Revisiting the Elven Ranger for New Players

[unbongwah]

Finally updated the archer build in my OP with some advice about possible epic / endgame configurations. It's a holiday miracle!

[pappo]

What Ranger tactics work on Reapers ? Are they susceptible to Paralyzing or Terror arrows ?

[unbongwah]

Beats me! You'll have to ask someone who actually play Reapers.

[KaladorUK]

What Ranger tactics work on Reapers ? Are they susceptible to Paralyzing or Terror arrows ?

They can definitely be paralyzed.

[pappo]

They can definitely be paralyzed.

Do you know how high the paralyzing DC needs to be to paralyze a reaper ?

[KaladorUK]

Do you know how high the paralyzing DC needs to be to paralyze a reaper ?

Do I know exact numbers? No. What I do know is that my girlfriend's character has somewhere around a 68 or 70 DC and paralyzes reapers in r1 more often than not (it's not her main so we never finished getting the gear).

Here's a post I made a few months ago when I was just starting to get her gear together that has some numbers information: https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...=1#post6004813.

[Kriogen]

Do you know how high the paralyzing DC needs to be to paralyze a reaper ?

Will save vs Enchantment. Around 80 enchant DC is no fail (mob doesnt roll 20) vs more or less anything that is not immune.

It does depend on diff. level. I do know that 80-something DC will work in low reaper mode.

[Arlathen]

Would love to see a proper 'Hybrid' Ranger using Melee & Ranged fluidly, based around the DWS Capstone. Any chance?

[unbongwah]

Would love to see a proper 'Hybrid' Ranger using Melee & Ranged fluidly, based around the DWS Capstone. Any chance?

There's not enough APs to take all three crit bonuses from the cores plus a capstone (31 AA + 21 DWS + 21 Tempest = 73 APs). So any hybrid will have to sacrifice something important, depending on whether ranged or melee DPS is more important to you. E.g., 42 DWS / 31 Tempest / 7 AA if focused on melee; or 31 AA / 7 Tempest if focused on archery.

Fortunately, with the right mix of feats, it's just a matter of Enhancement respec to switch focus.

[abull74]

What weapons are you using that are finesse-able and slashing for the tempest TWF?

[unbongwah]

What weapons are you using that are finesse-able and slashing for the tempest TWF?

When it comes to lootgen or crafted weapons, scimitars are your best choice (all else being equal) for DEX Tempest, although you can use any light melee weapon you want. When it comes to named weapons, that gets more complicated: there are some which natively support DEX to-hit and/or damage; and others with improved critical threat ranges - this list is geared towards Swashbucklers, but many of the weapons on it are also good for Tempests.

[Elindel22]

Getting 65 DC on paralyze arrows is nearly impossible without the best gear and without gimping yourself.

Reaching 60 wisdom is quite impossible for me.

I just quest solo, with hirelings.

And paralyzingly arrows seriously kills my dps.

Can't you reach the same CC benefits using leg shot, head shot, pin and ottos whistler, with IPS ?

[kishmatush]

I see this build hasn't been updated since U28. Are there any changes needed for U46 or the upcoming U47?