Ranger

Description
Much like the Warrior, the focuses on combat. However, while the Warrior specializes in melee combat, wield the power of the Bows and Arrows to cause havoc from afar.

Advantages
The main focus is long range combat, but can also be thought of as a hunter. In previous versions of ATT, killing a Spriggull with a bow would cause it to drop more Meat than if slain by any other weapon, but this mechanic was changed during a later update. Rangers often prove invaluable to larger towns as a source of food to help keep the many players fed. also are useful for taking down extremely dangerous foes such as Mythril Turabadas, being able to deal damage while avoiding its highly lethal fists.

Types
There are three types of, and each of them has their own advantages and disadvantages. The you become is determined by the skill points you acquire at the Archery Shrine. A may choose to unlock one or two gathering abilities in addition to their damage impacting abilities. It is not unusual for any to unlock a combination of skills from the different skill branches. The three types are:


 * Quick Shooter - no charge, increased speed/power
 * Sniper - 3-5 second charge, increased power
 * Multishot - 4-5 second charge, fire a volley of 2-3 arrows (requires one point in the Sniper path to unlock)

Other Roles
Many also practice fletching (the art of crafting arrows), as it would be quite uneconomical to hire someone to do it for you.

Related

 * Professions
 * Bow
 * Arrow
 * Carpentry