Ranger in a Manger

Overview

  • Ranger in 3 phrases: Combination-class, tree huggers, pseudo-warriors
  • Good things about rangers: One of the 2 combination classes, great for a single-classer who wants everything. They're almost as good as the warriors in terms of weapon choices, attacks, and hp gains, yet have those all important healing spells. Better than Paladin in terms of weapon choices, and they even get regeneration, although not cure crit.
  • Bad things about rangers: Once again, another wasted class when planning remorts, and don't get sanc (like Pals do) until much later with Wolf Spirits. Much fewer defensive spellups than the pure spellcasters.

Allspells

SKILL SPELL LEVEL GAINED
Axe   1
Parry   1
Recall   1
Sword   2
Kick   3
  Goodberry 5
Dagger   5
  Continual Light 6
Bash   6
  Darkness 7
  Flame Blade 7
  Cure Light 8
Second Attack   9
  Detect Poison 10
  Barkskin 11
Spear   11
  Earth Maw 11
  Refresh 12
Polearm   13
  Underwater Breathing 13
Forage   14
Rescue   15
  Protection from Evil 16
  Faerie Fire 17
  Moonbeam 18
  Sunray 18
Whip   19
  Dust Devil 19
Dodge   19
  Animal Friendship 20
Enhanced Damage   21
  Cure Poison 23
Dual Wield   25
  Pass Without Trace 26
  Infravision 28
  Earthquake 29
Hunt   30
Hand to Hand   32
  Sense Anger 34
Skin   35
Lore   35
  Wind Blast 35
Third Attack   36
Trip   37
Wands   39
  Cure Serious 40
Fire   41
  Cure Disease 43
  Firestorm 44
Fast Healing   45
Disarm   46
Meditation   48
  Transport via Plants 50
  Control Weather 51
  Ground Strike 52
Divining   55
  Ice Storm 59
  Whirlwind 51
  Sustenance 62
  Call Lightning 65
Berserk   68
  Solar Flare 70
  Chain Lightning 72
  Locate Animal 75
  Rainbow 80
  Protection from Fire 85
  Frost Breath 89
  Wolf Spirits 93
  Hydroblast 96
  Tame 101
  Plaguebane 104
  Cyclone 105
  Dissolve 107
  Fire Breath 111
  Locate Corpse 117
Second Attack Dual   118
Retreat   121
  Earth Shroud 104
Aim   125
  Shockproof 129
  Tornado 131
  Panic 135
Survey   137
Camp   139
Butcher   143
  Warmth 145
  Ice Bolt 147
Third Attack Dual   153
  Natural Destruction 159
  ForestFire 162
Counterstrike   164
  Toxic Resistance 170
  Tempest 173
Scout   177
  Eruption 187
  Regeneration 192
  Gate 201
  Locate Object 201
  Sanctuary 201
  Summon 201
Scrolls   201
Staves   201

