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F2P Power Ranger

Published Aug 12, 2023 Updated Mar 5, 2025
Open World - February 2025 Balance
F2P Power Ranger
Skills Gearset Build Template
Ranger Builds
Pros +
Provides self boons Strong bursts Simple rotation Sustained damage
Cons -
Easy to cancel skills Forced movement Frequent animation locks
Gear
Item Stat

Berserker'sHelm

Berserker'sShoulders

Berserker'sCoat

Berserker'sGloves

Berserker'sLeggings

Berserker'sBoots
Item Stat

Berserker'sBackpiece

Berserker'sAccessory

Berserker'sAccessory

Berserker'sAmulet

Berserker'sRing

Berserker'sRing

Relic
Primary Weapon Set

Berserker's AxeMain Hand

Berserker's WarhornOff Hand
Secondary Weapon Set

Berserker's SwordMain Hand

Berserker's AxeOff Hand
Other Items

Food

Utility
Traits & Skills
Skills

Pets
Skill Notes

can be replaced when needed:

  • provides a backwards Evade and Stun Break
  • for Quickness, Superspeed and a Stun Break
  • provides Invulnerability to Strike Damage but not Condition Damage. Also applies to your Pet.
  • provides Fury and decent Damage when is used
  • for a spike of Damage on your burst
  • for Defiance Break.
Skill Reference Guide
Sword & Axe Default Keybind
Auto Attack Chain
2
3
4
5
Axe & Warhorn Default Keybind
Auto Attack
2
3
4
5
Pet Default Keybind
Attack My Target F1
F2
Return to Me F3
Pet Notes

Your Black Bear can be replaced when needed:

  • Pink Moa can be taken for the additional Defiance Break from .
  • Brown Bear is also an option for the additional Condition Removal from .
Trait Notes

can be taken to increase the damage of your .

can be taken if you are not running Warhorn to help with boons.

can be taken to help increase your Defiance Break.

can be taken if you're running Longbow. This will provide you with Quickness to help with your burst.
Equipment Notes

Longbow or Greatsword can be taken instead of your Sword and Axe set:

  • Longbow allows you to kite easily and provides you with Ranged Damage at the cost of overall Damage
  • Greatsword provides you with a Block, Defiance Break and decent burst Damage.

Dual Axes can also be used but keep in mind that you will lose out on the boons from and Defiance Break on your Warhorn.
Rotation & Extras

Use your Pets to tank for you. Make sure to Swap Pets before your Pet dies. Keep them just out of the reaches of eternal peace. PETA won't like it but that's just the way it goes.

Unleash powerful melee bursts with Sword & Axe, or kite enemies at Range using your Axe & Warhorn. Start fights against higher health enemies on the latter to apply plenty of conditions and gain boons.

Here are some tips for your Sword & Axe:

  • , , and are the highest Damage and value skills, granting Vigor, applying debilitating conditions, or Pulling enemies closer.
  • and are both leap skills, use them to engage or move quickly between targets in combat.
  • has a long animation that can be interrupted by moving or using another skill. It also Reflects Projectiles.
  • Auto Attack only when other skills are on Cooldown.

Few tips for the Axe & Warhorn set:

  • Your Auto Attack bounces between enemies, granting you Might
  • is a high Damage skill. Standing closer to the enemy will ensure more of its projectiles hit.
  • can deal a good amount of Damage in a small AoE around your target, which also inflicts Chill.
  • Cast to Damage and inflict Vulnerability on enemies.
  • Use to gain Might, Fury and Swiftness, and also Daze nearby enemies.

should be used whenever its available.

Might is also generated passively through and .

Share boons between you and your Pet with .

Black Bear is an amazing tanking Pet with high sustain because of . Hide behind them and dish out the Damage from safety.

grants Protection and Barrier, while Stun-Breaking you.

Proactively apply Stability with .

Heal yourself and your Pet with .
Skill Defiance Break Source
200 Warhorn
150 Offhand Axe
200 Pink Moa
232 Alternate Utility
200 Alternate Utility

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