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Ranger

Abbreviation:	HR
Role:	DPS
Ability Scores
Primary:	Dexterity
Secondary:	Wisdom Strength

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The ranger is a worldwise wanderer versed in archery and melee combat. Rangers unleash a hail of arrows on foes from afar before closing the gap and finishing them off with close range attacks. Upon reaching level 11 rangers may specialize in dealing damage.

Ability Scores

• Primary
  • Dexterity
• Secondary
  • Wisdom
  • Strength

Initial score of Ranger

Strength	Constitution	Dexterity	Intelligence	Wisdom	Charisma
16	12	16	10	8	12

Statistic	Effect of Ability Score on stat
	Strength	Constitution	Dexterity	Intelligence	Wisdom	Charisma
Stamina Regeneration	0.5%
Maximum Hit Points		0.5%
Critical Severity			0.5%
Control Bonus				0.5%
Control Resist					0.5%
Forte						0.5%
Physical Damage Boost	0.25%
Action Point Gain		0.25%
Movement Speed			0.25%
Magical Damage Boost				0.25%
Outgoing Healing					0.25%
Recharge Speed						0.25%

Powers

Level	Type	Path	Icon	Name	Range AoE	Cast	Cooldown	Effect
1	3 At-Will			Rapid Shot	Range 80'	0.4		Quickly fire an arrow at your enemy. Magnitude: 65
1	3 At-Will			Rapid Strike	Range Melee	0.2		Strike your target at close range. Magnitude: 30
1	3 At-Will			Split Shot	Range 80' Arc 75°	2.1		Shoot a spray of arrows at your enemies, dealing more damage the longer you focus. Magnitude: 80 - 160
1	3 At-Will			Split Strike	Range Melee Radius 8'	0.55		Quickly dash forward, striking enemies in front of you. Magnitude: 35
1	4 Encounter			Hindering Shot	Range 80'	0.5	12	Fire two arrows into your enemy's shins. This power has 3 charges and a 3s cooldown between charge uses. Magnitude: 130 Added Effect: Weak Grasping Roots
1	4 Encounter			Hindering Strike	Radius 15'	0.5	14	Slash your enemies' ankles. Magnitude: 520 Added Effect: Strong Grasping Roots
1	4 Encounter			Marauder's Escape	Range 50'	1.3	15	Dash backward 50 feet, firing off 3 quick arrows as you fall back and confusing your enemies. Magnitude: 550 Added Effect: Confusion Duration: 1s
1	4 Encounter			Marauder's Rush	Range 83'	0.7	14	Rush your target, striking them with your weapons. Magnitude: 580 Added Effect: Confusion Duration: 1s
1	1 Tactical			Shift	Range Self	0		Quickly dodge the direction you are running and briefly become immune to most damage and control effects. May only be activated while moving.
1	7 Mechanic			Grasping Roots				Some of your abilities apply Grasping Roots, rooting your enemy at their current location. Weak Grasping Roots lasts 1.5 seconds. Strong Grasping Roots lasts 3 seconds and also apply to nearby enemies to the main target. These durations are reduced by 50% on players.
1	2 Skill			Nature				You can recognize valuable items in nature, allowing you to collect and sell treasure found from objects in the wilderness.
