Are there any edges or tricks to make ranger weapons lighter? As they are, one maldiction and they are dropped, if your a felar/elf/arial something with mild to low str.

Gear for more strength if your main concern is dropping your weapon. It's better to loose +4 dam than drop the weapon and do Mauls.

Finding the happy median for what you're willing to sacrifice for stats is a catch 22 for every player.

Think about the foes you fight and the types of maledict they can throw at you. Is it a Necromancer with Poison, Weaken, Scourge? That'd take a lot of +Str
or is it a warrior using Boneshatter (still brutal but less than a necromancer)

Experiment and learn to find your happy median.

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