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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 4210286" data-attributes="member: 53980">It seems to me that this tactic would most often be ineffective.  As has already been pointed out, if there is more than one enemy, the extra enemies can go after the paladin and render his ranged strategy ineffective.If there is only one monster, it is a solo monster.  Based on the Young Black Dragon, the only solo monster whose stats I am aware of, solo monsters will likely have a nice assortment of powers specifically designed neutralize simple tactics that the players dream up to deal with them.  The dragon, for example, has Cloud of Darkness, an AoE that blinds everyone except the dragon inside it (rendering them incapable of making opportunity attacks).  The dragon drops that on the ground, takes to the air, and the next thing anyone knows he's in the pally's face with the rest of party a round or more away from being able to render assistance.  It might be that not every solo mob will have the capacity to counter this tactic, but I expect that most will; solo mobs need to be fairly well rounded if they want to avoid easy exploitation of their weaknesses.I think that this strat might work better for a ranger who takes the Soldier of the Faith feat, but I expect that most rangers won't want to draw that much "aggro".</blockquote>