Crossbows will always do slightly more damage, but they will always reduce Movement. You can see the damage difference on Bow and Crossbow here.
However, players can really use any Race or Origin for this Build if they wish. For the purposes of the Ranger, Ifan ben-Mezd works the best as he comes with a pet Wolf, which works great with this Build because Summoning will increase its effectiveness. Note: you can also make a magical version of this Build called a Druid, which I will get into in another Build Guide. Taking a ranged approach will allow you to both summon and attack in the same turn. The reason it is advised that you use a ranged character when Summoning is because Summoning tends to take up the bulk of your character’s AP per turn, which doesn’t leave much for Movement. The Ranger is a hybrid Build that focuses on ranged damage with a Bow or Crossbow and Summoning some form of “Pet”. Let’s jump into this Build and see just how it works. In this Build Guide were going to cover the hybrid: Ranger.
Since the game is extremely difficult this has come much more into focus than one would expect. What Build do I use? What’s a good Build for a Warrior? Ranger? Mage? etc. Divinity: Original Sin 2 is in full swing, and one of the major issues players are having with the game is Builds.
