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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lord Twig" data-source="post: 9523526" data-attributes="member: 31754">The problem with a Ranger focusing on Shillelagh is that it is a Bonus Action to cast and only lasts a minute. So even if you have Hunter's Mark pre-cast, you can't place it on a target until your second round. So no Hunter's Mark the first round.That said, if you use a ranged attack on the first round and place or cast Hunter's Mark, and then close and cast Shillelagh on the second round, that could work pretty well.The more I think about it the more I think that Ranger works really well as a switch-hitter. Start with Hunter's Mark and a ranged spell or attack, then close on the second round and you have your Bonus Action free to do whatever you want (assuming your initial target didn't die in one round). So also lets your more tanky party members move up and be targets for the enemies before you move in to focus fire one whatever target is needed.</blockquote>