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Aion 2 Ranger Daevanion guide: nodes to take first
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TL;DR
- Each board has a few orange nodes worth 4 points. Take the offensive ones first: Combat Speed on Nezekan, Damage Boost on Zikel, Critical Damage Boost on Vaizel and Multi-Hit Chance on Triniel.
- On the way, take the skill nodes for Deadshot, Gale Arrow, Snipe and Drill Dart. Each board adds one rank.
- Then the passive nodes for Focused Eye and Hunter's Resolve, then plain offensive stats.
- Leave defensive orange nodes for later. You will fill most of each board eventually, so the order matters more than the final shape.
How the boards work for Ranger
Ranger has five Daevanion boards:
| Board | Unlocks at level | Crystals | Orange nodes to take first |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nezekan | 12 | Daevanion | Combat Speed, Cooldown Reduction |
| Zikel | 20 | Daevanion | Damage Boost |
| Vaizel | 30 | Daevanion | Critical Damage Boost |
| Triniel | 40 | Daevanion | Multi-Hit Chance |
| Azphel | 45 | Battle | PvP stats |
| Node colour | What it does | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Orange | Big stat node | 4 |
| Blue | +1 rank to an active skill | 3 |
| Green | Raises a passive skill | 2 |
| White | Small stat | 1 |
Every one of the first four boards has a node for each of Ranger's twelve base active skills. Skill points stop at rank 10, so these nodes are a large part of how Deadshot and Gale Arrow reach 20. The Ranger PvE build explains which ranks you need.
Creator tip
The general rule is important orange nodes first, then blue nodes for active skills, then green nodes for important passive skills, then white nodes for offensive PvE stats.
The numbered nodes on each board below follow that order. The planner finds the path between them for you. Open any board in the Daevanion planner to plan a route within your crystal budget.
Nezekan: Combat Speed
Two Combat Speed and two Cooldown Reduction orange nodes. aLuckyRO calls Combat Speed one of the two stats Ranger is built on. TheWhelps takes both.
- 1Combat Speed +1.5% · 4 points · level 12
- 2Combat Speed +1.5% · 4 points · level 12
- 3Cooldown Reduction +1.5% · 4 points · level 12
- 4Cooldown Reduction +1.5% · 4 points · level 12
- 5Deadshot +1 skill level · 3 points · level 12
- 6Gale Arrow +1 skill level · 3 points · level 12
- 7Snipe +1 skill level · 3 points · level 12
- 8Drill Dart +1 skill level · 3 points · level 12
- 9Focused Eye +1 skill level · 2 points · level 12
- 10Hunter's Resolve +1 skill level · 2 points · level 12
Zikel: Damage Boost
Two Damage Boost and two Damage Tolerance nodes. Leave Damage Tolerance until your offensive nodes are done.
- 1Damage Boost +1.5% · 4 points · level 20
- 2Damage Boost +1.5% · 4 points · level 20
- 3Deadshot +1 skill level · 3 points · level 20
- 4Gale Arrow +1 skill level · 3 points · level 20
- 5Snipe +1 skill level · 3 points · level 20
- 6Drill Dart +1 skill level · 3 points · level 20
Vaizel: Critical Damage Boost
Two Critical Damage Boost and two Critical Damage Tolerance nodes, the second a defensive stat. aLuckyRO goes for Critical Damage Boost "all the way".
- 1Critical Damage Boost +1.5% · 4 points · level 30
- 2Critical Damage Boost +1.5% · 4 points · level 30
- 3Deadshot +1 skill level · 3 points · level 30
- 4Gale Arrow +1 skill level · 3 points · level 30
- 5Snipe +1 skill level · 3 points · level 30
- 6Drill Dart +1 skill level · 3 points · level 30
- 7Focused Eye +1 skill level · 2 points · level 30
- 8Hunter's Resolve +1 skill level · 2 points · level 30
Triniel: Multi-Hit Chance
Six orange nodes: three Multi-Hit Chance, taken first, and three Multi-Hit Resist.
Creator tip
Ranger is a class based on combat speed and multi-hit chance. These are your two most important stats.
- 1Multi-hit Chance +1.5% · 4 points · level 40
- 2Multi-hit Chance +1.5% · 4 points · level 40
- 3Multi-hit Chance +1.5% · 4 points · level 40
- 4Deadshot +1 skill level · 3 points · level 40
- 5Gale Arrow +1 skill level · 3 points · level 40
- 6Snipe +1 skill level · 3 points · level 40
- 7Drill Dart +1 skill level · 3 points · level 40
- 8Focused Eye +1 skill level · 2 points · level 40
- 9Hunter's Resolve +1 skill level · 2 points · level 40
After the priority nodes
TheWhelps's order once the numbered nodes are done:
- The remaining skill nodes and offensive stats such as Attack and Critical Hit.
- Defense.
- HP.
- Critical Hit Resist.
- Route around MP nodes where you can. They add little for Ranger.
Creator tip
Resetting the board is really cheap. Don't stress about the board. It's a really simple system.
Next steps
- Ranger PvE build: skill ranks, specialties, stigmas and the rotation.
- Ranger guide: the class overview and every Ranger page.
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