There's a HUGE difference in the amount of damage that a pike (lance) is going to do compared to a spear. Most people that use spears tend to use them with a shield and ambush for a vital area, like the eye. A lance is generally going to be swung from the open and must be held with both hands. The lance has the highest DF's of any weapon on almost every armor type.

I'm sure Belnia will come around shortly to answer in-depth more because she actually is a ranger that uses pole-arms.


-Adam

I would suggest a superior forged awl-pike. Awl-pikes are superior to lances against leather and scale, and equal against plate. Lances are better against chain or skin.

Anything in skin is doomed against polearms, so it hardly matters. The awl-pike will be your big hitter.

I would also suggest grabbing a naginata or jeddart-axe as a back up weapon. Jeddarts are nice, because they don't puncture. Naginatas are nice due to the AvD boost. You will be swinging from the open, and polearms are insanely expensive for rangers (21/6 a level to 2x them, YOUCH!) I'm not sure how viable it is at low levels, but you'll REALLY want Wall of Thorns for that passive 20% blocking.

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