weapons, skills, consumables, armor, and more!

The Ranger build in Enshrouded contains a detailed walkthrough of all the components to enjoy the game: weapon choices, attributes, skill selections, gameplay tips, and gear.

Updated January 2025: The Ranger build has been updated after Patch 5, Version 0.8.0.0. The significant changes are from Patch 4, which added new skills, max level increased to 35, and many more skill points (max of 149). We are collecting all new gear, weapons, and items. However, the skill selection is updated as you progress to the end game.

Everything about the Best Ranger Build Guide in Enshrouded

The Ranger Build in Enshrouded focuses on pinpoint accuracy to eliminate enemies at range with a bow. This build emphasizes aiming for increased damage with headshots, though players can use “tab target” to lock onto enemies. However, you will use magic-based abilities and skill lines for increased healing and utility. The hybrid playstyle blends the best of both dexterity and intelligence, giving you speed, damage, and utility.

The strength of the Ranger is the range damage and fast movement. You will have exceptional burst damage and even multi-kill potential. However, at the start of the game can be difficult to unlock all the necessary skills. Consider the Best Ranger Build in Enshrouded a perfect fit for anyone looking for the prototypical bow build in RPG games. We created this at a maximum level of 35 during early access and will update it as the game expands.

Before progressing with our Best Enshrouded Ranger Build, your character creation will not impact gameplay. There are no racial passives, ability scores, or attributes to consider. Thus, we advise you to select a character whose appearance resonates with you.

Ranger Build Features & Mechanics

The following list presents all the features and mechanics for the Enshrouded Ranger Build:

• Primary Attribute: Dexterity
• Secondary Attribute: Intelligence
• Primary Weapon: Bow
• Secondary Weapon: Wand and Shield
• Best Armor: Trailblazer
• Best Skills: Multi-Shot, Begone!, Shell Shock, and Chain Reaction
• Best Consumable: Meat Wrap, Stir-Fried Vegetables, Glow Soup, Milk Shake

Enshrouded Headshots Explained

Headshots can add damage to your ranged bow attacks. You can target manually or use the tab button to lock onto a target. For experienced first-person shooter players, it’s optimal damage to aim for the head, though less reliable than tab target. With this best Ranger build, you can gain over 55% increased damage when landing a headshot. This is due to our skills and armor that amplify this benefit.

In summary, go for the head if you are familiar and comfortable with aiming. If not, use the tab target method for more consistent damage.

Arrows

The Hunter Craftsperson unlocks the ability to craft arrows and special arrows. When you first start, Wooden Arrows are your best option, and they can be crafted in your manual crafting menu using Twigs. The Hunter provides better arrows as you explore more areas and unlock more metals and materials. These typically do more damage or add small amounts of poison damage.

Exploding Arrows were changed in Patch 4, giving two versions. You can access Exploding Arrow I around level 14, thus using the Assassin skill tree much earlier. Moreover, these arrows do less damage but are much easier to craft and require less complex materials. Consider Exploding Arrow I a great replacement to provide area damage and stuns.

Below is a list of our best arrows in Enshrouded:

• Wooden Arrows – can be crafted with twigs under the manual crafting section. These are considered basic and do piercing damage.
• Stun Arrow – Deals no damage but stuns targets depending on size.  Materials needed to craft Twigs, Goo, Alchemical Base, and Bug Dust.
• Shroud Arrow – these are the arrows that show your damage over time (DOT). Shot one in a large area or on a boss for damage over time the follow up with Exploding Arrow.
• Exploding Arrows – 41 damage that explodes on impact with fire.  Materials needed to craft Flint Arrow, Feather, and Black Powder.
• Eternal Ice Arrow – added in Patch 4, a non-consumable arrow that does Ice damage and acts similar to an eternal spell but for arrows. Quest in the Northwest new area Blackmire to unlock.

Multi Shot

Patch 4 added two new skills to the Ranger line that improved the multi-shot skill, though it cost 5 points for each skill. These skills help aid with multi-shot special arrows, and multi-shot arrows don’t subtract from your stack. This incentivizes the build to fire off special arrows for damage and crowd control.

