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Ranger Equipment Guide

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Notes

Arrows and Bolts that can be made into quivers will be BOLD.
Item notes will be in Italics below the item name

Ranged Weapons

	Archery	Marksmanship	Bullets	Arrows	Bolts
Lv 1	Shortbow +1 DMG:6 Delay:351 DPS:1.03 Ranged Accuracy +3	Light Crossbow +1 The +1 gives +3 Ranged Atk just buy it		Wooden Arrow Use these they cost ~4 gil each from NPC's	Crossbow Bolt Use these they cost ~5 gil each from NPC's
Lv 5	Longbow +1 DMG:18 Delay:524 DPS:2.06 R.Acc+2, R.Atk+3	Firefly AGI+1 Attained from the Treasure Casket in West Sarutabaruta
Lv 7				Bone Arrow NPC's sell for ~4 each use these asap
Lv 10					Blind Bolt Blinds the enemy. Useful if you have the space'Quiver-Able
Lv 12	Hunter's Longbow DMG:27 Delay:490 DPS:3.31 STR+1 AGI+1 R.Acc+2 R.Atk+5	Crossbow +1 R.Attk+6 +1 is only one worth getting
Lv 15				Fang Arrow More damage and +5 accuracy use if you can afford	Acid Bolt Extremely useful on crabs, gives a 12.5% def down for 1 min.'Quiver-Able
Lv 16	Power Bow +1 DMG:31 Delay:524 DPS:3.55 R.Acc+2 R.Atk+9
Lv 17				Beetle Arrow Less dmg than Fangs but cheaper'Quiver-Able
Lv 20					Sleep Bolt Very useful for when there are links'Quiver-Able
Lv 21	Wurger DMG:35 Delay:540 DPS:3.89 R.Acc+3 Rain:R.Atk+3
Lv 24				Silver Arrow Bought from NPC for ~17 gil each
Lv 25					Bloody Bolt Deal damage and heal HP.'Quiver-Able Venom Bolt Poison. OK bolt, just don't try to sleep afterward.'Quiver-Able
Lv 29	Assassin's Bow DMG:21 Delay:330 DPS:3.82 AGI+2 R.Acc+3			Horn Arrow Good till 40
Lv 30	Great Bow +1 DMG:44 Delay:524 DPS:5.04 R.Acc+2 R.Atk+12	Zamburak +1 R.Attk+9			Holy Bolt Cheap, deals decent damage as well as added light damage based on MND. Light damage does not get calculated into enmity gain. A perfect bolt to TP up with for thrifty rangers.'Quiver-Able
Lv 31		Nous Arbalest DMG:20 Delay:288 MND+4 The MND boost is a decent addition when stacking it for Holy Bolts
Lv 34	Shadow Bow +1 DMG:25 Delay:320 DPS:4.69 AGI+2 R.Acc+10
Lv 40	Battle Bow +1 DMG:55 Delay:524 DPS:6.30 R.Acc+2 R.Atk+15 Shikar Bow DMG:54 Delay:540 DPS:6.00 R.Acc+4 R.Atk+12			Scorpion Arrow Just simply the next upgrade usable to 60'Quiver-Able	Mythril Bolt Just simply the next upgrade usable to 52'Quiver-Able
Lv 50	War Bow +1 DMG:66 Delay:524 DPS:7.56 R.Acc+2 R.Atk+18	Arbalest +1 Upgrade from Zamburak Musketeer Gun Good gun. Use with Silver bullets	Silver Bullet Best bullet use till 75'Quiver-Able	Bodkin Arrow More expensive and not much better your choice, also not quiverable
Lv 52					Darksteel Bolt Use for rest of game'Quiver-Able
Lv 55	Eurytos' Bow DMG:71 Delay:490 DPS:8.69 STR+3 AGI+3 R.Acc+2 R.Atk+23 Vali's Bow DMG:71 Delay:490 DPS:8.69 STR+3 AGI+3 R.Acc+2 R.Atk+23
Lv 57	Loxley Bow DMG:12 Delay:120 R.Acc+12 This is "THE FASTEST" weapon in game making it the number one choice for RNG looking to get fast claim on anything. Due to the low dmg though, it's not recommended to use for parties.
Lv 60	Selene's Bow DMG:72 Delay:540 DPS:8.00 STR+2 "Ranged Accuracy and Ranged Attack varies with the phases of the moon"	Fourth Gun DMG: 37 Delay: 582 DPS:3.81 Ranged Accuracy +6 Ranged Attack +6		Demon Arrow Use for the rest of the game'Quiver-Able Patriarch Protector's Arrow Macro in with Unlimited Shot* for weaponskills* Grand Knight's Arrow Macro in with Unlimited Shot* for weaponskills*	Gold Musketeer's Bolt Macro in with Unlimited Shot* for weaponskills*
Lv 67		Othinus' Bow DMG:54 Delay:432 DPS:7.5 Ranged Attack +18
Lv 69		Machine Crossbow DMG:18 Delay:130 R.Attk+18 Low delay makes this good for claiming w/ RNG, but Loxley Bow still a better choice for speed.
Lv 70		Hellfire +1 DMG:42 Delay:640 DPS:3.94 R.Acc+7 R.Att+17
Lv 71	Cobra Bow DMG:77 Delay:524 DPS:8.82 R.Acc+5 Master Caster's Bow DMG:77 Delay:540 DPS:8.56 Citizens of Windurst: R.Acc+7
Lv 75	Yoichinoyumi DMG:81 Delay:524 DPS:9.27 R.Acc+20 R.Atk+10 "Namas Arrow" "Attacks will occasionally do 3 times normal damage" Fay Gendawa DMG:72 Delay:540 This bow can be Augmented doing the Quest Succor to the Sidhe		Hightail Bullet DMG:89 Delay:240 R.Attk+10

Notes

Recommended items will be BOLD.
Item notes will be in Italics below the item name

Ranger Melee Weapons and Armor Chart

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Legs

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Back

Waist

Earrings

Rings

Lv 1

Bronze Axe

Might as well use an axe if you can get it if not use whatever you can get

Circlet