Ranger Bow Builds Collection

Original wiki page by me.

Pre-Elites Bow: Only Nightfall is lacking on good bow attacks, relying on more Wildderness Survival skills or second profession skills early on. Kindle Arrows stays decent though.
All early builds have a slot for a pet to level one up for future Beast Mastery builds or just to have a body to add some small damage.

Starter End-game Bow: Good single target damage.

• Burning Arrow: Decent condition and damage. Avoid against destroyers.
• Prepared Shot: High energy return allowing for multiple 10-energy shots.
• Practiced Stance: 84sec duration on Expert Focus, allowing for less downtime.
• Glass Arrows: Stacks +damage. Especially efficient with Needling Shot.

Glass Arrows Elem Stack: Stacks as much +damage as possible with the help of Conjure |Element]. Element can be Fire, Lightning or Cold.

Expertise Bow: Can run "Together as One!" or Expert's Dexterity. With Expert’s Dexterity, you can reach 16 MM with the +2 rune. Not mandatory if running TaO.

Barrage: Switch to Zealous if energy is an issue.

• With secondary Warrior: "Save Yourselves!" (Luxon) for protection, "For Great Justice!" to double adrenaline. Fill with either single-target Bow Attacks ( Marauder's Shot, Triple Shot (Luxon), Dual Shot) or PvE skills.
• With secondary Elementalist: 10+1 Expertise, 8 Fire, Water or Air Magic. See Set 3 for weapon. Add Conjure [Element], Triple Shot (Luxon), Dual Shot, and Marauder's Shot or a PvE skill.

Bow Beastmaster:

• Burning Arrow activates Scavenger Strike for energy returns. Prepared Shot allows to run Expert Focus or Read the Wind instead of Scavenger.
• If you want to lean more on your pet, Strike as One, Heal as One and Enraged Lunge are all good choices. Strike and Lunge replace Brutal Strike while Heal replaces Comfort Animal. 11+3+1 BM.
• "Together as One!" works with a pet. 11+3+1 Exp. To activate Scavenger, you can replace Determined Shot by Hunter's Shot if you team has minimal conditions.

Weapon:

• Shortbow for damage. Longbow/Flatbow for pulling/Barrage.
• Budget grip “Of Fortitude”, move to “Of the Necromancer” when possible. Can grab “Of the Warrior” to use Flail or “Of the Elementalist” for +15 energy.
• For Expert's Dexterity build: Can use “Dance with Death” inscription.