Aiming with a Bow

While aiming with a bow in Enshrouded, you will not regenerate stamina. By default, you will not consume stamina when shooting an arrow. However, certain weapons will have “stamina cost,” which will incur a per-arrow stamina cost and can be costly at first. Carefully decide which bow to use, especially early on. A small difference in damage may not be worth the stamina cost bow.

Additionally, holding down your aim will delay stamina regeneration once you are no longer aiming. This will be roughly 1.5 seconds before you start to regenerate stamina again. Eventually, You will come across end-game gear sets with a -700 stamina timeout reduction. We assume the 700 is milliseconds because that specific gear piece halves the delay. Having at least one gear piece with stamina timeout reduction is helpful when needing constant stamina regeneration to dodge, sprint, and block.

Lastly, bows have draw speeds of 1.0 seconds or 0.6 seconds. This will determine how fast you can shoot an arrow. During our play testing, we chose bows that favored damage over the draw speed. We want fewer shots but more head shots, tactical aims, and sneak attacks. However, if the damage is the same, pick a 0.6-second draw speed and bow that doesn’t have stamina cost.

Best Ranger Attributes & Combat Stats

The primary attribute for the best Ranger build in Enshrouded is Dexterity. This gives you a flat 5% increase to ranged damage. Endurance increases your overall stamina pool, which can be used to aim, dodge, and block. Endurance isn’t critical because we will have multiple ways to regenerate or obtain stamina passively. Dexterity can be increased primarily via food consumables, some rings, and skill selections.

The second most important attribute is intelligence. While it seems odd to emphasize this stat, having high Intelligence gives us incredible healing per second with Water Aura. With 20 Intelligence, you will gain over 44+ heals per second in combat, and if playing with others, give them healing, too. Consider this a powerful survivability attribute necessary when playing solo, outnumbered, or under-leveled.

Additionally, your Flame Altar level will increase your attribute bonus. This is a priority for improving your Enshrouded Ranger build power level. 

Skill Selections

In Enshrouded, you earn skill points from leveling and completing Elixir Wells. Based on the level range, we have organized the skill sections and listed the best skills to select at every level for this build. While your skill points totals may change depending on your overall level and Elixir Well completions, save up skill points if you cannot afford one at your current level. Below is what our skill points were at various levels in Enshrouded:

• Level 10 – 36 Skill Points
• Level 20 – 72 Skill Points
• Level 25 – 114 Skill Points
• Level 35 – 149 Skill Points

The maximum level in Enshrouded is 35 with the furthest region being Albaneve Summits. The general skill selections below are specifically geared towards combat performance. We will list and explain the most critical of all the skills. Moreover, look to the utility skill section if you prefer more utility, crafting, and less combat emphasis. Lastly, you can always respec your skill points with Runes at the Flame Altar, so feel free to experiment. However, the selections below are the best overall for combat power and enjoyment for the best Ranger build in Enshrouded.

Level 1-10 Skills

Your primary goal at the start of Enshrouded is to gain damage with the Ranger, Multi Shot, and Marksman skills. Then, you will transition into healing and mobility skills stacked with bandages. Moreover, in later levels, you will come back to Ranger Tree to unlock Multi Shot Spread and Trigger. We don’t select them here because you will most likely not have many special arrows until a higher level. You can, however, take this early but at a hefty 5 skill points.

Below is a list, in order, of the skills for the Best Ranger Build for Enshrouded from levels 1 to 10:

Skill	Tree	Description	Cost
Endurance	Survivor	increases your stamina by 10.	1
Runner	Survivor	sprinting speed increased by 10% and stamina consumption decreased by 10%.	2
Double Jump	Survivor	allows jumping a second time while airborne.	4
Dexterity	Ranger	Increases ranged damage by 5%.	1
Marksman	Ranger	All damage dealt with ranged weapons is increased by 10%.	2
Sharpshooter	Ranger	all ranged damage is increased by an additional 20%.	2
Skill Shot	Ranger	all damage dealt to an enemy’s head is increased by 20%.	3
Ranger	Ranger	adds +2 endurance, + 2 dexterity, +5 stamina recharge, and +5% critical damage.	4
Multi Shot	Ranger	adds a 20% chance to spawn a flurry of arrows that spread slightly.	3
Intelligence	Battlemage	increases intelligence by 1.	1
Arcane Deflection	Battlemage	On a successful parry, gain 20 mana.	3
Blink	Healer	Replaces the Dodge Roll Ability with a Short Range teleport.	4
Emergency Blink	Healer	you can blink while being stunned.	2
Healer	Healer	The health gain from healing spells will be increased by 10%.	2
Intelligence	Healer	increases intelligence by 1.	1
Dexterity	Assassin	Increases ranged damage by 5%.	1

