Profession Overview
Ranger is a profession that focuses on Traps and Stealth as its main abilities. A Ranger can also hide fellow players in combat situations during PVP.
The Ranger's Stealth ability gives this class the ability to bypass many NPC's instead of fighting all of them in a cave or bunker if the Rangers camouflage skill is high enough (great if you just have a object to collect).
Prerequisites
Following skills are required to learn Novice Ranger.
- Scout: Camouflage: Environments IV
- Scout: Trapping: Design IV
Restrictions
- Ranger Stealth abilities will place a walking speed debuff on the player.
This debuff is not as slow as you approach the Master Skill Box. (Totally negated by the heroic jewelry strider set see below)
Once you achieved Ranger x2xx and get the Skill: Burst of Shadows 30s run with long cooldown (like burst run skill but shorter).
Abilities and Skills
One of the key features of the Ranger profession is the ability to provide damage over time that stack with other abilities, Traps put a massive slow on movement speed of anything that steps into them. This benefit's the whole group by having the Ranger lay down traps. (Note:
understand traps have a footprint that is AOE and can pull more NPC's than are desired)
Ranger abilities can enhance various aspects of gameplay, such as increasing damage output, providing support to the ranged classes by making barriers between them and the NPC's or players.
See Ranger Abilities for up to date details on each one below.
Stealth Utility
Ranger is the only class with dedicated Stealth as part of it's play style.
With this Stealth the class has a few unique abilities.
Note: Traps now give correct Scouting XP.
| Icon | Name | Description |
|---|
| 1 | Stealth
Sneak -> Skulk -> Shroud -> Vanish | All stealth cooldowns are the same 10s, the only difference is the strength of the camouflage and the movement speed you can walk as you increase your skills. |
| 1 | Steal | This ability allows you to relieve a humanoid from some of their belongings. Under stealth you have the ability to loot NPC's of items: sample list is still being tested but here are things that have been confirmed. Junk loot, Stims, Stat clothing, Rings, Necklace, Bracelets, Common Schematics, Power Crystals, Color Crystals, Backpacks, Tracking device's, Housings (village), House Collections, Weapons, Aurebesh tiles, All collectable parts for auto loom items, all collectable parts for recyclers. You can steal from a NPC and get something, then kill the same NPC and get other items. (This list will continue to be updated) |
| 1 | Snipe - (Ranged)
Ambush - (Melee) | Both of these are special attacks you have at achieving Master Ranger.
They are attacks from stealth that causes heavy damage and reduces the target's healing output for a short period of time if the weapon has elemental damage, the chance is increased for the element damage to proc from a stealth attack. |
| 1 | Camouflage Ally | This ability allows you to render a friend invisible while in combat to break the combat from the NPC.
(does have a time limit of 30s of stealth and 2 min cooldown before reapply). |
| 1 | Cover Up | This ability allows the Ranger to enter stealth from a prone position after some preparation time (4 sec). This allows the Ranger to hide from enemies during combat, although they may still be detected by enemies in close proximity. If the Ranger leaves the prone position, or performs an action, this will break the stealth. This will be your primary break contact from NPC's for the Ranger this will hide you off all radar also. |
| 1 | Detect Stealth | Ranger has the highest chance to detect other players that are using Stealth. |
| 1 | (Trap) Venomous Ploy | This trap explodes with a toxic cloud, causing poison damage to all enemies nearby.
(Has Improved version; Instant Cast, 6m radius around Ranger) |
| 1 | (Trap) Tangle Bomb | This trap allows the Ranger to deploy a trap at their immediate position that is used to lower the movement speed of any target entering the trap area.
(Instant Cast, 6m radius around Ranger) |
| 1 | (Trap) Razor Net | This trap allows the Ranger to place a trap at their immediate position which that lowers the movement speed while causing a bleeding wound to any target that enters the trap area.
(Has Improved version; Instant cast, 6m radius around Ranger) |
| 1 | (Trap) Net Trap | This trap allows the Ranger to build a net trap (4 sec setup timer) that will ensnare any targets in a net that they must break free from, and reduces their defenses.
This trap lasts for a longer duration than other traps.
Note: NPC's will be trapped for 20 sec's; During PVP the player will be trapped until they break free by doing damage to the trap, trap has very small footprint radius 2-3 meters.
(This trap will not root a Elite Melee Humanoid NPC or any Boss Gold Chevron NPC) |
Skill Mods
Ranger is one of the only Advanced professions that can attack with both Melee, and Ranged weapons in hand.
All Stat boosts are in General melee or General ranged so it can complement many build's with it's traps and stealth.
Base Stat's with just Master Ranger |
|---|
Camouflage 120 | Mask Scent 70 |
Terrain Negotiation 85 | Trapping 85 |
Camping 10 | Creature Knowledge 10 |
Creature Harvesting 25 | Creature To-Hit Bonus 25 |
Burst Run Efficiency 45 | General Ranged Speed 25 |
General Melee Speed 22 | General Ranged Accuracy 60 |
General Melee Accuracy 50 | Ranged Defense 75 |
Melee Defense 95 | Anti-Personnel Traps 100 |
Tactical Expertise 100 | DNA Harvesting 20 |
Ranger Builds
Below is the list of common Ranger Builds.
There are Many more combinations that are possible with Ranger profession, be sure to utilize Skill Calculator to come up with your own builds.
Build | Purpose |
|---|
- Master Ranger/Master Combat Medic/Weapon of choice
| Stacked Poison and Bleeds |
- Master Ranger/Master Carbineer/Combat Medic 4xxx
| AOE Damage PVP |
- Master Ranger/Master Creature Handler/Master Scout/Novice Doctor
| Grizzly Adams Build Solo Player friendly |
- Master Ranger/Master Bounty Hunter/Combat Medic 4xxx or 4xxx Doctor
| Jedi lockdowns with slows PVP, Generalist PVE |
- Master Ranger/Master Squad Leader/Novice Doctor
| AOE Nest killer/Team Buffs for Spin Groups |
- Master Ranger/Master Combat Medic/4xxx Doctor
| Healer that can stealth and rez team during combat sought after for group content. |
- Master Ranger/Master TKM/Medic
| Extra Crit damage Tank that keep the hate, needs healer to support |
- Master Ranger/Master Fencer/Medic
| AOE's + Blind + Bleeds Sprint movement build that can move really fast in or out of combat |
- Master Ranger/Master Commando/4xxx Combat Medic
| Burn AOE, stacked with traps. General short range DPS build |
- Master Ranger/Master Rifleman/4xxx Combat Medic
| Massive single target damage PVP, PVE |
Equipment
Rangers can wear
Battle Armor (Note: Faction Armor from both Theme parks is Battle Armor)
Battle Armor provides equal Kinetic and Energy protection, It can be enhanced with Peko-Peko feathers and Interwoven Segments for additional health bonus.
The weapon of choice will be based on the profession you choose to mix with Ranger.
Armor & Weapons
Heroic Sets: Two
Set | Purpose |
|---|
| Makes you even more stealthy and allows you to escape combat with a Decoy. negates the walking debuff, placing a trap will still un stealth you. |
| Allows you to place (net trap) from Stealth and makes traps into a Dire Root, an unbreakable debuff. |
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