2	4 Encounter			Constricting Arrow	Range 80' Radius 12'	0.5	15	Fire a gnarled arrow at your opponent. Magnitude: 520 Added Effect: Strong Grasping Roots
2	4 Encounter			Steel Breeze	Radius 20'	0.5	14	Spin and slash your blades, damaging the enemies around you. Magnitude: 200 Added Effect: Gain 10% stamina for each enemy hit.
2	6 Daily			Forest Ghost		1		Slip into the forest where you remain unseen for a short duration. While hidden, you automatically strike a foe within 15 feet. Magnitude: 100 per hit
2	6 Daily			Seismic Shot	Range 80'	1		Fire a concussive blast into the ground, causing a shockwave that pulls enemies in and damages them. Magnitude: 715
2	7 Mechanic			Ranged Stance	Range Self	0	0.4	Switch between Ranged Stance and Melee Stance. Your At-Will and Encounter powers will function differently depending on which stance you're in.
2	7 Mechanic			Melee Stance	Range Self	0	0.4	Switch between Ranged Stance and Melee Stance. Your At-Will and Encounter powers will function differently depending on which stance you're in.
3	5 Class Feature			Seeker's Vengeance				When you strike a foe from behind, your attacks deal 10% more Damage.
4	4 Encounter			Rain of Arrows	Range 80'	1	16	Fire several shots into the air, which rain down on enemies in a small area. Magnitude: 260
4	4 Encounter			Rain of Swords	Range 30' Radius 7'	1.5	14	Strike down with your blades in a large area in front of you. Magnitude: 115 Added Effect: DoT Magnitude: 150 Duration: 8s
6	5 Class Feature			Crushing Roots				Your Weak and Strong Grasping Roots now last twice as long. Your Weak Grasping Roots now also Dazes the target for .5 seconds and your Strong Grasping Roots Dazes the target for 1 second.
6	2 Skill			Lucky Skirmisher				Adds 2.5% Deflect.
7	4 Encounter			Cordon of Arrows	Range Melee Range 80' Radius 12'	1.2	20	Designate a target location. If an enemy steps within 15' of it, it becomes entangled and takes damage. You may have a maximum of 3 of these areas active at any time. Magnitude: 225 Added Effect: Strong Grasping Roots
7	4 Encounter			Plant Growth	Radius 20'	0.72	25	Slash your foe, causing plants to grow wildly around them. Magnitude: 150 Added Effect: DoT Magnitude: 150 Duration: 4s Added Effect: Weak Grasping Roots
8	6 Daily			Snipe	Range 80'	1.25		A powerful precision shot at a single target. Magnitude: 1900
9	5 Class Feature			Aspect of the Pack				If you are within 30' of an ally, you and your ally gain 1% Combat Advantage per friendly target affected. Maximum 5%.
9	5 Class Feature			Aspect of the Serpent				Add a stacking buff on every At-will and Encounter power use, increasing your damage by 3%. If the stacks are added from Ranged Stance, they will affect your melee attacks and vice versa. Each buffed attack reduces the opposite stacks by 1.
9	2 Skill			Stance Mastery				Melee Stance now increases your Movement Speed by 5%. Ranged Stance now increases your Stamina regeneration by 5%.
9	2 Skill			Weapon Mastery				Adds 2.5% Critical Chance.

