Rangers of Oblivion: Tips, Cheats and Strategies

Rangers of Oblivion is a slick new Monster Hunter-style MMO out right now on mobile. If you’ve played one of Capcom’s giant monster slayers before you’ll know exactly what to expect here: destroy big monsters with even bigger swords, carve resources from their carcasses, and craft armour and weapons out of them. Rinse and repeat.

It’s a simple loop but oh so addictive. You’re always striving towards that next set of powerful armour or that weapon that will complete your character’s appearance.

Though this isn’t an official Monster Hunter, it does play very similarly – with some caveats. Combat feels like a blend of Capcom’s games and traditional action RPGs and there’s an MMO component that makes multiplayer a breeze.

But whether you’re a complete newcomer or Monster Hunter veteran, we’ve got a few tips and tricks below that will help you become a master slayer in no time.

Pick the weapon that feels the most fun to play

Rangers of Oblivion has a few different weapon types to play with and each feels very different. There’s the damage-dealing great sword, the defensive lance, and a bow that lets you safely pick off monsters from a distance.

We recommend trying all of them initially and settling on the one that feels the most fun to play – after all, you’re going to be playing with it for 10s of hours.

Besides, there’s no best weapon. Each has its own strengths and weaknesses that you’ll learn and adapt to as you play. Here’s a breakdown of how you can expect each of them to play:

• Greatsword: Slow attacks, enormous damage, focus on picking the right moment to unleash a charged attack.
• Lance: Defensive weapon, focus on defending, counter-attacking, and maintaining a safe distance.
• Longbow: Ranged weapon, accuracy, great at AoE.
• Twin Blades: Fast attack speed, good for hit and run tactics, solid at aerial attacks.
• Staff: Versatile, elemental attacks can exploit weaknesses.
• Armored Gauntlets: Powerful attacks, combos, and defensive options.

Once you’ve selected a weapon, stick with it. Sure, you can change on the fly at any moment but this isn’t really a good idea. That’s because you earn weapon XP each time you use it and it’s better to focus on mastering one than being alright at loads.

Wild Souls don’t really matter that much in the beginning

Don’t obsess over the Wild Souls mechanic – it doesn’t really matter all that much at the beginning. Every single one of the initial offerings has a heal, which is all you really need for now.

Pick the one that resonates with you the most and don’t procrastinate over it – you just need the heal. Later on, you’ll unlock more powerful variants that have much more useful skills so just save the overthinking for then.

Spend your Hunting Tickets wisely

Unlike Monster Hunter, you can’t hunt indefinitely. You’ve got a limited number of Hunting Tickets so make sure you spend them wisely.

Fortunately, the crafting system has been streamlined when compared to Monster Hunter, so it’s much easier to see what you need to get to craft a piece of armour or a weapon. In fact, you can even ‘track’ the materials required so you can check at a glance how close you are to crafting it.

It also makes it much easier to prioritise your next hunt, as you’ll know exactly what type of behemoth you need to kill to get the resources.

Don’t flail at behemoths – aim at breakable parts

Each behemoth (those are the giant monsters you face) have multiple parts that you can break to earn more resources. We strongly urge you to always attack these breakable parts for three reasons: you’ll progress much faster thanks to the bump in resources, you deal more damage to breakable limbs, and if you do manage to break one you’ll stun the monster.

This lets you unleash your most powerful attacks in relative safety, while the monster recovers. We recommend using all of the tools in your arsenal in these moments on the monster’s most vulnerable limbs.

Gather resources along the way

As you run to the behemoth, we recommend grabbing resources like herbs, ores, and fish because you never know when you might need them. It really doesn’t hurt to stockpile resources for future use.

Oh, and kill monsters you face along the way too. They might not have the precious behemoth parts you need but you’ll be surprised how often the smaller monsters drop necessary parts.

Preparation is key

While this is a far more streamlined affair than Monster Hunter, some preparation will still go a long way. You won’t need to obsess over what items you bring with you or craft things on the fly, but it doesn’t hurt to eat a meal before you head out.

These provide useful status effects that will make your life easier out in the field. They’ll also make your job much faster, meaning you can progress at a rapid pace.

Glen Fox

Head of Editorial

Glen has over a decade's worth of experience in gaming journalism, writing for Pocket Gamer, Pocket Tactics, Nintendo Life, and Gfinity. When he's not badgering everyone about the dangers of passive text, you can probably find him playing Wild Rift.