Highest Damage with a Bow

[daniel7]

First, anyone building arcane archer and taking more than 1 ranger level does not know what they are doing.

That statement is incorrect. What is correct is that ranged builds with 6 or more ranger levels have lower dps (this statement is subject to change with each mod).

Your playstyle might affect your decision when picking a build. One great example of how playstyle should affect your decision is if you are a player that will often solo or duo quests then having 18 levels of ranger will give you the tools you need to do that easier.

Don't craft a radiance bow for your first greensteel bow. Radiance goes off on crits which is a rare thing when multishot is on timer.