The Ranger is a job in Bravely Default II. It is a bow-oriented physical attack job that focuses on dealing damage to different families of enemies.
The Asterisk holder for this job is Lily McGranate, the wife of Roddy McGranate.
Job overview[]
Rangers are skilled archers whose knowledge of the natural world enables them to exploit specific foes' weaknesses.
In-game description.
Rangers have a high aptitude for bows, and are known for their aim, critical rate, and agility. Rangers typically do not use magic, and thus have little aptitude for it. Their skillset includes abilities that target family-based weaknesses, including of humanoid enemies, the family to which most Asterisk holders belong, as well as multi-hit attacks and the ability to inflict paralysis.
What Rangers lack in raw strength, they make up with their high agility, allowing them to Default on a frequent basis. When performing several actions at full Brave, the job's Barrage Speciality shines, as it increases the damage dealt by each succeeding action. If the aforementioned tactic is done with Slayer abilities, it allows the Ranger to have the potential to deal incredible damage to a target with the correct equipment and passive setups.
The job's Counter-Savvy learned passive allows user to dodge physical counterattacks, which makes it especially useful when fighting against several Asterisk bosses that heavily rely on that specific counterattack category.
If the Ranger is used as a Swordmaster's sub-job with the Sub-job Speciality 1 and Multitask passives equipped, it allows for a character to have the potential to deal heavy damage with succeeding base physical attacks.
Stats[]
| Stat | Rank | Stat | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | C | MP | E |
| Physical Attack | C | Magical Attack | D |
| Physical Defence | D | Magical Defence | E |
| Restorative Power | C | Speed | A |
| Weight | B | Chance of Being Targeted | B |
| Aim | S | Evasion | B |
| Critical Chance | A |
Equipment[]
| Daggers | Swords | Axes | Spears | Bows | Staves | Shield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | E | C | C | S | D | E |
Abilities[]
Specialties[]
| Name | Level | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barrage | 1 | The more successive actions the user performs in a turn, the more damage they will inflict. |
| Apex Predator | 12 | 'X Slayer' abilities are more powerful, and will earn one BP for every critical hit inflicted and enemy killed |
Abilities[]
The Ranger's fixed commands are Hunting.
| Name | Level | Type | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Slayer | 1 | Command | 28 MP | Perform a physical attack on a target. Particularly effective against Insect family monsters. |
| Plant Slayer | 2 | Command | 28 MP | Perform a physical attack on a target. Particularly effective against Plant family monsters |
| Shadowbind | 3 | Command | 14 MP | Attempt to paralyse a target. |
| Beast Slayer | 4 | Command | 28 MP | Perform a physical attack on a target. Particularly effective against Beast family monsters. |
| Aquatic Slayer | 5 | Command | 28 MP | Perform a physical attack on a target. Particularly effective against Aquatic family monsters. |
| Counter-Savvy | 6 | Passive | 1 Slot | The user is always able to evade physical counter abilities. Does not apply to magic and certain other abilities. |
| Quickfire Flurry | 7 | Command | 7% HP | Perform 5-8 quick physical attacks on random targets. Extra damage will be dealt to paralysed foes. |
| Humanoid Slayer | 8 | Command | 66 MP | Perform a physical attack on a target. Particularly effective against Humanoid family monsters. |
| Who Dares Wins | 9 | Passive | 1 Slot | The user becomes more likely to inflict critical hits, and also immune to blindness when BP are at one or higher. |
| Sloth Hunter | 10 | Command | 42 MP | Perform two physical attacks that are extremely effective against slowed targets. |
| Undead Slayer | 11 | Command | 38 MP | Perform a physical attack on a target. Particularly effective against Undead family monsters. |
| Demon Slayer | 12 | Command | 38 MP | Perform a physical attack on a target. Particularly effective against Demon family monsters. |
| Spirit Slayer | 13 | Command | 38 MP | Perform a physical attack on a target. Particulary effective against Spirit family monsters. |
| Bow Lore | 14 | Passive | 1 Slot | Bow aptitude is increased to S. |
| Grand Barrage | 15 | Command | 15% HP | Perform 5-8 quick physical attacks on all targets. Extra damage will be dealt to paralysed foes. |
Special[]
Adelle preparing Maximum Draw (top).
Maximum Draw's impact on an enemy (bottom).
The Ranger's Special is Maximum Draw (マキシマムドロー, Makishimamu Dorō?), an attack deals a single powerful non-elemental physical attack to an enemy and has the extra effect of increasing the party's Evasion by 50% for a short duration of time. In order to perform the move, players must have the character as a Ranger use their Hunting abilities 13 times in battles.