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The '''Ranger''' (レンジャー, ''Renjā'') is a recurring, nature-themed vocation in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' series. Eschewing the typical Robin Hood designs seen in other games, DQ rangers are modeled after the inhabitants of the great Steppes such as the Mongolians and American Indians.

==~~Description~~==

==Characteristics==

The Ranger's statistics vary from game to game. In ''[[Dragon Quest VI]]'', the Ranger increases Agility and Wisdom and gives the party an increased chance to flee from battle at higher ranks, though it decreases several other attributes as well. In ''[[Dragon Quest IX]]'', the Ranger is most Deft of all vocations, and serves as a physically oriented jack-of-all-trades by providing buffs, healing, and above-average damage output even from the back row. Though the vocation's only high stat is deftness, their tool-set is broad enough to cover a wide variety of circumstances while providing relief for the party's main healer, and also inflict tremendous damage through the powerful Wolf Whistle skill.

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A character requires mastery of the [[Merchant]], [[Thief]] and [[Monster Master]] vocations to become a Ranger. Becoming a Ranger allows a character to flee battle more easily at higher ranks. Note that vocation flee rates stack with base encounter flee rates; I.E. being at rank 1 does not cut the base chance in half.

===Vocation trait===

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=={{DQ10}}==

Rangers were added to the game in the version 1.1 update. The stat spread and abilities are similar to the previous game, and the class has the highest deftness by far once again. The biggest difference between ''IX'' and ''X'' for the ranger is that the tenth game gives them access to [[Rubblerouser]], [[Boulderbringer]], [[Mountainmover]] and [[Ridgeraiser]] as their sole offensive spells.

==''[[Dragon Quest Walk]]''==

[[File:Walk rangers.jpg|right|thumb|Rangers as they appear in ''Walk''|200px]]

The ranger vocation was added to the game in the January update. Unlocking it requires that a player reach level 50 in the thief and martial artist vocations, the latter of which due to the monster master not being present in the game. The vocation's weapon choices are [[Claws]], [[Bows]], and [[Boomerang]]s.

==Trivia==

*The rank accolades for the Japanese version of ''VI'' are taken from the Super Sentai series of tokusatsu television programs, rather than any bushcraft or survivalist terms. They are:

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:*Mega ranger (メガレンジャー)

:*King ranger (キングレンジャー)

*Due to their natural deftness and the alterations done to stealing mechanics, a Ranger will typically be better at robbing monsters than a Thief if no stat boosting items are equipped.

*Due to their natural deftness and the alterations done to stealing mechanics in ''Dragon Quest IX'', a Ranger will typically be better at robbing monsters than a Thief if no stat boosting items are equipped.

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 The '''Ranger''' (レンジャー, ''Renjā'') is a recurring, nature-themed vocation in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' series. Eschewing the typical Robin Hood designs seen in other games, DQ rangers are modeled after the inhabitants of the great Steppes such as the Mongolians and American Indians.
-==Description==
+==Characteristics==
 The Ranger's statistics vary from game to game. In ''[[Dragon Quest VI]]'', the Ranger increases Agility and Wisdom and gives the party an increased chance to flee from battle at higher ranks, though it decreases several other attributes as well. In ''[[Dragon Quest IX]]'', the Ranger is most Deft of all vocations, and serves as a physically oriented jack-of-all-trades by providing buffs, healing, and above-average damage output even from the back row. Though the vocation's only high stat is deftness, their tool-set is broad enough to cover a wide variety of circumstances while providing relief for the party's main healer, and also inflict tremendous damage through the powerful Wolf Whistle skill.
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 A character requires mastery of the [[Merchant]], [[Thief]] and [[Monster Master]] vocations to become a Ranger. Becoming a Ranger allows a character to flee battle more easily at higher ranks. Note that vocation flee rates stack with base encounter flee rates; I.E. being at rank 1 does not cut the base chance in half.
+===Vocation trait===
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 =={{DQ10}}==
+Rangers were added to the game in the version 1.1 update. The stat spread and abilities are similar to the previous game, and the class has the highest deftness by far once again. The biggest difference between ''IX'' and ''X'' for the ranger is that the tenth game gives them access to [[Rubblerouser]], [[Boulderbringer]], [[Mountainmover]] and [[Ridgeraiser]] as their sole offensive spells.
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+==''[[Dragon Quest Walk]]''==
+[[File:Walk rangers.jpg|right|thumb|Rangers as they appear in ''Walk''|200px]]
+The ranger vocation was added to the game in the January update. Unlocking it requires that a player reach level 50 in the thief and martial artist vocations, the latter of which due to the monster master not being present in the game. The vocation's weapon choices are [[Claws]], [[Bows]], and [[Boomerang]]s.
+{{Clear}}
 ==Trivia==
 *The rank accolades for the Japanese version of ''VI'' are taken from the Super Sentai series of tokusatsu television programs, rather than any bushcraft or survivalist terms. They are:
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 :*Mega ranger (メガレンジャー)
 :*King ranger (キングレンジャー)
-*Due to their natural deftness and the alterations done to stealing mechanics, a Ranger will typically be better at robbing monsters than a Thief if no stat boosting items are equipped.
+*Due to their natural deftness and the alterations done to stealing mechanics in ''Dragon Quest IX'', a Ranger will typically be better at robbing monsters than a Thief if no stat boosting items are equipped.
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 {{DQIXClasses}}