57 skills · 193 pts total
Enshrouded Ranger Skill Tree
Bow + dagger specialists. DEX + Endurance core, kite with Runner + Skill Shot, finish with Marksman + Sniper.
About the Ranger archetype
Ranger is one of the three class areas of Enshrouded's 1.0 skill tree, Warrior, Ranger and Mage, which hang off a Core that every build can reach. There is no class to pick: a Ranger is a character that spends its points here. The area holds 57 skills and 15 attribute pips, and the pips raise Endurance and Dexterity.
The weapon specialization nodes here are Bow Specialization and Dagger Specialization.
Its nodes cover bows and daggers, sneak attacks, and getting around: gliding, climbing, sprinting.
Hallmark skills
- Bow Specialization — Active skill, 3 points. Pre-1.0 wiki: “Unlocks Special Abilities of Bows.” In 2 of our builds: Ranger Sniper and Multi-Shot Bowmaster.
- Dagger Specialization — Active skill, 3 points. Pre-1.0 wiki: “Unlocks Special Abilities of Daggers.” In our Assassin Dual Blades build.
- Marksman — Passive, 1 point per rank, 3 ranks. Value in the 1.0 files: 5% per rank. Pre-1.0 wiki: “All damage dealt with ranged weapons is increased by 10%” In 4 of our builds: Ranger Sniper, Multi-Shot Bowmaster, Starter — First 10 Levels and Solo Adventurer Hybrid.
- Multi Shot — Active skill, 4 points. Pre-1.0 wiki: “When using regular arrows there is a 20% chance to spawn a flurry of arrows that spread slightly.” In our Multi-Shot Bowmaster build.
- Sneak Attack — Active skill, 3 points. In our Assassin Dual Blades build.
Our builds that spend every point in the Ranger: Multi-Shot Bowmaster (48), Ranger Sniper (39) and Assassin Dual Blades (38). Builds that mix the Ranger with another area: Solo Adventurer Hybrid (13 Ranger, 13 Mage, 11 Warrior, 2 Core) and Starter — First 10 Levels (8 Mage, 7 Warrior, 2 Ranger, 1 Core).
The numbers are skill points, read from each build's tree.
Nothing locks you into Ranger: you can respec. Keen Games, Souls of the Frozen Frontier notes (2024-11-05): “Each spent skill point costs 1 rune.”
Ranger starter builds by level
The order our Ranger Sniper build buys its nodes in, cut every 5 levels. Levels count level-ups alone, 2 points each; Shroud Roots and Elixir Wells get you there sooner.
Each step opens in the planner with everything bought so far.
- Level 5Open planner →
Marksman ×3, 2 Dexterity pips. 5 of the build's 39 points.
- Level 10Open planner →
Sniper ×3, Counter Battery, Skill Shot ×3, Bow Specialization. 18 of the build's 39 points.
- Level 15Open planner →
Vitality Surge ×2, Fatal Precision ×2, Runner, Swiftshot Sustenance, 2 Endurance pips, 1 Dexterity pip. 27 of the build's 39 points.
- Level 21Open planner →
Rebound, Ranger, Eagle Eye, Airborne, Veiled Vigor, 2 Dexterity pips, 1 Endurance pip. That is the whole Ranger Sniper build: 39 points.
Ranger sub-trees (4)
The pre-1.0 wiki split Ranger into 4 sub-trees; 1.0 has none. Each page shows where that group’s skills sit on the 1.0 tree and which of our builds play the role.
Assassin
Stealth burst + crit finishers. In 1.0 its skills sit in the Ranger area.
Ranger
Bow-focused mid-range damage with mobility nodes. In 1.0 its skills sit in the Ranger area.
Beastmaster
Animal and Vukah passives + poison resistance. Beast Master itself is a single 1.0 node.
Survivor
Stamina, food buffs, traversal. The 'I want to stay alive' branch of the Ranger tree.
Top Ranger builds
All Ranger builds →Tier-sorted meta picks — S = meta-defining, A = strong, B = niche.
