Ranger? Wayfarer? which is better?

[ßirdy]

hello

i ve tested a ranger (with warfare) seems ok.

but the wayfarer has on top some nasty magic, like poison arrows etc. (Ifan Ben-Mezd is also a wayfarer)
do you think wayfarer is a more interesting choice in a long run?

[Chosokabe Wariamu]

I usually like rangers by default...but I went with Ifan as wayfarer because I think it works better...I just Consider him a ranger anyway!

[ßirdy]

but if go for Wayfarer, kinda cant really focus on warfare anymore right? since you gotta add points up to be able to use poison stuff effective

[useless Angel]

I've been doing a lonewolf run and my Ifan is a ranger(wayfare) and he one shots most enemies right now. Although I don't even need wayfare anymore I should be changing out of it since her crit is 90% now.

[IlluminaZero]

Classes don't matter for the main character at all due to ability to customize them.

They matter for companions - Although this is namely in starting abilities. Which can be surprisingly significant; especially on Tactician, when you have very few options early on. Wayfarer has more utility IMO due to Pet Pal and Fossil Strike + Pin Down both giving some CC options.

I actually turned Ifan into a Conjurer though. Keeps pet-pal and lets me minimize the early game equipment issues.

[Sagekun Jr.]

You won't really be using the geo part of wayfarer to do damage to be honest. It's good to entangle/slow/cripple with a few points in geo but focusing on warfare is far better for damage. You want those arrows to punch through armor.