Gearing a ranger

[Snaggles]

Woodsman was often seen as beat by a great 1h (like SBOZ) and epic. TBH, I’m not sure if that was true and these days 2h have a better advantage as the damage bonus grows in the late 50’s. Killing some 6 min spawns like Dyrna I used to mix in Firestrike for a dps boost with a 2h. Plus if the mob has a damage shield, 2h isn’t a suicide mission.

The Rev whip is fun but in my experience wasn’t quite as good as a 10/18. I still use my mine on occasion just for fun.

I’d prob just stay the course with the Woodsman. Maybe even loot a raid 2h and never bother with 1h’s. Unless you get a raid 1h first. That bump between EC and ntov is significant with a ranger. Not needed but it’s very noticeable.

Edit: I doubt a HoH would out damage a SBoZ consistently. It’s a 1.833 vs 1.855 ratio and I recall piercing at 60 caps 10 points lower, which should be about a 30attack power disadvantage.