- Starter — First 10 Levels
What to buy before you pick a class: one cheap node from each side — Counterstrike, Fire Resistance, Brute, Marksman — plus Well Rested. Fits in the points level 10 gives.
- Assassin Dual Blades
Daggers in the 1.0 assassin tree: Sneak Attack and Cutthroat to open, Backstab Mastery and Dagger Mastery at full rank, Expose Weakness, Venomous Blades and Venom Mastery, and a rank of Thrust for the daggers' piercing damage.
- Ranger Sniper
Bow damage and crits: Marksman, Sniper and Skill Shot at full rank, Bow Specialization for the bow's special ability, Fatal Precision and Vitality Surge to keep the crits paying.
- Solo Adventurer Hybrid
A bit of everything for playing alone: Marksman and Skill Shot for the bow, Battle Heal and Warrior's Path for melee, Healer, Counterstrike and Fire Resistance, Runner and Saviour.
All Ranger + Hybrid presets
- Ranger SniperLevel 25
Bow damage and crits: Marksman, Sniper and Skill Shot at full rank, Bow Specialization for the bow's special ability, Fatal Precision and Vitality Surge to keep the crits paying.
- Battlemage HybridLevel 30
Half Warrior, half Mage: Warrior's Path, Slasher and Heavy Plates for the one-handed sword, Thunder at full rank with Mage Apprentice and Wizard for the shock wand, Battle Heal to sustain.
- Assassin Dual BladesLevel 20
Daggers in the 1.0 assassin tree: Sneak Attack and Cutthroat to open, Backstab Mastery and Dagger Mastery at full rank, Expose Weakness, Venomous Blades and Venom Mastery, and a rank of Thrust for the daggers' piercing damage.
- Multi-Shot BowmasterLevel 25
Volleys: Multi Shot with Spread and Trigger, Marksman and Ranger at full rank, Barrage and Rebound. Ricochets and Rebound II are not on the 1.0 tree.
- Starter — First 10 LevelsLevel 10
What to buy before you pick a class: one cheap node from each side — Counterstrike, Fire Resistance, Brute, Marksman — plus Well Rested. Fits in the points level 10 gives.
- Endgame MetaLevel 50
Every one of the 212 points: two-handed Warrior (Barbarian's Path for the axe, Titan Edge for the greatsword, Slasher, Veteran, Relentless, Whirlwind Crescendo) in Heavy and Shiny Plates, Thunder and Wand Mastery for a shock wand, Blink, and the full Healer line. Pyromaniac is not on the 1.0 tree.
- Solo Adventurer HybridLevel 25
A bit of everything for playing alone: Marksman and Skill Shot for the bow, Battle Heal and Warrior's Path for melee, Healer, Counterstrike and Fire Resistance, Runner and Saviour.
- Radiant PaladinLevel 25
One-handed sword and shield with fire around you: Radiant Aura and Counterstrike at full rank, Arsonist for a fire sword, Battle Heal to heal on melee crits (Veteran makes them more likely), Heavy Plates for armor, and Water Aura with Waters of Life for allies.
All Ranger skills by unlock cost
Every active and passive node of the class in the 1.0 skill tree, grouped by the skill points it takes to buy every rank. Skills with their own page link to it.
1 skill point · 1 skill
- Strategic Maneuver
20
2 skill points · 3 skills
3 skill points · 39 skills
Airborne3 ranks · 12% per rank
- Arachnoid
3 ranks · 20% per rank
- Backstab Mastery
3 ranks · 20% per rank
- Barrage
3 ranks · 15% per rank
Bee Sting10
- Blessed Arrows
3 ranks · 8 per rank
- Bow Specialization
Unlocks Special Abilities of Bows. Press [R] to unleash a powerful Special Ability after generating enough Focus. Focus Generate Focus by attacking. Focus can be built up with any weapon type and is used to trigger Special Abilities of weapons.
- Calm Spirit
Wild animals within 50 meters will be pacified unless attacked. Does not affect animals corrupted by the Shroud.
