Ranger Fighting Styles in Dungeons & Dragons 5e

Ranger Fighting Styles

When a ranger chooses a fighting style, they may also select two options from the following table.

Defense	Dueling	Archery	Two-Weapon Fighting
No Opening Reaction: An enemy attacks you Your armor class increases by 3 until the start of your next turn Recharge: 5-6	Honourable Combat Passive While your allies are neither adjacent to you, nor any enemy adjacent to you, you have +1 to AC and attack rolls	Nimble Shot Replaces one attack on your turn Shift 5 ft. then make a ranged attack, or make an attack then shift 5 ft. Recharge: 4-6	Distracting Blades Replaces one attack on your turn Make an attack against an enemy that dazzles them with your swordsmanship. An ally adjacent to the target can use their reaction to make an opportunity attack. Recharge: 5-6
Unbalancing Parry Reaction: An enemy misses you with a melee attack You can move the enemy to a square adjacent to you. You have advantage on your next attack roll against it. Recharge: 5-6	Hamstring Replaces one attack on your turn Slows target until end of next turn Recharge: 5-6	Rapid Shot Replaces one attack on your turn Make two ranged attacks against one enemy. Each of these shots has a -2 penalty to hit. Recharge: 5-6	Barrage of Blades Replaces one attack on your turn Make an attack against an enemy that deals half damage on a miss Recharge: 4-6
Stabilizing Strike Replaces one attack on your turn Your character must be bloodied After hitting an enemy, you can immediately roll a hit die	Tide of Iron Passive When you hit an enemy with an attack you can push them 5 ft. Afterwards, you may shift into the square they occupied	Flickering Arrow Replaces one attack on your turn Make a ranged attack against an enemy. If it hits, the target cannot benefit from less than total cover or invisibility until the start of your next turn.	Double Slash Replaces one attack on your turn Make an attack against an enemy that deals an extra 1d10 on a hit. Recharge: 6
Tactical Retreat Reaction: An attack misses you You can immediately shift 10 ft. Recharge: 5-6	Strike only Me Replaces one attack on your turn Make one attack against an enemy. If the attack hits, the target is marked. Recharge: 5-6	No Retreat Replaces one attack on your turn Make a ranged attack against an enemy. If they are bloodied, the attack has advantage and deals an extra 1d10 damage. Recharge: 6	Blade Vault Speed: Free action Leverage your blades to leap above your enemies. Your vertical jump height is doubled until the end of your next turn. Recharge: 6

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