Hunter Ranger

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Hunter Ranger

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Role:	Striker Controller
Ability Scores
Primary:	Dexterity
Secondary:	Wisdom Strength

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The Hunter Ranger is Neverwinter's sixth class, introduced with the Shadowmantle module. Hunter Rangers are striker/contollers who switch between melee and ranged attacks using the Tab key. The ability to switch between melee and ranged attacks is gained upon reaching 10th level. This allows the Hunter Ranger to access 6 encounter powers and 4 At-will powers simultaneously; effectively making the Hunter Ranger a 2-in-1 class. The Hunter Ranger's dodge mechanic, also known as a shift, is of shorter distance than the Cleric's, Rogue's, or Wizard's, but drains less stamina.

Early on the Hunter Ranger fits the role of the striker well. In late game players will have the option of making the Hunter Ranger benefit from various snares, roots, and other control options that turn it into a controller rather than a striker. If you think the Hunter Ranger acts like any other Archer in other games, this is not true to this class. Because the class switches from Melee to Range players need to be active and sometimes in the mob of monsters in order deal as much damage as possible. Generally your defenses will be lower than most classes; the trade off is the variety of mobility offered by Feats, Encounters, and Class Features.

Hunter Rangers can specialize in either AoE attacks or Single target attacking; others have found ways to incorporate both. This is a flexible class that can cater to different play styles and different party support options.

Ability Scores

Dexterity is the Hunter Ranger's primary Ability Score. Wisdom and Strength are secondary.

Statistic	Effect of Ability Score on stat per point over 10
	Strength	Constitution	Dexterity	Intelligence	Wisdom	Charisma
Stamina Regeneration	1%
Damage bonus			1%
Damage Over Time (DoT) resistance	1%
Maximum Hit Points		2%
Critical Chance					1%
AoE Damage Resist			1%
Combat Advantage damage						1%
Recharge Speed				1%
Resistance Ignored	1%
Control Bonus					1%
Control Resistance					1%
Deflection chance			.5%
Companion stat bonus						1%

Paragon Path

The Paragon Paths available to Hunter Rangers are the Stormwarden and the Pathfinder.

