Highlights
Obsidian Entertainment's Grounded is a unique survival RPG experience in which players take on the role of a shrunken child in a backyard setting. Ordinarily mundane items such as blades of grass and soda cans now make up a vast forest of mystery, complete with bugs and insects which players will have to defeat at various stages of the game. Considering many of the game's enemies have the ability to fly, it often helps to have a ranged weapon at hand, and some of the strongest builds in the game are based around the use of ranged weaponry.
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There are many ways to approach ranged builds due to the variety of weapons, gear sets, and mutations available to players, but the key focus of most ranged builds relies on maximizing the chances of critical hits along with maintaining stamina and movement speed. Some of Grounded's best ranged builds also feature the ability to summon allied creatures, which can be a great help when facing some of the more difficult enemies in the game.
6 Gunslinger
A Powerful Crossbow Build With An Emphasis On Fast Shooting
The Gunslinger is a great all-round ranged build which focuses on balancing solid damage output and fast reload speeds. Using the Black Ox Crossbow will ensure that players can stand up to just about any enemy, while the Antlion Gear Set will improve reload speed considerably by granting the Quickdraw perk.
The Thor's Pendant trinket provides a range of useful effects, including improved critical hit chance and health/stamina regeneration. The mutations Buff Lungs, Sharpshooter and Cardio Fan will ensure that players still maintain dynamic mobility, while ensuring they have a very powerful build. The armor can also be improved to Bulky for increased damage resistance at little cost to movement speed with the right mutations.
5 Demolitionist
An Explosive Build Great For Taking Down Groups Of Enemies
As the name may suggest, the Demolitionistbuild is centered around maximum damage output, with a particular focus on explosive attacks. Once again using the Black Ox Crossbow, players should equip it with Bomb Arrows, along with the Marksman Cap, Moth Robe, and Moth Leggings. Each Gear piece can be upgraded to the player's preference, but Sleek works well here.
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As for mutations, the Demolitionist can make use of Sharpshooter, Buff Lungs and Cardio Fan just like the Gunslinger does, since this will enable fast and consistent movement, but the Coup De Gras and Trapper Peep.r mutations will significantly increase damage output, taking the Bomb Arrows to the another level of destructiveness.
4 Spider Bard
A Hybrid Build With A Variety Of Combat Uses
The Spider Bard is a hybrid Archer/Shaman build that makes use of powerful mutations to summon allied insects. Using the Bard's Bow, Bard's Tudor, and Moth Armor, as well as the Whittle Widowling trinket, players will have a substantial attack which works to simultaneously reduce incoming damage from enemy attacks.
Rather than focusing on fast movement, the Spider Bard uses the Mom Genes mutation in combination with Bardic Inspiration to summon allied spiderlings and boost their health. Players can also make use of the Apex Predator and Mansterious Stranger mutations in order to summon larger insect allies such as wasps and mantis.
3 Ultimate Fast Archer
A Speed Focused Archer Build That Dishes Out Plenty Of Damage
The Ultimate Fast Archer focuses on mobility and fast movement to evade opponents, while dealing high damage attacks from a safe distance. Using the Insect Bow in combination with Feather Arrows, this build will cause additional Bleed damage while maintaining a high rate of fire and versatility if certain enemy types demand a change of arrows.
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For mobility, players should equip Aphid Slippers, while the Marksman's Cap can also be used to increase bow damage. The Buff Lungs and Natural Explorer mutations will also increase stamina and movement speed, enabling players to stay agile at the expense of heavier and more resistant armor types.
2 Trophy Hunter
Specialized For Taking Down Bosses, This Build Combines Stun Effects With High Damage Attacks
The Trophy Hunter is the ultimate insect assassin, with a particular focus on taking out bosses by dealing massive amounts of damage and critical hits. With the Black Ox Crossbow and Marksman's Cap, players will be sure to maximize their ranged damage, while the Bee Shoulder Pads will also add a 20% chance to Stun enemies with bow attacks. The Moth Leggings and Thor's Pendant will also help to further increase their bow damage.
For mutations, the Trophy Hunter uses Sharpshooter, ideally upgraded to Phase 3 in order to increase Stun chance, as well as Coup De Gras and Trapper Peep.r to increase Critical Hit chance. Players can also make use of the Liquid Rage and Spider Slider recipes to increase their damage even further, making the Trophy Hunter build the ultimate boss killer.
1 Demon Bard
A Supreme Ranged Build That Is Strong In Virtually All Areas
The Demon Bard makes use of various Gear sets to put together a supremely powerful ranged build that excels in just about all areas. The Bard's Bow and Fancy Fletching will ensure that a high rate of fire can be maintained at little stamina cost, while the Bard's Tudor will reduce the damage of enemy attacks. The Chest of the Mother Demon armor piece will ensure players have enough damage resistance to survive even in the event of enemies closing range.
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The Bardic Inspiration mutation will grant any spawned allies additional damage output, and when combined with Apex Predator, which grants a chance to spawn an allied wasp, it can be extremely helpful. The Trapper Peep.r mutation can also help by granting 20% additional damage when a critical hit is landed.
Grounded
- Platform(s)
- PS5 , Xbox Series X|S , Nintendo Switch , PS4 , Xbox One , PC
- Released
- September 27, 2022
- Developer(s)
- Obsidian Entertainment
- Publisher(s)
- Xbox Game Studios
- Genre(s)
- Survival Horror , RPG