Paragon Path

Warden

Ranger Warden

Abbreviation: RR WD

Become a warden of the wood, focusing on nature magic as well as mixing close ranged and bow techniques.
Choose Warden to play as a DPS. DPS are damage dealers who focus on dispatching foes while their party members keep the enemy's attention.

Once you choose a paragon path, you must switch to an empty loadout, pay astral diamonds or use a retraining token to change paths.

Level	Type	Path	Icon	Name	Range AoE	Cast	Cooldown	Effect
11	7 Mechanic			Forte				Your paragon path provides an increase to Power and excels at Accuracy and Deflect.
11	3 At-Will			Electric Shot	Range 80' Radius 25'	0.7		Fire a storm-imbued arrow at your target, causing a deadly gust of damage in an area around them. Magnitude: 55
11	3 At-Will			Clear the Ground	Radius 15'	0.3		Slice your enemies in an area around you dealing lightning damage. Magnitude: 25
11	6 Daily			Cold Steel Hurricane	Range 60'	1.5		Call forth a mighty electrical storm in front of you, damaging and snaring foes that come in contact with it. Magnitude: 700 Added Effect: Slow Duration: 3s
12	8 Feat			Deft Strikes				Your Melee encounter powers cause your next Ranged encounter power to deal 12% more damage. Your Ranged encounter powers cause your next Melee encounter power to deal 12% more damage.
12	8 Feat			Focused				Each second you stay in melee stance, your melee attacks deal 2% more damage, up to a total of 20%. The same is true for ranged stance with ranged damage and switching stances resets this bonus.
13	4 Encounter			Split the Sky	Range 80' Radius 30'	1.5	18	Lacerate the sky, opening a storm in a large area. Periodically, a random enemy in this area will be struck by lightning. Magnitude: 155 per strike Duration: 10s Added Effect: Slow when struck Duration: 3s
13	4 Encounter			Throw Caution	Range Melee	0.5	12	Recklessly attack your enemy. Magnitude: 100 Added Effect: Reduces your defense by 10000 Duration: 5s Added Effect: Increases your damage by 10% Duration: 5s
13	5 Class Feature			Stormstep Action				Whenever you activate a Daily power, you reduce your encounter cooldowns by up to 2 seconds based on the amount of Action Points spent.
14	8 Feat			Storm's Recovery				Using a ranged encounter power reduces your other ranged encounter cooldowns by 3 seconds. Using a melee encounter power reduces your other melee encounter cooldowns by 3 seconds.
14	8 Feat			Swiftness of the Fox				Your Melee Encounter powers shorten the cooldown of your Ranged Encounter powers by 1s. Cordon of Arrows and Hindering Shot reduce cooldowns by 0.5s. Your Ranged Encounter powers shorten the cooldown of your Melee Encounter powers by 1s.
15	4 Encounter			Boar Hide	Radius 100'	0.5	20	You grant yourself, and nearby allies, 5 stacks of Thick Skin. Added Effect: Increases Defense by 4000 per stack Duration: Taking damage removes a single stacks
15	4 Encounter			Boar Charge	Range 26'	0.1	16	Charge your enemy. Magnitude: 585 Added Effect: Knockdown Duration: 1s
15	5 Class Feature			Blade Storm				When dealing melee damage, gain a 20% chance to deal an additional 10% of your attack's damage in an area around you.