Stormwarden	Pathfinder

Powers

Pts. Req.	Type	Path	Icon	Name	Range	Cooldown	Effect
	1 Tactical			Shift	Personal		Quickly shift out of the way of incoming attacks, moves you a few feet in any direction
	2 Skill			Nature	Personal		You have picked up knowledge and skills related to nature, including finding your way through the wilderness, recognizing natural hazards, and living off the land.
	7 Mechanic			Grasping Roots	Personal		Some of your abilities apply Grasping Roots, rooting your enemy at their current location. Strong Grasping Roots lasts 3 seconds. Weak Grasping Roots lasts 1.5 second. These duration are reduced by 50% on players.
	7 Mechanic			Ranged Stance	Personal		Switch between Ranged Stance and Melee Stance. Your At-Will and Encounter powers will function differently depending on which stance you're in.
0	3 At-Will			Rapid Shot	80'		Fire a flurry of arrows at your enemy.
0	3 At-Will			Rapid Strike	Melee		Strike your target at close range.
0	3 At-Will			Split Shot	80'		Shoot a spray of arrows at your enemies, dealing more damage the longer you focus.
0	3 At-Will			Split Strike	15'		Quickly dash forward, striking enemies in front of you.
0	4 Encounter			Marauder's Escape	50'	15s	Dash backward 50 feet, firing off 3 quick arrows as you fall back.
0	4 Encounter			Marauder's Rush	83' lunge	14s	Rush your target, striking them with your weapons.
0	6 Daily			Seismic Shot	80'		Fire a concussive blast into the ground, causing a shockwave that pulls enemies in and damages them. Costs 100% Action Points.
0	5 Class Feature			Aspect of the Falcon	Personal		Increase the range of your ranged powers by 3', and your Ranged powers deal additional damage based on your distance from your target (1% more damage for every 5').
5	4 Encounter			Hindering Shot	80'	3s	Fire two arrows into your enemy's shins, applying Weak Grasping Roots. This power has 3 charges.
5	4 Encounter			Hindering Strike	Personal	15s	Slash your enemies' ankles, applying Strong Grasping Roots.
5	4 Encounter			Rain of Arrows	80'	16s	Fire several shots into the air, which rain down on enemies in a small area.
5	4 Encounter			Rain of Swords	30'	14s	Strike down with your blades in a large area in front of you.
10	7 Mechanic			Melee Stance	Personal		Switch between Ranged Stance and Melee Stance. Your At-Will and Encounter powers will function differently depending on which stance you're in.
10	6 Daily			Forest Ghost	Personal	30s	Slip into the forest where you remain unseen for a short duration. While hidden, you automatically strike nearby foes you come across. (Each target will not be attacked more than once per second.) Costs 50% Action Points.
10	6 Daily			Forest Meditation	Personal	40s	Become one with the forest, regenerating hit points for several seconds. You may deactivate this power. Costs 75% Action Points.
15	4 Encounter			Thorn Ward	40'	22s	Summon a thorn ward to attack your enemies. Each attack reduces the target's defenses by a slight amount.
15	4 Encounter			Thorn Strike	15'	8s	Strike your opponent with thorny vines. Deals reduced damage when hitting more than 1 target, and deals additional damage as the target's health diminishes.
15	5 Class Feature			Aspect of the Lone Wolf	Personal		Gain 5% deflect chance and 2% bonus deflect chance for each enemy within 15' of you. Maximum bonus 10%.
15	5 Class Feature			Aspect of the Pack	Personal		If you are within a 10' radius of an ally, you and your ally again Combat Advantage.
20	17 Unlock			Rank 3			When you have spent enough points, you will have unlocked the third rank of all your powers. You will be able to spend points on any power to raise it to Rank 3 and unleash more of its potential.
20	3 At-Will			Aimed Shot	80'		Take precise aim, firing an incredibly deadly shot into your enemy.
20	3 At-Will			Aimed Strike	20'		Take careful aim, striking your foe in a vital spot. Causes significant bleed damage but can only stack once.
20	4 Encounter			Constricting Arrow	80'	15s	Fire an arrow at your opponent, causing Strong Grasping Roots to constrict around them and all foes near them.
20	4 Encounter			Steel Breeze	Personal	14s	Spin and slash your blades, damaging your enemies around you and regaining stamina for each enemy hit.
20	5 Class Feature			Aspect of the Serpent	Personal		Add a stacking buff on every power use, increasing your damage by 2.5%. If the stacks are added from Ranged Stance, they will affect your melee attacks and vice versa. Each buffed attack reduces the stacks by 1.
30	4 Encounter			Boar Hide	Personal	20s	Channeling the thick skin of the boar, you grant yourself, and nearby allies, 5 stacks of Thick Skin which increases your Damage Resistance by 4% per stack. Taking damage removes a single stack.
30	4 Encounter			Boar Charge	26' lunge	16s	Charge your foe, dealing damage and knocking them to the ground.
30	4 Encounter			Split the Sky	80'	18s	Lacerate the sky, opening a storm in a large area. Periodically, a random enemy in this area will be struck by lightning, snaring them and dealing damage. Additionally, enemies who attack you or your allies in this area will be struck by the same lightning.
30	4 Encounter			Throw Caution	15'	12s	Quickly strike your target, and risk lowering your defenses to deal increased damage for a short period.
30	4 Encounter			Ambush	Personal	15s	Hide in tall grasses, gaining Ambush and Stealth for a short period. Ambush causes your next attack to deal bonus damage. Targets succesfully damaged by your Ambush take additional damage from your Encounter powers for a short duration. (Bonus damage reduced for Area of Effect attacks) Stealth and Ambush end when you use a power.
30	4 Encounter			Bear Trap	Melee	10s	Toss a massive bear trap at target location. The first opponent to walk near the trap will trigger it, and they will be Stunned momentarily, become Slowed, and start bleeding. This ability has 2 charges.
