Dark Hunter

Alchemist	Artificer	Barbarian	Fighter Dragon Lord	Monk	Rogue	Sorcerer Wild Mage	Wizard
Favored Soul		Bard Stormsinger	Cleric Dark Apostate	Druid Blightcaster	Paladin Sacred Fist	Ranger Dark Hunter	Warlock Acolyte of the Skin

Dark Hunter is a variant Ranger archetype that embraces death as a necessary part of life. Introduced in Update 58.

Changes from base class

Lose

• All Favored Enemy feats except: Aberration, Animal, Elf, Human, Monstrous Humanoid, Vermin
• Cure Wounds spells
• Evasion (9)

Gain

• Open Lock and Disable Device as Class Skills
• Medium Armor Proficiency (1)
• Trapfinding (1)
• Trapmaking (3)
• Trap Sense +1 (3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18) (same as rogue and barbarian)
• Sneak Attack +1d6 (1, 5, 10, 15, 20)
• Curative Admixture spells, with a better progression than the base ranger (For example: Dark Hunters gain the Cure Light Admixture as a 1st-level spell, but base rangers get Cure Light Wounds as a 2nd-level spell)
• Accelerate Spell (8, bonus feat)

Class Summary

Alignment: Any Hit dice: d10

Class Skills

Skill points at 1st level: (2 + Intelligence modifier) x4

Skill points at each additional level: 2 + Intelligence modifier

Concentration (Constitution)
Disable Device (Intelligence)
Heal (Wisdom)
Hide (Dexterity)
Jump (Strength)
Listen (Wisdom)
Move Silently (Dexterity)
Open Lock (Dexterity)
Search (Intelligence)
Spot (Wisdom)
Swim (Strength)

Weapon and Armor Proficiencies

	Simple weapons
	Martial weapons
	Light armor
	Shields (except tower shields).

Past Lives

Past Life: Dark Hunter

You were a Dark Hunter in a past life. You find yourself slightly annoyed with the sunlight. Each time you acquire this feat you gain +1 to hit with Sneak Attacks and +1 Sneak Attack Damage. This feat can be stacked up to three times. Note: This class counts as a Ranger for the purposes of Completionist. Past Life: Dark Hunter is a Free Feat, which means it is permanently added to the character that unlocks it and you won't need to choose it, neither at new life nor at level up.

Enhancement trees

• Dark Hunter
• Deepwood Stalker
• Tempest

Advancement table

Table: The Ranger - Dark Hunter						Preparable spells
Level	Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Ref Save	Will Save	Special	Spell points	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
1st	+1/+1/+6	+2	+2	+0	1st Favored Enemy, Wild Empathy, Bow Strength, Medium Armor Proficiency, Trapfinding, Sneak Attack +1d6	0	-	-	-	-
2nd	+2/+2/+7	+3	+3	+0	Rapid Shot, Two Weapon Fighting	0	-	-	-	-
3rd	+3/+3/+8	+3	+3	+1	Diehard, Trapmaking, Trap Sense +1	0	-	-	-	-
4th	+4/+4/+9	+4	+4	+1	Precise Shot	20	1	-	-	-
5th	+5/+5/+10/+15	+4	+4	+1	2nd Favored Enemy, Sneak Attack +2d6	35	1	-	-	-
6th	+6/+6/+11/+16	+5	+5	+2	Manyshot, Improved Two Weapon Fighting, Trap Sense +2	50	2	-	-	-
7th	+7/+7/+12/+17	+5	+5	+2	Improved Wild Empathy	65	2	-	-	-
8th	+8/+8/+13/+18	+6	+6	+2	-	80	2	1	-	-
9th	+9/+9/+14/+19	+6	+6	+3	Accelerate Spell, Trap Sense +3	95	2	1	-	-
10th	+10/+10/+15/+20	+7	+7	+3	3rd Favored Enemy, Sneak Attack +3d6	110	2	2	-	-
11th	+11/+11/+16/+21	+7	+7	+3	Improved Precise Shot, Greater Two Weapon Fighting	125	2	2	1	-
12th	+12/+12/+17/+22	+8	+8	+4	Trap Sense +4	140	2	2	2	-
13th	+13/+13/+18/+23	+8	+8	+4	-	155	2	2	2	-
14th	+14/+14/+19/+24	+9	+9	+4	-	170	3	2	2	1
15th	+15/+15/+20/+25	+9	+9	+5	4th Favored Enemy, Trap Sense +5, Sneak Attack +4d6	185*	3	2	2	2
16th	+16/+16/+21/+26	+10	+10	+5	-	200*	3	3	2	2
17th	+17/+17/+22/+27	+10	+10	+5	Hide In Plain Sight	215*	3	3	2	2
18th	+18/+18/+23/+28	+11	+11	+6	Trap Sense +6	230*	4	3	2	2
19th	+19/+19/+24/+29	+11	+11	+6	-	245*	4	4	4	3
20th	+20/+20/+25/+30	+12	+12	+6	5th Favored Enemy, Sneak Attack +5d6	260*	4	4	4	4

* Spell Points: These SP values are assumed, based on a linear 15-point increase per level, and need confirming needs verification from in-game experience.

As with Clerics, Rangers automatically have access to all their spells once they reach a high enough level, and can freely swap which are prepared at shrines and taverns.

Combat Style Feats: The ranged and melee combat style feats gained at levels 2, 6 and 11 are automatically obtained even if the ranger does not meet the usual prerequisites for these feats. In addition, the ranger does not need to wear light or no armor to use these feats.

Spells

See also: Dark Hunter spells

• Rangers cast divine spells.
• Upon advancing to level 4, rangers gain the ability to tap the divine power in nature and manifest that energy in the form of spells. To cast a spell a ranger must have a Wisdom score of 10 + the spell's level.
• See also spell usefulness.