As a neutral hero who can easily obtain a large number of free combat units and has super restrictive abilities, the appearance rate of Dark Ranger has never been low. If you want to maximize her combat effectiveness, the starting lineup is undoubtedly the best choice. In actual game, there are not many players who will choose her to start, and the results in the game are not bad. So, when preparing to start the Dark Ranger, what issues should we consider, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of this gameplay? Next, let’s go and learn more.
First of all, there must be more low-level wild monsters on the map
Because after the start of the Dark Ranger, we must have a relatively stable leveling environment, so that we can summon more Dark Slaves (little skeletons) while obtaining a good-level Dark Ranger in a short time. When we analyzed the specific situation of the Dark Ranger, we mentioned that although this hero has a strong combat power, its basic attributes are really not high, and the additional attack power of the level 1 black erosion arrow is only 2 points. Therefore, if you want to start her, the first thing you need to consider is whether you have more low-level wild monsters on the selected map.
This is somewhat similar to the current Demon Hunter , although the Dark Slave can speed up the leveling speed of the Dark Ranger. But because of the low basic attributes, she will be relatively low in the initial leveling efficiency, just like the Demon Hunter. If there are not enough low-level wild monsters on the map, they are all large and medium-sized wild monsters. Not only will the leveling efficiency of Dark Rangers be much lower, but the number of Dark Slaves that can accumulate will also be much smaller.
Secondly, the map cannot be too big or too small
Although Dark Ranger is a hero with extremely powerful comprehensive abilities, the special nature of the Black Erosion Arrow skill makes her not a simple early or late hero. If you put it in the second or third shot position to silence, then the size of the map will not have much impact on her. But when placed in the starting position, we all need to maximize her combat power. This leads to that if the map is too small, it is very likely that after being discovered to be neutral, the opponent will directly use the life-threatening style after the game is discovered, and the Dark Ranger's advantage is difficult to play; if the Dark Ranger has a level advantage, it will be difficult to bring a large number of free Dark Slaves to suppress the opponent.
Finally, the opponent should try to others Night Elf (except for civil war)
In normal games, as long as it is not a night elves civil war, we should try to avoid choosing the Dark Ranger to start when the opponent is a night elves. After all, when the opponent is a night elves, the Dark Slave will become experience directly under the elves' self-destruction, and the new Dark Slaves will not be generated after killing the elves, and the suppression ability cannot be continued.
Advantages
Leveling efficiency: On the map where the map is not very big and there are many small wild monsters, the Dark Ranger relies on the additional attack power bonus brought by the Black Eclipse Arrow and the Dark Slave that appears after killing wild monsters, and the leveling efficiency is very high. Even if the neutral hero starts a little later, he can easily gain a level advantage.
can continue to suppress: when the opponent is not a night elf, the dark ranger can easily suppress the opponent's base by bringing a large number of dark slaves. With the blessing of the Black Eclipse Arrow, after killing the opponent's peasant unit at home, you can also obtain a new dark slave to continuously suppress it.
has strong limiting ability: the high-level Dark Ranger in the starting position will not only greatly increase the attack power blessing brought by the Black Eclipse Arrow, but also greatly improve the actual effect of the Silence skill. This means that in this gameplay system, the Dark Ranger can easily limit the skill release of the opponent's key units, which naturally limits the opponent's combat effectiveness.
defects
has weak survival ability: As a long-range agile hero, the attributes of the Dark Ranger are really not very high. Once the opponent explodes or the hero with strong control ability grows up, the Dark Ranger's advantage will be gone, and if you are not careful, you may be beaten to death and crippled by the opponent.
is easily targeted by opponents: as various tactical systems gradually mature, it has become a very high chance of starting a map of Dark Ranger. In this way, after finding that the opponent is neutral on these maps, players often give priority to some preparations for the Dark Ranger, and the difficulty of playing has increased a lot.
