Ranger help

[Dave]

I have a ranger that I haven’t used for a long time and want to update, I used this build https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/469213-quot-Strimtom-s-Acid-Arrow-quot-Maximum-Bow-DPS-F2P-new-player-Friendly but never got around to actually getting the items for it. I’ve been looking at some Sharn items and so far have this list:

Eyes – Legendary Collective Sight (DEX +21, Insightful DEX +10, Quality Resistance +4, Temperance of Belief)
Head – Legendary Wallwatch Circlet (Tendon Slice +17, Accuracy +33, Reflex Save +17, Doubleshot 13%)
Neck – Legendary Family Recruit Sigil (True Seeing, Armor-Piercing – 33%, Competence Deadly +17, Relentless Fury)
Cloak – Charune, Grand Burden of Fury (Strength +22, Quality Seeker 5, Armor-Piercing – 36%, Raging Strength 3)
Belt – Legendary Bronze Dragonscale Belt (Constitution +21, Competence Healing Amplification +85, Insightful False Life +40, Lifesealed +50)
Gloves – Legendary Wildwood Gauntlets (Lesser Displacement, Dodge +21%, Natural Armor +21, Distant Diversion +33%)
Legendary Stone Shoes (Insightful Corrosion +107, Quality Corrosion +53, Weighty Asset, Parrying +10, Sink Like a Brick, Earthgrab Guard)
Wrists – Legendary Hallowed Castigators (Devotion +214, Healing Lore +31%, Insightful Sheltering +27, Efficient Metamagic – Empower Healing II)
Armour – Legendary Wildwood Vest (+15 Enhancement Bonus, Fortification +214%, Physical Sheltering +54, Competence Healing Amplification +85, Hit Points +81)

This leaves the trinket and 2 ring slots free but I haven’t been able to find anything suitable yet.

This is my first attempt at working out what I need without using someone elses ideas so would appreciate any useful suggestions!

[Chronoz]

I’m happy to see that there is someone interested in the ways of the bow. With one of the recent updates giving bows some alacrity it’s a bit better than before.

That being said, are you only looking for a good gear setup or a decent build as well?

Shot on the Run now gives +10% alacrity with bows.
Heavy Draw (DWS T5) gives +1 to crit multiplier so that’s nice to have.
6 Monk is very nice for 10K stars. You can alternate between it and Manyshot.
Siradi and Fury are both excellent destinies.

If it’s just gear setup you want help with, I can share my thrower setup, hopefully it’ll give you some ideas.

[Sinaefay]

Here is the gear setup I currently use on my longbow using ranger:

Helm: Legendary Wallwatch Circlet – Tendon Slice 17, Reflex Save +17, Doubleshot 13%, Empty Blue Augment Slot

Trinket: Save: Resistance 12, Offense: Deadly 12, Ability: Insightful Wisdom 7

Neck: Legendary Kindred Pendant – Charisma +19, Enchantment Focus +8, Augment Summoning, Insightful Enchantment Focus +4, Empty Yellow Augment Slot

Goggles: Legendary Collective Sight – Nearly Finished: Wisdom + 21, Almost There: Insightful Dexterity +10, Quality Resistance +4, Temperance of Belief, Empty Blue Augment Slot

Cloak: Legendary Shadowhail – Hide +22, Move Silently +22, Deception +16, Ghostly, Green Augment Slot

Bracers: Legendary Shackles with Sheltering +45, Accuracy +28, Balance +22, Quality Dexterity +4

Armor: Legendary Wildwood Vest – Enhancement Bonus +15, Fortification +214%, Physical Sheltering +54, Competence Healing Amplification +85, False Life +81, Empty Green Augment Slot

Belt: Legendary Bronze Dragonscale Belt – Constitution +21, Insightful False Life +40, Lifesealed 50, Empty Blue Augment Slot

Gloves: Legendary Wildwood Gauntlets – Lesser Displacement, Dodge +21%, Distant Diversion +33%, Empty Yellow Augment Slot

Boots: Cannith Crafting (Offense: Seeker 15, Save: Parrying 7, Offense: Insightful Seeker 7)

Ring 1: Sigil of the Triumvirate – Dexterity +22, Insightful Accuracy 17, Insightful Deadly +8, Sonic Absorption 53%, Empty Green Augment Slot, Empty Yellow Augment Slot, Empty Blue Augment Slot

Ring 2: Legendary Celestial Sapphire Ring – Nearly Finished: , Improved Deception, Dodge +21%, Profane Well Rounded: +2, Empty Yellow Augment Slot

She’s spent 41 ap in Deepwood Stalker for Tier5 and Capstone (she’s a pure ranger). She’s dex-based with high wisdom for paralyzing arrows (can also sneak well). I don’t have a write up on her enhancements point since I last changed them (took deflect arrows from vistani).

[Lisa]

What’s the Kindred for, Jan? Pardon my ignorance, I haven’t had a ranger in donkey’s years! 😀

[Dragavon]

I would assume enchantment focus for paralyzing arrows?

[Lisa]

Ah right, thanks 🙂

[Sinaefay]

What Dag said, it is for paralyzing arrows.

[Lisa]

What kind of DCs are required for those to be useful?

[Legend]

You can reach over 100, had it on my monkcher, unsure if it now gives you the dc as had to work out manually, u pretty much paralyse most mobs in r10.

Issue I had is that it compromised on dps, you basically turned the toon into just cc support.

This may have changed somewhat with the revamp in sharadi and some of the extras bow users recently got, if you can now paralyse with respectable constant dps in high reaper then are def worth it.

[Lisa]

Ah ok, cheers!

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