📜 The Ranged Guide

Ranged heroes focus on keeping their distance while dealing consistent damage from afar. Positioning and evasion are key to survival.

Example Physical build:

Example Magical build:

Ranged builds can do both physical and magical damage. Items that can be used for magical as well are marked with ✨.

‣ Early Game

Start by buying Sticks (up to two) and a Wand upgrade (one recommended) to restore health and mana after kills.

Always start with ✨Orb of Venom, upgrading it to ✨Orb of Corrosion for early harassment and wave clear. Both can be used together for greater effect.

✨ Mjollnir is an excellent early choice, providing high attack speed and chain lightning that deals damage to multiple enemies.

If lifesteal is needed - and it often is - purchase Morbid Mask (for physical builds) or ✨ Voodoo Mask (for magical builds). These can later be upgraded into Vladimir’s Cuirass or ✨Revenant’s Brooch, ✨ Bloodstone, respectively.

‣ Mid Game

For physical builds, Desolator is essential and should be upgraded to maximum to start building its damage stacks.

For both physical and magical builds, ✨ Rhyzik’s Eye can be used as it scales with your main attribute.

✨ Dragon Javelins are another key ranged item, but be cautious - multiple shots mean nothing without proper damage output. Upgrade progressively as your damage scales. This item is disabled on Medusa!

Critical hits are always recommended, for this you get either ✨Crystalys or Daedalus with their upgrades later in the game.

For magical builds only, ✨ Parasma can be useful since it reduces enemy magic resistance, this item is optional.

You can also start upgrading your lifesteal item - buy Vladmir's Offering or directly Vladmir's Cuirass for physical. ✨ Revenant Brooch (recommended) or ✨ Bloodstone/Deathstone for magical builds.

‣ Late Game

Upgrading your ✨ Mjollnir to Exalted quality is advised. The Exalted Mjollnir can proc ✨ Elysian Core on its chain attacks, working both for physical and magical builds.

As the match progresses, Butterfly offers valuable agility and evasion, leading into Hallowed Durandal for your endgame weapon.

✨ Dredged Trident ensures accuracy (especially useful in the Assault wave) and adds a chance for critical hits.

Other optional items (for various builds)

While not a requirement, Boots of Agility can be used on Ranged builds too, offering agility and armor boost when activated.

✨ Willful Resonance turns a percentage of your total damage into AoE magical damage.

✨ Ataraxia works on Ranged heroes too, not only it offers great stat values, but also gives your attacks a chance to bash.

Manta Style 2 creates three illusions of your hero. Adds decent stats and is especially useful during the Assault wave.

✨ Arcane Bloodthorn can pierce evasion and has a chance to deal bonus magical damage.

✨ Cursed Rapier is a troll item that will make you do various undesired actions, however, on Ranged heroes it can be used, but with great care. Use at your own risk.

Ichor Blade adds a chance to deal pure damage to your attacks.

Exalted Silver Edge applies break on your attacks and deals bonus physical damage.

Mask of Insanity gives physical lifesteal and great attack speed, use with caution as it reduces your armor and silences you.

✨ Moon Shards can be used to increase your attack speed at the later stage of the game, do not rush these if you don't know what you are doing.

✨ (Exalted) Heaven’s Halberd can be a good alternative to Hallowed Durandal, it offers evasion as well and a chance to disarm attacked enemies, also has AoE disarm active ability.

✨ Celestial Slayer is an optional item that offers some interesting stats and enemy debuffs, try for your own experimenting.