Weapons & Equip - Ranger after Golem (2024)

Hello ,
I have some thoughts about the ranger.

I really like the new Terra Blade.
But there is one problem for me.
I feel like the Weapon is so much stronger than any other comparable ranged weapon. (I have not compared it against mage!)
The Blade feels better with more dmg and an armor that has more defense as well. Therefore I completely switched to Melee
I compared to the Venus magnum and the Santa Chain Gun.

I have severall Ideas for this. And I don't like the Idea of nerfing the Blade.
Because I think it's an amazing weapon.

Another Gun like the Musket or the Dart Rifle but with a little more Dmg would be really cool.
Maybe something made out of the Musket Illegal Gun Parts and Clorophite or a Broken Hero Sword
Maybe 150 Dmg and FireRate as the Dart Rifle
I think the Cain Gun is fine. But it sucks against large group of enemys,
and for bossing you need Clorophite Bullets which are expensive as hell.

The Second thing I would love to change is the Armor.
I play Singleplayer and I don't ever stand still.
Also I really like the Idea of the Ranger having all the different Bows Guns and Launchers,
but the Headgear kinda limits me to one Option.

So I would make it like this.

- One Ranger Head for Multiplayer.
Same Effect as the Current Setboni but you get even more ranged Dmg.
Going up to 50%-60% more Dmg for Standing still or keep it at 40%

- The next Head gives you more ranged Dmg the longer you don't get hit.
I don't know maybe like 20-40% capping out at like 5 Seconds. (Not sure about the procentages but normal Shroomite gives up to 40% so I thought this would be fair)

- And the last Head gives you more Dmg if you hit something far away and more knockback if something is near.
I'm not sure how easy this would be to implement so another Option would be
A significant buff to firerate
a decent buff to dmg
and a bigger chance to not consume ammunition.

Thank you for reading.

Yioh

PS:
Maybe I am wrong and you found the perfect ranger build.
If so please tell me I would love to know. Because I really love this class
But right now it feels like im nerfing myself playing it.

Also I would totaly be willing to try myself on sprites, if ppl think this is a good Idea.

I don't feel the same, I can give tips on how to make some proper Ranger builds, I will expand on the suggestions to change Shroomite afterwards.

I will be starting from post-Plantera since that is when you get Terra Blade, let me know if you need additional entries:

For the changes about Shroomite, I feel like the limitation on the headgears are fine, it sort of helps people to come up with creative solutions like switching to Adamantite Headgear. I don't know how I feel about changing them to separate play styles, I feel like that would be really convoluted to new players/a lot to type into 1 tooltip.

Heath04🌳 said:

I don't feel the same, I can give tips on how to make some proper Ranger builds, I will expand on the suggestions to change Shroomite afterwards.

I will be starting from post-Plantera since that is when you get Terra Blade, let me know if you need additional entries:

There are a couple of different options here, I highly suggest mixing armors
Adamantite Mask
Huntress' Jerkin
Chlorophyte Greaves
(This set is most optimal for when using Specialist weapons or you just want the variety of ranged weapons)
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Shroomite Headgear/Mask
Huntress' Jerkin
Chlorophyte Greaves
(This set is most optimal for when your main weapon is either a gun or bow)
The reason the Shroomite headpieces are better than the Adamantite Mask is because the Shroomite's damage is multiplicative while the Adamantite is only additive, the case for specialist is when the Shroomite helmet doesn't buff ammo while the Adamantite Mask does.

There is a wide variety of viable weapons at this stage, imma list them best to "worst"
Nail Gun
Snowman Cannon
Chain Gun
Sniper Rifle
Elf Melter
Stake Launcher
Venus Magnum

If you're using a gun use Crystal Bullets, those are the highest dps bullet (unless your weapon can't aim then chlorophyte). Venom Arrows are the highest dps arrow, Mini Nuke I or Rocket III for rockets

This one is not in any order, just good accessories at this stage:
Ranger Emblem*
Moon Stone*
Putrid Scent
Avenger Emblem*
Frozen Shield
Star Veil*
Worm Scarf
Brain of Confusion*
Master Ninja Gear*
Wings*

I highlighted 7 of them that would be my picks on Master Mode, if you're Expert you can ditch Avenger, if you're on Classic you can ditch Brain of Confusion.

Adamantite Mask
Red Riding Dress
Red Riding Leggings
(This set is most optimal for when using Specialist weapons or you just want the variety of ranged weapons)
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Shroomite Headgear/Mask
Red Riding Dress
Red Riding Leggings
(This set is most optimal for when your main weapon is either a gun or bow)

There is a wide variety of viable weapons at this stage, imma list them best to "worst"
Aerial's Bane
Eventide
Xenopopper
Tsunami
Chain Gun
Snowman Cannon

Same ammo types apply

This one is not in any order, just good accessories at this stage:
Recon Scope*
Sniper Scope*
Destroyer Emblem*
Celestial Shell*
Master Ninja Gear*
Frozen Shield*
Wings*
Star veil
Avenger Emblem

I highlighted 7 of them that would be my picks on Master Mode, if you're Expert you can ditch Destroyer Emblem, if you're on Classic you can ditch Frozen Shield.

Same sets apply, although you can swap into Beetle Shell for increases survivability

Phantasm if you're using a bow
Vortex Beater if you're using a gun
Snowman Cannon if you're specialist

Same as before apply

For the changes about Shroomite, I feel like the limitation on the headgears are fine, it sort of helps people to come up with creative solutions like switching to Adamantite Headgear. I don't know how I feel about changing them to separate play styles, I feel like that would be really convoluted to new players/a lot to type into 1 tooltip.

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Hello,
thank you for all the recommendations. I will try to test them.
I still would argue that shroomite feels a little underwhelming.
I like the idea of having an easy go to armor set for each class.
But I also understand your the confusion of mixing playstyles in one armorset.

chewythebigblackdog said:

I don't really think ranged needs a buff post golem. For a weapon similar to musket or dart rifle, try out the sniper rifle (it's not just a funny high damage meme weapon, it puts in work with crystal bullets for bosses or high velocity bullets for crowds). Stuff like eventide (w/ wooden arrows), stake launcher, and snowman cannon (and even nail gun) are going to do really well against invasions, just like the terra blade. For single target, ranged really shines with stuff like chain gun (crystal or chlorophyte bullets) or eventide/tsunami (ichor/venom arrows, maybe holy for certain fights). I do agree that shroomite is a bit disappointing though, as both melee and magic get cool set bonuses and ranged gets a useless one (summoners get a boring set bonus too, but at least it's useful). Could use a "mixed" set as Heath mentioned (where you mix and match armor pieces for higher stats), the hallowed set (for a cool dodge), or the red riding set (for solid stats and some summoning capability with powered up explosive traps).

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Thank you as well for the recommendation.
I always thougth of the sniper as a meme weapon, maybe cause of the low firerate but I will give it a try again.
And mixxing armor never came to my mind. But I will try that as well.

Yioh said:

Thank you as well for the recommendation.
I always thougth of the sniper as a meme weapon, maybe cause of the low firerate but I will give it a try again.

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It has a low firerate yeah but the damage is undeniable

Yioh said:

And mixxing armor never came to my mind. But I will try that as well.

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armor mixing is great, especially when you come across underwhelming set bonuses like Shroomite