Ranger: Guide to Races and Subjob Selection

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Job Overview
With unparalleled tracking abilities and skill with the bow and arrow, rangers are experts in the field of hunting. Available after completing the quest The Fanged One.

Strengths

 * Extreme proficiency in ranged weapons. Bow and Gun damage combined with an Arrow's or Bullet's damage are the most damaging weapons in the game.
 * Accuracy Bonus traits and the ability to equip many items that increase accuracy make Ranger an extremely accurate job class.
 * Barrage supplies an instant burst of damage and also replenishes a Ranger's TP bar.
 * Often considered the job capable of doing the most damage, and as such do not have to wait very long to be invited into parties.
 * Ranger has access to the Widescan ability at increasingly large radius, allowing player to easily track and find enemy and NPC targets.
 * An entire party of Rangers, or an arrowburn party, creates one of the greatest exp/hour ratios of any setup.

Weaknesses

 * Low evasion and defense, although this is somewhat compensated for with Utsusemi
 * Ammunition costs may be prohibitive.
 * The extremely high damage of Ranger can provide extreme stress on a tank. This combined with the lower defence and evasion forces rangers to limit damage production in order to avoid death.
 * Despite good accuracy bonus traits, Rangers are still dependant on accuracy gear to consistantly land ranged attacks.
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Ninja
The most common, and generally most beneficial, Ranger support job. Ninja brings many useful abilities to Ranger, such as Dual Wield at level 20, Utsusemi: Ichi at level 24, Utsusemi: Ni at level 74 and also extra agility, used to increase the "soft-cap" on Ranged Accuracy. Most Rangers have Ninja subbed by 28, for dual Archer's Knives, though 24 is also a common place to start for Utsusemi. However, subbing Ninja adds even more to the cost of playing as Ranger but not too much, as the only Ninja tools Rangers really need are Shihei, and a Ranger shouldn't use that many per level.

Warrior
Warrior is another common Ranger support job. Warrior greatly increases the damage dealt by a ranger, at the cost of extra accuracy from a second Archer's/Hawker's Knife. Warrior can be used from 1-24, when Ninja doesn't add at all much to Ranger. However, a Ranger subbing Warrior must be careful, as they do not have the protection of Utsusemi and the extra damage they deal causes more emnity towards the Ranger.