Gain list & Groups

-------------------------------[ GROUPS AVAILABLE ]---------------------------
Ranger default      45    Superhero           6     Weather             15    
Survival skills     20    Animal magics       15    Plant magics        15    
Weaponsmaster       7     Noble ranger        21    
-------------------------------[ SKILLS AVAILABLE ]---------------------------
Skill name         Cp/Lvl Skill name         Cp/Lvl Skill name         Cp/Lvl
Fire                1/41  Sword               2/2   Dagger              1/5   
Polearm             1/13  Spear               1/11  Whip                1/18  
Bash                2/6   Berserk             4/68  Disarm              3/46  
Dodge               2/19  Enhanced damage     2/21  Hand to hand        3/32  
Kick                2/3   Parry               2/1   Rescue              2/15  
Trip                3/37  Second attack       2/9   Third attack        3/36  
Dual wield          1/25  Forage              2/14  Pass without trace  3/26  
Skin                3/35  Butcher             3/143 Retreat             5/121 
Second attack dual  6/118 Third attack dual   6/153 Camp                5/139 
Hunt                3/30  Fast healing        3/45  Lore                3/35  
Meditation          3/48  Tame                3/101 Counter strike      4/164 
Divining            2/55  Aim                 4/125 Survey              3/137 
Scout               4/177 Recon               4/114 Vitality            3/38  
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RANGER DEFAULT
Skill/Spell name        Level    Skill/Spell name        Level
Animal magics             n/a    Survival skills           n/a    
Plant magics              n/a    Underwater breathing       13    
Earth maw                  11    
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SURVIVAL SKILLS
Skill/Spell name        Level    Skill/Spell name        Level
Flame blade                 7    Cure light                  8    
Refresh                    12    Rejuvenate                141    
Dodge                      19    Kick                        3    
Bash                        6    Second attack               9    
Rescue                     15    Protection evil            16    
Parry                       1    Enhanced damage            21    
Third attack               36    Cure serious               40    
Fire                       41    Disarm                     46    
Hunt                       30    Skin                       35    
Infravision                28    Sustenance                 62    
Divining                   55    Underwater breathing       13    
Solar flare                70    Vitality                   38    
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WEAPONSMASTER(Ranger)
Skill/Spell name        Level    Skill/Spell name        Level
Axe                         1    Dagger                      5    
Flail                     n/a    Mace                      n/a    
Polearm                    13    Spear                      11    
Sword                       2    Whip                       18    
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ANIMAL MAGICS
Skill/Spell name        Level    Skill/Spell name        Level
Dust devil                 19    Animal friendship          20    
Infravision                28    Locate animal              75    
Frost breath               89    Fire breath               111    
Wolf spirits               93    Sense anger                34    
Tame                      101    
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PLANT MAGICS
Skill/Spell name        Level    Skill/Spell name        Level
Barkskin                   11    Pass without trace         26    
Regeneration              192    Transport via plants       50    
Forage                     14    Goodberry                   5    
Detect poison              10    Cure poison                23    
Cure disease               43    Earth maw                  11    
Ground strike              52    Create poultice           182    
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WEATHER
Skill/Spell name        Level    Skill/Spell name        Level
Continual light             6    Darkness                    7    
Faerie fire                17    Control weather            51    
Fire storm                 44    Ice storm                  59    
Call lightning             65    Moonbeam                   18    
Sunray                     18    Chain lightning            72    
Rainbow                    80    Earthquake                 29    
Protection from fire       85    Wind blast                 35    
Whirlwind                  61    Hydroblast                 96    
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NOBLE RANGER
Skill/Spell name        Level    Skill/Spell name        Level
Retreat                   121    Natural destruction       159    
Locate corpse             117    Second attack dual        118    
Third attack dual         153    Camp                      139    
Shockproof                129    Warmth                    145    
Toxic resistance          170    Butcher                   143    
Dissolve                  107    Panic                     135    
Counter strike            164    Scout                     177    
Plaguebane                104    Cyclone                   105    
Earth shroud              124    Tornado                   131    
Ice bolt                  147    Forestfire                162    
Tempest                   173    Eruption                  187    
Recon                     114    
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SUPERHERO(Ranger)
Skill/Spell name        Level    Skill/Spell name        Level
Sanctuary                 201    Locate animal              75    
Locate object             201    Hunt                       30    
Gate                      201    Summon                    201    
Second attack               9    Third attack               36    
Enhanced damage            21    Wands                      39    
Scrolls                   201    Staves                    201    
Dual wield                 25    Locate corpse             117

Top 5 Skills

Top 5 for a single-class Ranger
Second/Third Attack #12/#40
Hunt #30
Cure Serious #53
Wolf spirits #93
Tame #101

Top 5 unique skills
Rainbow #80
Protection from Fire #85 (not that great, but not that many unique skills :)
Wolf spirits #93
Tame #101
Plaguebane #104

Top 5 for a Warrior or Thief remort
Protection from evil #16
Cure Serious #53
Wolf spirits #93
Tame #101
Regeneration #192

Top 5 for a Psi/Mage/Cleric remort
Axe/Sword #1/#2
Second/Third Attack #12/#40
Enhanced Damage #19
Dual wield #25
Hunt #30

Gaining Tips

Survival skills(in default) and Weaponsmaster(not default) are the 2 groups you'll be needing earliest. Plant magics and Animal Magics aren't that great, but form part of Ranger Default, and have a few nice spells within them (eg Wolf Spirits, Tame). Until things change, you need to gain the entire group just for those few spells. The sole remaining non-default non-noble group is Weather which has a couple of offensive spells, but nothing you can't live without.

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