PoE 2 Ranger - Overview, Skills, and Ascendancies

Path of Exile 2 released the Ranger, one of the original 6 classes from PoE 1 on the launch of Early Access back in December 2024. Since the Ranger is a returning class, the feel will be quite similar form PoE 1.

The Ranger has been a powerful class in Path of Exile 1 for a while, and it will no doubt be popular with players for PoE 2. Being able to attack from range is fundamentally powerful in PoE. You’re able to deal damage from a safer distance and you have access to powerful clearing and single target skills.

In this guide, I’ll be covering everything we know about the Ranger class and how it works. Let’s jump right in.

If you're interested in builds, check out the following pages:

• Ranger Build Guides

• Deadeye Build Guides

• Pathfinder Build Guides

The Ranger class is a new class with the DEX attribute. This means the Ranger will start on the lower right side of the passive tree.

This area is close to nodes with things like Evasion, Cold Damage, Crit, Bow Damage, Flask Effect, Attack Speed, and more.

As the class name suggests, the Ranger’s specialty is Bows (usually). This will give you access to all of the arrow-like skills in the game. Your offhand equipment is a quiver, giving you an equipment slot for additional stats, whether offensive or defensive.

While these Skill Gems are technically for Bows and can be played on any Class, it has an inherent connection with the Ranger Class.

• Lightning Arrow

• Escape Shot

• Lightning Rod

• Poisonburst Arrow

• Snipe

• Ice-Tipped Arrows

• Vine Arrow

• Stormcaller Arrow

• Toxic Growth

• Electrocuting Arrow

• Barrage

• Freezing Salvo

• Sniper's Mark

• Gas Arrow

• Voltaic Mark

• Detonating Arrow

• Ice Shot

• Rain of Arrows

• Shockchain Arrow

• Tornado Shot

• Spiral Volley

• Magnetic Salvo

• Toxic Domain

This wraps up everything we know about the Ranger class in Path of Exile 2.

The Ranger is a well beloved class in PoE 1, and the class looks quite powerful from the gameplay we’ve seen thus far. Being able to attack from range is a big advantage in PoE, but things may be different in PoE 2.

PoE 2 has much more emphasis on movement and dodging with the new dodge roll. Ranged classes often had a significant advantage in PoE 1, but that may change.

Even still, the Deadeye definitely fulfills the fantasy of being a fast-moving, arrow-shooting character, mowing down enemies with your volleys.

Or you can become a Pathfinder and watch packs of enemies die from Poison and other status effects.