Pure Ranged ranger Build Request

[BadDoc]

Looking to build a purely ranged ranger
basically the idea is to use him as a sniper with max spot, hide/move silently
anybody got a good build idea for this?
Was considering going dwarf but since i have never built a ranged ranger this may not be best

[CSFurious]

but, you should go with an elf for a sniper not a dwarf

[jmonty]

ya, don't elfs get longbow enhancements? as well as dex?

[Beherit_Baphomar]

ya, don't elfs get longbow enhancements? as well as dex?

Yes.

[Dailus]

I went with a pretty straight forward build.

28 point elven ranger S:14, D:19, C:12, I:8, W:11, Ch:8 to start, but I did eat a +1 wisdom tome, and a +1 dex tome pretty early on.

Planned Feats : 1st : Weapon finesse, 3rd: Point blank shot, 6th: Weapon focus : ranged, 9th: Improved critical ranged, 12th: Dodge, 15th: Mobility, 18th: Shot on the run.

For enhancments I took the prereq's for deepwood sniper, then focused the rest on favored enemy, elven bow , and elf/ranger dex enhancements.

Skills : I maxed out Hide, Move silent, spot, jump, and tumble.

Depending on the mob I either stand my ground and switch to melee, or tumble out of the way and try and let the melee characters regrab agro. I have had much sucess with this build and strategy, often leading the kill count in the group, especially against my favored enemies.

-Dailus

[Robeling]

I'm guessing you have 32 point builds since your sig shows several level 16 characters.

Dalius' build looks pretty good, but I would put more into strength and less into dex. I would go something like:

16/18/12/8/14/8

I would not max dex and just forget about strength as you level. I would keep them balanced...keep dex high enough to be hitting, but strength is where your damage is coming from. As an elf ranger you have a potential 5 dex in enhancements, so I would even use some level ups in strength and maybe even your favor tome. You also can invest into +2 for ranged-to-hit and ranged damage through enhancements.

I like a higher wisdom in a ranged focused build because since your standing back and ranging you can supplement healing and buffing. Makes you a more diverse build.

The only absolutely necessary feat you need to take as a ranged focused build in IC: Ranged. You need to take Point blank and Ranged Focus to unlock the deepwood sniper enhancement line (available at level 6 if you meet all the requirements; the two feats, Ranger Hide 2, Ranger Move Silently 2). There a mixed reviews for and against it. You will get Precise Shot, Improve Precise Shot, Manyshot (your best dps feat), and Rapid Shot for free by level 11.

You will also get the TWF feats for free, so I would suggest to balance the build and add some melee capabilites. In not a huge fan of the going the Dogde, Mobility, Shot on the Run route. It sounds good for Dailus' playstyle, but I think the three feats are to much for what you get. I would go with Quick Draw, IC: Pierce, and another feat that fits your play style (Iron Will, Extend, WF if your dex happens to be significantly higher than your str,....). A lot of DDO is in tight spaced areas and unless your using manyshot, most mobs will make it to you before you kill them. This allows you to quickly switch weapons/armour to melee and finish the job. You won't make a lot of friends if you keep running in circles and pulling the mobs with you, resulting in everyone running around and getting negatives to their attack. I find it better to pull and kill what you can, then quickly switch when mobs are in melee range.

Get a Silver Longbow. I think you can use it at level 6 and it's one of the best bows in the game.