30	5 Class Feature			Blade Storm	Personal		When dealing melee damage, gain a 20% chance to deal an additional 16% of your attack's damage in an area around you.
30	5 Class Feature			Primal Instincts	Personal		Call upon your Primal Instincts, increasing the effectiveness of the buffs granted by Boar Hide, Hawkeye, Oak Skin, and Stag Heart by 20%. Fox's Cunning has its duration increased by the same amount.
35	3 At-Will			Electric Shot	80'		Fire a storm-imbued arrow at your target, causing a deadly gust of damage in an area around them.
35	3 At-Will			Clear the Ground	Personal		Slice your enemies in an area around you, dealing extra damage the closer they are.
35	3 At-Will			Hunter's Teamwork	80'		You spot supplies on an enemy, and shoot an arrow at them to mark their location for a long duration. Your marked enemy deals less damage, and if killed, they drop supplies that can be picked up to restore a small amount of Action Points, Stamina, and Hit Points to everyone on your team. You may only have one target designated at a time.
35	3 At-Will			Careful Attack	40'		You study your target, signaling gaps in their defense to your allies. Enemies studied in this way are damaged by this power when they are hurt by an At-Will, Encounter or Daily power. Applying this debuff does not build threat, but the damage itself does. Damage effect can not be triggered more than once every 1.5 seconds, and you can only have 1 target studied at a time.
35	4 Encounter			Hawk Shot	80'	15s	Fire an arrow towards your target that deals damage to all enemies in a line. The arrow deals up to 50% more damage based on distance, capping at 60'.
35	4 Encounter			Hawkeye	Personal	18s	With the precision of a Hawk, you grant yourself, and nearby allies, 5% increased damage with Encounter powers for 5 seconds.
40	6 Daily			Disruptive Shot	80'	10s	Quickly fire an arrow at your target's head, dealing damage and interrupting their attack. Costs 25% Action Points.
40	5 Class Feature			Stormstep Action	Personal		Whenever you activate a Daily power, you reduce your Encounter cooldowns by up to 2 seconds based on the amount of Action Points spent. Forest Meditation reduces cooldowns by 1 second.
40	5 Class Feature			Pathfinder's Action	Personal		When activating a Daily power, increase your Run Speed and Deflection Chance by 10% for 5 seconds.
45	4 Encounter			Binding Arrow	80'	18s	Fire an arrow at your opponent, binding them with Strong Grasping Roots. If another foe is directly behind them, the vines will bind them as well.
45	4 Encounter			Oak Skin	Personal	18s	Enhances yourself, as well as nearby allies, with Oaken Skin for 9 seconds. Oaken Skin heals you for 9% of your maximum life over its duration and increases your incoming healing by 10% while active.
45	4 Encounter			Commanding Shot	80'	15s	With the powerful bugle of the Stag, your shot lowers the damage your target deals and increases the damage they take for a short period.
45	4 Encounter			Stag Heart	Personal	20s	Grant yourself the constitution of the Stag, giving yourself, and nearby allies Temporary Hit Points equal to 7.5% of their maximum life..
50	4 Encounter			Fox's Cunning	Personal	20s	With the precise timing of the Fox, you and nearby allies dodge the next incoming attack within 8 seconds.
50	4 Encounter			Fox's Shift	15'	18s	Dash to nearby targets, reducing their runspeed while increasing your own. Each target can only be hit twice.
50	6 Daily			Cold Steel Hurricane	60'		Call forth a mighty electrical storm in front of you, damaging and snaring foes that come in contact with it. Costs 100% Action Points.
50	6 Daily			Slasher's Mark	83' lunge		Leap to your target with a slashing strike, leaving behind a mark. This mark fortifies you and your allies by restoring Stamina or Guard Meter whenever they damage the marked target. Costs 100% Acton Points.
50	5 Class Feature			Twin-Blade Storm	Personal		Any time you hit more than 2 enemies, deal an additional 5% damage.
50	5 Class Feature			Cruel Recovery	Personal		When you deal critical damage to an enemy, gain 1% of your maximum Hit Points as special Temporary Hit Points. The Temporary Hit Points gained from this power last for 10 seconds, expire when combat ends, and stack up to 4 times.
60	4 Encounter			Longstrider's Shot	80'	18s	You launch a swift arrow at your target. If you are standing at least 30' away from the target all allies gain a damage bonus and 60% move speed for 4 seconds. This speed bonus diminishes to 0 over 4 seconds.
60	4 Encounter			Gushing Wound	15'	16s	You slice a target, causing them to bleed over 20 seconds. Allies who strike this target cause the bleed to advance, ticking immediately.
60	5 Class Feature			Seeker's Vengeance	Personal		When you strike a foe from behind, your attacks deal 10% more Damage.
65	4 Encounter			Cordon of Arrows	Personal		Designate a target location. If a hostile creature steps within 15' of it, it becomes entangled, takes damage, and is pulled to the center of the trap. You may have a maximum of 3 of these areas active at any time.
65	4 Encounter			Plant Growth	Personal	25s	Slash your foe, causing plants to grow wildly around them, rooting all targets for 10 seconds (5 seconds on players). This root breaks if the target takes more than 500% of your weapon damage.
65	5 Class Feature			Crushing Roots	Personal		Your Weak Grasping Roots now also Dazes the target for .125 sec and your Strong Grasping Roots Dazes your target for .25 sec.
70	17 Unlock			Rank 4			When you have spent enough points, you will have unlocked the fourth rank of all your powers. You will be able to spend points on any power to raise it to Rank 4 and unleash its maximum potential.