Level 11-20 Skills

Water Aura has seen some nerfs but it is still worth taking if you can increase intelligence above 15. You should heal for over 20 seconds, and combining a clean bandage will do even more healing in a second. That’s why we want to take Desert Stomach later to gain an additional food slot. Then, you stack even more health recovery, resulting in insane survivability and great damage.

Below is a list, in order, of the skills for the Best Ranger Build for Enshrouded from levels 11 to 20:

Skill	Tree	Description	Cost
Healer II	Healer	The health gain from healing spells will be increased to a total of 300 health points.	2
Intelligence	Healer	increases intelligence by 1.	1
Water Aura	Healer	All players within 15 meters regenerate 1 health point per second for every point of their intelligence.	3
Waters of Life	Healer	all players within 15 meters regenerate 1 additional health point per intelligence.	2
Airborne	Assassin	Gliders consume 30% less stamina.	2
Endurance	Assassin	increases your stamina by 10.	1
Sniper	Assassin	when attacking with a ranged weapon your critical hit chance is increased by 10%.	2
Vitality Surge	Assassin	dealing a critical strike with a ranged weapon restores 5 stamina.	3
Dexterity	Assassin	Increases ranged damage by 5%.	1
Shell Shock	Assassin	infused your ranged explosives with mana, they now stun enemies for 1 second.	3
Blessed Arrows	Assassin	when scoring a critical hit with a bow you will regenerate 20 mana.	3
Dexterity	Assassin	Increases ranged damage by 5%.	1
Bounty Bonanza	Assassin	after defeating a fell enemy with a headshot your group gains an additional 5 exp points	5
Ricochets	Assassin	for every target you hit with an exploding arrow, its damage is increased by 1%.	4
Eagle Eye	Ranger	Increases Aim	3

Level 21-25 Skills

Levels 21-25 are about adding damage with Chain Reaction, Graceful Stride, and Multi Shot. You should be crafting Explosive, Stun, and Shroud Arrows. Rotate between Shroud and Explosive for the best damage possible. Also, look to obtain updraft which is helpful while exploring using a jump mid-air to reach high points.

Below is a list, in order, of the skills for the Best Ranger Build for Enshrouded from levels 21 to 25:

Skill	Tree	Description	Cost
Graceful Stride	Assassin	you will gain one dexterity for every two levels of the flame.	5
Chain Reaction	Assassin	every enemy hit with an exploding arrow has a 20% chance to trigger a secondary explosion for 50% damage in a small radius.	5
Endurance	Survivor	increases your stamina by 10.	1
Wanderlust	Survivor	reduces sprinting cost on road.	3
Swiftshot Sustenance	Survivor	30% chance to spawn a stamina orb when defeating an enemy with a bow.	2
Arachnoid	Survivor	stamina consumption while climbing reduced by 50%	3
Dexterity	Survivor	increases your dexterity by 1.	1
Dessert Stomach	Survivor	You can have one additional food slot.	4
Multi Shot Spread	Ranger	adds a 25% chance to spawn an additional projectile to your flurry of arrows from multi shot skill.	4
Multi Shot Trigger	Ranger	all arrows, including special arrows, can trigger multi shot.	3
Updraft	Assassin	Pressing the jump button while gliding will give you a small height boost. This skill can be used once per flight and costs 120 mana.	4
Counterstrike	Trickster	After receiving damage there is a 20% chance to inflict 50% of damage to the attacker.	2
Intelligence	Trickster	increases intelligence by 1.	1
Begone!	Trickster	A magic-powered punch that pushes and stuns hit foes. Replace your unarmed attacks if you have the necessary 30 mana.	3
Intelligence	Trickster	increases intelligence by 1.	1

Level 26-35 Skills

The final levels of the Ranger build add intelligence to boost your overall healing along with backstab. The Shroud arrow will automatically trigger extra damage. Life Essence will boost your health with high intelligence giving you massive survivability. The final skill points take utlilty for mining and harvesting wood.

