Nirmathi Irregular (Ranger Archetype)

[A Brigand!]

Nirmathi Irregular

After looking over the two primary Ranger guides (Treantmonk's Switch Hitter, and Lastoth's Archer) I've been looking over archetypes that compliment such styles of play.

After looking at the Nirmathi Irregular, it seems as though they would make great archers: they are limited to light armor, and receive an extra spell slot/ spell level.

They are limited to only one Favored Enemy and one Favored Terrain, but it seems to me that the extra spell slots could easily remedy this. (Instant Enemy, Hunter's Howl, etc).

Any thoughts are much appreciated, thanks!

[chaoseffect]

That seems to really compliment the 3.5 prestige class Deepwood Sniper if you were looking to go that route. In a similar vein, if you allow 3.5 material, there's a 1st level Ranger spell from the Spell Compendium called Hunter's Mercy. It's a standard action or full round action (don't recall) but for 1 round the next attack you make it an automatic crit threat if it hits.