16	3 At-Will			Penetrating Arrows	Range 80' Radius 3'	0.7		Line up a shot and then fire a penetrating arrow, dealing damage to all enemies in a line. Magnitude: 60
16	3 At-Will			Storm Strike	Range Melee	0.6		Strike your target with a series of heavy blows. The final strike of the combo causes the target to be struck by lightning, dealing half magnitude lightning damage to nearby enemies. Magnitude: 90
16	8 Feat			Blade Hurricane				Using a Melee Encounter Power grants Flurry for 3 seconds. Flurry causes your Melee At-Will attacks to deal double damage.
16	8 Feat			Storm Conduit				The final hit of Electric Shot marks the primary target hit with Storm Conduit for 10 seconds. Storm Conduit causes enemies that are struck by another one of your lightning-based attacks to deal 10% of the original damage taken to all nearby enemies, including themselves. Storm Strike does not trigger this effect.
17	4 Encounter			Fox's Cunning	Radius 100'	0.5	22	With the agility of the Fox, you and nearby allies gain 10% damage resistance for 8 seconds.
17	4 Encounter			Fox Shift	Range 15'	0.1	18	Dash to nearby enemies, slowing them while increasing your own speed. Magnitude: 225 Added Effect: Increase your movement speed Duration: 7s Added Effect: Slow Duration: 7s
17	5 Class Feature			Twin-Blade Storm				Any time you hit more than 2 enemies, deal an additional 8% damage.
18	4 Encounter			Binding Arrow	Range 80'	0.7	18	Fire a binding arrow at your opponent. Magnitude: 715 Added Effect: Weak Grasping Roots
18	4 Encounter			Oak Skin	Radius 100'	0.6	18	Enhances yourself, and nearby allies, with Oaken Skin. Added Effect: Heals you for 9% of your max hit points over the duration and increases incoming healing by 10%. Duration: 9s Added Effect: Heals allies for 4.5% of their max hit points over the duration and increases incoming healing by 5%. Duration: 9s
18	8 Feat			Skirmisher's Gambit				Your critical strike is reduced by 5% but your critical severity is increased by 10%.
18	8 Feat			To the Wind				Throw Caution grants an additional 5% damage boost.
19	4 Encounter			Thorn Ward	Range 40' Range 25'	1.5	22	Summon a thorn ward to attack your enemy. Magnitude: 440 Added Effect: Increases the target's damage taken from projectile and physical attacks by 10%. Each hit refreshes this effect. Duration: 10s
19	4 Encounter			Thorn Strike	Range Melee Radius 5'	0.8	8	Strike your enemies with thorny vines which do more damage the lower their hitpoints are. Magnitude: 140
19	5 Class Feature			Aspect of the Lone Wolf				Gain 0.5% Deflect for each enemy within 30' of you. Maximum bonus 5%.
20	6 Daily			Call of the Storm		1		Raise your weapon to the sky, causing it to be struck by lightning dealing damage to nearby enemies. Magnitude: 430 Additional Action: Lightning Enchanted Weapon Added Effect: Your attacks gain a single additional lightning strike. Magnitude: 40 Duration: 10s
20	8 Feat			Enhanced Conductivity				Call of the Storm now enhances your weapon with an additional 50 magnitude damage boost.
20	8 Feat			Nature's Envoy				When you activate Forest Ghost, you are granted Flurry which doubles the damage of your At-Wills. Flurry has its duration refreshed as long as Forest Ghost is active.

