ranger gear questions

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I myself used a full set of ivy etched from 30 till I got planar as it's quite cheap to get. It gives good AC which was really helpful since I often tanked when I was leveling (don't know if there are more tanks leveling now). Plus fashion > stats anyway, there's nothing like beeing in full ivy etched (except for beeing in full planar). Few advices:

ears: if you are rich BS electrum earrings, otherwise diamondine
head: hammerhead helm, that thing was made for rangers
face: 7 str/wis is good and quite cheap
neck: if you are rich runed lava pendant, otherweise the 7 str/int is cheap
belt: FBSS if you can afford it, the prices are dropping, thick banded belt is good too
back: hoaded black cloak
shoulders: crested spaulders or bloodstained mantle (MR is the most important resist)
wrists: 1 hero bracer is so cheap and very good for a ranger
rings: djarns is slithly better than 5/55 but much more expensive, your call there
weapons: ebony blade swords are nice for tanking and the root procs does 60 damage so it probably outdamage wakisashi, ssoy are indeed nice but quite expensive, and the best you could get is a spined dragon claw if you have 20-25k.