Ranger Skill Glossary

Last updated on Jan 25, 2025 at 00:00 by Veramos

Welcome to the Ashes of Creation skill glossary for Ranger! This page is great for people new to the Ranger Archetype, as it contains the basic information players need to know to excel at both PvE and PvP.

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1. List of All Ranger Spells

List of All Ranger Spells

Below is a list of all the spells available to Rangers in Ashes of Creation. Each ability includes a short breakdown of important information regarding it's cast time, cooldown and much more.

1.1.

Air Strike

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Air Strike	Cast: 0.6s Cooldown: 45s	233 Mana	Range: N/A Radius: N/A	Leap a great distance forward and into the air while firing three projectiles in a line along the path, each dealing (150%🢆) Physical damage to targets hit. Targets hit that are Snared become Rooted, and all Snared stacks on those targets are consumed.

1.2.

Barrage

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Barrage	Cast: 0.4s Cooldown: 12s	100 Mana	Range: 30m Radius: N/A	Fires a continual barrage of arrows at your target for 1.5 seconds, dealing (15%🢆) Physical damage per arrow. Triggers Ammo Imbue effects, once per target hit. Each hit against Bleeding targets reduces the cooldown of this ability by 0.1 seconds. Double this bonus against Hemorraging targets.

1.3.

Bear Trap

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Bear Trap	Cast: 1s Cooldown: 30s	100 Mana	Range: 30m Radius: N/A	Spawn a trap at the target location, which arms after 1 second. When an enemy triggers the trap, they take (50%🢆) Physical damage and become Rooted. Targets hit that are Snared become Rooted for 3 seconds, and all Snared stacks on those targets are consumed, increasing the rooted duration by 1 seconds per stack consumed.

Upgrade	Description
Bear Trap: Multitrap	Bear Trap now has 3 charges, but the cooldown is increased by 15 seconds.

Upgrade	Description
Bear Trap: Trapslinger	Bear Trap becomes a thrown projectile and arms itself instantly upon landing. Deals double damage when triggered.

1.4.

Call of the Wild

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Call of the Wild	Cast: 0s Cooldown: 30s	100 Mana	Range: N/A Radius: N/A	Remove all Snared and Chilled statuses from the caster, and increase movement speed by 20% while becoming immune to all movement impairing effects for 8 seconds.

Upgrade	Description
Unyielding Call of the Wild	Call of the Wild breaks all disabling effects on the caster.

1.5.

Camouflage

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Camouflage	Cast: 0.4s Cooldown: 1s	0 Mana	Range: N/A Radius: N/A	You become harder to see and cannot be directly targeted. The further you are from an enemy, the more difficult you are to spot. Any outgoing combat actions cancel this effect, as well as incoming damage or other negative effects.

1.6.

Disengage

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Disengage	Cast: 1s Cooldown: 20s	67 Mana	Range: N/A Radius: N/A	Quickly strike enemies in front of you while backflipping in the opposite direction. Targets hit by the strike take Physical damage and acquire 1 stack of Snared for 10 seconds.

Upgrade	Description
Omnidirectional Disengage	Disengage now moves you in the direction of your input instead of always backward. (This costs 0 skill points)

Upgrade	Description
Reinvigorating Disengage	When you hit one or more enemies with Disengage, its cooldown is refreshed and can be used again. This can only occur once per cooldown period.

1.7.

Enhance Armament: Barbs

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Enhance Armament: Barbs	Cast: 1s Cooldown: 3s	34 Mana	Range: N/A Radius: N/A	Toggled Ability: Enemies hit by your Finishers, Extended Finishers, Barrage, or Scattershot become Bleeding.

1.8.

Enhance Armament: Concussion

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Enhance Armament: Concussion	Cast: 1s Cooldown: 3s	34 Mana	Range: N/A Radius: 10m	Toggled Ability: Enemies hit by your Finishers, Extended Finishers, Barrage, or Scattershot have a 50% chance to become Dazed.

1.9.

Enhance Armament: Weight

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Enhance Armament: Weight	Cast: 0s Cooldown: 45s	67 Mana	Range: 30m Radius: N/A	Toggled Ability Enemies hit by your Finishers, Extended Finishers, Barrage, or Scattershot become Snared.

1.10.

Headshot

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Headshot	Cast: 1.4s Cooldown: 15s	100 Mana	Range: 30m Radius: N/A	Deal (200%🢆) Physical damage to target enemy. Deals 25% more damage to targets below 50% of their maximum health and applies 1 stack of Wounded for each 25% missing health of the target. Physical penetration increased by 25% against Dazed targets. This bonus is doubled against Silenced targets.

Upgrade	Description
Mortal Headshot	Headshot deals an another 50% more damage to targets below 50% of their maximum health.

Upgrade	Description
Refreshing Headshot	Headshot refunds 4 seconds of its cooldown when it hits a Marked target.

1.11.

Hunt of the Bear

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Hunt of the Bear	Cast: 0.5s Cooldown: 2s	100 Mana	Range: N/A Radius: N/A	Toggled Ability Call forth the spirit of the bear, imbuing yourself with increased physical mitigation. Only one Hunt may be active at a time.

1.12.

Hunt of the Raven

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Hunt of the Raven	Cast: 0.5s Cooldown: 2s	100 Mana	Range: N/A Radius: N/A	Toggled Ability Call forth the spirit of the raven, imbuing yourself with increased physical penetration. Only one Hunt may be active at a time.

