An In-Depth Look at the Aion Ranger Class

In Aion, you can begin a character as a Scout and then, once you get your wings as a Daeva at Level 10, you can transform him into a Ranger. A Ranger is a Daeva with great speed, stealth, stamina, and utter mastery of the Bow & Arrow. They can also wield an exceptionally good sword or dagger for close combat. Rangers are also masters of setting traps. But it must be kept in mind that their highly specialized equipment does make them one of the most expensive characters to play.

An Elysean Ranger follows Vaizel, the Lord of the free spirit. An Asmodian Ranger follows Triniel, the Lord who controls death.

So, the Ranger can strike an enemy with pinpoint accuracy over a great distance. The Ranger can also cause great disruption to enemies through the use of traps. But in melee combat, Rangers are also highly effective fighters.

Like their Assassin counterparts, who also start as Scouts, Rangers want to remain as free to move as possible and thus they wear leather armor--which is not the strongest defense against blows. Rangers of course make up for this through their stealthy speed and ability to fight from long distances because of their Bow mastery. But Rangers also use their athleticism to quickly make mincemeat out of enemies in melee fighting. Although they cannot hide in plain site like the Assassins can, these characters can still become invisible in the shadows, so that they can strike with deadly force without warning.

The best way for a Ranger to take on an opponent is to get in plenty of damage from a distance as he closes in. By the time it's time to draw the sword or dagger the enemy can be severely weakened, so that the lightly-armored Ranger doesn't have to take many strong hits. Their Bow mastery also makes Rangers lethal snipers, excellent for killing enemies without needing to draw a blade and being able to help allies within a group by picking off strong enemies without taking on undue risk to themselves.

Again, the Ranger must first and foremost use evasiveness to avoid damage to himself. Just a few blows to him and he is terribly weakened. So within groups, Rangers are best for killing off opponents from a distance while their allies such as Gladiators and Templars tank them. But Rangers are also highly useful to groups by using specialty arrows such as the Sleep Arrow, or their specialized enmity-reduction capabilities with skills such as the Calming Whisper.

If you have a love of archery and tracking and have fantasized about being a great sniper, play an Aion Ranger.