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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mad Hamish" data-source="post: 5442809" data-attributes="member: 25321">One of the big factors is that you commonly want to be close. With feats like Called Shot  + 5 Damage versus Prime Shot TargetsImproved Prime Shotbeing closest to the enemy is hugeMy level 30 BattleField Archer would commonly have AC 55 versus opportunity attacks(45 Base, +2 Defensive Mobility, +5 action point bonus, +3 from Predator's Hide) and concealment against the quarry and as a daily item power that went to total concealment for the encounter after a milestone.With the total concealment Orcus didn't crit against me on a natural 20 on an opportunity attack and I got  +39 to hit against him (Improved Prime shot, Quarried, most commonly had combat advantage (flanking or distance advantage) so I hit him on a 9 or better without combat advantage or 7 or better with it.It meant I took some attacks opening up for punishment from the defenders but he didn't do a lot of damage to me and it boosted my damage significantly with +5 damage on each attack...Now when he attack Fortitude it wasn't fun but that was going to be the case unless I went back a long way which increased pressure on defenders and the str cleric leader and reduced my chance of hitting and damage significantly.Battlefield Archer is still IMO the best choice for a ranged archer build</blockquote>