Ranger Bow Killing

[Ocelo]

I can speak from experience, I'm also in Ivory's guild <Archer's Vow>.

Bow-soloing is actually pretty easy and also a very safe and consistent way to grind xp as a Ranger. It is "slow" in the sense that it takes a while to drop a mob with arrows and dots while it's rooted, but it's also pretty safe. That means it's also possible to take down large monsters that would normally wreck a ranger in melee. Think Hill Giants and large stuff in the high 30's. I bow-soloed Hill Giants for xp and cash in the Karanas during the 30's and 40's and it worked out reasonably well with a decent profit turned in the process. That extra cash allowed me to buy better weapons, bows and armor. There is a fletcher in East Karana, so that helped me keep my arrows stocked up while hunting. That is key, since without the Tolan's Darkwood Bracer, arrows dry up quickly while bow-soloing.

Now that my ranger is 51, I've bow-soloed in the Dreadlands and Emerald Jungle with the Tolan's Darkwood Bracer for arrows. I'm currently using the Bow of the Huntsman, Hangman's Noose and Fleeting Quiver. I also posess Raincaller and a Velium Recurve Bow. It's debatable if the Velium Bow is better DPS than the Bow of the Huntsman because of the Proc (which Dex helps with). Again, this is a reasonably safe way to solo and grind xp, but it's not "quick". Think of your bow as another DoT spell.

I have high STR and high DEX and that seems to help both with hits and with crits. I'm not sure the damage is increased by either stat unless you count an increase in overall effectiveness and crit damage an increase.

Halfdane - 51 Ranger of <Archer's Vow>