Rangers and cultural armor

[Samoht]

All of the cultural chain is pretty bad. The only exception is the dwarf/brell chain, but it's deity specific and short races only.

There's a lot of other things available that he can wear, like Hero Bracers and Tree Weave - low end stuff that's easy to afford and quite good.

DWBs
Crested Helm
Iksar Scaled Gloves