Basically, any Perk that has anything to do with reducing animation time or increasing headshot damage is a shoo-in Perk to use Dark And Darker Gold.

Does An Archer Care About Armor?
Like the other two squishy classes in Dark and Darker, Rangers aren't really armor-dependant, which may seem surprising in a dungeon-crawling game. They have a few gear pieces that are specifically tailored to them, but in general Rangers usually just equip whatever gives them the highest defense and the least amount of movement speed reduction. As for the three items that are of the Ranger type, there are:

- Doublets (also equippable on Rogue and Fighter)
- Ranger Hoods
- Warden Outfits

Weapon-Selection For Ranger, Spoiler Alert They're Mostly Bows
Now, as one would expect, when it comes to Weapons the Ranger is all about Bows. There are Crossbow and regular Bows available in Dark and Darker, but in general, the Bow builds seem to be more reliable than the Crossbow ones. These are the Weapons Ranger players should keep in mind, ordered from least to most commonly used:

Basically, always look for some Bow better than the starting one, and if a player does find a Crossbow, it's a great secondary Weapon when a big burst of immediate damage is needed cheap Dark And Darker Gold.