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Ranger Best in Slot

Vanilla Pre-Planar Gear

Ears – Sapphire Electrum Earring, Diamondine Earring, Black Sapphire Electrum Earring
Fingers – Jagged Band, Fire Emerald Platinum Ring, Djarns Amethyst Ring
Neck – Collar of Undead Protection, Runed Lava Pendant, Glowing Bone Collar, Polished Mithril Torque
Head – Executioners Hood, Blackened Iron Coif, Crested Helm
Face – Dented Brass Mask
Chest – Brigandine Tunic, Mithril Breastplate
Arms – Mithril Vambraces
Back – Mammoth Hide Cloak, Werewolf Skin Cloak
Waist – Thick Banded Belt, Flowing Black Silk Sash
Shoulders – Bloodstained Mantle, Crested Spaulders
Wrists – Hero Bracers, Runed Mithril Bracer
Legs – Mithril Greaves
Hands – Dark Mail Gauntlets
Feet – Kobold-Hide Boots, Dwarven Work Boots, Boots of Brawn*
Primary – Orc Impaler, Mithril Two-Handed Sword, Short Sword of Morin, Short Sword of the Ykesha
Secondary – Ebony Bladed Sword, Polished Granite Tomahawk, Short Sword of the Ykesha
Range – Rain Caller, Trueshot Longbow, Runed Oak Bow

Vanilla Planar Gear

Gear suggestions for planar (46+) raiding Ranger characters. Will include items that could be reasonably acquired as part of a raid in the Plane of Fear, Plane of Hate, or Plane of Sky (islands 5 and below). May include a short progression from "good" through "best" in slot.

Ears - Diamondine Earring
Fingers - Platinum Fire Wedding Ring, Djarns Amethyst Ring
Neck - Black Sapphire Platinum Necklace, Runed Lava Pendant
Head - Hammerhead Helm
Face - Platinum Ruby Veil
Chest - Thorny Vine Chestplate
Arms - Thorny Vine Vambraces
Back - Cloak of Flames, Hooded Black Cloak
Waist - Belt of the Pine
Shoulders - Earthshaker's Mantle
Wrists - Runed Mithril Bracer, Hero Bracers
Legs - Thorny Vine Greaves
Hands - Thorny Vine Gauntlets
Feet - Thorny Vine Boots
Primary - Fluxbladed Axe, Spined Dragon Claws
Secondary - Revultant Whip
Range - Rain Caller

Kunark Gear

Gear suggestions for Kunark raiding (51+) Rangers. May include a short progression from "good" through "best" in slot, from items that could be acquired in a single group up through Kunark endgame items.

Ears - Fingerbone Hoop, Sarnak Earring of Station, Earring of Essence, Forest Loop
Fingers - Gem Encrusted Ring, Band of Eternal Flame, Golem Tear Ring
Neck - Necklace of Superiority
Head - Tolan's Darkwood Helm, Kylong War Helm, Sebilite Scale Cap
Face - Gangrenous Beetle Mask, Mask of Wurms, Enshrouded Veil, Fur Lined Mask, Sarnak-Hide Mask
Chest - Tolan's Darkwood Breastplate, Fungus Covered Scale Tunic, Tree Weave, Sebilite Scale Coat, Golden Efreeti Chestplate
Arms - Tolan's Darkwood Vambraces, Golden Efreeti Vambraces, Adamantite Armband, Sebilite Scale Vambraces
Back - Cloak of Piety, Siblisian Berserker Cloak, Hierophant's Cloak, Dark Cloak of the Sky
Waist - Runed Bolster Belt, Silken Cat-fur Girdle, Runebranded Girdle, Sarnak Hide Girdle
Shoulders - Earthshaker's Mantle, Poisoned Mantle, Obulus Mantle, Obulus Death Shroud, Sebilite Scale Mantle
Wrists - Tolan's Darkwood Bracer, Dragon Hero Bracer, Golden Bracer, Hardened Clay Bracelet, Bracer of Vajeen
Legs - Tolan's Darkwood Greaves, Dark Scale Greaves, Sebilite Scale Leggings, Golden Efreeti Greaves
Hands - Tolan's Darkwood Gauntlets, Gauntlets of Potence, Gauntlets of Fiery Might
Feet - Tolan's Darkwood Boots, Iksar Hide Boots, Dark Rust Boots
Primary - Jade Mace, Sarnak Warhammer, Ringed Mace of the Ykesha, Wurmslayer, Jagged Blade of Mourning, Green Jade Axe, Fayguard Parrying Dagger, Steel Hilted Flint Dagger, Rod of Mourning, Lamentation, Woodsman's Staff, Earthcaller
Secondary - Jade Mace, Sarnak Warhammer, Ringed Mace of the Ykesha, Jagged Blade of Mourning, Fayguard Parrying Dagger, Steel Hilted Flint Dagger, Lamentation, Swiftwind
Range - Idol of the Thorned, Wind Saber

