One of the things Rangers are known for are their powerful self-buffs. Three of them have very good PvE uses, and the others are either situational or good in PvP.
Dodging increases your evasion for 200. The first self buff you get at level 13, and great for when a mob is wailing at your face in melee, though its usage is severely diminished once you get the next two.
Aiming increases your accuracy by 200. Great for when you're fighting higher level mobs who have a higher chance of dodging, parrying or blocking (especially in instances) or when fighting Gladiators, Templars, Assassins and other Rangers. For example, in Fire Temple fighting the level 37 elite boss, keep this up throughout the whole fight and your shots will be dodged a lot less.
Strong Shots, the last and best self buff, increases physical attack of your bow by 5%. Keep this up as often as possible!
These three buffs each last for 1 minute, and have a shared cooldown. You can also have all three up at the same time, so having Aiming and Strong Shots while fighting a boss is a really good idea. Unfortunately, there is only one rank of these buffs, despite the misleading tooltip... maybe in an expansion?
Focused Evasion is something you get as a Scout, and has only one rank. It's great for avoiding an unavoidable attack (eg. Kraka's huge AoE), but I mostly save it for when Templars use Inescapable Judgment on me. Knowing when to pop this to avoid an attack requires a bit of good timing, so with a bit of practice you'll get it.
Tactical Retreat lets you run really fast when you get hit. Something I imagine will be really good for kiting in a pinch, but I love it because it lets me run away from melee classes to get range on them. It has kind of a long cooldown (2 minutes) so try and save it for when you're swamped and need to get away.
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