Ranger

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Ranger

'An Astute Hunter'

Strength

12

Vigor

10

Agility

20

Dexterity

18

Will

10

Knowledge

12

Resourcefulness

23

Health

91

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 marksmanship 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

The Ranger is an excellent survivalist. With a keen eye and quick hands, the Ranger tracks his enemies, sets traps and ambushes unsuspecting prey.

Weapon of choice - Any long-ranged weapons

• Pros
  • Quick with the bow.
  • Track enemy players. (Chase perk)
  • Set traps.
  • Quickly start a campfire. (Camping Mastery perk)
  • High burst healing. (Field Ration skill)
• Cons
  • Cannot equip most melee weapons.
  • Low damage with melee weapons.

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	Gain 1500% Regular Interaction Speed while setting up Campfires and increases the duration to 2x.
Chase	Detect recent enemy footsteps within 5.5m and can hear enemy footstep sounds from farther away.
Crippling Shot	Hitting the target's leg with a projectile inflicts -40% Move Speed Bonus for 1s.
Crossbow Mastery	While using a crossbow, gain 5% Physical Power Bonus and an additional 50% Action Speed while reloading.
Feral Resonance	When an allied animal (see the Taming Shot skill) is within a radius of 10m, both you and the animal gain a 10% Max Health Bonus and 10% Physical Power Bonus
First Aid	Increases the use speed of Bandages and Surgical Kits by 150%, and allows them to be used on allies.
Kinesthesia	When moving with the bowstring drawn, receive a movement multiplier of 10%.
Longshot Expert	Deals additional damage as the distance to the target increases, up to 10 Physical Base Damage (0% Scaling). (Damage increase starts at 7m and reaches maximum at 15m)
Nimble Hands	When using a bow, increases the animation's base draw speed by 15%.
Overload	Increases the maximum loadable ammo of your currently bow-type equipped weapon by 50%.
Point-Blank Expert	Deals an additional 3 True Physical Base Damage (0% Scaling) to targets within 6m.
Quick Reload	When reloading a bow-type or firearm-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 Modifier.
Spear Proficiency	Gain the ability to equip spears. While using a spear, gain 0.5% Move Speed Base.
Windfletch	Increases projectile speed of arrows and bolts by 15%.

You can equip a total of 2 skills.

Name	Description	Cooldown
Back Step	Quickly retreats 4m in 0.2s. It can also be used in the air.	12s
Field Ration	Forage food and recover 40 Physical Base Healing (100% Scaling). (2 uses, Can be Recharged as a tier 2 skill)	24s
Explosive Shot	For 10s, attacks made with bows or crossbows cause fired projectiles to explode after 3 seconds, dealing 8 Neutral Magical Base Damage (100% Scaling) with 6 Impact Power to nearby enemies and applying Burn for 1s. Burn: The target takes 3 Fire Magical Base Damage (50% Scaling) every second.	22s
Forceful Shot	When using a bow-type weapon, gain the ability to knock targets back for 10s.	20s
Multishot	When using a bow-type weapon, fire 5 arrows at once in cone shaped dispersion. All 5 arrows deal 100% damage.	22s
Overdraw	Grants a buff for 12s and when using bow-type weapons, maintaining a fully drawn bow increases weapon damage by 25% Physical Power Bonus per 0.5s, stacking up to 3 times. Needs further testing! The physical power bonus actually shows up as PhysicalDamageWeaponMod, is this just physical power or does it actually modify base weapon damage? Contribute by joining the Spells & Guns discord!	22s
Penetrating Shot	Gain 50% Headshot Penetration, 25% Armor Penetration, and projectiles pierce targets for 8s. Limited to ranged (bow/crossbow) weapons.	18s
Purge Shot	For the next 10s removes all magical Buffs from a target on each successful hit with a ranged weapon. Additionally deal 10 Neutral Magical Base Damage (100% Scaling) per buff removed. Needs further testing! Supposedly does not remove all magical buffs. Troll's Blood is said not to be removed, are there others? Contribute by joining the Spells & Guns discord!	24s
Quick Fire	Gain an additional 50% Action Speed for 8s while using bow-type weapons.	18s
Quickshot	Fire arrows in a quick succession. Each bow-type will fire a different amount of arrows. (2 for Longbow, 3 for Recurve Bow, 4 for Survival Bow)	22s
Servant Control	Only active when you have a currently tamed animal (see Taming Shot). Hold to open the command wheel and direct your servant. Commands set its position with a range of 20m, while stances determine how it engages in combat. Commands Attack: Attacks the aimed target. If aimed at the ground, moves to that spot and engages nearby enemies. Follow: Returns to your side and follows you. Hold: Moves to the aimed spot and holds position there. Stances Aggressive: Attacks all nearby enemies on sight. Defensive: Fights back when you or it is attacked. Passive: Does nothing until commanded.	-
Taming Shot	Your next hit, which also deals 3 True Physical Base Damage, on a Beast with a ranged weapon tames it and it will assist you for Infinite duration. Already tamed animals cannot be tamed again and you can have 1 animal(s) tamed at the same time. When used, replaces this skill with the Servant Control skill. Cannot tame bosses, subbosses, npcs, polymorphed animals, the Demonfly, faustian bargains, other Ranger's servants, or camouflaged monsters like Mermaid Corpse (can be camo and is a Beast).	24s
True Shot	Projectile flight speed is greatly increased and gain 8% Physical Power Bonus for 8s.	18s

These Stats do not include starting armor.

Stat Name	Base Stats
Strength	12
Vigor	10
Agility	20
Dexterity	18
Will	10
Knowledge	12
Resourcefulness	23
Health	91
Memory Capacity	12
Utility Effectiveness	0
Luck	0
Health Recovery Bonus	-15%
Spell Recovery Bonus	61%
Move Speed	305 ( 101.67% )
Action Speed	3.5%
Manual Dexterity	-2%
Spell Casting Speed	-40%
Equip Speed	15%
Regular Interaction Speed	47.25%
Magical Interaction Speed	-25%
Persuasiveness	19
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	-6%
From Physical Power	12 ( -6% )
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.

All bolded numbers are automatically updated; however, non-boldened phrasing/numbers are written manually by the community. See Class Ability Documentation for more.