Feats

Heroic Feats

Tier	Max. Rank	Icon	Name	Effect
1	5		Predatory Action	Your Daily Powers deal 1/2/3/4/5% additional damage.
1	3		Weapon Mastery	Increases your Critical Chance by 1/2/3%.
1	3		Toughness	Increases your maximum Hit Points by 3/6/9%.
2	5		Swift Footwork	Your Stamina regenerates 2/4/6/8/10% faster.
2	3		Battlewise	You create 2/4/6% less threat.
2	3		Agile Combatant	After switching Stances, deal 1/2/3% more damage for 5 seconds.
3	3		Endless Assault	Your Encounter powers deal 2/4/6% more damage.
3	5		Nature's Enhancement	When switching to Melee Stance, increase your Deflect Severity by 1/2/3/4/5% for 5 seconds.
3	3		Lucky Skirmisher	Increases your Deflection Chance by 1/2/3%.
4	3		Scoundrel Training	Your At-Will powers deal 3/6/9% more damage to foes not targeting you.
4	3		Disciple of Dexterity	Increase the amount of bonus damage Dexterity gives you by 2/4/6%.
4	5		Extra Action	Increases your Action Point gain by 2/4/6/8/10%.

Paragon Feats

Archery

Hone your sight and focus with the bow.

Tier	Max. Rank	Path	Icon	Name	Effect
1	5			Ghostwalker	While in Ranged Stance, recover Stamina 5/10/15/20/25% faster.
1	5			Keen Eye	Your Ranged powers generate 1/2/3/4/5% more AP.
2	5			Broadhead Arrows	While in Ranged Stance, gain 1/2/3/4/5% Critical Chance.
2	5			Stormcaller's Arrow	Increases the duration of Split the Sky by 1/2/3/4/5 second(s).
2	5			Quarry	You deal 1/2/3/4/5% more damage to targets affected by your Careful Attack or Hunter's Teamwork At-Will powers.
3	5			Hasty Retreat	Gain 1/2/3/4/5% movement speed, and when you take damage from a foe you gain 5/10/15/20/25% more movement speed for 6 seconds.
3	5			Longshot	Your critical ranged attacks also deal 20/40/60/80/100% of your weapon damage as Piercing Damage. This bonus is doubled for encounter powers and tripled for dailies.
4	5			Unflinching Aim	Your Ranged powers deal 4/8/12/16/20% more damage. Aimed Shot now decreases the recharge time of your currently recharging Encounter Powers by 0.2/0.4/0.6/0.8/1.0 seconds.
4	5			Bottomless Quiver	Your Ranged Powers recharge 8/16/24/32/40% faster.
5	5			Rising Focus	Ranged Critical Strikes grant 1/2/3/4/5% Critical Severity and 1/2/3/4/5% more Power. Stacks 3 times. Lasts 6 seconds.
5	5			Stillness of the Forest	Your Damage and Critical Chance are increased by 0.5/1/1.5/2/2.5% for each second that you stand still, stacking up to 6 times. You will lose 1 stack per second while moving. Stack are not lost while outside of combat.
6	1			Predator	You deal 20% more damage to the first target hit by your powers and this bonus is doubled for targets affected by Prey. Using a ranged encounter power applies Prey to the first target hit for 10 seconds. Prey may only be active on one target at a time and cannot be reapplied until it expires.

Combat

Master close combat, learning new ways to dispatch your enemies.

