
Shield of faith potions offer the absolute minimum protection possible for the spell, which is +2. if you don't use barding, then a potion o' mage armour is a no brainer unless you have superior bracers of armour on your critter. mage armour is another decent potion as the bonus is a flat +4 and the duration is hour/level.

be wary o' other potions as they may have exceeding short durations or limited efficacy. I knew I had saved those 42 potions of Blur for a reason!īlur actual ain't terrible for potions as it has a three minute duration. when kp and others moan about stat bloat, arue with an instant enemy bolstered ranger bond is yet another option for stacking ab, an ab boost which is in fact better than a pure bard's.ītw, the first level the neoseeker arue build sees a single instant enemy cast is sixteen. a mere +1 party bonus 'gainst demons o' slaughter, demons o' strength, humans and outsiders? so yeah, the loss o' five levels o' spell casting is deserving more than a hand wave. otherwise, you got a swell favoured enemy bonus worth sharing at 50% strength against demons of magic and pretty much nothing else. to get the most outta arue's ranger's bond you need a significant number o' instant enemy casts. To be snapshot effective is requiring a multiple feat investments to make a niche build viable, feats (improved initiative, improved precise shot, etc.,) which may arguably be spent better elsewhere.Īlso, am thinking there remains a misunderstanding as well. w/o trip on your beastie you are also sacrificing potential aoo chances, so bismuth is more o' a half-arsed desperation option to make complete not viable slight less so.Īnd arue ab being similar but not quite as good until 19, at which point the vanilla ranger due to gear and improved quarry significant outstrips the neoseeker build is maybe not the best salesmanship o' a build, eh? seeing as how long point blank master is delayed in the neoseeker build, if arue was dying too frequent in his current normal run am having difficulty imagining what his reaction would be trying to make her snap shot effective. Kinda stretching to try and make this work, eh? as you note, bismuth dies easy, which when it happens (frequent) is gonna result in arue being prone for a round, and yeah, until you get the improved snapshot feats you do indeed need to be in melee to take advantage o' the the reflexive aoo.

Nothing prevents her from being on Bismuth
