“Those born for the bow will get the most out of their specialty by choosing this skill, which will enhance all the stats that pertain to it.
„—skill description
Way of the Ranger is a Ranger skill that can be used by the Dragon Knight in Divinity II: Dragon Knight Saga.
Description[]
Way of the Ranger is a active Ranger skill that allows the Knight to temporarily increase their physical damage (not magic damage), ranged armour and heightened reflexes at the cost of melee armour and melee damage. This skill can be cast with any weapon in hands.
Note: Bow damage is the base bow damage, not a bonus to bow damage. Level 1 lets the player attack for 114% of their base damage; it does not add 114% more ranged damage.
Note: The Bow Damage bonus ONLY applied to physical damage; magic damage (blue number in parentheses) on the character sheet will not be increased.
Can be canceled at any time, cooldown starts after the duration ends or after it is manually turned off.
The following are mutually exclusive, only one can be active: Way of the Battle Mage, Way of the Wise Wizard, Way of the Ranger, Battle Rage, Defensive Posture.
Parameters[]
| Skill Level | Bow Damage (%) | Ranged Armor Bonus | Heightened Reflexes Bonus | Melee Damage (%) | Melee Armor Rating | Duration (seconds) | Mana Cost | Cooldown (seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 114 | 3 | 2 | -70 | -42 | 45 | 49 | 30 |
| 2 | 138.5 | 6 | 4 | -65 | -39 | 45 | 53 | 30 |
| 3 | 166 | 9 | 6 | -60 | -36 | 45 | 57 | 30 |
| 4 | 180 | 12 | 8 | -55 | -33 | 45 | 59 | 30 |
| 5 | 211 | 15 | 10 | -50 | -30 | 45 | 63 | 30 |
| 6 | 292.5 | 18 | 12 | -45 | -27 | 90 | 65 | 30 |
| 7 | 313 | 21 | 14 | -40 | -24 | 90 | 67 | 30 |
| 8 | 356.5 | 24 | 16 | -35 | -21 | 90 | 71 | 30 |
| 9 | 378.5 | 27 | 18 | -30 | -18 | 90 | 73 | 30 |
| 10 | 402.5 | 30 | 20 | -25 | -15 | 90 | 75 | 30 |
| 11 | 451 | 33 | 22 | -20 | -12 | 120 | 79 | 30 |
| 12 | 477 | 36 | 24 | -15 | -9 | 120 | 81 | 30 |
| 13 | 503.5 | 39 | 26 | -10 | -6 | 120 | 83 | 30 |
| 14 | 560 | 42 | 28 | -5 | -3 | 120 | 87 | 30 |
| 15 | 588.5 | 45 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 89 | 30 |