Just A Quick Question About Ranged Builds.

[draven2002]

Hello, just came back from a break and alot of stuff has been changed about ranger tree's and was just wondering if anyone knows of any strong ranged builds out there?

[Mindos]

Hello, just came back from a break and alot of stuff has been changed about ranger tree's and was just wondering if anyone knows of any strong ranged builds out there?

Just go pure! It's really strong on its own, but if you like the monkcher and the 15/5 or 14/6 paladin/ranger split is good too. Google 15/5 ranger, or unbongwah...

[unbongwah]

Shuriken builds: https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...Thrower-Builds
Monkchers: https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...etter-Monkcher

Also see my elven ranger thread.

I've been experimenting with bard / rgr (Swashbuckler / Deepwood Stalker) combos, but unfortunately the +1 crit multiplier bonus from Swashbuckling still doesn't apply to throwing weapons, so they underperform more than they should. I'm not convinced they'd be a good alternative to shuriken builds regardless, but it'd be nice if it got all the DPS perks it was supposed to!

[draven2002]

Shuriken builds: https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...Thrower-Builds
Monkchers: https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...etter-Monkcher

Also see my elven ranger thread.

I've been experimenting with bard / rgr (Swashbuckler / Deepwood Stalker) combos, but unfortunately the +1 crit multiplier bonus from Swashbuckling still doesn't apply to throwing weapons, so they underperform more than they should. I'm not convinced they'd be a good alternative to shuriken builds regardless, but it'd be nice if it got all the DPS perks it was supposed to!

Thanks Just another question if you know the answer. With the recent changed to Manyshot and 10k stars is Fury still the best destiny for bow builds?

[unbongwah]

With the recent changed to Manyshot and 10k stars is Fury still the best destiny for bow builds?

Short answer is: it depends.

Longer answer is: it depends on several factors, but I guess the main one is do you care more about sustained or burst DPS? Adrenaline + (Manyshot or TTS) + (Sniper Shot or Slaying Arrow) is still going to be your best bet for burst DPS. OTOH, I think LD or maybe DC will be better for sustained DPS due to Blitz / Zeal of the Righteous.

Your final ED choice is also going to influence your build decisions. If you're planning on FotW, then I agree with jakeelala that you're going to want Sniper Shot and/or Slaying Arrow on your build. OTOH, if you're going for LD, maybe you'll stick with pure or mostly-pure monk for the extra Doubleshot from TTS.

[draven2002]

Short answer is: it depends.

Longer answer is: it depends on several factors, but I guess the main one is do you care more about sustained or burst DPS? Adrenaline + (Manyshot or TTS) + (Sniper Shot or Slaying Arrow) is still going to be your best bet for burst DPS. OTOH, I think LD or maybe DC will be better for sustained DPS due to Blitz / Zeal of the Righteous.

Your final ED choice is also going to influence your build decisions. If you're planning on FotW, then I agree with jakeelala that you're going to want Sniper Shot and/or Slaying Arrow on your build. OTOH, if you're going for LD, maybe you'll stick with pure or mostly-pure monk for the extra Doubleshot from TTS.

Thank you very much. It has been very helpful