Ranger

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Ranger

'An Astute Hunter'

Strength

10

Vigor

10

Agility

20

Dexterity

18

Will

10

Knowledge

12

Resourcefulness

25

Health

90

Description

Rangers in Dark and Darker are wilderness experts, who use their knowledge of nature and keen senses to track down and eliminate their enemies. They are skilled hunters and trappers, able to set deadly traps and ambushes. Rangers are adept at ranged combat, relying on their skills of archery and markmanship to deal most of their damage. Bows and arrows, crossbows and bolts are the favoured weapons of the Ranger. They rely on swords for close range engagements, with the option to equip a spear as well.

Class Info

Weapon of choice: Any long-ranged weapons, some swords and spears.

• Pros
  • High ranged damage output, allowing them to threaten angles effectively and deal significant damage from the backline.
  • Able to set bear traps to lock down enemies in place.
  • Great room clearing and PvE ability without putting themselves at risk.
  • High movement speed and interaction speed, allowing them to pick their fights.
  • High burst healing with the Field Ration skill.
  • Able to track fresh enemy footprints via the Tracking perk, effectively nullifying Invisibility.
• Cons
  • Limited ammo pool requiring frequent reloads, arrow management and the sacrifice of a non-insignificant amount of inventory space.
  • Very weak at close range, few melee weapon options and no special melee skills.
  • Low health pool with limited armour options.
  • Costly to play, as arrows, bolts and bear traps are essential to most Ranger playstyles.
  • Projectiles can be blocked by shields and dodged more easily than melee attacks.

You can equip an additional perk every 5 levels. Currently maxed out at Level 15, so a total of 4 perks can be equipped.

Name	Description
Camping Mastery	Reduces campfire setup time by 50% and increases the duration of the campfire by 30%
Chase	Detect recent enemy footsteps. (Recent enemy player footsteps display as red footprints on the ground within 4.5 meters.) and can hear enemy footstep sounds from twice as far away.
Crippling Shot	Hitting the target's leg reduces their Move Speed Bonus by -40% for 1 seconds.
Crossbow Mastery	While using a crossbow, gain 5% Physical Power Bonus and an additional 50% Action Speed while reloading.
Kinesthesia	When moving with the bowstring drawn, move speed bonus increases by 10%.
Nimble Hands	When using a bow, increases your draw speed by 15%.
Quick Reload	When reloading a bow-type weapon, gain 50% Action Speed.
Ranged Weapons Mastery	When attacking with a Ranged (bow/crossbow) weapon, gain 5% Physical Power Bonus.
Sharpshooter	When attacking with a Ranged (bow/crossbow) weapon, gain 15% Headshot Damage.
Spear Proficiency	Gain the ability to equip spears. While using a spear, gain 7 Physical Power.
Trap Mastery	Dramatically decreases installation time for traps. (+100% Regular Interaction Speed during installation)

You can equip a total of 2 skills.

Name	Description	Cooldown
Back Step	Quickly retreat a short distance, can be used in air	10s
Field Ration	Forage food and recover 25 HP. This counts as Physical Healing. (3 stacks, non replenishable.)	24s
Forceful Shot	For 8 seconds after activation, hitting an enemy with a ranged attack knocks them back.	18s
Multishot	When attacking with a bow-type weapon, fire 5 arrows at a horizontal angle at the same time. Damages for the five arrows are 50%, 75%, 100%, 75%, 50%, respectively. Total of 350% damage if all arrows hit the target.	22s
Penetrating Shot	For 8 seconds, reduces the effectiveness of enemy Headshot Damage Reduction by -50% and grants an additional +25% Armor Penetration. Limited to ranged weaponry.	18s
Quick Fire	When attacking using a bow-type weapon, grants additional flat +50% Action Speed for 8 seconds.	18s
Quickshot	Hold multiple arrows in your shooting hand and fire them quickly in succession in a single action. Longbow: 2 arrows Recurve Bow: 3 arrows Survival Bow: 4 arrows	22s
True Shot	Projectile's flight speed is no longer affected by gravity but is still affected by Damage Falloff for 8 seconds(works with thrown weapons). In addition, Physical Power Bonus is increased by +8%.	18s

Hand/Slot Type	Weapons
Main Hand + Two Handed	Crossbow • Longbow • Pavise • Recurve Bow • Survival Bow • Windlass Crossbow
Main Hand + One Handed	Arming Sword • Rapier
Off Hand	Hand Crossbow • Short Sword
Utility

These Stats do not include starting armor.

Stat Name	Base Stats
Strength	10
Vigor	10
Agility	20
Dexterity	18
Will	10
Knowledge	12
Resourcefulness	25
Health	90
Memory Capacity	6
Utility Effectiveness	0
Luck	0
Health Recovery Bonus	-15%
Spell Recovery Bonus	61%
Move Speed	305 ( 101.67% )
Action Speed	3.5%
Manual Dexterity	9%
Spell Casting Speed	-38%
Equip Speed	15%
Regular Interaction Speed	56%
Magical Interaction Speed	-25%
Persuasiveness	25
Buff Duration	-11%
Debuff Duration	12.4%
Armor Penetration	0%
Magic Penetration	0%
Headshot Reduction	0%
Projectile Damage Reduction	0%
Physical Damage Reduction	-22%
From Armor Rating	0 ( -22% )
From Bonuses	0%
Magic Resistance	2.5%
From Resist Rating	15 ( 2.5% )
From Bonuses	0%
Physical Power Bonus	-11%
From Physical Power	10 ( -11% )
From Bonuses	0%
Magic Power Bonus	-25%
From Magic Power	10 ( -25% )
From Bonuses	0%
Primary Weapon	0
Secondary Weapon	0
Impact Power	0
Primary Weapon Impact Power	0
Secondary Weapon Impact Power	0

- You excel in group fights, if you have a front line to distract enemies and protect you.

- Remember to retrieve arrows from enemy corpses.

- Quickshot and Multishot allow you to partially replenish your quiver. Activate the ability, then cancel it before firing for an "instant reload".

- You can hide bear traps under environmental traps, inside corpses and preferably in low lit areas.

- Use door windows to shoot at unsuspecting enemies on the other side of the door.