High MIG (important for wounding, the higher the better), DEX (it's impossible to reach 0 recovery without consumalbes with Persistence) and PER , low INT (low INT raises wounding's dps).
Wood Elf or Hearth Orlan, wolf companion
Talents/abilites:
Marked Prey
Weapon Focus Peasant Predator's Sense Marksman Stalker's Link Resilient Companion Takedown Brutal Takedown Driving Flight Vicious Companion Stunning Shots Merciless Companion Twinned Arrows Apprentice's Sneak Attack Vengeful Grief
Story talents: Merciless Hand or Mob Justice, Dungeon Delver, Effigy's Resentment Devil of Caroc or Sagani, Gift of the Machine, Galawain's Boon, Song of the Heavens, Scale Breaker
Skills: Survival 14 (+2 from Jack of Wide Waters) for +30% damage against flanked targets
Items: Stalker's Torc, Cloak of the Frozen Hunt, Gauntlets of Swift Action, Glanfathan Stalking Boots, Ring of Thorns, Bartender's Ring, Ultimate Hat of Alluring Perfection, Jack of Wide Waters.
Try to stack as much accuracy as you can right at the start (Weapon Focus, Marksman, Stalker's Link...). Don't forget the pet - with Predator's Sense alsways on it hits like a truck. Brutal Takedown only has to overcome 1/4 or enemies DR, it's perfect to take out and kill casters and other high priority targets very quickly even if they have high DR. The wolf does the best single target damage, that's why I prefer him. He's also one of the faster attacking pets.
Flank an enemy with your tank + pet. Your ranger will get a damage bonus of +75% against "flanked by your pet" enemies (+30% from survival, +10% from boots, +15% from Apprentice's Sneak, +20% from Stalker's Torc). With Mob Justice and Effigy's Resentment Sagani + Stalker's Link you will get a bonus of +16 ACC in that situation, too - or +10 ACC and +30% crit damage with Merciless Hand - both is good. The pet will get a damage bonus of +95% (Vicious + Merciless Comp. + Predator's Sense). Against tough bosses or enemies with very high deflection Marked Prey is really good.
You don't need Penetrating Shots because of wounding.
Hey Boeroer, I've had Pillars for awhile now, and never quite managed to get far into it before getting distracted by another game, but I always had fun reading and trying out your builds. Now I'm thinking it's time I actually beat the darn thing, before the second one releases. I'd like to try this build out, but I had a quick question about the INT. When you say low INT, how low do you recommend?
