Ranger vs Witch
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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 Witch is an Intelligence class (7/7/15) that starts with a Withered Wand and a Rattling Sceptre. They begin at different points of the passive tree. Across their ascendancies the biggest differences are life (2 vs 25 nodes), spells (0 vs 10 nodes) and energy shield (1 vs 11 nodes). Patch 0.5.5, from the game files.
Side by side
| Ranger | Witch | |
|---|---|---|
| Attributes | Str7 Dex15 Int7 | Str7 Dex7 Int15 |
| Trait | Arrows fly fast and true | Natural resilience to Chaos |
| Starts with |  Crude Bow Broadhead Quiver |  Withered Wand Rattling Sceptre |
| First skill gem |  Lightning Arrow |  Unearth |
| Gems that need its weapon | 22 (bow, quiver) | 0 (wand, sceptre) |
| Ascendancies |  Deadeye Pathfinder |  Infernalist Blood Mage Lich |
Their ascendancies' nodes by theme
| Nodes about… | Ranger | Witch |
|---|---|---|
| Minions | – | 2 |
| Spells | – | 10 |
| Projectiles | 7 | – |
| Attack speed | 3 | – |
| Critical hits | 1 | 7 |
| Fire | 1 | 2 |
| Cold and freeze | 1 | – |
| Lightning and shock | 1 | – |
| Chaos | – | 1 |
| Physical | 2 | 1 |
| Elemental | 1 | 2 |
| Ignite | 1 | 3 |
| Poison | 3 | – |
| Bleeding | 1 | 2 |
| Curses | – | 7 |
| Life | 2 | 25 |
| Energy shield | 1 | 11 |
| Mana | 6 | 11 |
| Armour | 1 | – |
| Evasion | 3 | – |
| Spirit | – | 1 |
| Charges | 4 | 2 |
| Flasks and charms | 8 | 2 |
| Stun | 1 | – |
| Area of effect | 5 | 2 |
| Movement speed | 1 | – |
| Leech | – | 2 |
| Shapeshifting | – | 1 |
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
Witch ascendancies
- Infernalistlife 11, spells 4 and mana 4
- Blood Magelife 10, critical hits 5 and spells 4
- Lichenergy shield 7, mana 6 and curses 4
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