

Pistol users should get Akimbo in addition to Long Range Mastery. Shotguns benefit from Ranged Weapon Mastery for damage, but not for range keep that in mind, because you’ll need all the damage you can get. This makes big slow shotguns awesome for them, and quick little pistols bad. I’ve experimented with various weapon types, and my preferred weapon is the Shotgun, because the two key skills I use (Rapid Fire and Venomous Hail) are based on your weapons’ damage per shot, not damage per second. They walk that line closer than most other characters to begin with. For now, just know that if you keep raising your Dex to equip the best guns before your level allows you to, you will end up with a crap character, and shooty Outlanders don’t have a whole lot of margin for screwing up before they’re utterly worthless. Some builds can swap between weapon types easily, while others are more specialized based on skill selection. Stat-wise, you will use the same attribute allocation regardless of what type of weapon you want to use. If you have 109 and max all the appropriate skills, you can hit the dodge cap, but nice round numbers appeal me more than putting one more stat point into something else. I started with a 50/50 split between Strength and Dex until I got to 115 Dex, and then put everything into Strength from that point on. The first thing you need to know about shooty Outlanders is that too much Dex is crap, but you need some anyway. Maybe you feel guilty and you need to punish yourself, or maybe the suffering just makes you feel more alive, but whatever it is, you’ve decided to use guns or bows instead of throwing that ridiculous overpowered glaive like everybody else.

Most players have argued that the 2-handed ranged weapons in the game are under-powered, and hence it is best to use alternatives.Torchlight 2 Outlander Shotgun Build Guide by Empyreanįirst up, I have a disclaimer: playing a physical Outlander instead of a Focus-based one is the Torchlight 2 equivalent of cutting yourself. This means that you will be relying on ranged projectile weapons to do most of the damage, and hence skills like Rapid Fire and Long Range Mastery come into play. Master of the Elements (15/15) Though the point distribution of this build may be relatively even, it is primarily a warfare focused one. This is because this stat is the Outlander’s bread-and-butter attribute – crits and lots of dodging. You may have noticed that Dexterity has been mentioned in all of them. If you want to take the best from your poison damage, consider investing majorly in Focus and Dexterity. If you are looking for a stable crit-based player with a bit of tankiness, consider Dexterity and Vitality. Coming back to the stats, if you want to deal lots of damage, consider investing majorly in Dexterity and Strength. Also, the Bramble Wall is a viable defensive ability that comes in extremely handy against tougher enemies. For some nice AoE damage, you have Glaive Sweep and Flaming Glaive. This is mainly a co-op based passive, but works well with summons, and thus is a great choice. Though they are fantastic by themselves, the powerful and effective passive Share the Wealth gives you and them extra bonus for the Charge benefits. Your two main summons are Bane Breath and Shadowling Brute. In fact, it’s better to say that it ALSO does poison damage, and primarily revolves around the powerful skills in the Sigil tree. The build primarily utilizes poison damage and summoning capability, hence it’s important to invest mainly in Lore and Sigil. Stone Pact (15/15) (Optional if you can replace with any other)ĭeath Ritual (15/15) The main reason why nothing has been left in the Stats slot is because this build is extremely flexible, and you’ll see why. Torchlight 2 Outlander Build #1 Stats: - Skills: Warfare: Note that the Stats of the builds are not hard-and-fast, and are meant only to give you an idea of the point distribution. These builds are on level 100, with 145 points distributed in the skills and 495 in the stats. Torchlight 2 Outlander Builds To aid in that benevolent cause, we have devised 4 builds for the class. For more help on Torchlight 2, read our Embermage, Berserker and Embermage Builds. Torchlight 2 Outlander Builds Guide – Warfare, Lore and Sigil By Haiderīe it sharpshooting from a distance, evading enemy attacks, or even summoning dark allies to accompany in your battle, the Outlander in Torchlight has everything required to cleanse the world from his foes.
