I found it a poor way of straight up soloing even with a tolans. The damage just was not as good as melee - dmg shield. My ranger is 40ish percent into 59 now. In my earlier 50s and late 40s I would have stacks of arrows available and start off fights melee. If I was getting to low I would fall back on archery while letting my hp regen passively. Whenever my hp was good I would be in melee range.
Some time in the later 50s this became unnecessary the majority of the time. I did more damage to them and they less to me. I still start every solo session by summoning 3-5 stacks. It can help in a pinch but really isn’t part of my strategy anymore.
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