Ranger



The Ranger is a versatile ranged attacker. While they do not provide as much damage as other professions, they are valued for their versatility. Rangers are renowned especially for their ability to interrupt enemies and the ease at which they spread conditions. Rangers are one of the more survivable classes due to their mid-level armor, arsenal of defensive stances, and self-healing skills. Additionally, a Ranger has the highest armor versus elemental damage of any of the professions. Another feature of the Ranger profession is the ability to tame a pet to aid you in combat. Because of all this, a Ranger can fill in many gaps in a party. The patron goddess of Rangers is Melandru.

The primary Ranger's base armor provides 70 armor, +30 armor versus elemental damage, +5 energy, and +1 energy recovery. A starting primary Ranger begins with 25 energy and 3 energy recovery.

The Ranger's primary attribute is Expertise, which reduces the energy costs of attacks, rituals, touch skills, and Ranger skills. Expertise alone can merit using the Ranger as a primary profession, even for builds that do not use many Ranger skills or bow attacks, (e.g. a Touch Ranger).

Attributes

 * Expertise (primary attribute): For each rank of Expertise, the energy cost of all of your attacks, Rituals, touch skills, and Ranger skills is reduced by 4%.
 * Expertise skills
 * Marksmanship: With a flexible skill list of interrupts and conditions, Marksmanship increases the damage and the chance to inflict a critical hit with bows.
 * Marksmanship skills
 * Beast Mastery: Beast Mastery increases the damage and the chance to inflict a critical hit by your animal companion.
 * Beast Mastery skills
 * Wilderness Survival: With a variety of nature rituals, attack-enhancing preparations, survival stances, and crippling traps, Wilderness Survival increases the Ranger's offensive and supportive effectiveness.
 * 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