[0.4] Ranger Ballista Grenades Leaguestarter

This guy was made by Guythatdies, I simply added the ranger version.

This build was mostly unaffected by 0.4 patch notes.

This is a build guide for purely progressing through campaign and getting to T15s. The idea is that you swap to another endgame build at that point.

This is likely the best known leveling build for Deadeye and Pathfinder. It's the Ranger version of the exact build that I used to win one of the Act 4 Boss Kill Races. I've also been able to complete the campaign + interludes in 4 hours with this build.

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In early Act 1, cast Contagion before your Explosive Grenade explodes to help clear trash mobs. Drop Contagion by Manor Ramparts, as its damage falls off.

At Level 14, your trash-clearing rotation becomes: throw Gas Grenade, then Explosive Grenade to detonate it. Throw them ahead and run past so mobs follow into the blasts.

For bosses, cast Gas Grenade, then Explosive Grenade, and continue throwing gas / explosive grenades on cooldown. Gas Grenade has a limit of 6, so before you start using Bombard Crossbow, you can cast Gas Grenade twice per Explosive Grenade (rather than once). Once you get Oil Grenade, you should throw one out before continuing your usual rotation.

From Level 52 onward, use Mortar Cannon with Cluster Grenade. For trash mobs, place a Mortar Cannon and run ahead while the grenade explode. Bossing remains the same, but you can place two Mortar Cannons while waiting for bosses to spawn.

Ascendancy:

This build doesn't require any ascendancy to clear campaign / T15s, so if you're planning to swap to another build in endgame, you can go straight into that.

But if you just want the optimal ascendancy for this build, you can go for Predatory Instinct as an Amazon, or Mystic Attunement as a Ritualist.