Brayson can attempt to hide as a bonus action and cannot be tracked by nonmagical means unless he chooses to leave a trail.

Brayson can expend ranger spell slots to sense certain creature types within range, especially in favored terrain.

Brayson makes two weapon attacks when taking the Attack action.

Brayson can make one ranged attack against each creature within 10 feet of a chosen point he can see.

Brayson deals an extra 1d8 damage once per turn against a favored enemy below its hit point maximum.

Brayson can add his Wisdom modifier to an attack roll or damage roll against a favored enemy once on each of his turns.

Choose monstrosities as a favored enemy. Brayson has advantage on Wisdom (Survival) checks to track them and Intelligence checks to recall information about them. He also learns Giant as an additional language from this choice.

Choose forests as a favored terrain. Brayson gains benefits when traveling, navigating, tracking, foraging, and remaining alert in forests. He also gains one additional favored terrain at 6th level and another at 10th level.

Brayson selects Archery, gaining a +2 bonus to attack rolls made with ranged weapons.

Brayson is a 5th-level spellcaster for ranger spellcasting. Wisdom is his spellcasting ability, and he can use a druidic focus or ranger spellcasting focus as permitted by the campaign.

Brayson chooses Hunter as his ranger archetype and gains its features.

When Brayson hits a creature with a weapon attack, he deals an extra 1d8 damage once per turn if the target is below its hit point maximum.

Increase Dexterity by 2, raising it to 18.

Brayson gains mountains and grasslands as additional favored terrains, expanding the regions where Natural Explorer grants its benefits.

When Brayson makes an opportunity attack, he can impose disadvantage on the target's attack against him for the rest of the turn if it hits him.

Increase Dexterity by 2, raising it to 20.

Brayson can spend 1 minute creating camouflage from natural materials. While camouflaged and motionless against a suitable surface, he can attempt to hide by pressing himself against it. He gains a +10 bonus to Dexterity (Stealth) checks while remaining there.

Brayson gains the option to make a ranged weapon attack against each creature within 10 feet of a point he can see, provided he has ammunition for each target and makes a separate attack roll for each creature.

Increase Wisdom by 2, raising it to 17.

Brayson gains one additional favored enemy, choosing undead, and learns one additional language, Infernal. He also gains one additional favored terrain, choosing the Underdark.

Increase Constitution by 2, raising it to 17.

Brayson gains evasion. When subjected to an effect allowing a Dexterity saving throw for half damage, he takes no damage on a success and half damage on a failure.

Brayson gains truesight out to 30 feet and has advantage on attack rolls against creatures he cannot see. He is also aware of the location of any invisible creature within 30 feet, provided it is not hidden from him.

Increase Wisdom by 2, raising it to 19.

Brayson has an excellent memory for maps, terrain, weather, and natural landmarks. He can always find food and fresh water for himself and up to five other people each day, provided the land offers anything edible or drinkable.