Ghost of Tsushima: Legends has been out for 15 days and I still can’t get enough of it! In Ghost of Tsushima: Legends players are able to choose between 4 different classes that fit their specific playstyle while doing the fun story missions and teaming up in the grueling survival challenges.

For all the players who are new to The Legends mode and are thinking of playing as a Hunter, this guide is for you.

The Hunter class is my personal favorite. Her bow and arrow and all of her abilities allow for a lot of crowd control opportunities. In survival mode, I find that when an area is being captured by the enemies, as a Hunter, I can single-handedly clear the area if I have the right equipment.

What To Focus on As A Hunter

As I mentioned before, Hunters are excellent at crowd-control, so players should focus their items and abilities for massive damage in a wide area. So to make things simple, we’ll break down each weapon, skill, and item to help give you the best chance of wiping out enemies quickly.

Ghost Of Tsushima Legends Hunter Class Build

The Best Sword

As a Hunter, it’s best to stray away from close-combat situations. However, you will undoubtedly find yourself needing to unsheathe your sword from time to time and there’s not much you can do about it. So, it’s best to find a sword that does extra effect damage.

Swords that have a chance to apply the poison or burning effect tend to be the most useful, especially when you find yourself going toe-to-toe with a powerful Oni. Landing a single status effect hit can be the one reason why you’re able to make a tough enemy crumble his knees.

I also find that the Water Katana is the best. The Water Katana is good for breaking shields, which can block your arrows, so if a shield-bearer comes close to you, you’ll have an effective counter. The stance you choose for your sword doesn’t matter as much and it’s just a personal preference.

Ghost of Tsushima Legends Hunter Bow

Now we get to the most important part of being a Hunter, the bow. Now you can either choose to go with a Long Bow or a Half Bow. Long Bows do more damage and have increased zoom, but they take longer to draw. Half Bows do average damage and have average draw time. So which one should you choose?

The Long Bow is best for story missions and more difficult survival levels. Doing the increased damage can make a difference for you and your team. If the slow draw time is annoying to you, you can compensate by equipping a bow with the bonus of increased draw speed.

The Legends game mode allows you to keep certain gear and “reroll” some of the bonuses that come with that equipment. So try to aim for bonuses that allow your arrows to pierce helmets or shields. This will come in handy in those later rounds of survival mode.

Also, when selecting your bow, be sure you are actively using the designated boosts for that specific bow. For instance, if your bow says, “can knock down enemies once fully drawn” be sure to fully draw your bow each time before releasing to get the most benefit from using it.

What Charms and Ghost Weapons Are Best For Hunters?

As I stated before, Hunters aren’t the best when it comes to melee combat. So it’s best to choose items that will allow you to get out of a bind quickly when surrounded by enemies. For this, I recommend the paper bomb and smoke bombs.

The paper bomb will knock back enemies if they get too close and the smoke bomb will allow you to quickly escape or get a few assassinations to thin the crowd. Getting those assassinations will have an added benefit, which we will address later when we go over the Hunter class techniques.

As for the Hunter Charm, it’s best to choose something that increases the status effect duration. The smoke bombs and fire arrows the Hunter has become even more effective when coupled with a beneficial charm.

Ghost Of Tsushima Legends Hunter Techniques

With the techniques, I’ll just give you which ones to equip and details on why.

The Hunter’s Ultimate: Eye Of Uchitsune – This ability allows the Hunter to get 3 guaranteed headshots with the bow. Perfect for thinning out a crowd in a hurry.

The Hunter’s Class Ability – As for the class ability, you have two options. You can either have an arrow that stuns enemies in a small area, or an explosive arrow that damages enemies near it. I recommend the explosive arrow because it’s best for clearing a crowd. Plus any enemy that is hit with this arrow will be set on fire, which makes the charm that increases status effect duration even more useful.

The Hunter Class Perk 1 – Scent of Blood – After an assassination hunters will have increased draw and reload speed by 100% for 30 seconds. This perk does wonders for my Hunter. If you have the longbow, you will immediately notice a huge difference. Getting the assassinations can be difficult in survival mode, but if you equip the smoke bomb, players will be able to assassinate enemies more often.

The Hunter Class Perk 2 – Status Damage – All status effects are increased by 25%. This will make all of your equipment even more powerful during battles. If your other equipment that also boosts your status effect duration, you’ll see your enemies’ health bars slowly melt away.

The Hunter Class Perk 3 – “All-Seeing-Eye” – With this perk, you can target up to five enemies with the Eye of Uchitsune making it even more deadly.

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