Gear

Gear - best medium armor you can get Short Sword or Scimitar finesse weapons for dex scaling.

Leveling

Respec when you can into the following path…

Level 1 - Ranger 1 16 dex 16 cons 14 wis Favored enemy - whatever Explorer - whatever

Level 2 - Ranger 2 Two weapon fighting - Your bonus action attack will do as much damage as your main attack Hunter’s Mark

Level 3 - Rogue 1 We get sneak attack

Level 4 - Rogue 2 Cunning action

Level 5 - Rogue 3 Subclass Thief - Two bonus action attacks. Three attacks a turn and sneak attack damage once a turn.

Level 6 - Ranger 3 Subclass Gloomstalker Four attacks first round of combat or hunter’s mark + 3 attacks first round.

Level 7 - Ranger 4

Level 8 - Ranger 5 Extra attack. That means five attacks during first round of combat Misty step

Level 9 and up more rogue or fighter. Get to 20 dex.