Velious Group Gear

This section is for pre-raid Velious gear (requiring one group or less to obtain). Includes Thurg, Kael and SS class armors. EXCLUDES NToV, ST, boss mob drops. May include a short progression from "good" through "best" in slot.

Ears - Cougar Claw Earring, Hammered Golden Hoop
Fingers - Velium Fire Wedding Ring, Djarns Amethyst Ring
Neck - Ayillish's Talisman or other +6 Talisman
Head - Helm of the Tracker
Face - Eyepatch of Plunder
Chest - Phase Spider Carapace, Barbed Ringmail
Arms - Gladiator's Chain Sleeves, Crystal Chitin Armplates
Back - Cloak of the Maelstrom, Ancient Seahorse Hide Cloak
Waist - Belt of the Great Turtle
Shoulders - Matchless Dragonwing Mantle
Wrists - Silver Chitin Wristband, Bracer of Benevolence
Legs - Matchless Dragonleg Breeches
Hands - Crystal Chitin Gauntlets
Feet - Matchless Dragonhorn Boots, Crystal Chitin Boots
Primary - Exquisite Velium Warsword, Tsiraka's Claws
Secondary - Exquisite Velium Spear, Winters Fury
Range - Exquisite Velium Reinforced Bow, Breezeboot's Frigid Gnasher

Velious Raiding Gear

This section is for Velious raiding gear (requiring more than a single group to obtain). INCLUDES NToV, ST, boss mob drops. May include a short progression from "good" through "best" in slot

Ears - Vyrinn`s Earring of Insanity, Yunnb's Earring, Earring of Essence
Fingers - Ring of Destruction, Ring of Dain Frostreaver IV, Crystasia`s Crystal Ring
Neck - Valtron`s Necklace of Wonder, Amulet of the Dreadgazer, Bile Etched Obsidian Choker
Head - White Dragon Helm, Crown of the Kromzek Kings, Crown of Rile
Face - Silver Mask of the Slayer, Akkirus` Mask of Warfare
Chest - Golden Leaf Breastplate, Matchless Dragonhide Breastplate
Arms - Spirit Wracked Cord (Chardok 2.0)
Back - Cloak of Thorns, Cloak of the Fire Storm
Waist - Belt of Dwarf Slaying, Girdle of Living Thorns, Feeliux`s Cord of Velocity
Shoulders - Pauldrons of the Deep Flame, Viik`s Pauldrons of Pain
Wrists - Silver Charm of Tranquility, Silver Bracelet of Speed, Camii`s Bracer of Vigor
Legs - Golden Leaf Greaves, Ancient Wurm Hide Greaves
Hands - Do`Vassir`s Gauntlets of Might
Feet - Mithril Boots, Maclaer`s Boots of Silence
Primary - Baton of Flame
Secondary - Tolan`s Longsword of the Glade, Claw of Lightning
Range - War Bow of Rallos Zek, Primal Velium Reinforced Bow