Ranger



The Ranger class is a versatile ranged attacker. While they do not provide as much damage as other professions, they are valued for their versatility. They are able to interrupt targets with Distracting Shot and Savage Shot and the preparation Incendiary Arrows which also inflicts Burning, as well as spreading a variety of conditions like Crippled from range. Additionally, a Ranger equipped with a Longbow or a Flatbow has a greater range than any other profession. A good Ranger can fight from close up, or from a long distance. The patron goddess of rangers is Melandru.

The Primary Ranger's base armor provides moderate protection. It has 70 base armor and +30 Armor versus Elemental attacks, +5 Energy and +1 Energy Recovery. A starting Primary Ranger can expect to have 25 Maximum Energy and 3 Energy Recovery.

The Ranger's primary attribute is Expertise. Expertise merits use as a ranger as a primary professions for builds that do not use many ranger skills or is not used with a bow. (ex: Touch ranger)

Attributes

 * Expertise (Primary): For each rank of Expertise, the Energy cost of all of your attacks, Rituals, touch skills, and Rangers skills are decreased by 4%. Several skills, especially those related to Energy costs and skill recharge times, become more effective with higher Expertise.
 * Expertise skills
 * Marksmanship: Increases the damage and chance to inflict a critical hit with bows.
 * Marksmanship skills
 * Beast Mastery: Increases the damage and chance to inflict a critical hit by an animal companion.
 * Beast Mastery skills
 * Wilderness Survival: Longer healing rates for selective skills. Many Ranger skills, especially Rituals, Preparations and Traps, become more effective with higher Wilderness Survival.
 * Wilderness Survival skills
 * Unlinked Ranger Skills

Profession Combinations
See Secondary professions for a Ranger

Related Articles

 * Skills quick reference
 * Skills by category
 * Armor types
 * Armor crafting quick reference
 * Collector armors
 * Collector weapons
 * Crafted weapons
 * Unique items quick reference
 * Animal companions
 * Bows
 * Effective ranger guide
 * Ranger dance information
 * Ranger quick references (category)
 * Ranger elite skill locations