1.13.

Hunt of the Tiger

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Hunt of the Tiger	Cast: 0.5s Cooldown: 2s	100 Mana	Range: N/A Radius: N/A	Toggled Ability Call forth the spirit of the tiger, imbuing yourself with 10% increased critical damage. Only one Hunt may be active at a time.

1.14.

Lightning Reload

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Lightning Reload	Cast: N/A Cooldown: 60s	266 Mana	Range: 30m Radius: N/A	Grants a charge of Lightning Reload, allowing you to fire one ability Shot for free, ignoring it's cooldown and other costs. Affected Abilities: Snipe Barrage Headshot Scatter Shot Raining Death Thundering Shot

1.15.

Mark of the Bear

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Mark of the Bear	Cast: 0s Cooldown: 60s	67 Mana	Range: 30m Radius: N/A	Marks the target, reducing their mitigation by 25%.

1.16.

Mark of the Raven

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Mark of the Raven	Cast: 0s Cooldown: 60s	67 Mana	Range: 30m Radius: N/A	Marks the target, triggering up to (33%🢆) Physical damage every time the target is hit, scaling based on the target's missing health %.

1.17.

Mark of the Tiger

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Mark of the Tiger	Cast: 0s Cooldown: 60s	67 Mana	Range: 30m Radius: N/A	Marks the target, increasing critical chance versus the target by 25%.

1.18.

Party Stride

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Party Stride	Cast: 0.5s Cooldown: 60s	332 Mana	Range: 30m Radius: N/A	Applies Strider to all group members within 30 meters. Strider Increases ground movement speed of target by 10%.

1.19.

Raining Death

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Raining Death	Cast: 1.3s Cooldown: 45s	200 Mana	Range: 30m Radius: N/A	Fire two consecutive volleys of arrows in a wide area in front of you, dealing (100%🢆) Physical damage and applying 1 stack of Wounded to enemies with each hit. Deals 20% additional damage to Shocked targets.

1.20.

Regeneration

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Regeneration	Cast: 0.5s Cooldown: 1s	166 Mana	Range: 30m Radius: N/A	Grants 10 Regeneration Rating per Ranger level to a target ally. Can be maintained on one ally at a time. If your target already has Regeneration from another Ranger, you cannot activate Regeneration. If your target already has your Regeneration, activating Regeneration again will toggle it off.

1.21.

Scatter Shot

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Scatter Shot	Cast: 1.2s Cooldown: 10s	100 Mana	Range: 20m Radius: N/A	Fires a spread of projectiles, dealing (125%🢆) Physical damage to every enemy target in a cone area in front of the caster. Triggers Ammo Imbue effects, once per target hit.

Upgrade	Description
Concentrated Scatter Shot	Scatter Shot becomes a held ability. After being fully charged, you instead fire a single projectile in a forward line that pierces through enemies dealing (250%🢆) Physical damage.

Upgrade	Description
Multi-Scatter Shot	Scatter Shot has an additional charge.

1.22.

Snipe

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Snipe	Cast: 3.1s Cooldown: 20s	200 Mana	Range: 35m Radius: N/A	Deal (400%🢆) Physical damage and apply Shaken to target enemy. If the target is Bleeding, 1 stack is consumed and that target becomes Hemorraging.

Upgrade	Description
Hasting Snipe	Gain 20% increased attack speed for 5 seconds after casting Snipe.

Upgrade	Description
Heartseeking Snipe	Snipe has an 30% increased chance to critically hit against enemies hit beyond 20 meters.

1.23.

Strider

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Strider	Cast: 0.5s Cooldown: 60s	166 Mana	Range: 30m Radius: N/A	Target ally gains Strider. Movement speed increased by 10%. Lasts 15 minutes.

1.24.

Thorns

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Thorns	Cast: 0.5s Cooldown: 1s	166 Mana	Range: 30m Radius: N/A	Envelop target ally with thorns, dealing damage equal to 1/3 the Ranger's level and a 10% chance of applying Bleeding to attackers each time that ally is struck. Can be maintained on one ally at a time and can not be applied to a target already affected by Thorns.

1.25.

Thundering Shot

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Thundering Shot	Cast: 1.1s Cooldown: 20s	133 Mana	Range: 30m Radius: N/A	Fire a lightning-infused projectile at target enemy, dealing (200%🢆) Physical damage and applying 10 stacks of Shocked to the target. If the primary target is Dazed, the effect is consumed and the target becomes Silenced.

Upgrade	Description
Explosive Thundering Shot	The arrow transforms into an explosive shot that deals 25% more damage and also hits enemies in an area around the target, but the number of stacks of Shocked applied to targets hit is reduced to 5.

1.26.

Vine Field

Action Name	Timers	Cost	Range & Radius	Description
Vine Field	Cast: 0.7s Cooldown: 30s	233 Mana	Range: 40m Radius: N/A	Summon a vine field at target location. Targets in the area take (125%🢆) Physical damage and become Rooted. Each target can only be hit once per instance. For each target hit by the initial tick that is Bleeding, 1 stack is consumed and that target becomes Hemorraging.

Upgrade	Description
Ensnaring Vine Field	Enemies acquire 1 stack of Snared per second while within Vine Field's area of effect.

Changelog

25 Jan. 2025: Guide created.

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