Hunter

Ranger Hunter

Abbreviation: RR HT

Focus your training on dispatching foes from afar, become a deadly hunter who always gets their mark.
Choose Hunter to play as a DPS. DPS are damage dealers who focus on dispatching foes while their party members keep the enemy's attention.

Once you choose a paragon path, you must switch to an empty loadout, pay astral diamonds or use a retraining token to change paths.

Level	Type	Path	Icon	Name	Range AoE	Cast	Cooldown	Effect
11	7 Mechanic			Forte				Your paragon path provides an increase to Power and excels at Accuracy and Deflect.
11	3 At-Will			Aimed Shot	Range 80'	1		Take precise aim, firing an incredibly deadly shot into your enemy. Magnitude: 260
11	3 At-Will			Aimed Strike	Range 20'	1.2		Take careful aim, striking your foe in a vital spot. Magnitude: 65 Added Effect: DoT Magnitude: 125 Duration: 10s
11	6 Daily			Slasher's Mark	Range 83'	0.7		Leap to your target with a slashing strike, leaving behind a mark. Magnitude: 2100 Added Effect: Restores Stamina or Guard Meter whenever the target is hit. Duration: 10s
12	8 Feat			Longshot				Your ranged encounter powers do 50% more damage. Your melee encounter powers do 50% less damage.
12	8 Feat			Rate of Change				Gain a 15% damage boost when switching stances. This bonus is reduced by 2% per second and refreshes to full on your next stance change.
13	4 Encounter			Ambush	Range Self	0.5	15	Hide in tall grasses, gaining Ambush and Stealth for a short period. Ambush causes your next attack to deal bonus damage. Magnitude: 150 Added Effect: Targets take 10% more damage from your attacks Duration: 5s
13	4 Encounter			Bear Trap	Range Melee Range 30' Radius 4'	0.47	10	Toss a massive bear trap at target location. The first enemy to walk near the trap will trigger it. Magnitude: 220 Added Effect: DoT Magnitude: 185 Duration: 5s Added Effect: Hold Duration: 2s Added Effect: Slow Duration: 5s
13	5 Class Feature			Aspect of the Falcon				Ranged powers deal 10% more damage if you are within 25 feet of your target.
14	8 Feat			Critical Action				Every 25% action points you spend on a Daily power grants you a stack of "Critical Action". This increases your Critical Severity by 6% per stack for 10 seconds.
14	8 Feat			Thorned Roots				Your Strong Grasping Roots are upgraded to Thorned Roots. Thorned Roots deal 75 magnitude damage every second. When hitting a control immune target, an additional 225 magnitude damage is dealt immediately.
15	4 Encounter			Longstrider's Shot	Range 80'	0.6	14	You launch a swift arrow at your target. Magnitude: 650
15	4 Encounter			Gushing Wound	Range Melee	1.3	16	You slice open your enemy. Magnitude: 400 Added Effect: DoT Magnitude: 400 Duration: 10s
15	5 Class Feature			Pathfinder's Action				When activating a Daily power, increase your Movement Speed by 10% and adds 5% Deflection for 10 seconds.
16	3 At-Will			Hunter's Teamwork	Range 80'	0.7		You spot supplies on an enemy, and shoot an arrow at them to mark their location for a long duration. You may only have one target designated at a time. Magnitude: 65 Added Effect: Marked targets drop supplies when killed. These supplies will restore Hitpoints, Stamina, and Action Points to your allies.
16	3 At-Will			Careful Attack	Range 80'	0.8		You study your target, signaling gaps in their defense to your allies. Enemies studied in this way are damaged by this power when they are hurt by an At-Will, Encounter or Daily power. Magnitude: 15 per hit
16	8 Feat			Biting Snares				When you apply Grasping Roots or Thorned Roots you gain 1% of your Action Points.
16	8 Feat			Predator				Using a ranged encounter power applies Prey to the first target hit, increasing the damage of your attacks against them by 10%. Lasts 10 seconds. Prey may only be active on one target at a time and cannot be reapplied until it expires.
17	4 Encounter			Hawk Shot	Range 80' Radius 3'	1.5	15	Fire an arrow towards your target that deals damage to all enemies in a line. Magnitude: 275
17	4 Encounter			Hawkeye	Radius 100'	0.5	18	Channeling the power of a hawk, you grant precision to you and your allies. Added Effect: Increase damage of Encounter powers by 5% Duration: 5s
17	5 Class Feature			Cruel Recovery				When you deal critical damage to an enemy, heal 1% of your maximum Hit Points. Can only heal once every 2 seconds.
18	4 Encounter			Commanding Shot	Range 80'	1.4	15	The powerful bugle of the Stag causes your shot to penetrate vulnerable spots on your target reducing their effectiveness. Magnitude: 520 Added Effect: Increases the incoming damage to the target by 10% Duration: 10s Added Effect: Strong Grasping Roots
18	4 Encounter			Stag Heart	Radius 100'	0.5	20	Grants you and your allies the constitution of the Stag. Added Effect: Temporary Hit Points equal to 15% of max life Duration: 15s
18	8 Feat			Forestbond				When you apply Strong Grasping Roots or Thorned Roots you reduce the cooldown of all of your currently recharging powers by 10%. This amount is reduced to 5% for Weak Grasping Roots.
18	8 Feat			Commander In Chief				Commanding Shot now increases your projectile damage by 10% for 10 seconds.
19	4 Encounter			Rapid Volley	Range 80' Arc 60°	0.5	5	Rapidly fire a volley of arrows in front of you, damaging enemies. Has 5 charges. Magnitude: 100
19	4 Encounter			Windwalk Strike	Range 35' Radius 4'	0.6	15	Dash forward, striking at enemies in your path. Magnitude: 180
19	5 Class Feature			Primal Instincts				Call upon your Primal Instincts, increasing the effectiveness of the buffs granted by Hawkeye and Stag Heart by 20%.
20	6 Daily			Disruptive Shot	Range 80'	0.5		Quickly fire an arrow at your target's head, dealing damage and interrupting their attack. Magnitude: 400
20	8 Feat			More Than Disruptive				Disruptive Shot increases your ranged damage by 10% for 5 seconds.
20	8 Feat			Slasher's Expertise				Slasher's Mark now increases your melee damage by 10% for 15s.

Equipments

• Collection/Epic Equipment (Hunter Ranger)
• Collection/Epic PVP Equipment (Hunter Ranger)