Ranger vs Warrior
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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 Warrior is a Strength class (15/7/7) that starts with a Wooden Club and a Splintered Tower Shield. They begin at different points of the passive tree. Across their ascendancies the biggest differences are melee (0 vs 9 nodes), armour (1 vs 9 nodes) and flasks and charms (8 vs 0 nodes). Patch 0.5.5, from the game files.
Side by side
| Ranger | Warrior | |
|---|---|---|
| Attributes | Str7 Dex15 Int7 | Str15 Dex7 Int7 |
| Trait | Arrows fly fast and true | Knockback opponents when attacking |
| Starts with |  Crude Bow Broadhead Quiver |  Wooden Club Splintered Tower Shield |
| First skill gem |  Lightning Arrow |  Rolling Slam |
| Gems that need its weapon | 22 (bow, quiver) | 20 (one hand mace, shield) |
| Ascendancies |  Deadeye Pathfinder |  Titan Warbringer Smith of Kitava |
Their ascendancies' nodes by theme
| Nodes about… | Ranger | Warrior |
|---|---|---|
| Minions | – | 1 |
| Companions | – | 1 |
| Spells | – | 1 |
| Melee | – | 9 |
| Projectiles | 7 | – |
| Attack speed | 3 | – |
| Critical hits | 1 | – |
| Fire | 1 | 2 |
| Cold and freeze | 1 | – |
| Lightning and shock | 1 | – |
| Physical | 2 | 1 |
| Elemental | 1 | – |
| Ignite | 1 | – |
| Poison | 3 | – |
| Bleeding | 1 | – |
| Totems | – | 4 |
| Block and shields | – | 4 |
| Life | 2 | 5 |
| Energy shield | 1 | – |
| Mana | 6 | – |
| Armour | 1 | 9 |
| Evasion | 3 | – |
| Resistances | – | 5 |
| Spirit | – | 1 |
| Charges | 4 | – |
| Flasks and charms | 8 | – |
| Stun | 1 | 3 |
| Area of effect | 5 | 2 |
| Movement speed | 1 | – |
| Cooldowns | – | 1 |
| Warcries | – | 2 |
| Strength stacking | – | 4 |
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
Warrior ascendancies
- Titanmelee 5, stun 3 and life 2
- Warbringertotems 4, block and shields 4 and armour 4
- Smith of Kitavaresistances 5, melee 4 and armour 3
Titan vs Warbringer · Smith of Kitava vs Titan · Smith of Kitava vs Warbringer
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