Tier	Max. Rank	Path	Icon	Name	Effect
1	5			Bloodletting	While in Melee Stance you gain 1/2/3/4/5% more Life Steal.
1	5			Serpent Weave	Shifting lowers Melee cooldowns by .1/.2/.3/.4/.5s.
2	5			Fluid Hunter	While in Melee Stance, increase your Deflect Chance and Critical Chance by .5/1/1.5/2/2.5%
2	5			Warden's Courage	Increase the damage bonus and reduce the damage resistance penalty of Throw Caution by 1/2/3/4/5%.
2	5			Advanced Stalking	Your Ambush Encounter power can last .5/1/1.5/2/2.5 second(s) longer, and the bleed caused by your Bear Trap Encounter power now deals an additional 10/20/30/40/50% damage.
3	5			Skirmisher's Gambit	Your critical chance is reduced by 2/4/6/8/10% but your critical severity is increased by 10/20/30/40/50%.
3	5			Lucky Blades	Critically Striking or Deflecting an attack grants you Lucky Blades for 6 seconds, which increases your AP generation by 2/4/6/8/10% and your Encounter power damage by 3/6/9/12/15%.
4	5			Piercing Blade	Melee attacks deal an additional 10/20/30/40/50% damage as Piercing damage. Piercing damage is Physical damage that connot be resisted or deflected.
4	5			Wilds Medicine	Deflecting attacks cause the Hunter to be healed for 1/2/3/4/5% of their HP over 15 seconds. This effect can stack up to 10 times. You can only gain one stack of Wilds Medicine every second. This feat is half as effective in PVP.
5	5			Scything Blades	Melee attacks deal 1/2/3/4/5% more Damage, and an additional 1/2/3/4/5% more Damage for each foe within 25 feet.
5	5			Battle Crazed	Melee Attacks grant .6/1.2/1.8/2.4/3% more Deflection Chance and Melee Damage. This effect stacks up to 5 times. Lasts 6 seconds.
6	1			Blade Hurricane	Using a Melee Encounter Power grants Flurry for 2 seconds. Flurry causes your Melee At-Will attacks to strike two additional times for 150% damage each time.

Trapper

Trappers focus on controlling their enemies and keeping a balance between melee and ranged combat.

Tier	Max. Rank	Path	Icon	Name	Effect
1	5			Fleet Stance	When you switch stances you move 2/4/6/8/10% faster for 6 seconds.
1	5			Readied Stance	When you switch stances you generate 1/2/3/4/5% more AP for several seconds.
2	5			Deft Strikes	Your Melee encounter powers cause your next Ranged encounter power to deal 2/4/6/8/10% more damage. Your Ranged encounter powers cause your next Melee encounter power to deal 2/4/6/8/10% more damage.
2	5			Nature's Fury	Increase the snare duration of Cold Steel Hurricane by .5/1/1.5/2/2.5 second(s).
2	5			Slasher's Speed	The Action Point cost of your Slasher's Mark daily is reduced by 5/10/15/20/25%, and Pathfinder's Action's movement buff lasts .5/1/1.5/2/2.5 seconds longer.
3	5			Trapper's Cunning	Your critical strikes have a 5/10/15/20/25% chance to apply Weak Grasping Roots.
3	5			Forestbond	When you apply Grasping Roots you reduce the cooldown of all of your currently recharging powers by 1/2/3/4/5%
4	5			Ancient Roots	Your Weak Grasping Roots now last .4/.8/1.2/1.6/2 seconds longer. Your Strong Grasping Roots now last .8/1.6/2.4/3.2/4 seconds longer.
4	5			Swiftness of the Fox	Your Melee Encounter & At-Will powers shorten the cooldown of your Ranged Encounter powers by 3/6/9/12/15%. Your Ranged Encounter & At-Will powers shorten the cooldown of your Melee Encounter powers by 3/6/9/12/15%. Your Daily powers shorten the cooldown of all your Encounter powers by 3/6/9/12/15%.
5	5			Thorned Roots	Your Strong Grasping Roots are upgraded to Thorned Roots. Thorned Roots deal 40/80/120/160/200% of your Main Hand weapon damage every second. When hitting a control immune target, an additional 250/300/350/400/450% of your Main Hand weapon damage is dealt immediately.
5	5			Serpent's Bite	Your Aspect of the Serpent Class Feature now provides 1/2/3/4/5% more damage per stack. Additionally these stacks also provide .5/1/2.5/2/2.5% Critical chance per stack.
6	1			Biting Snares	When you apply Grasping Roots or Thorned Roots you gain "Biting Snares". Biting Snares causes your next stance shift to grant you Master Trapper which generates 20% of your AP, increases your damage by 30%, and increases your Thorned Roots and control durations by 60% for 10 seconds. This effect can only be trigged once every 10 seconds.

Epic Gear

• Hunter Ranger Epic Gear
• Collection/Epic Equipment
• Collection/Epic PVP Equipment

External Links

• Class Preview: http://nw.perfectworld.com/news/?p=1018611
• Dev Blog: Ranger Design Decisions: http://nw.perfectworld.com/news/?p=1037651
• Neverwinter Adventure Hour preview: http://www.twitch.tv/perfectworld_community/b/474748264
• Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MUcolGzpFM

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