Profession mechanic
Pets are the ranger's profession mechanic, with pet commands occupying the F1 – F4 slots above the skill bar.
- F1 locks your pet onto your current target.
- F2 activates the species-specific skill of your pet. Your pet has 3 other skills, shared among its pet family, that it will use on its own.
- F3 commands your pet back to you.
- F4 swaps your currently active pet.
Weapon skills
Two-handed
| Skill | Type | Recharge | Description | |
| Greatsword | ||||
| 1 | Slash | Slash your foe. | ||
| Slice | Slice your foe. | |||
| Power Stab | Stab your foe and evade attacks. | |||
| 2 | Maul | 6 | Bleed your foe multiple times with a mauling strike. | |
| 3 | Swoop | 12 | Run and leap at your foe, hitting them and nearby foes. | |
| 4 | Counterattack | 20 | Block and counter an attack with a kick that pushes foes back. | |
| Crippling Throw | Throw your greatsword, crippling your foe. | |||
| 5 | Hilt Bash | 30 | Daze your foe with a hilt bash. Stun them if you hit from behind. Your pet's next attack does 50% more damage. | |
| Longbow | ||||
| 1 | Long Range Shot | Shoot your foe from long range. The farther the arrow flies, the more damage it does. | ||
| 2 | Rapid Fire | 10 | Fire multiple arrows at your foe. | |
| 3 | Hunter's Shot | 12 | Fire an arrow to make your foe vulnerable. Your pet gains swiftness. | |
| 4 | Point Blank Shot | 15 | Push back your foe with a point-blank shot. The closer they are, the farther it pushes them back. | |
| 5 | Barrage | 30 | Barrage the target area with a hail of arrows that cripple. | |
| Shortbow | ||||
| 1 | Crossfire | Fire an arrow. Bleed your target if you hit them from behind or from the side. | ||
| 2 | Poison Volley | 9 | Fire a spread of five poison arrows. | |
| 3 | Quick Shot | 9 | Fire a quick shot in an evasive retreat. Gain swiftness if the shot hits. This can be used while retreating. | |
| 4 | Crippling Shot | 12 | Fire an arrow that cripples your target. Your pet's next three attacks inflict bleeding. | |
| 5 | Concussion Shot | 25 | Daze your foe with an arrow. Stun them if you hit from behind or from the side. |
Main hand only
| Skill | Type | Recharge | Description | |
| Sword | ||||
| 1 | Slash | Slash your foe. | ||
| Kick | Kick your foe, crippling them for a short time. | |||
| Pounce | Leap at your foe, striking them. Your pet gains might. | |||
| 2 | Hornet Sting | 8 | Stab your foe, then evade backward. | |
| Monarch's Leap | Leap back into the fight, crippling your foe. | |||
| 3 | Serpent's Strike | 15 | Do an evasive roll around your target, striking them and poisoning them. |
Dual-wield
| Skill | Type | Recharge | Description | |
| Axe | ||||
| 1 | Ricochet | Bounce your axe between multiple foes. | ||
| 2 | Splitblade | 6 | Throw a spread pattern of five whirling axes that bleeds foes. | |
| 3 | Winter's Bite | 10 | Throw an axe to chill your foe. Your pet's next attack inflicts weakness. | |
| 4 | Path of Scars | 15 | Throw your axe so that it returns to you, striking foes each way. | |
| 5 | Whirling Defense | 25 | Blocks projectiles while damaging nearby foes. |
Offhand only
| Skill | Type | Recharge | Description | |
| Dagger | ||||
| 4 | Stalker's Strike | 10 | Stab and poison your foe while evading attacks. | |
| 5 | Crippling Talon | 18 | Throw a dagger to bleed and cripple your foe. | |
| Torch | ||||
| 4 | Throw Torch | 15 | Throw your torch and burn your foe. | |
| 5 | Bonfire | 25 | Set a fire around you, burning foes. | |
| Warhorn | ||||
| 4 | Hunter's Call | 25 | Call hawks to swarm your foe. | |
| 5 | Call of the Wild | 35 | Grant fury, might, and swiftness to yourself and nearby allies. |
Aquatic
| Skill | Type | Skill Points | Description | |
| Harpoon Gun | ||||
| 1 | Splinter Shot | Shoot a spear that splinters around your target, striking and bleeding multiple foes. | ||
| 2 | Coral Shot | 10 | Shoot a spear that collects sharp coral as it travels, causing more bleeding the farther it goes and cripples. | |
| 3 | Feeding Frenzy | 10 | Drive piranhas into a feeding frenzy around your foe. Apply fury to your pet. | |
| 4 | Mercy Shot | 12 | Fire a shot that strikes for more damage the less health your target has. | |
| 5 | Ink Blast | 18 | Retreat backwards, leaving a blinding trail in your wake. | |
| Spear | ||||
| 1 | Stab | Stab your foe. | ||
| Jab | Jab your foe. | |||
| Evasive Strike | Evade while delivering a powerful attack. | |||
| 2 | Swirling Strike | 8 | Attack while reflecting projectiles. | |
| 3 | Dart | 10 | Dart at your foe. If you hit, bleed them and make them vulnerable. | |
