Brute is your main companion powered by Death Ritual to increase its damage more and makes it always available. Having some companion divides your enemies making your Outlander lesser prone to damage.

Shadowling Brute (15 Skill Points): The Shadowlings summon will take care of melee combat for you.

Stone Pact (15 Skill Points): Overall defensive skill for the whole party providing health recovery, bonus to all armor, and damage reflect back on attacker.

Skill has a chance to cause flee and interrupt on enemies.

Repulsion Hex (5 Skill Points): The hex pushes back enemies that draw too near, keeping them at bay.

It makes your character stronger and your allies thankful for your presence.

Share the Wealth (15 Skill Points): The passive shares your charge benefits to you and your allies.

Poison Burst (1 Skill Point): A single point is enough to put some chance to deal poison damage when you kill enemy.

This is helpful since the build only distributes 120 stat points to dexterity.

Dodge Mastery (10 Skill Points): It increases your dodge chance permanently.

Just put 5 skill points for resource efficiency.

Bramble Wall (5 Skill Points): This skill keeps your enemy at range distance.

It allows your Outlander to often strike with both pistol even without focus stats.

Akimbo (15 Skill Points): Permanently increases the damage and chance to execute with pistol.

Long Range Mastery (15 Skill Points): Permanently increases the range and damage of your pistol.

Rune Vault (10 Skill Points): Your active skill for escaping danger, it allows you to move away backward leaving enemies blinded and knockback.

You’re going to need some vitality if planning to play elite difficulty.

Torchlight 2 outlander shotgun build