Path of Exile Top 10 Ranger Builds
1. Int Stack Kinetic Bolt of Fragmentation Deadeye (Ranger)
The Intelligence Stack Kinetic Bolt of Fragmentation Deadeye was buffed this season and is a powerful build in 3.25.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 10/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 10/10
Build Guide
Kinetic Blast of Fragmentation was greatly buffed in 3.25 which greatly increased the damage effectiveness of Kinetic Blast of Fragmentation. This skills projectiles shotgun, then split with Sniper's Mark, and then return when using Returning Projectiles Support. If you are interested in trying out the Intelligence Stacking Kinetic Bolt of Fragmentation Deadeye build you can find a guide for it here Intelligence Stacking Kinetic Bolt of Fragmentation Deadeye Guide.
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2. Tornado Shot Deadeye (Ranger)
The best Ranger bow build in the game goes to the Tornado Shot Deadeye which has amazing damage potential.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 8/10 Heist: 9/10 Damage: 10/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 9/10​​
Build Guide
The Tornado Shot Deadeye is one of the highest rated builds in the game even after the 3.24 nerf and really starts to shine once you have excellent equipment. More arrows fired increases both your damage to groups of enemies and your single target damage. The guide listed below is provided as a mid level gear guide which is great for seasonal play. If you are interested in trying out the Tornado Shot Deadeye build you can find a guide for it here Tornado Shot Deadeye Guide.
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3. Elemental Hit Of The Spectrum Deadeye (Ranger)
The Elemental Hit Of The Spectrum Deadeye is recommended in 3.25 after the removal of the Raider ascendancy.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 9/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 8/10​​​
Build Guide
The Elemental Hit of the Spectrum Raider is somewhat new and is competitive against Tornado Shot for second place. Your damage will significantly increase for each elemental ailment on the enemy with the Elemental Hit of the Spectrum gem and you can have up to six elemental ailments on an enemy with the unique The Interrogation jewel. If you are interested in trying out the Elemental Hit of the Spectrum Deadeye build which was added to the game as a new mainstream meta build in 3.24 you can find a guide for it here Elemental Hit of the Spectrum Deadeye Guide.
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4. Cold Flicker Strike Deadeye (Ranger)
This build is the strongest melee Ranger build and focuses on increasing its melee cold damage through the Ranger tree.
Mapping: 9/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 9/10 Bosses: 8/10​​​​​
Build Guide
The Cold Flicker Strike Deadeye is one of the more powerful melee builds for damage and also has strong survivability. It's capable of the more difficult bosses in the game while still having strong clearing damage. If you are interested in trying out the Cold Flicker Strike Deadeye build you can find a guide for it here Cold Flicker Strike Deadeye Guide.
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5. Lightning Arrow Deadeye (Ranger)
The Lightning Arrow Deadeye takes fifth place and is the highest damage Ranger build once you have an excellent bow.
Mapping: 9/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 9/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 7/10​
Build Guide
The Lightning Arrow Deadeye is one of the strongest clear builds in the game with an exceptional physical bow and has projectiles that can splash high lightning damage to multiple nearby enemies. The damage of Lightning Arrow also Shocks enemies which increases their damage taken. If you are interested in trying out the Lightning Arrow Deadeye which has a high damage ceiling you can find a guide for the build here Lightning Arrow Deadeye Guide.​​​
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6. Oro's Fire Flicker Strike Deadeye (Ranger)
It's now recommended to play Fire Flicker Strike as a Deadeye after the removal of the Raider ascendancy in 3.25.
Mapping: 9/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 7/10​​​​​​
Build Guide
The Oro's Fire Flicker Strike Raider is the most budget friendly Flicker Strike build to start off with. It deals high damage with a very inexpensive Oro's Sacrifice weapon and corrupted increased damage Kaom's Heart body armour. You can optionally switch to Cold Flicker Strike later if you want a higher damage ceiling. If you are interested in trying out the Oro's Fire Flicker Strike Deadeye build you can find a guide for it here Oro's Fire Flicker Strike Deadeye Guide.​
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7. Elemental Hit of the Spectrum Wander Deadeye (Ranger)
The Elemental Hit of the Spectrum wander was very slightly nerfed in 3.25 but is still a very strong build.
Mapping: 8/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 8/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 8/10​​​
Build Guide
The Elemental Hit of the Spectrum wander was slightly nerfed in 3.25 which lowered the elemental damage of Elemental Hit of the Spectrum. The nerf hit the damage of the wander version a little harder than the bow version. It's still, however, a strong build with better survivability than the bow version. If you are interested in trying out the Elemental Hit of the Spectrum Wander Deadeye you can find a guide for the build here Elemental Hit of the Spectrum Wander Deadeye Guide.​
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8. Int Stacking Kinetic Blast/Power Siphon Deadeye (Ranger)
The Intelligence Stack Kinetic Blast Deadeye is one of the best clearing builds with high currency investment.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 8/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 7/10 Bosses: 7/10​​​​
Build Guide
The intelligence stacking Kinetic Blast/Power Siphon Deadeye has very strong screen wide clear when using Kinetic Blast and formidable single target damage with Power Siphon and the new Sacred Wisps Support. This build can be expensive to optimize but once you can afford the more expensive intelligence stacking equipment the Kinetic Blast Deadeye becomes one of the best clearing builds in the game. If you are interested in trying out the Kinetic Blast/Power Siphon Deadeye build you can find a guide for the build here Int Stacking Kinetic Blast/Power Siphon Deadeye Guide.​
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9. Ice Shot Deadeye (Ranger)
The eighth place spot goes to the Ice Shot Deadeye which has great damage potential with a freezing and chilling attack.
Mapping: 9/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 7/10 Damage: 8/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 7/10​​​​​
Build Guide
The Ice Shot Deadeye becomes a very high damage bow build once it has an excellent physical damage bow. Ice Shot was improved with the addition of Vaal Ice Shot which summons clones which improve its single target damage. If you are interested in trying out the Ice Shot Deadeye build you can find a guide for it here Ice Shot Deadeye Guide.
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10. Poisonous Concoction Pathfinder (Ranger)
Poisonous Concoction is an unarmed poison attack that doesn't require a weapon to deal very high damage.
Mapping: 8/10 Delve: 7/10 Heist: 7/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 10/10​​​​
Build Guide
Poisonous Concoction deals excellent single target damage without requiring an expensive weapon and is ranked tenth place for Ranger builds. This build is also a solid build to equip on a budget. If you are interested in trying out the Poisonous Concoction Pathfinder build you can find a guide for it here Poisonous Concoction Pathfinder Guide.
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HM. Scourge Arrow Pathfinder (Ranger)
Scourge Arrow was added to this list after heavy nerfs to Scourge Arrow of Menace and Caustic Arrow or Poison in 3.25.
Mapping: 8/10 Delve: 8/10 Heist: 7/10 Damage: 7/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 6/10
Build Guide
Scourge Arrow is now better than Scourge Arrow of Menace and Caustic Arrow of Poison after they both got heavily nerfed. This skill allows you to charge up a high damage poison attack and then release it and move which gives great mobility. If you are interested in trying out this build you can find a guide for it here Scourge Arrow Pathfinder Guide.​​​
Note: Caustic Arrow was not ranked because the build is better done as a Trickster or it would have made the rankings.
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That's all for the Top 10 Ranger Builds! For more on Path of Exile you can view the endgame guide here Endgame Guide.
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