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Hello my fellow scouts, my ign is Effreti and I've been a scout since this game first entered open beta. We scouts had our ups and downs and I've been there for all our reworks and revamps (too many to count but seriously , there were like 4 reworks).

Today I plan to present you with my current ranged build that I use for astral, raids and farming. I'm not really a fan of PvP, but I'll also be providing a few pointers if you want to change this build to a pvp one. Also planning a more in-depth guide to the class and the other builds, first I need to actually have the time for it .

Just as a preface, with the latest changes to the scout class, we got 3 main builds now : melee dps, ranged dps and tank.
I switched to ranged when 6.0 hit because melee dps was a bit on the low side (as you can probably see in astral and pvp, ranged scouts are pretty much top dps in this patch). As for tank, at the moment you can do s1 easy with it, but there is still a little bit of work to make scout tanking viable in raids or harder astral. In the next patches a few tank rubies will get changed, so maybe I'll give it a try then and tell you guys how it went.

But let's get down to bussiness : The ranged build

The build that I'm using now is this one :
http://en.allodswiki.ru/calc#!8!133..33.…HFKD!wczdq/WNEB


With this build you will have :
- both auras (Ferocity and Intensive Training): considering most scouts only run Intensive, you will be versatile in a group with another scout or warden.
- Fervor/Unity : this is the main thing people will want you in party for, since bards got a nerf recently, you are now the most sought out class for fervor which also has great dps.
- Decent amount of CC : caltrops, two knockdown, a silence , a slow, enough for solo and group stuff and decent for pvp
- Recharging enchanted arrows (with the new Ammunition rubies, now you don't have to enchant arrows by hand unless you run out).

Rotation should be :
For single target : Ranging fire -> Incendiary -> Double Shot -> Intuitive Shot until Double Shot is back up.
Stack Incendiary arrow to 24 seconds and refresh when needed. If you have enough energy and you find yourself waiting for cooldowns, slip in a Tesla or Rain of Arrows. This will boost dps, but be careful not to run out of energy.
You should use Finishing Shot when the mob is close to dying (under 10%). In pvp, you should get 8 stacks of Ranging Fire and then use Finishing Shot and then repeat, you get more burst dps this way.


For aoe : Caltrops -> Rain of Arrows -> Tesla and repeat from Rain of Arrows.
As a dps maximization, while you wait for Rain of Arrows or Tesla cooldown, try to put Incendiary on each mob, unless the mobs are easy (on harder mobs it is worth it). It will increase dps and also heal you a bit if you have decent Bloodlust.
Also, don't forget to use your racial ability, if that deals aoe damage (2 of the 5 racials do aoe damage, not sure about Priden scouts)


Statwise you should aim for a balance or 60:40 between Proficiency and Brutality and around 70:30 for Vitality and Bloodlust. These values are kinda personal preference, I can't really give you an accurate advice since I'm still gearing, but try to keep them balanced and not have too many of one and almost none of the other.

If you want a similar build for pvp, I recommend taking the armor rubies and Splinter . Stamina rubies are also a good choice and don't forget to max out Caltrops for more duration and Precise Arrow for a disarm.

In closing, I really hope this small guide help you in your quest of becoming a great scout. If you have any questions or remarks, feel free to reply to this thread or send me a pm and I'll be glad to answer you all.

Guide is up everyone, can't wait for feedback

Quoted from "Shaeknbaek"

Not bad Eff, not bad.

Here's what i currently run. I have fear reincarnation skill.

http://en.allodswiki.ru/calc/#!8!131..33…LNC!wgigxc/MXUC

Since i blink and recoil (for the kd), i took rubies making it use no energy, and i use the jocker or whatever stacks to use parry when needed against physical classes. Dodger is also quite nice
I have no need for precision arrow. 10 or so second cooldown on blink/recoil, which knocks down, and i have fear, and caltrops do the trick.

I really like the silence from r2 precise shot. It's so funny seeing healers in pvp running around like chickens for 5 seconds
Thank you for your suggestions Shaek, as I said, I'm not that into pvp You should do a guide too, the scouts forum is kinda empty these days.

Quoted from "panparowka"

Thanks mate, your boulid inspired me , but i made few changes for my play style.
http://en.allodswiki.ru/calc#!8!133..33.…CKD!wczdq/IOZBI

I love somersault lvl 3, because 13 sec reuse is amazing, and help me kite and run from almoust all
I take bandit because i think stealth sometimes help me survive.
I take killer instic because... dont know maby give me some dps? - I have dillema here: terminator vs killer instic but i get finally killer.

Be careful with bandit, it doubles the casttime and cooldown of your ranged skills. I had it at some point too and forgot it on in astral and couldn't figure out why my dps was low
Killer instinct only helps if you get hit by stuff. Unless you also have determination gear, those 9 points won't help your dps much. I might help in pvp, but in pve you should not get hit by mobs that often.

Quoted from "panparowka"

Quoted from "Shaeknbaek"

2r rain is enough. Tranquil arrow lvl 3 is one of the best choice what i ever made Helps every time in tika-rika and farming bosses.
A Bit more aoe damage and less control ability? No thanks

While I agree r3 tranquil is good, you are losing a lot of dps with only r2 rain. The better the gear you have, the more the difference will be higher.
Unless you don't wanna go for a full dps build, in which case it's fine i guess.

Thank you Ghost, nice to see you're still active around here

Warrior for regen is nice if you do more pve. Summoner is nice for fear in pvp. Psi would be my third choice for tk pull .Each class has at least one ability scouts can use somehow. Depends on what you like in the end.