Ranger
PathfinderThis starter / endgame build revolves around 
Toxic Rain 
Caustic Arrow (for clear) and 
Pathfinder As always the build is pretty Tonky from the start to the endgame. Leveling section included check out the PoB section for it!
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AoE and You
You need 37-43% increased area of effect. To reach this we take the Bow mastery for 20%, craft gloves for 10% and 9% helmet implicit with eldritch ichor or crafted mod on the helmet.
For leveling you dont need to worry about this just for endgame.
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Mana sustain:
The easiest way to fix this is minus mana craft on rings / amulet BUT this is only avaible high tier maps (recepie) so there is a few easy way to fix that before.
1. Mana cost effeciency from the tree
2. Clarity with arrogance
3. Mana regenaration rate on rings / amulet
4. Minus mana craft on rings / amulet
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Weapon progression
Even in the first day (or even in the first few hours) of the league you can buy 
SilverbranchThe price for it around 1-3 alchemy or 1 chaos. You can use this one till maps!
You need 10 jewellers or for 4 socket and 5 fusing for 4 link (use for both the crafting bench) You can use Caustic Arrow for clear
If you dont have the currency for it keep your eye on any bow with good attack speed OR +1 to socketed bow gems and use you skill here.
If you are getting lucky you can use 
Quill Rain or just buy this with good ilvl to get at least 4 socket. But with this bow you can't use the Caustic Arrow because it will deal much less damage
You will use Toxic Rain even for clear!
This is how I'm doing the weapon progression:
1. Acts buy Silverbranch soon as possible and 4 link it (bech craft for socket and link)
2. Early maps 
Widowhail depends if i can find a good quiver
2.5 At this point you can buy a six link body armour (or "just" drop one) and use your six link setup and skip the 3. step.
3. Farm (Porcupine) or buy a six link short bow. UseShrieking Essence of Dread and hope you hit attack speed and open suffix (for chaos damage overtime)
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Item and stat priority:
0. Cap your resistance and (on maps even in acts if possible) your suppression (if you have around 50-60% it should be fine in white or maybe even yellow maps but for red maps 100% suggested)
1. Good bow (see the weapon progression)
1.5 If you have a good rolled Widowhail - quiver
2. Quiver Life - damage overtime multiplier with attack skills - Damage with bow skills - Attack speed
3. Get a belt with flask charge gain (30% needed) for your flask uptime
4. Start getting luxury items (see the next topic)
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Luxury items and your goals:
- Get Lightning Coil (six link)
- Empower 3 or 4 (if you rich early)
- Widowhail
- Clusters (end game)
- Watcher eye (end game)
- Expensive jewels (end game)
- Crafted quiver (see the crafting section)
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Clear and Single Target
On single Tartget you want to use Toxic Rain (self casting as well) and 
Ballista Totem Support. The totem setup ony for hard bosses!
For clear you will use Caustic Arrow and 
Arrow Nova Support and you will not use ANY ballista.
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Frenzy, endurance charges
Frenzy
You will use 
Frenzy with 
Manaforged Arrows Support
Endurance
Only late game via 
Enduring Composure
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Path of Buildings
Starter (full progression)
