Lowbie ranger gear

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Well the silver swiftblade is just the best afforable weapon period below 20. Imho after that too, but it starts to decay in the mid 20's compared to other options.

Swarmcaller is a critical purchase after it starts to proc ( it procs a slow at 45 ), and its not a bad weapon even before then.

Using a 2 hander usually produces DPS-per-plat ratio on a par with or better than dual wielding for a lot of your career. It also lets you cast nukes in between swings without losing any melee DPS. Supposedly generates less aggro too, although I'm not sure that works correctly here. If you can get a Woodsmans (31/35) you will be set for weapon DPS until end game.

That said, there are some semi-cheap 1 hand duo's that aren't bad. Jade mace,Lamentation,Wurmy, etc.