Sacrosanct
Legend
Let's assume level 3, since that's when subclasses kick in. And for simplicity, assume weapon damage is a d8. There are no fewer than 3 archetypes that allow you to add a d6 (swarmkeeper or monster slayer) or a d8 (hunter) to your attack roll. Since we're low level, the "once per turn" is moot, as most PCs only get 1 attack per round at low level. Add to that a d6 from hunter's mark or a d4 from favored foe (1d8+1d6/d8+1d4/d6 every round)
-OR- take a gloom stalker with the zephyr strike spell (First round is up to 4d8+1d4/d6). A 3rd level gloom stalker puts to shame a 3rd level assassin, which is kinda sad since that's what an assassin is supposed to be built for.
Most combats last less than a minute. So for the cost of 1 level 1 spell, along with base ranger features, that seems like the ranger can be DPR king at lower levels
Edit just realized you can't have both foe and hunter's mark since both are concentration. Give me a sec to update
-OR- take a gloom stalker with the zephyr strike spell (First round is up to 4d8+1d4/d6). A 3rd level gloom stalker puts to shame a 3rd level assassin, which is kinda sad since that's what an assassin is supposed to be built for.
Most combats last less than a minute. So for the cost of 1 level 1 spell, along with base ranger features, that seems like the ranger can be DPR king at lower levels
Edit just realized you can't have both foe and hunter's mark since both are concentration. Give me a sec to update
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