[b]Blight Ranger[/b] is one of the most useless exotics on arc for hunter. Now, I’m not just saying that it should have a more symbiotic relationship with the new praxic blade as all other people should but the exotic itself is just lack-lustre compared to [b]Gifted Conviction, Raiju’s Harness, Raiden Flux, Lucky Raspberry or even Assassin’s Cowl (alongside combination blow + Ascension).[/b] Overall the exotic itself just doesn’t do anything except extend how long you can spin the staff and release a blinding discharge, but the issue comes that it only works on deflecting projectiles when every boss has a stomp attack rendering the deflection useless and I can’t forget to mention that deflecting grants you a stack of bolt charge that cannot be discharged unless you use an ability which deflecting doesn’t count as. In my opinion, it needs a complete overhaul to become something better. Since [b]Pyrogale Gauntlets[/b] exotic on Titans ‘modified’ Burning Maul and Consecration. I see no difference that [b]Blight Ranger[/b] can’t ‘modify’ Arc Staff and possibly with my idea the Ascension. As for what the modification could do. I still think it should keep the deflection in mind but focus purely on that adding some much needed defensive depth to arc since Warlocks have their turrets and Titans have their offensive bolt charge. Here is my idea for a ‘modified’ Blight Ranger Arc Staff: Casting the super the hunter throws the staff upwards and uses Arc energy to cause it to twirl create a defensive Arc barrier around the hunter similar to ward of dawn but instead of a dome shield it’s a crackling storm cloud. Any allies who pass through this barrier gain amplified and you can shoot out of it. Any enemy attacks (including melee maybe it causes debris from the ground to add. Idk) that hit the stormy barrier are absorbed into the storm cloud above granting the following; stacks of bolt charge, healing and builds up the Hunter’s Voltaic Mirror gauge. Before the super has expended the Hunter can click the super activation button again to recall the staff converting all the absorbed energy and release a devastating single lightning bolt on a target location that deals damage and blinds targets. As for Ascension. It should modify it so after using it leaves behind a rain cloud that can periodically heal allies similar to a banner of war. Sorry for this wordy post but I think it would be a better concept to what we have now.