Below is a list, in order, of the skills for the Best Ranger Build for Enshrouded from levels 26 to 35:

Skill	Tree	Description	Cost
Intelligence	Battlemage	increases intelligence by 1.	1
Unity	Battlemage	damaging enemies with wands has a 24% chance to recover 2% mana.	2
Intellgence	Battlemage	increases intelligence by 1.	1
Life Essence	Battlemage	Increases max health based on intelligence.	5
Exalted	Healer	You will gain one intelligence for every two levels of the Flame.	5
Sneak Attack	Center	Unlocks sneak attack skill	3
Backstab	Center	Increases backstab damage by 25%	2
Lumberjack	Center	Cut down trees faster	2
Backstab Mastery	Survivor	Increases damage from back by 30%	4
Eagle’s Bane	Ranger	30% damage to flying creatures	3
Counter Battery	Ranger	Increases range damage to flying creatures	2
Mason	Center	Farm ore faster	2
Miner	Center	10% chance to get additional resource	4

Best Ranger Skills Explained

• Double Jump – We recommended this immediately because it helps jump and avoid attacks even in combat.
• Sharpshooter – This skill increases overall ranged damage and is a priority early in Enshrouded.
• Begone! – Use Begone to give you a stun and knockback to avoid melee aggressors. Leave a slot on your bar empty, swap it with a shield, and attack.
• Blink – As a Ranger, you will need mobility and the creation of space for survival.  Blink helps generate that space with a massive teleport. You can also obtain an escape blink, allowing you to dodge/blink while stunned.
• Water Aura – You can stack this with another skill to double the healing and with high intelligence, over 22 heals per second. Moreover, it applies to your group, giving you strong survivability.
• Multishot – This skill will passively add a lot of damage with a random chance to trigger multiple arrows. Multi-shots can also trigger multiple special arrows like Explosives, which causes even more damage.
• Ranger – The Ranger skill adds a massive boost to damage via attributes and doesn’t look flashy but increases your build performance drastically.
• Desert Stomach – The fact that this Ranger build uses Intelligence as well means that having one extra food slot will give us +5 to another attribute.
• Shell Shock + Chain Reaction – The combination of these two skills with Multishot means you can area-based stun and do massive damage to many targets at once. These skills are recommended much later in the game because Explosive Arrows are difficult to craft.

Utility Skills

Below are recommended utility skills for this Ranger Build, if you wish to sacrifice some combat performance:

• Mason (Core) – The pickaxe deals 30% more damage against stone objects including resource veins.
• Miner (Core) – When you mine resources, you have a 10% chance to get additional resources.
• Lumberjack (Core) – Felling axes do 30% more damage against wooden objects, including trees.
• Relentless Flame (Survivor) – maximum shroud time increased by 5 minutes allowing you to explore for longer.
• Well Rested (Core) – adds 5 minutes to rested time.
• Inner Fires (Survivor) – maximum Shroud time increased by 2 minutes, allowing you to explore for longer.

Ranger Gameplay & Tips

The best way to play the Ranger build is at range with constant dodging (blinking) to avoid melee pressure. Early in the game, the Ranger can be frustrating because you must craft arrows, have limited tools to create space, and lack healing. Stick with it until level 10 where it will shine. The most helpful skill to deal with melee aggression is Begone! This knocks back enemies and uses mana, which you do not need anyway. You can create space with a punch a dodge and a free attack with your bow.

Additionally, you want to practice aiming for headshots for more damage. Attempt to initiate combat from behind (backstab) and sneak or crouche. Both can trigger additional damage, and while this is not always possible, it’s optimal.

You will have a decent single target early in the game when it comes to damage. You gain access to AOE or area damage with Exploding Arrows later in the game. At first, it may seem to lack luster for area damage, but arrows will aid in multi-kills or throwing explosive bombs.