- Counter Battery
3 ranks · 8% per rank
- Cull the Herd
3 ranks · 5% per rank
- Cutthroat
3 ranks · 100% per rank
- Dagger Mastery
3 ranks · 5% per rank
- Dagger Specialization
Unlocks Special Abilities of Daggers. Press [R] to unleash a powerful Special Ability after generating enough Focus. Focus Generate Focus by attacking. Focus can be built up with any weapon type and is used to trigger Special Abilities of weapons.
Eagle EyeGreatly increases the zoom while aiming with a bow.
- Eagle's Bane
3 ranks · 10% per rank
- Fatal Precision
3 ranks · 5% per rank · 1% per rank
- Good Metabolism
Health, mana, and stamina Orbs restore 30% instead of 10% of their respective resource. Mana and Health Potions restore 20% more.
KickWhen equipped with a Melee weapon you can perform a Kick by attacking while blocking. Kick deals little damage but hits the target with massive force to fill up the enemies Stun Bar and pushes them back. Stun Bar increase scales with Dexterity. Stun time depends on the enemy's size. Overpower Attacking blocking enemies or parrying their attacks fills their Stun Bar until they become overpowered. Overpowered enemies are open for Merciless Attacks.
- Marksman
3 ranks · 5% per rank
- Multi Shot Spread
Adds a 25% chance to spawn an additional projectile to your "flurry of arrows" from the "Multi Shot" skill. This additional projectile does not subtract from your stack of ammunition.
- Multi Shot Trigger
ALL arrows, including special arrows, can trigger "Multi Shot". The special Multi Shot projectiles will subtract from your stack of ammunition.
- Primal Force
3 ranks · 5% per rank
- Quick Reflex Block
Briefly enhances your block value when blocking with the dual daggers, ensuring a near-miss parry reduces stamina minimally.
- Runner
3 ranks · 5% per rank · 40% per rank · 5% per rank
Shell Shock8
- Shrapnel Blast
- Silent Stride
3 ranks · 0.4 per rank · 20% per rank
- Skill Shot
3 ranks · 20% per rank
- Slice And Dice
10 · 50%
- Sneak Attack
Perform a Sneak Attack by sneaking up to an unaware enemy and pressing [E]. Sneak Attack deals +900% increased damage.
- Survival Instinct
3 ranks · 1 · 3 per rank
- Sweet Tooth
The stamina regeneration of sweets is increased by 50%
- Swiftshot Sustenance
3 ranks · 12% per rank
- Veiled Vigor
3 ranks · 3 per rank
- Venom Mastery
- Vile Concoction
3 ranks · 12% per rank
- Vitality Surge
3 ranks · 3 per rank
- Vukah Language
Vukah within 50 meters will no longer attack you unless provoked.
- Wanderlust
Stamina consumption for sprinting on dirt roads is reduced from 90% to 80%. Stamina consumption for sprinting on stone roads is reduced from 75% to 50%.
4 skill points · 7 skills
- Beast Master
When you are targeted by an attack, wild animals within 50 meters will attack the enemy.
Dessert StomachYou gain one additional food slot
- Echoing Explosives
- Expose Weakness
5 · 25%
Multi ShotWhen using regular arrows there is a 20% chance to spawn a flurry of arrows that spread slightly. This will cost additional arrows, but will not trigger on special arrows.
Updraft100
- Vukah Culture
When you are targeted by an attack, Vukah within 50 meters will attack the enemy.
5 skill points · 1 skill
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Ranger skill tree FAQ
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How many skill points to fully unlock the Ranger tree?
Sources: game files 1.0 + Keen Games 1.0 patch notes (changelog, combat changes) for the skill list, unlock costs and ranks, the hallmark skills and the starter-build steps (1.0 skill tree); enshrouded.wiki.gg (pre-1.0) for the pre-1.0 wiki descriptions: in the list where a node has no 1.0 numbers, and the hallmark lines marked Pre-1.0 wiki.