I would highly suggest going 30 points in wilderness survival and grabbing both Martial Training and Off Hand training if you want to evade to the point that your enemies are flipping tables and screaming with butt hurt filled rage at their futile attempts to kill you, other then that i’d say the rest is really up to you…. even the heals all work pretty well with a sword/dagger build…
PS: If you go with Sword/dagger + Greatsword you’re going to evade/block so many things, you will be the sole reason people will rage about rangers… it’s hilarious
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Run troll ungent as your heal because you’ll be moving constantly. i’ve been using shortbow-sword/warhorn since day 1 so i’m pretty much used to my timings and when i should pop my evades.
ranger’s get the added benefit of having the most evades outside of a thief (which is saying something). this means 70%-100% damage reduction when used at the right time. my friend who mains theif gets really annoyed fighting me because essentially i can spam my dodges while he blows his load, he get’s interrupted and trapped and so he resets (which means i do too). we can go for 6-7 rounds of basically the same thing happening over and over again with the balance only tipping when an ally comes in.
going with greatsword allows you an evade on the third strike, and the block works for ranged attacks. it also has a great closer/vaulting skill for mobility.
going with shortbow gives you a dodge on your <quickshot> skill. which pretty much has saved my life countless times. there have been plenty of times where i managed to lead 6 people chase me from hero’s all the way to spirits (battlegrounds). i really didn’t do any damage but that was really fun.
i’d also suggest putting up for some toughness/hp gear so that you’re allowed to slug off a hit or two while you’re waiting for your next evasion cool down. i’m running essentially full knights with beserker rings and an invader’s necklace.
, thanks for the input.