Ranger

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The Ranger combines physical strength with an impressive arsenal of healing and attack magic to make for a versatile, balanced fighter. “Jack of all trades, master of none”, the Ranger has no glaring weaknesses. Rangers are an excellent class for soloing, but can also be an asset to any party.

Equipment

Rangers can equip Swords, Daggers, Bows, and Staves. They can use a variety of armor ranging from heavy chain mail to cloth. In their offhand slot Rangers can equip Bracelets and Necklaces. In short, a ranger's equipment options mirrors their versatility in terms of skill choices and play style.

Skill Trees

Skill Trees are the basis of leveling and customizing your character in NEStalgia. The skill tree menu unlocks at level 5 and at that point the player will be able to customize their character with available skill points. There are two ways to gain additional points:

• Gain an experience level, which grants one point.
  
• Progress through the plot of the game, which grants one point after completing the main quest connected to Verity's lighthouse and an additional point after completing the main quest connected to the Arctic's ice palace.
  

As of v1.68 this allows for a maximum of 30 points to spend.

Nature Tree
Icon	Node	Level	Required Nodes	Max Points	Description	Image
	Cleanse	-	-	2	+5% chance for Healing spells to also dispel all status ailments.
	Mighty Bolts	-	-	3	+5% chance for Shock and Electro to deal a Potent Hit.
	Ability: DeTox	5	Cleanse (2)	1	Dispels Poison.
	Wisdom	5	Cleanse (2) or Mighty Bolts (2)	3	+1 to Max MP for every 2 levels.
	Turmoil	5	Mighty Bolts (2)	3	+5% chance for Storm abilities to inflict Confuse.
	Staff Mastery	10	Wisdom (1)	2	+1 to Plus Storm and Heal for every 4 levels when using Staves.
	Storm Power	10	Turmoil (1)	2	+1 to the Plus Storm Cap of all Storm spells for every 3 levels.
	Ability: Sizzle	10	Turmoil (2)	1	Inflicts Storm damage over several rounds.
	Life Giver	15	Ability: DeTox (1)	3	+33% to the Plus Heal Cap of all Heal spells.
	Regrowth	15	Life Giver (2)	3	+3% to the Power of all Heal spells.
	Ability: VoltCross	15	Storm Power (1)	1	A Storm spell trap that explodes when hit; lasts one round.
	Cloud Burst	15	Storm Power (1)	2	-5% to the damage spread penalty of Lightning vs. 4+ foes.
	Ability: HealWave	25	Life Giver (2)	1	Directly heals a small amount of HP.
	Sagacious	25	Regrowth (2) or Nature's Fury (2)	2	+1 to Intelligence for every 2 levels.
	Nature's Fury	25	Storm Power (2)	3	+5% to the Power of all Storm abilities.

Nature Tree Overview

Hunter Tree
Icon	Node	Level	Required Nodes	Max Points	Description	Image
	Quickness	-	-	3	+1 to Agility for every 3 levels.
	Daring Offense	-	-	3	+1 to Attack for every 3 levels when using either Bows or Staves.
	Solid Defense	-	-	3	+1 to Defense for every 3 levels when using either Blades or Staves.
	Lucky	5	Quickness (2)	2	+1 to Luck for every 3 levels.
	Ability: Harden	5	Lucky (2)	1	Bestows Harden.
	Ability: Soften	5	Daring Offense (3) or Solid Defense (3)	1	Inflicts Soften.
	Awareness	10	Lucky (1) or Dead Eye (1)	2	+25% to Repel's effect vs. stronger monsters.
	Dead Eye	10	Daring Offense (2)	2	+2% to Bonus Crit.
	Magic Burn	10	Ability: Soften (1)	2	+5% of all physical damage dealt to foes returned as MP.
	Swift	10	Solid Defense (2)	2	+2% to Bonus Dodge.
	Stamina	15	Lucky (2)	3	+1 to Max HP for every 2 levels.
	Guts	25	Stamina (2)	2	+1 to Fire, Ice and Storm Resist for every 4 levels.
	Cursed Arms	25	Dead Eye (2)	3	+5% chance to inflict Curse when attacking with Bows or Staves.
	Might	25	Cursed Arms (2) or Sharpened Arms (2)	2	+1 to Strength for every 2 levels.
	Sharpened Arms	25	Swift (2)	3	+5% chance to inflict Bleed when attacking with Blades or Staves.

Hunter Tree Overview

Abilities

Abilities are skills that the player can use both inside and outside of battle. These abilities will either be bought on the skill tree using skill points or will be learned automatically once the player hits a certain level.

Learned Automatically

Ability	MP Cost	Level	Description
Shock	4	1	Inflicts Storm damage on a single target.
Sense	0	3	Shows nearby foes in the overworld, and examines foes in battle.
Guard	0	4	When used on an ally or the ranger themselves, the ranger's physical defense is increased. If used on an ally, the ranger will also take all single-target attacks that were directed at that ally. Occurs at the start of the round.
Heal	5	5	Heals an ally for a small amount of HP.
Impale	2	7	Inflicts minor damage on a single target: chance to cause bleed.
Electro	9	10	Inflicts greater Storm damage on a single target.
Repel	5	13	Reduces the frequency of or outright prevents monster encounters in the overworld. Has a reduced effect if monsters are equal or higher in level compared to the leader of the group.
Lightning	15	14	Inflicts Storm damage on all enemies.
Outside	4	15	Used in caves and other dungeons; returns the party to the entrance.
Headshot	0	18	Inflicts minor damage on a single target: chance to cause confuse.
HealMore	12	20	Heals an ally for a moderate amount of HP.

Learned from Nature Tree

Ability	MP Cost	Description
Detox	7	Dispels Poison on an ally.
HealWave	20	Heals all allies for a small amount of HP.
Sizzle	5	Inflicts Storm damage over time to a single target.
VoltCross	10	Creates a shield around yourself which when hit inflicts massive Storm damage to the attacker.

Learned from Hunter Tree

Ability	MP Cost	Description
Harden	10	Boosts the physical defense of a single ally.
Soften	6	Lowers the physical defense of a single target.