Celtic Heroes

Lately I have been very bored with the constant grind in this game. Even though I'm only 121, it still takes a ton of non-lixed leveling to level efficently.
So.

I have decided to spice up my playing style.
I will be doing:
A spear ranger from my level to 160 or farther
An ongoing 'memoir' of my experiences, losses, gains, ect.
A guide that will be edited as I go.

The gear:
Adamant spear/maybe an aggy trident
Level 100 fire axe offhand
Full lunar
Hero ammy- saving up for earth talisman
+5 crush, +4 pierce
Haste ring
Aggy damage rings (If I have an extra slot)
Light heal ring(s)
+4 sharpen weps ring
The build:
305 strength
10 focus
300 vitality
With the rest in dex.
Will add 1 str, 4 dex, or 2 str, 3 dex every level
*Note: This build is most definitely not permanent and is subject to change if anyone suggests something better.

The skills:
Light Heal- Maxed
Sharpen Weapons- Maxed
Entangle- 10 levels above
Double attack- 10 above as well
Skewer- no points
If I have leftover, into rapid.

I will have to work on maxing my spear as it currently sucks. (600 ._.)
Anyone who sees this and is on Danu-
I am trading level 100 fire quiver for any, fire preferably, level 100 axe.
I am trading an adamant bow for an adamant spear.
Buying any rings for the skills I listed, except rapid and skewer, if they're good.
Thanks everyone!

Was planning to do the same thing, but unsure if it'll be effective.

This is what I think I would do if I were to do this build:

I think instead of a Talisman of the Earth, get the Ammy of Slaying instead.I myself have a Greater Earthstone Ammy that does 80 dmg.

Also, get the fiery helm of the veteran for more heat damage.

If you feel like the energy regen sucks then I would get the Talisman.

Also, try to get +8 pierce bracelets instead of the crush bracelet.

The aggy damage rings sounds like a good idea, but instead of a haste ring, get the spectral ring. It is the best damage dealing ring in the game because it adds 100 poison damage to your attacks and most mobs don't have resistance to poison making it super effective.

Was planning to do the same thing, but unsure if it'll be effective.

This is what I think I would do if I were to do this build:

I think instead of a Talisman of the Earth, get the Ammy of Slaying instead.I myself have a Greater Earthstone Ammy that does 80 dmg.

Also, get the fiery helm of the veteran for more heat damage.

If you feel like the energy regen sucks then I would get the Talisman.

Also, try to get +8 pierce bracelets instead of the crush bracelet.

The aggy damage rings sounds like a good idea, but instead of a haste ring, get the spectral ring. It is the best damage dealing ring in the game because it adds 100 poison damage to your attacks and most mobs don't have resistance to poison making it super effective.

Well damn.
If I could, I'd do all that.
I'm not that rich but I'll work towards it.

Yeah. You know what? I'll do this spear project with you and compile it together to make a guide for a spear ranger. How's that?

Perfect!
I might take a while to get the necessary gear, though.

I would also try pming allpashion, looking at the spear rogue guides. Maybe also pm jacoby. There have been topics on spear rangers in the past, v3 and v4 as well. The rogue guides will be easiest to find but both forums have good info on the basics.

I would wonder about the value of the damage bracelets at +4-8. With the damage calculator, unless I am missing something, this would only calculate to an average of half of the damage bonus per hit. Is that worth losing health/health regen or evasion in a spear build?

Your thoughts?

I would wonder about the value of the damage bracelets at +4-8. With the damage calculator, unless I am missing something, this would only calculate to an average of half of the damage bonus per hit. Is that worth losing health/health regen or evasion in a spear build?

Your thoughts?

You have a good point, because a spear build will already have much more damage that a regular bow build.
But, most spear skills aren't that energy draining.
Health regen is pretty useless with light heal, the main benefit from hp lux is the added health, which would be decently helpful with a spear build, taking all the hits up close. But, entangle is an amazing skill for this, and if I'm leveling on boggans, which use no skills at my level, would half their dps on me.

Also- at 305 strength, the 4 pierce bracelet adds 35 damage- from 1755 to 1780 with my obsidian bow.
The 5 crush adds 41- from 1749 to 1780.
Overall, they're pretty good and would be even better if i upgraded to a +8.

Perfect!
I might take a while to get the necessary gear, though.

It's fine. It's gonna take me awhile also. I'll need to unload a few items and go bosshunting more often for gold.

I would wonder about the value of the damage bracelets at +4-8. With the damage calculator, unless I am missing something, this would only calculate to an average of half of the damage bonus per hit. Is that worth losing health/health regen or evasion in a spear build?

Your thoughts?

You have a good point, because a spear build will already have much more damage that a regular bow build.
But, most spear skills aren't that energy draining.
Health regen is pretty useless with light heal, the main benefit from hp lux is the added health, which would be decently helpful with a spear build, taking all the hits up close. But, entangle is an amazing skill for this, and if I'm leveling on boggans, which use no skills at my level, would half their dps on me.

Also- at 305 strength, the 4 pierce bracelet adds 35 damage- from 1755 to 1780 with my obsidian bow.
The 5 crush adds 41- from 1749 to 1780.
Overall, they're pretty good and would be even better if i upgraded to a +8.

Yes. That is a good point. However, I am planning to be all energy sucking spear ranger. I'm gonna be spamming skills so I need the energy.
Also, I just want the bracelets for the added health otherwise I wouldn't bother with them and since we are now in close combat, the health is necessry as stated.

Hmmm.. I'm gonna give myself 300 str base. The axe will add another 120 and my haste will add another 30 which sums up to 450 str.
I'm hoping to see if I can find a +8. A +10 on my world is 1mil.