Regarding resources, your stamina should be primarily used for dodging and blocking. Mana is used for punches and, at the end game, stunning targets with Exploding Arrows. Food and armor that gives stamina and mana regeneration are useful because you will use both resources.

Combat Explained Tips

Here’s a list of the Enshrouded Ranger combat and gameplay tips:

• Keep your range with Dodge and Begone! punches
• Use Wooden Arrows and poison arrows as you advance
• Aim for headshots, throw bombs and explosives for multi-kills
• Double Jump on top of rocks and ledges where enemies cannot reach you
• Start combat from stealth and the back of an enemy for more damage
• Stack Dexterity for more ranged damage, and intelligence for more healing with Water Aura
• Punch, Dodge, and Heal when in trouble and health is low
• Carry Bandages, healing potions, and health regeneration food at all times
• Bring flame altars, lockpicks, potions, and food
• Most importantly, pew pew and have fun exploring!

Best Ranger Weapons & Armor

The Avalanche Starter Bow, Alpine Antler Hood, and the Ring of the Ancients are the best gear for the Ranger build in Enshrouded. Most of your damage comes from your bow, head, and gloves. Ring of the Ancients adds Dexerity, which also increases damage. Level 35 chest can be found here. Farm these for end-game weapons, while you craft level 33 gear from craftspeople in your home.

Below is a list of the best Ranger Build Armor and Weapons for Enshrouded:

Slot	Item	Effect
Ranged Weapon	Avalanche Starter Bow	Brutal, Enduring, Life Leach
Secondary	Mythic Wand	Shock Damage
Shield	Mountain Shadow Shield	25 Block
Head	Alpine Antler Helm	+14% Critical Chance
Upper Body	Mountain’s Shadow Chest	30 Stam, 300 Health
Arms	Trailblazer Gloves	+4% Bow Damage
Lower Body	Trailblazer Trousers	+5 Stamina Regen
Feet	Frostbite Slasher	+5 Stamina, +3 Mana Regen
Ring 1	Ring of the Ancients	+1 all Attributes
Ring 2	Ring of the Ancients	+1 all Attributes

• Avalanche Starter Bow: Found in random chest in northern area map shown here. Pick a bow with health leech if possible.
• Wand and Shield: Use this for blocking when taking incoming damage.
• Alpine Antler Helm: Level 33 crafted at Hunter. Gives slightly more crit than Eagle Eye, but that can be used instead.
• Mountain’s Shadow Chest: Level 33 crafted at the blacksmith. Use this for massive health as chest piece doesn’t give any damage.
• Trailblazer Gloves: Level 33 crafted at Hunter. It gives percentage damage to the bow and increases headshot damage. Use Eagle Eye as an alternative.
• Trailblazer Trousers: Level 33 crafted at Hunter. Highest stamina regen, can use mana regen set or heavy for more health.
• Frostbite Slasher: Level 33 crafted at Hunter. Gives mana and stamina regeneration useful all around.
• Ring of the Ancients – Gives +1 attributes which increases damage and is rare for rings. Found in a random chest in lower level areas. Also Gemni rings are good because they life leach and give massive survival.

Alternative Gear Sets

If you are not at the end game, use the Hunter Craftsperson to craft gear throughout your journey until the end game. Here’s what we recommend based on your level:

• Level 5 Fur Armor Set (Blacksmith) – A basic form of protection. Materials needed to craft are torn cloth, animal fur, string, and metal scraps.
• Level 8 Scout Set (Hunter) – First set with ranged damage bonuses. Materials needed to craft are String, Dried Fur, Bones, and Resin.
• Level 13 Ranger Set (Hunter) – High damage set emphasizing ranged damage. Materials needed to craft Linen, Dried Fur, Bones, Copper Bar, Charcoal, and Amber.
  • Archer: this set will be found through Revelwood chest none craftable unique. This is also a good armor set.
• Level 18 Hunter Set (Hunter) – Upgraded range bow user damage set. Materials needed to craft Fossilized Bone Dust, Leather, Resin, Mint Mushroom Meat, Leather, Resin, Amber, and Linen.
  • Fowler: unique set found in mid-game areas with a chest.
• Level 23 Deadeye or Deerstalker (Hunter) – Both sets are balanced for range damage. Materials needed to craft Padding, Yellow Fabric, Scales, Lapislazuli, and Leather.
  • Hawk: unique set found in end-game areas with chest.
• Level 25 Eagle Eye set: Found in kindlewaste gold chest, similar to level 33 gear just slightly lower stats.

