Advice Level 68 Ranger

I am struggling. Having read threads I need Life around 3k and DPS around 3k

Mine are far from this - both about 1.7k

I cannot see a way of improving. I have looked on the skill tree and have about 20% damage I can get and 4% life. What am I missing?? Any help appreciated. Just done a lvl 66 map and bombed badly so my character need sever help
Last bumped on May 20, 2016, 4:47:14 AM
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I think my account is public. Still working on showing kit. Managed bow twice but don't know how??






still private, we can't see the character tab. You can see if it's ok by clicking on the your name below your avatar on the right of your messages.

Also you can edit your post rather than double posting, to fix the gear.

edit: good, you figured out in the mean time :)

edit 2:

tree: you went for a lot of res as you are missing them badly. You'll have to fix that over time. For new, just refund a few point to move to this tree (transition tree n°2, n°3). The addition of the acrobatic cluster will improve your safety sensibly. Use the jewel slot to cover some resist with dual resist jewel (they're easy to do). Bonus point if it has some life or physical or projectile damage.
Later you'll have to move to a more standard (see neversink's guide for some examples) as your gear improve. This will cost you all your refund points and some regrets. If you don't have any refund point available, you'd be better just restarting as it will cost you too much in regret orbs to fix your tree.

Gear:
bow could be better but at least it has some damage. The links are not ideal however.
Try Tornado Shot (aka TS) / Greater Multiple Projectile (GMP) / Physical Projectile Attack Damage (PPAD) / Pierce / Increase Critical Strikes or Added Fire Damage. Your damage will be much better and it works equally well for AOE and single target.

The rest of your gear is very bad however, and you lack life a lot on these items.
What you need:

- boots: 25+ movement speed. Its the defining attribute on this slot. 60 life, 2 res greater than 30
- belt: 80+ life, two res > 30, maybe some strength
- helmet: 60+ life, two res > 30, some accuracy can help
- quiver: damage mods: crit chance, crit multi, weapon elemental damage. A bit of life is always welcomed.
- amulet: damage mods too: high flat physical damage, high crit multi, life, (crit chance but it gets expensive then).
- rings: whatever is still needed, else high flat physical rolls, high life.

Try to find them 4 linked already, you will save a lot of jewel and fusing this way. Also these are guidelines for transition gear. High end character use more unique items but I bet they're too expensive for you currently.

exemple of such low gear to do well in mid maps (my perandus archer setup)
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don't consider the two uniques, and I haven't linked the bow on purpose as it's an expensive one. This stuff is either self dropped or cost a few chaos at most.


Ranger builds list: /917964
When two witches watch two watches, which witch watches which watch?
If the witches watching watches watch the same watch while you watch which witch watches which watch, they switch watches; then, the watch switching witches watch which watch you watch.
Watching witches watch watches is not for the faint of heart...
Last edited by Panini_aux_olives on Apr 17, 2016, 12:51:20 PM
Does it work now??
Watched the video and one thing I am not familiar with is charges. Not sure I understood that Cast on Hit arrangement nor charges generally. My skill tree looked like his apart from Acrobatics.
examples of gear in std (sort by price):

Spike point quiver: http://poe.trade/search/gonagomimasago
Broadhead quiver: http://poe.trade/search/omomkedusahina
boots: http://poe.trade/search/tonokoonosahar (4L) or http://poe.trade/search/irigomakakitet (not linked)
helmet: http://poe.trade/search/omonokogasihar (there's a good lion pelt for 1c)
belt: http://poe.trade/search/atomenanonahiy

cheap bow that has proven to be good: Lioneye's Glare http://poe.trade/search/eyowokomonenan
Look for a 300 pdps one, it's basically free unliked. Make a 4L in it and use TS/GMP/Pierce/PPAD.

your gem setup:

main: see above
utility RRRG (use an item with armor as main stat for easy coloring) : cwdt lvl 1-3-7, increased duration leveled all the way, immortal call lvl appropriately (see cwdt description), vaal grace.
This setup is useful to prevent spike damage from leaper and porcupine explosion on death. Vaal Grace is excellent against bosses.
utility 2 GGG? : blink arrow, hatred, herald of ash, decoy totem
The decoy totem is a very underrated skill. It is very powerful to keep agro on him.

flasks:
a flask of staunching to remove bleed
a seething life flask to recover life quickly
a flask of heat is useful to remove freeze (strongbox, you're welcome)
stibnite flask is very powerful against melee oponents.

An example setup:

(not that I miss a flask of heat)
Ranger builds list: /917964
When two witches watch two watches, which witch watches which watch?
If the witches watching watches watch the same watch while you watch which witch watches which watch, they switch watches; then, the watch switching witches watch which watch you watch.
Watching witches watch watches is not for the faint of heart...
Last edited by Panini_aux_olives on Apr 17, 2016, 1:08:00 PM
Thanks very much for the advice. I need a while to digest this and cannot take it in in one shot. Thought my kit was OK so at a first glance not sure why it's a problem

On the bow side - I used split arrow for ages but didn't get anywhere later on and resorted to current arrow in desperation. Many thanks and as I say I'll have a look Tuesday.

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