New Genesis: Ranger

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Fighter

Ranger

Gunner

Force

Techter

Braver

Bouncer

Waker

Slayer

Ranger is a returning class in Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis.
A class geared towards medium range combat, they use ranged weapons to engage enemies while maintaining the optimal distance. They can also support other players with a range of special rounds.

Class Weapon Overview

Rangers has access to two unique weapons: Rifles and Launchers.

Rifles

A heavy-duty rifle loaded with bullets. Possesses a high rate of attack as well as extreme precision. Rifles has a unique property of dealing increased damage for attacking at medium range.

The Sliding Shot Weapon Action performs an evasive slide forward, backwards, or to the sides while shooting at the same time. This allows the Ranger to keep their distance from an enemy to avoid damage as well as shoot at the same time.

Launchers

A slow, but deadly rocket launcher. Has slow attack speed, but compensates in high raw damage. Unlike rifles, they do not need to be in any range to benefit from increased damage.

Using the Sticky Bomb Weapon Action, you can throw an attachable mini bomb to an enemy, detonates and recovers PP after attacking the struck enemy.

Skill Tree Overview

Blight Rounds	Bad Condition Ward	Bad Condition Reduction	Stealth Strike	Slow Landing Attack-Ranger	Slow Landing Charge-Ranger
Blight Rounds Reinforce	Launcher Blight Rounds	Wide Range Blight Rounds	Blight Rounds Self Benefit
Spread Shot			Sticky Bomb Quick Reload	Sticky Bomb Advanced	Sticky Bomb Wide Range
Spread Shot Quick Getaway	Spread Shot Wide Range	Spread Shot Auto Charge	Launcher Charge Grouping	Launcher Attack Short Charge	Launcher Attack Reinforce
Slide Shot Advance	Rifle Grenadier
Rifle Attack Impact	Rifle Grenadier Quick Reload	Rifle Grenadier Advanced

Skills

Blight Rounds	[Active Skill] Fires a bullet that increases damage dealt to the hit part. Can only be used by a Main Class/Assault Rifle.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1	2	3	4	5
Damage Dealt	120%
Stocks	3
Duration	15s
Cooldown	30s	25s	20s	15s	10s

Bad Condition Ward	Makes you more resistant to status aliments.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Status Aliment Accum.	75%	71%	67%	64%	61%	58%	56%	54%	52%	50%	48%	46%	44%	42%	40%
Status Aliment Accum.	95%	93%	91%	89%	87%	85%	83%	81%	78%	75%	72%	69%	66%	63%	60%

Bad Condition Reduction	Reduces the effect duration of status aliments.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Status Aliment Duration	50%	46%	44%	42%	40%	38%	36%	34%	32%	30%
Status Aliment Duration	95%	90%	85%	80%	75%	70%	65%	60%	55%	50%

Stealth Strike	Makes you less likely to be targeted by enemies even when you attack.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
Threat Level	20%

Slow Landing Attack-Ranger	Slows fall speed when performing a Normal Attack. Can only be used with Ranger weapons.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Slow Landing Charge-Ranger	Slows fall speed when charging a Photon Art. Can only be used with Ranger weapons.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Blight Rounds Reinforce	Parts hit by Blight Rounds that are hit a set number of times will take increased damage, and the effect duration of the skill will be extended. Can only be used by a Main Class.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
Blight Rounds Enhanc. Rate	125%
Blight Rounds Time Extension	15s
Number Required	100 times

Launcher Blight Rounds	Allows you to use Blight Rounds while equipped with a launcher. Can only be used with a Main Class/Launcher.
Prerequisite - Blight Rounds Lv. 1
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Wide Range Blight Rounds	[Active Skill] Fires rounds that increases damage dealt to any part hit in a wide area of effect. This skill draws from the same number of uses and cooldown time of ordinary Blight Rounds. Can only be used with a Main Class/Assault Rifles.
Prerequisite - Blight Rounds Lv. 1
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Blight Rounds Self Benefit	Increases damage to other parts when you hit an enemy part with a Blight Round. This effect applies only to your own attacks.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1	2	3
Potency	108%	112%	115%

Spread Shot	[Active Skill] Expend a gauge built up by attacks to fire a special close range shotgun blast. Can only be used with an Assault Rifle.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
Damage	60%

Sticky Bomb Quick Reload	Shortens the cooldown time between Weapon Actions. Can only be used with a Launcher.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
Cooldown	30s

Sticky Bomb Advanced	Triggers an invulnerability period when you use your weapon action. Can only be used with a Launcher.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Sticky Bomb Wide Range	Increases the area of effect and potency of Weapon Action explosions. Can only be used with a Main Class/Launcher.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
Potency	300%

Spread Shot Quick Getaway	Triggers an invulnerability period when you use Spread Shot. Inputting a direction will also extend the distance of the evasive action.
Prerequisite - Spread Shot Lv. 1
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Spread Shot Wide Range	Changes Spread Shot to an area-of-effect attack to your front. Can only be used with a Main Class/Assault Rifle.
Prerequisite - Spread Shot Lv. 1
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Spread Shot Auto Charge	Your Spread Shot gauge automatically fills.
Prerequisite - Spread Shot Lv. 1
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Launcher Charge Grouping	Inputting a direction forward will improve the accuracy of fire when performing a Normal Attack while charged. Can only be used with a Launcher.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Launcher Attack Short Charge	Reduces the potency of Charged Normal Attacks, but they charge faster. Can only be used by Launchers.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1	2	3	4	5
Potency	95%	90%	85%	80%	75%
Charge Time	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%

Launcher Attack Reinforce	[Active Skill] Increases the potency and speed of uncharged Normal Attacks for a set time. Can only be used with a Launcher.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
Effect Duration	30s
Cooldown	90s

Slide Shot Advance	Weapon Actions will trigger an invulnerability period. Can only be used with an Assault Rifle.
Prerequisite - Spread Shot Lv. 1
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Rifle Grenadier	Press and hold the Weapon Action button to perform a grenade attack. Input a direction at the same time to throw the grenade, or input none to place the grenade at the current location. Can only be used with an Assault Rifle.
Prerequisite - Weak Bullet Lv. 1
Effect	Skill Level
	1
Trap Potency	700%
Grenade Potency	560%
Cooldown	30s

Rifle Attack Impact	Builds up a gauge when an enemy is hit with a Photon Art multiple times. Once the gauge is maxed out, a certain number of Normal Attacks will become more powerful. Can only be used with an Assault Rifle.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
Times Sustained	60

Rifle Grenadier Quick Reload	When you successfully dodge with a Weapon Action, reduces the cooldown time for Rifle Grenadier. Can only be used by Assault Rifles.
Prerequisite - Rifle Grenadier Lv.1
Effect	Skill Level
	1	2	3	4	5
Cooldown Reduction	5s	10s	15s	20s	30s

Rifle Grenadier Advanced	Makes you invulnerable for a set period of time when you use Rifle Grenadier. Can only be used by Assault Rifles.
Prerequisite - Rifle Grenadier Lv.1
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-