Huntress vs Ranger
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The Huntress is a Dexterity class (7/15/7 Str/Dex/Int) that starts with a Hardwood Spear and a Leather Buckler; the Ranger is a Dexterity class (7/15/7) that starts with a Crude Bow and a Broadhead Quiver. They begin at the same point of the passive tree. Across their ascendancies the biggest differences are companions (7 vs 0 nodes), life (9 vs 2 nodes) and movement speed (7 vs 1 nodes). Patch 0.5.5, from the game files.
Side by side
| Huntress | Ranger | |
|---|---|---|
| Attributes | Str7 Dex15 Int7 | Str7 Dex15 Int7 |
| Trait | Trained to block incoming attacks | Arrows fly fast and true |
| Starts with |  Hardwood Spear Leather Buckler |  Crude Bow Broadhead Quiver |
| First skill gem |  Whirling Slash |  Lightning Arrow |
| Gems that need its weapon | 24 (spear, buckler) | 22 (bow, quiver) |
| Ascendancies |  Amazon Spirit Walker Ritualist |  Deadeye Pathfinder |
Their ascendancies' nodes by theme
| Nodes about… | Huntress | Ranger |
|---|---|---|
| Companions | 7 | – |
| Melee | 2 | – |
| Projectiles | 3 | 7 |
| Attack speed | 3 | 3 |
| Critical hits | 3 | 1 |
| Fire | 1 | 1 |
| Cold and freeze | 1 | 1 |
| Lightning and shock | 4 | 1 |
| Physical | 3 | 2 |
| Elemental | 5 | 1 |
| Ignite | – | 1 |
| Poison | – | 3 |
| Bleeding | – | 1 |
| Life | 9 | 2 |
| Energy shield | – | 1 |
| Mana | 4 | 6 |
| Armour | – | 1 |
| Evasion | 2 | 3 |
| Resistances | 2 | – |
| Spirit | 3 | – |
| Charges | – | 4 |
| Flasks and charms | 6 | 8 |
| Stun | 1 | 1 |
| Area of effect | 2 | 5 |
| Movement speed | 7 | 1 |
| Leech | 3 | – |
Nodes of all the class's ascendancies added up; each ascendancy's own counts are on its page.
Huntress ascendancies
- Amazonelemental 5, life 4 and attack speed 3
- Spirit Walkercompanions 7, movement speed 3 and projectiles 2
- Ritualistflasks and charms 4, life 3 and movement speed 3
Amazon vs Spirit Walker · Amazon vs Ritualist · Ritualist vs Spirit Walker
Ranger ascendancies
- Deadeyeprojectiles 7, charges 4 and attack speed 1
- Pathfinderflasks and charms 8, mana 6 and area of effect 5
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