Best Ranger Consumables

The Ranger can equip up to four food effects due to the Dessert Stomach passive skill in the Survivor skill tree. Look to consume one constitution, dexterity, intelligence, and endurance food at end game. Early on, consume a recovery food rather than endurance until you get Milkshake at higher levels. Each of these are crafted at the Farmer.

The best Ranger consumables and food effects for Enshrouded are listed below:

• Meat Wrap (constitution food): +5 Constitution and +1 Intelligence.
• Stir-Fried Vegetables (dexterity food): +5 Dexterity.
• Glow Soup (intelligence food): +5 Intelligence, +60 Shroud Protection.
• Milk Shake (endurance food): +5 Endurance, +5 stamina recharge, +4 Dexterity

You gain one additional food slot with the skill Dessert Stomach. This is critical for the build, which relies heavily on Dexterity and intelligence attributes.

Healing and Buffs

Health regeneration and healing come in three forms: berries, bandages, and potions. Each can be used to gain health back slowly or instantly. You can craft these items at the Alchemist or find them throughout the world. Additional buffs like elixirs can help with damage or Ectoplasm when playing the Hollows. Below is our recommendation for buffs and healing food:

• Flask of Fell: +20 Stamina for 20 minutes
• Superior Mana Potion: +250 Mana
• Superior Health Potion: +1000 Health
• Improved Bandage: 8% healing per second
• Elixir: +30% damage multiplier
• Greater Ectoplasm Soup: -100 health, +12% damage against hollow, +9% chance of life leach in hollows

Patch #4 Combat Changes for Enshrouded

Patch #4 introduces the Albaneve Summits area with new quests and a crucial addition: the dual-wield weapon type, featuring new legendary gear, mysteries, enemies, and decorative items for your house. The update also includes fresh skills and numerous revisions to existing skill trees and playstyles. Here are the Top 5 Combat Changes in Enshrouded Patch #4:

1. Dual-Wielded Daggers: New dexterity-based melee combat weapon.
2. Mage Class:
   • New Skill: Eternal Spark (20% chance to prevent durability loss).
   • Water Aura: Reworked as a non-stackable buff.
   • Unity Skill: Buffed (mana regeneration increased to 4%).
   • Blood Magic Exploit Fix: Introduced a 120-second cooldown to prevent infinite mana.
3. Warrior Class:
   • New Skills: Opportunity (enhances Merciless Strike and Sneak Attack) and Finesse (reduces durability loss).
   • Two-Handed Weapons: Improved mechanics with varied attack chains and better parrying.
   • Merciless Strike: Increased base damage (+500%).
4. Ranger Class:
   • Daggers: Now available as loot, scaling with dexterity.
   • Dagger Master: Increases dagger damage by 15%.
   • Magic Arrow: Consumes Mana, dealing slightly less damage than regular arrows.
   • Explosive Arrows: Now found in Revelwood, with reduced crafting costs.
5. Multi Shot Skill Upgrades:
   • New Skill: Multi Shot Trigger (all arrows, including special ones, can activate Multi Shot).
   • New Skill: Multi Shot Spread (25% chance to create an additional projectile).

This update enriches the game with new content, weapon types, and significant combat and skill adjustments.

Best Enshrouded Ranger Build Summary

FAQs about the Ranger Build in Enshrouded

What is the best weapon for Ranger in Enshrouded?

The best weapon for a Ranger build is the Bow because it produces the most damage and you can change the effect with crafting arrows. Daggers are a good melee weapon to combine with the Ranger build.

Is Ranger effective in Enshrouded?

The Ranger is one of the strongest builds in Enshrouded due to the power of the arrows crafted at the end of the game. The downside is that you will spend a lot of time crafting explosive arrows and others for optimal damage.

What are the alternatives for Ranger in Enshrouded?

The best alternative to the Ranger is a Wizard who uses range attacks but can use eternal spells without constantly crafting arrows.

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