If you’re looking for one of the most powerful, tanky, and high-damage builds in Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, then this One-Shot Dex Stacker Hunter Build is exactly what you need. This setup allows you to dish out thousands of damage per headshot, often eliminating even the toughest enemies in one or two shots. On top of that, it provides high HP, extreme damage reduction, and a ranged playstyle that ensures enemies never even get close before they’re dead. Below is a detailed breakdown of the gear, weapons, evolutions, and synergies that make this build so devastating.

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Core Gear Selection

Gunner Battle Gear (Chest Piece)

• Effect: Increases rifle damage by up to 50% at long range.
• Why It’s Important: The foundation of this build is high-powered rifle shots from a distance, and this chest piece massively enhances that damage output.
• Stats: Heavy focus on Dexterity and Vitality.
• Location: Found in the Hunter’s Lodge area.

Double Fangs (Melee Weapon)

• Effect: Killing an enemy with a melee attack boosts your next rifle shot by 100%.
• Why It’s Important: Although this is a ranged build, this weapon allows for huge rifle shot amplification after landing a melee kill.
• Stats: +26 Dexterity, +40 Vitality, making you even tankier.

Opportunist (Rifle)

• Effect: Rifle damage is increased by 100% against wounded enemies.
• Why It’s Important: The stacking bonuses from your gear ensure that by the time an enemy is wounded, they are instantly finished off with the next shot.
• Location: Likely found in the Horos area, right before reaching the second town.
• Alternative: Swift Shot – better for headshot-oriented players.

Zen Mind (Decoration)

• Effect: Hitting an enemy with a rifle stock reloads the rifle and increases weak spot damage by 20%.
• Why It’s Important: This synergizes incredibly well with Opportunist and allows for continuous high-damage shots.
• Location: Found in Mount Pleasant.

Hawkeye (Decoration Alternative)

• Effect: Killing an enemy with a manifestation boosts your next rifle shot by 100%.
• Why It’s Important: Another damage amplification mechanic that ensures each shot is as powerful as possible.
• Location: Found in a Cursed Chest in the same region as Zen Mind.

Windshines (Amulet)

• Effect: Increases damage dealt by Red and Ana by 30%, but reduces HP gained by 50%.
• Why It’s Important: Since this build is highly defensive and ranged, the HP reduction is negligible compared to the massive damage boost.

Soldier of Fortune (Bane Ring)

• Effect: Rifle shots consume 25 Spirit Points to deal 50% increased damage.
• Why It’s Important: Since you aren’t relying on Spirit Points for anything else, this converts them into raw damage output.

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Evolutions – Optimizing the Build

To maximize your rifle damage, you’ll want to pick the following evolution skills:

Damage Boosting Evolutions:

• Resilience: Damage is increased up to 15% based on health levels (synergizes with high Vitality).
• Initiator: Damage is increased by 30% against full-health enemies (great for opening shots).
• Sharpshooter: Killing an enemy with the rifle increases the next rifle shot’s damage by 50%.
• Perfectionist: Weak spot (headshot) damage increased by 50%, but body shots deal 30% less (this build is all about precision shots).
• Reflux: Red deals 20% more damage, but takes 10% more (high risk, high reward, but mitigated by tanky stats).
• Banishing Shot: If the Banisher Gauge is full, rifle damage increases by 300% (huge burst potential).

Survivability Evolutions:

• Protected Shooter: Killing an enemy with the rifle reduces the next damage taken by 90%.
• Patient: Damage taken is reduced by 15%, but manifestation cooldowns are increased by 30% (synergizes well with Waiting Stance).
• Waiting Stance: Reduces damage taken by 5% per manifestation on cooldown.
• Barrier: Killing an enemy with a heavy attack reduces damage taken.

Utility Evolutions:

• Spirit Restock: Whenever Ana lands a hit, rifle automatically reloads and the next shot deals 25% more damage.
• Crack Shot: Rifle shots become AOE attacks, enabling easier crowd control.
• Unity: Weak spot hits with the rifle trigger a punch that knocks down enemies, even bosses.

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How the Build Works in Combat

1. Engagement: Open fights from long range to maximize rifle bonus damage.
2. Stack Damage Boosts: If needed, land a melee kill first to activate Double Fangs for a 100% boost to your next rifle shot.
3. Target Weak Spots: Thanks to Perfectionist and Sharpshooter, headshots deal insane damage—often one-shotting enemies.
4. Utilize Opportunist: If an enemy survives the first shot, the next shot will be a guaranteed kill due to the doubled damage against wounded targets.
5. Stay Mobile: Utilize your high defense and evasion skills to stay out of danger. Even if you get hit, Protected Shooter and your high Vitality ensure you barely feel the impact.

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Final Thoughts on the One-Shot Dex Stacker Hunter Build

This insanely powerful build makes Red nearly unkillable while allowing you to eliminate enemies from afar before they can react. With the right evolutions and gear, you can reach upwards of 3,000 to 4,000 damage per shot, shredding through even the toughest bosses. It’s a build that scales well into late-game content, allowing for unparalleled damage output and survivability.

If you’re looking for a way to make Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden feel like a power fantasy, this is the build to try. Experiment with different weapons and gear tweaks, and let me know in the comments what adjustments or alternative builds you’d like to see next!