| 4 | Counterstrike | 15 | Prepare to throw your spear while blocking. If you block, push back your attacker with a kick. | |
| Counter Throw | Throw your spear at foes. | |||
| 5 | Man O' War | 18 | Immobilize your foe and strike them multiple times. |
Slot skills
Healing
| Skill | Type | Skill Points | Recharge | Description | |
| Heal as One | 20 | Heal yourself and your pet. | |||
| Healing Spring | 3 | 30 | Create a spring that heals you, your pet, and your allies. It also cures conditions on allies. | ||
| Troll Unguent | 1 | 25 | You and your pet regenerate health over time. |
Utility
| Skill | Type | Skill Points | Recharge | Description | |
| "Guard" | Shout | 6 | 30 | Your pet will aggressively protect the target area. | |
| "Protect Me" | Shout | 3 | 60 | Instead of attacking, your pet will protect you by absorbing all damage you would take. | |
| "Search and Rescue" | Shout | 6 | 85 | Your pet will seek out and revive a downed ally nearby. | |
| "Sick 'Em" | Shout | 1 | 60 | Your pet runs faster and does more damage. | |
| Signet of Renewal | Signet | 1 | 60 | Passive: Cures a condition every ten seconds.Active: Your pet pulls all conditions from nearby allies to itself. | |
| Signet of Stone | Signet | 3 | 120 | Passive: Improves toughness for you and your pet.Active: Your pet takes no damage from attacks. | |
| Signet of the Hunt | Signet | 3 | 30 | Passive: Grants 10% increased movement speed to you and your pet.Active: Your pet's next attack deals more damage. | |
| Signet of the Wild | Signet | 6 | 120 | Passive: Grants health regeneration to you and your pet.Active: Your pet grows larger, dealing more damage and gaining stability. | |
| Frost Spirit | Spirit | 3 | 60 | Summon a frost spirit that has a 20% chance to grant bonus damage to nearby allies. | |
| Cold Snap | Spirit | 40 | Your frost spirit releases a freezing blast of arctic air, chilling nearby foes. | ||
| Stone Spirit | Spirit | 3 | 60 | Summon a stone spirit that gives nearby allies a 20% chance to gain protection. | |
| Quicksand | Spirit | 45 | Your stone spirit softens the earth around it, immobilizing and crippling foes. | ||
| Storm Spirit | Spirit | 6 | 60 | Summon a storm spirit that grants nearby allies a 20% chance to gain swiftness when attacking. | |
| Call Lightning | Spirit | 20 | Your storm spirit strikes the area with a powerful blast of electricity. | ||
| Sun Spirit | Spirit | 1 | 60 | Summon a sun spirit that grants allies a 20% chance to inflict burning. | |
| Solar Flare | Spirit | 25 | Your sun spirit releases the brilliance of the sun, blinding foes. | ||
| Lightning Reflexes | Survival | 3 | 45 | Evade back with a crack of lightning, dealing damage and gaining vigor. | |
| Muddy Terrain | Survival | 1 | 30 | Use mud to cripple and immobilize foes. | |
| Quickening Zephyr | Survival | 6 | 60 | You and your pet gain quickness, but cannot be healed during this time. | |
| Sharpening Stone | Survival | 1 | 45 | Bleed foes with your next five attacks. | |
| Flame Trap | Trap | 1 | 15 | Set a trap that burns foes. | |
| Frost Trap | Trap | 6 | 30 | Set a trap that chills foes. | |
| Spike Trap | Trap | 1 | 25 | Set a trap that bleeds and cripples foes. | |
| Viper's Nest | Trap | 3 | 20 | Set a trap that pulses poison on foes when triggered. |
Elite
| Skill | Type | Skill Points | Recharge | Description | |
| Entangle | Survival | 10 | 150 | Entangle your foes. They are immobile until the vines are destroyed. | |
| Rampage As One | Pet | 10 | 120 | Rampage with your pet, gaining stability, fury, and swiftness. You and your pet also grantmight to each other when you attack. | |
| Spirit of Nature | Spirit | 30 | 240 | Summon a spirit that heals allies. Command the spirit to revive and cure conditions on nearby allies. | |
| Nature's Renewal | 30 | Command your spirit of nature to revive and cure conditions on nearby downed allies. |
Downed and drowning skills
| Skill | Type | Recharge | Description | |
| Downed | ||||
| 1 | Throw Dirt | Throw a handful of dirt to bleed your foe. | ||
| 2 | Thunderclap | 10 | Damages your target and dazes foes around that target. | |
| 3 | Lick Wounds | 20 | Revive your pet at your location to revive you. | |
| 4 | Bandage | 5 | Call your allies for help. Restores health while you channel it. | |
| Drowning | ||||
| 1 | Throw Knife | Throw a knife at your foe. | ||
| 2 | Thunderclap | 10 | Damages your target and dazes foes around that target. | |
| 3 | Lick Wounds | 20 | Revive your pet at your location to revive you. | |
| 4 | Bandage | 5 | Call your allies for help. Restores health while you channel it. |
