Ranger vs Sorceress
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The Ranger is a Dexterity class (7/15/7 Str/Dex/Int) that starts with a Crude Bow and a Broadhead Quiver; the Sorceress is an Intelligence class (7/7/15) that starts with an Ashen Staff. They begin at different points of the passive tree. Across their ascendancies the biggest differences are spells (0 vs 9 nodes), flasks and charms (8 vs 0 nodes) and projectiles (7 vs 0 nodes). Patch 0.5.5, from the game files.
Side by side
| Ranger | Sorceress | |
|---|---|---|
| Attributes | Str7 Dex15 Int7 | Str7 Dex7 Int15 |
| Trait | Arrows fly fast and true | Natural resilience to elements |
| Starts with |  Crude Bow Broadhead Quiver |  Ashen Staff |
| First skill gem |  Lightning Arrow |  Spark |
| Gems that need its weapon | 22 (bow, quiver) | 0 (staff) |
| Ascendancies |  Deadeye Pathfinder |  Stormweaver Chronomancer Disciple of Varashta |
Their ascendancies' nodes by theme
| Nodes about… | Ranger | Sorceress |
|---|---|---|
| Minions | – | 4 |
| Spells | – | 9 |
| Projectiles | 7 | – |
| Attack speed | 3 | 1 |
| Critical hits | 1 | 4 |
| Fire | 1 | 2 |
| Cold and freeze | 1 | 6 |
| Lightning and shock | 1 | 5 |
| Physical | 2 | – |
| Elemental | 1 | 3 |
| Ignite | 1 | – |
| Poison | 3 | – |
| Bleeding | 1 | – |
| Life | 2 | 4 |
| Energy shield | 1 | 5 |
| Mana | 6 | 6 |
| Armour | 1 | 1 |
| Evasion | 3 | – |
| Charges | 4 | – |
| Flasks and charms | 8 | – |
| Stun | 1 | – |
| Area of effect | 5 | 4 |
| Movement speed | 1 | – |
| Cooldowns | – | 3 |
Nodes of all the class's ascendancies added up; each ascendancy's own counts are on its page.
Ranger ascendancies
- Deadeyeprojectiles 7, charges 4 and attack speed 1
- Pathfinderflasks and charms 8, mana 6 and area of effect 5
Sorceress ascendancies
- Stormweavercold and freeze 5, lightning and shock 5 and spells 3
- Chronomancerspells 3, area of effect 3 and cooldowns 3
- Disciple of Varashtaminions 4, energy shield 4 and spells 3
Chronomancer vs Stormweaver · Disciple of Varashta vs Stormweaver · Chronomancer vs Disciple of Varashta
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