Weapon question - Ranger

[ScottBerta]

It’s more or less I prefer to use 1handers. But I may go out and buy the Woodman’s Staff just to use for fun. Ideally I’d like a Wavecrasher and Edge of the Nightwalker or SoZ but that would all be a bit more pp.. Although 40k does seem a lot for 20% haste but who knows.. Bro and I are duoing ranger and rogue so slow would be nice.

[Loadsamoney]

You've already got Winter's Fury. By the time you can afford SoZ, why wouldn't you just get Swiftwind at that point? You're going to want to do the legwork for your Epic regardless at some point. Winter's Fury or Wurmslayer would make a good placeholder after that, at least until you can get Earthcaller.

But if you really want to spend that much on a weapon, I'd recommend Blade of Carnage before SoZ.

https://wiki.project1999.com/Blade_of_Carnage

[Snaggles]

Rogues and rangers can fear kite animals or aggro kite non-animals. If you can snare it and it doesn’t summon you can kill it. Or just pick easier targets and use root to trade off taking hits as needed (proximity aggro).

Personally, I’d probably skip the wavecrasher. They seem very tough to sell and by the time slow really matters (50+) a swarmcaller will proc for twice the % effect. I duoed with a rogue in grobb in the low 50’s and while the Swarm didn’t always proc early it did cut downtime significantly when averaged over time. Later a slow proc weapon of that nature comes in handy coupled with some journeyman’s walking sticks in some of the toughest places. Your rogue buddy can get a free slow proc no-drop weapon in droga doubling your chances for an early proc.

As for 1h vs 2h there are optimal setups for certain level ranges. That said, many rangers hit 50 in classic with EBW’s. Later some hit 60 with jade maces. It’s your game; fun isn’t always about optimal parses…especially as a ranger.

[Loadsamoney]

Wait, what's an EBW? Electrum Bladed Wakizashi?

Isn't the Ebony Bladed Sword the go-to option for an unfunded Ranger on Kunark, particularly at 25 when the procs kick in?

[Lartanin63]

If you already have these I'd use lammy in main hand and fury in offhand.

[Keebz]

People sleep on Wurmslayer. It is very good in that mid level range.

[Loadsamoney]

Frostbringer isn't a bad weapon either.

https://wiki.project1999.com/Frostbringer

It's about on par with Winter's Fury, trading a tiny bit of damage and some Str/HP for a little extra swing speed and AC, and a decent proc (damage is meh, but it lowers enemy AC too). Pairs well with Swiftwind.